Section for Polar Affairs and the High North
1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Regular founding
Name
* Polar section
Short name
Polarseksj.
Affiliations
Ministry
Hierarchical level
Section
Superior body
Department for International Cooperation
Located
301 Oslo
1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
* Section for polar issues and cooperation with Russia
Short name
Seksj. for polarsaker/samarb m/Russl.
2014-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
Section for Polar Affairs and the High North
Short name
POLAR
Tasks (source: www.regjeringen.no):
International cooperation on environmental protection under the Arctic Council, Antarctic Treaty and the Barents Council. Bilateral environmental cooperation with Russia. Coordination of the Ministry’s work with the High North policy. Environmental protection and management of the natural environment at Svalbard. Polar research. Management of the Norwegian Polar Institute and the environmental protection work of the Governor of Svalbard. Matters concerning the Fram Centre (High North Research Centre fir Climate and Environment. Cooperation under the Committee on Environmental Policy in UN ECE and its Environment for Europe process.
2023-01-01 00:00:00.0 * New superior organization (horizontal movement)
Superior body
Department for Cultural Environment and Polar Affairs
Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English