Arctic Council

The Netherlands is an official observer state of the Arctic Council.

The Ministry of Foreighn Affaires is hiring the Arctic Centre to represent the Netherlands in three working groups of the Arctic Council:

• Arctic Monitoring Assessment Programme (AMAP). Contact person of the Arctic Centre is Frits Steenhuisen
• Workinggroup for Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF). Contact person of the Arctic Centre is Maarten Loonen
• Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG). Contact person of the Arctic Centre is Sean Desjardins
• Coordinator is Annette Scheepstra

The long-term research focus is interwoven with work of these three working groups.

Learn more about the Arctic Council.