The annual Arctic Circle assembly was set today in Harpa Music and Conference Hall in Reykjavík. The three-day long convention has become the largest international gathering on the Arctic, with more than 2.000 participants from close to 50 countries in attendance.
Among speakers this year are Nicola Sturgeon the First Minister of Scotland and the leader of the Scottish National Party, Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations and Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the former president of Iceland and the Arctic Circle's chairman.
In her keynote address earlier today Sturgeon announced £1 million to tackle effects of climate change in developing countries.
Arctic Circle is an open democratic platform with participation from governments, organisations, corporations, universities, think tanks, environmental associations, indigenous communities, concerned citizens, and others interested in the development of the Arctic and its consequences for the future of the globe. It is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization.
Read more: Does the Arctic Circle pass through Iceland?
The event will end on Sunday.
The annual Arctic Circle assembly was set today in Harpa Music and Conference Hall in Reykjavík. The three-day long convention has become the largest international gathering on the Arctic, with more than 2.000 participants from close to 50 countries in attendance.
Among speakers this year are Nicola Sturgeon the First Minister of Scotland and the leader of the Scottish National Party, Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations and Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the former president of Iceland and the Arctic Circle's chairman.
In her keynote address earlier today Sturgeon announced £1 million to tackle effects of climate change in developing countries.
Arctic Circle is an open democratic platform with participation from governments, organisations, corporations, universities, think tanks, environmental associations, indigenous communities, concerned citizens, and others interested in the development of the Arctic and its consequences for the future of the globe. It is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization.
Read more: Does the Arctic Circle pass through Iceland?
The event will end on Sunday.
