On 15 October, a number of stakeholders in sustainability will gather in Stockholm at a Nordic conference on sustainable lifestyles organised by research institute Nordregio. The opening speaker will be Sweden’s Minister for Climate and the Environment, Romina Pourmokhtari.
A new Nordic fund will provide financial support for projects and activities that focus on the climate and biodiversity and are run by young people. The pool was launched today.
“We’re in the midst of a digital revolution. There are 28 million of us in the Nordic Region, rising to 35 million if we include the Baltic countries, collectively making us the 10th largest economy in the world. We have a unique foundation for shaping the future of artificial intelligence (AI),” writes Secretary General Karen Ellemann.
A majority of Nordic municipalities are actively working towards delivering on the UN’s global sustainability goals, according to a new report from the Nordic research institute Nordregio. However, this comes with a number of challenges. The report comes with a toolbox that can help municipalities in their sustainability efforts.
The Nordic Co-operation invites you to submit a proposal to host a session at our pavilion at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Six films have been nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2024. All six will be presented on Tuesday evening at the opening of the “New Nordic Films” event, part of the Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund. This year, the battle for the prize is between two documentaries and four feature films. The winner will be announced on 22 October.
Susanne Andreasen becomes the new director of the Nordic Institute in Greenland, NAPA. Andreasen has extensive experience in the culture sector and theatre scene in Greenland.
The Nordic construction and housing ministers want the construction sector to be the most sustainable in the world and recommend that the Nordic Council of Ministers prioritise this goal in a new programme from 2025 onwards.