Brussels, November 21, 2017. European Arctic Dialogue Seminar.

On the panel discussions: SD goals for the Arctic, innovation and Traditional knowledge, great inclusion of local communities, more cooperation with the Arctic Economic Council...

Arctic Futures Symposium 2017. This morning the International Polar Foundation opened the conference titled “Smart and Sustainable Investment for the Arctic’s Future”. The Arctic Futures Symposium is organised annually by the International Polar Foundation to raise public awareness of important developments in the Arctic region. Among speakers are representatives from foreign ministries of Arctic Council nations, the Saami Council, Inuit Circumpolar Council, EU officials, Arctic stakeholders. More info: http://www.arcticfutures.org/speakers

17 goals to transform our world ☀️ http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/

Rovaniemi, November 15, 2017, day 2nd of the Arctic Spirit Conference “Sustainable Development-What kind of development do we want?” Among speakers of the opening words are Timo Soini, minister of Foreign Affairs, Olga Algayerova, UNECE, Tiina Sanila-Aikio, President of Saami Parliament, Finland and others. Tiina Sanila-Aikio talked about the importance of education, that more efforts should be done to promote Saami language in children and youth institutions. Watch live is available also.

On 6 November 2017, the Arctic Council will host an official side event at the UNFCCC COP23 in Bonn, Germany. The event — “The global implications of a rapidly-changing Arctic” — will present the latest science on Arctic climate change and its implications for the rest of the world. Time: 13:15 – 14:45 CET (UTC+1:00) Location: “Bonn Zone” at COP23, room #11 Livestream link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSbUPgmmKUTzRmspKM9DpuQ Leading scientists and experts will address, for example, how climate change in the Arctic will affect sea level rise, how the changing Arctic climate may affect storm tracks and weather in Europe and North America, and how climate change is affecting biodiversity in the Arctic itself. National delegates, journalists, and all others attending COP23 are welcomed and encouraged to attend, both to hear updated science and to interact with the panelists. For those unable to make it to COP23, the event will be live-streamed. List of panelists (updated 31 October 2017) Opening speaker: René Söderman, Senior Arctic Official for Finland Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization (click for bio) Presentation: Does Arctic climate change impact mid-latitude climate? David Barber, University of Manitoba, Canada (click for bio) Presentation: The immediacy of Arctic climate change Monica Tennberg, University of Lapland, Finland (click for bio) Presentation: Adaptation actions for a changing Arctic – Barents perspectives Paul Wassmann, University of Tromsø, Norway (click for bio) Presentation: How Arctic sea ice matters: what we know and need to know for adaptation Jason Box, National Geological Survey of Greenland and Denmark (via video link) Presentation: Arctic contributions to sea level change Okalik Eegeesiak, Chair, Inuit Circumpolar Council

PRESS RELEASE Nancy Karetak-Lindell Named Acting Chair of Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) October 1, 2017 – ICC Chair Okalik Eegeesiak declared her candidacy for election to the Nunavut legislature on Friday, September 29, 2017 and will be on an unpaid leave of absence from ICC until October 30, 2017. At the ICC meetings held in Nain, Nunatsiavut last week, it was decided that Nancy Karetak-Lindell will be Acting ICC Chair for the duration of the campaign cycle. Ms. Karetak-Lindell will take on the Chair’s responsibilities for coordinating the work of the ICC offices in Greenland, Alaska and Chukotka while continuing to serve as ICC Canada President, which has been a part-time position while Canada holds the chairmanship of ICC. “We have just held very productive meetings in Nain where we laid plans for a very busy year ahead leading up to next summer’s general assembly in Alaska. I am honoured that the ICC Executive Council and the ICC Canada Board of Directors have entrusted me to keep our important international work moving forward during the Chair’s leave of absence”, said Karetak-Lindell. In addition to discussions surrounding ICC’s 13th General Assembly, other agenda items included engagement in Arctic Council, upcoming ICC summits on Wildlife Management (Canada) and Education (Greenland), release of the Pikialasorsuaq Commission Report and ICC involvement with United Nations agencies. A video commemorating the 40th anniversary of the first ICC meeting, held in Barrow, Alaska in 1977 was also shown to delegates and can be viewed here https://youtu.be/hxgDyuUxvsM For further information: Carole Simon P: 613-563-2642 csimon@inuitcircumpolar.com

The University of Colorado Law School and the Secretariat of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (SPFII) are hosting a two-day event on 13-14 September, 2017, to commemorate the Tenth Anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). The event will look back at the advocacy that resulted in the passage of the UN Declaration, discuss its present-day usage, and look ahead towards its implementation and future. When: 13 and 14 September, 2017 Venue: University of Colorado Law School, Wolf Law Building, 2450 Kittredge Loop Dr., Boulder, CO 80305 Online registration here Live Webcast – http://www.colorado.edu/law/live