Mayors want to have a say in the future development of the Arctic
At the Arctic Mayors’ Forum (AMF) meeting of board members held online last Monday May 10th it was made clear that the AMF would like to urge the Arctic Council to introduce mechanisms to consult and involve local governments in the Arctic region. The municipalities deal with the consequences of climate change and implement green transition solutions and should therefore be a prime source of input for the Arctic Council and its working groups.
Gender and social sustainability in the Arctic
Arctic Frontiers 2021 in Tromsø will be held on-line February 1-4. Members of the AMF will play an important role in a side event which will take place on Thursday January 28.
Northern mayors have created an international Arctic cities’ forum
Local leaders from 13 cities around the Arctic formally inaugurated the Arctic Mayors Forum at an event in Akureyri, Iceland, on Thursday to discuss issues affecting Northern communities. Mayors and Indigenous leaders from all eight Arctic nations were already meeting...