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International Forum “Arctic: today and the future”

05 - 06 December 2013
 
International Forum “Arctic: today and the future”

About the event

 

On the 5-6th of December 2013 the International Forum “Arctic: today and the future” held under the egis of International Public Organization «Association of Polar Explorers of the Russian Federation» will take place in Saint-Petersburg.

Environmental problem of Arctic exploration is one of the most important questions discussed by the specialists and public authorities. In last International Forum “Arctic – the Territory of Friendship and Cooperation” on 24-25th of September in Salekhard the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin pointed that only the companies who possess the most updated and innovative technologies might get the right in work there because the fragility of ecosystem should be taken into account.  Practical aspects of business activities in Arctic, achievements, projects and initiatives focused on the realization of strategic concerns pointed in the forum in Salekhard will be presented in the Forum “Arctic: today and the future”. Within the business programme participants will discuss the problems of ecological safety, social and economical problem solution of the Arctic territories, rational utilization of natural resources, development of transport system and electric power complex of Arctic, staffing for every position within the territory of a region, support of Arctic indigenous groups.

The Forum will be held with the support of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and other engaged Ministries and Departments, also local authorities, leading companies that taken part in the Arctic exploration, non-commercial and scientific and research organizations, educational institutions. It is expected that more than 500 spokesmen from 30 regions of the Russian Federation and 20 foreign countries will participate in the Forum.

The main outcome of the Forum will be the resolution with the proposals and recommendations that will be directed to the Legislative and Executive Authorities for the improvement of legislation and public regulation in the sphere of sustainable Arctic development.

Oil and gas and transport companies, manufacturing and shipbuilding enterprises, energy providers, producers of equipments for mining extractions, representatives of ecoconsulting and ecomonitoring, builders and designers of infrastructure for transport and business activities in Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation, scientific and research organizations, representatives of finance industry, non-profit organizations, higher education institutes and so on.

 

 

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