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«The future of the regions directly depends on climate change. This must be taken into account when planning the socio-economic development of territories. This approach is also confirmed in the updated Climate Doctrine of the Russian Federation».

 

Ruslan Kukharuk,

Governor, Khanty-Mansyisk Autonomous Okrug-Yugra

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The idea of creating an organization of northern regional governments was raised in 1974 by the government of Hokkaido, Japan, during the first of a series of international conferences on northern issues. The Northern Forum developed from a Northern Regions Conference held in 1990 in Anchorage, Alaska, attended by more than 600 delegates from 10 countries. The Forum was formally established in November 1991.

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18 Mar 2026
The Northern Forum participates in Arctic Council's EPPR Working Group meeting

On March 18, The Northern Forum took part in the plenary meeting of the Arctic Council's Working Group on Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Emergencies (EPPR).

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18 Mar 2026
The Northern Forum strengthens ties with the USA: Peter Clark's visit and plans to publish a book about ALSIB

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The Northern Forum Working Group on Transport and Logistics (chaired by Nadezhda Filippova), together with ZVEZDA LLC (lead developer Alexander Blokhin), is implementing the Mobile Expeditionary Northern Arctic Lecture Series named after Vladimir Alexandr

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13 Mar 2026
ARCTIC IN AN ERA OF CHANGE

On March 13, 2026, the Project Office for Arctic Development (PORA) in Moscow hosted an off-site event of the Northern Forum on Sustainable Development — a joint expert session titled "Arctic in an [ ... ]

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13 Mar 2026
On March 13, Moscow hosted the first off-site event of the Northern Forum on Sustainable Development,

On March 13, Moscow hosted the first off-site event of the Northern Forum on Sustainable Development, "Arctic in an Era of Change." RACAR was represented by Alexander Kugaevsky, who spoke at the session [ ... ]

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