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- Theme session to focus on the Arctic
- Feb 01, 2012
- The Arctic will be the theme of the first Nordic Council theme session of the year in Iceland on 23 March. The plenary debate, which will highlight Arctic issues from an environmental-, equality- and welfare perspective, will be broadcast live over the Internet from the Alting in Reykjavik
- Sasi: Välfärdsservicen har exportpotential
- Jan 25, 2012
- Världens bästa välfärdslösningar ska lyftas fram och exporteras. Nordiska rådets president Kimmo Sasi ser särskild potential i de servicelösningar och -modeller som tagits fram inom den nordiska hälsovården.
- Public-Private Partnerships to solve the climate crisis
- Jan 24, 2012
- More cooperation between government and business is the only road ahead to save the climate, according to former UN Climate Chief Yvo de Boer. He spoke at a Nordic Council seminar in Oslo on January 24, where he urged the Nordic countries to take the lead towards a global climate solution.
- Nordic Council of Ministers to sponsor UN Ad Competition on Water
- Dec 09, 2011
- The United Nations in Brussels, in collaboration with the Nordic Council of Ministers, today launched a European Ad Competition called “The Future We Want – Drop by Drop“, that brings together water, the green economy and Rio+20.
- New Nordic climate initiative launched at COP17 in Durban
- Dec 08, 2011
- The Nordic countries renew their shared commitment to combat climate change with a new emissions reductions programme, The Nordic Partnership Initiative supported by the countries along with the Nordic Council of Ministers. The NPI will help Peru and Vietnam cut their greenhouse gas emissions in highly polluting sectors like waste and cement.
- Nordic countries keen on involving youth in climate change issues
- Dec 05, 2011
- The Swedish Environment Minister does teleconference from COP17 with students back home. The Norwegian government sets up an exhibition in Durban to engage children in climate issues. And the Nordic Council of Ministers sponsors teaching materials in six languages to empower youth to take a stand in the climate debate. The Nordic countries reach out to the younger generations to solve tomorrow’s challenges.
- UN Climate TV features Nordic activities at COP17
- Dec 05, 2011
- The Nordic Council of Ministers is participating at COP17 in South Africa with two activities: A presentation of local government energy and climate solutions and two side events on the Nordic Partnership Initiative. UN Climate Change TV featured an overview of the Nordic participation at COP17 in the first week of the conference.
- The climate crisis out in the cold?
- Dec 02, 2011
- COP15 in Copenhagen still haunts in the wings and now it will all start up again at COP17 in South Africa. The global climate crisis is far from resolved but has apparently been forgotten by the media. What is the position of the Nordic countries up to COP17 and what steps have been taken since COP15? Analys Norden looks at this question in this year's last theme issue, which will be published in English for COP17.
- Nordiska klimatdagens vinnarrecept från Grönland och Norge
- Dec 02, 2011
- ”Fisk i pakke” och ”Majroesnack” är vinnarbidragen i Nordiska klimatdagens stora recepttävling för barn och unga. Vinnarbidragen utsågs av kända kockar och matskribenter från alla de nordiska länderna och Färöarna, Grönland och Åland.
- New research platforms pave the way for green growth
- Nov 30, 2011
- The platforms for Nordic co-operation on research built up by the Council of Ministers' Top-level Research initiative are already creating the conditions for green growth, according to the interim report at the half-way point of the initiative.
- The Nordic Way at COP17 in Durban
- Nov 26, 2011
- "The Nordic Way" implies a concrete, goal oriented cooperation towards common objectives that promote sustainable living and benefit society at large. This concept is the principle guiding the participation of the Nordic Council of Ministers at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference.
- Exporting Nordic know-how on ecolabelling
- Nov 23, 2011
- The Nordic ecolabel, the Swan, may soon fly south, all the way to South America. The Nordic Council of Ministers has just initiated a joint venture with the United Nations Environment Programme, where Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay may set up a new ecolabel inspired by the Nordic countries.
- "Ungas konsumtionsmönster gör skillnad"
- Nov 11, 2011
- Tidigt engagemang i klimatfrågor gör unga till medvetna konsumenter. Framför allt är det viktigt för de unga att känna att deras vardagshandlingar gör skillnad, säger Danmarks barn- och undervisningsminister Christine Antorini, som tillsammans med de övriga nordiska undervisningsministrarna står bakom Nordiska klimatdagen den 11 november.
- Nordic Climate Facility launches Third Call for Proposals
- Nov 07, 2011
- The Nordic Climate Facility (NCF) has just launched the third Call for Proposals on "Innovative low-cost climate solutions with a focus on local business development in eligible developing countries." The deadline for submitting proposals is 16 January 2012.
- Nordic agency signs framework cooperation agreement with China
- Nov 07, 2011
- The Nordic Environment Financing Corporation (NEFCO) and the Foreign Economic Cooperation Office of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China have signed a Framework Agreement to establish environmental cooperation together with the China Development Bank Corporation.
- From sustainable tourism to biodiversity: The Nordic Council Environment Prize spans wide
- Nov 07, 2011
- Once again there is the chance to nominate candidates for the Nordic Council Environment Prize. The theme for 2012 is biodiversity and anyone can nominate suitable individuals or organisations for the prize. The deadline for the nomination of candidates is 12 December 2011.
- Who should pay for safety at sea in the Arctic?
- Nov 04, 2011
- "Individually, the Nordic countries are small, while the Arctic waters cover a vast area, so the Nordic Region will have to work together to improve safety at sea in the far north. And why not ask shipping companies to help foot the bill?" the Nordic Council asked at its annual Session in Copenhagen, 1-3 November.
- Matspill ska bekämpas med kunskap
- Nov 04, 2011
- Nordiska rådet vill bekämpa matspill, som globalt sett medför samma utsläpp av växthusgaser som världens samlade transportsektor. Nordiska rådet beslutade därför på sitt möte den 3 november att dra igång det som kan bli upptakten till en större nordisk framstöt om matavfall. Det är i linje med de nordiska statsministrarnas önskan om att upprioritera samarbetet om avfallshantering i Norden.
- Hele Norden vil være lykkelig
- Nov 03, 2011
- De nordiske parlamentarikere vil udvikle mål for livskvalitet, der skal sikre og forbedre livet for borgerne i Norden.
- Kimmo Sasi elected President of the Nordic Council 2012
- Nov 03, 2011
- The autumn Session of the Nordic Council has elected Kimmi Sasi as President of the Council for 2012, when it is the turn of his native Finland to hold the post. Silvia Modig has been elected Vice-President.
