Members of the Standing Committee participated at the first Northern Dimension Parliamentary Forum in the European Parliament 25-26 February 2009.

The Standing Committee met in Brussels the 25 February 2009. Members of the Committee discussed the preparations of the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting with State Secretary Elisabeth Walaas.

The Conference Report from the Eighth Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region in Fairbanks is now available.

Intervention by Chair of SCPAR Ms. Hill-Marta Solberg at the Meeting on Development of the Arctic Under a Changing Climate in Tromsø, Norway, 13-14 October 2008. The meeting was hosted by the Norwegian State Secretary Ms. Elisabeth Walaas.

Intervention by member of SCPAR Ms. Sinikka Bohlin at the Conference Human Dimensions in the Circumpolar Arctic in Umeå, Sweden, 10 October 2008. The conference was organized by Umeå University, the Swedish Committee to the International Polar Year and Swedish Research Council.

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Arctic governance 9 October 2008. The resolution should be seen in light of the ongoing work in the European Commission to prepare a Communication on Arctic issues.

The 8th Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region was held in Fairbanks 12-14 August 2008. The main topics were: marine policy, adaptation to climate change, development of renewable energy resources and human health.

Report of the UN panel discussion on "The Arctic - A Barometer for Global Climate Change" held on 4 June 2008 at UN Headquarters in New York. The panel was organised by the SCPAR, with practical assistance from the Permanent Mission of Norway to the UN.

Click to download the updated draft program for the upcoming 8th Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region in Fairbanks 12-14 August 2008. Please note that participation is by invitation only.

Member of the Standing Commitee of Arctic Parliamentarians, Ms. Juliane Henningsen, delivered a speech at a panel discussion on "The Arctic - A Barometer for Global Climate Change" held on 4 June 2008. The panel was organised by the SCPAR, with practical assistance from the Permanent Mission of Norway to the UN. Click to download the event program and Ms. Henningsen's speech.