Celebrating 25 years Arctic Council
On September 19, it is 25 years ago that the Arctic Council was founded. To celebrate this, we have a special Imaka event on Monday the 20st of September. We will have some short presentations and a panel discussion, led by Arctic Centre researcher Sean Desjardins. The focus will be on the role of the Netherlands as observer of the Arctic Council.
Monday 20 September 2021 - 19:30-21:00
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Organised by IMAKA and the Arctic Centre
- 19:30 Introduction by Sean Desjardins (moderator)
- 19:35 How did the Netherlands became an observer of the Arctic Council? By Annette Scheepstra
- 19:45 The current role of the Netherlands in the Arctic Council by the Dutch Senior Arctic Official Liz ter Kuile
- 20:00 Looking back at Norway’s role in the Arctic Council and her cooperation with the Netherlands by Bard Ivar Svendsen, the Norwegian Ambassador
- 20:15 Looking back at Canada’s role in the Arctic Council and her cooperation with the Netherlands by Julie Crôteau, Director of the Canadian International Arctic Centre in Oslo
- 20:30 Panel-discussion with all speakers focussing on the future cooperation in the Arctic Council and the possible role of the Netherlands in this
- 21:00 Wrap up
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