Responding to Emerging Challenges and Risks
The first-of-its-kind Arctic Emergency Management Conference will take place in Bodø, Norway from 18-20 March 2025.
Emergency management in the Arctic is a complex and fast-changing landscape. Unique Arctic circumstances such as extreme weather, scarce infrastructure and limited resources complicate emergency management. At the same time, changing environmental and social conditions are giving rise to emerging risks and increasing frequency of possible incidents and disasters. However, there are many developments in the field of emergency prevention, preparedness and response that warrant our collective attention.
From 18-20 March 2025, the Norwegian Chairship of the Arctic Council is hosting the Arctic Emergency Preparedness Conference in cooperation with the Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response Working Group (EPPR) and Nord University. The conference will provide a platform for discussions, information exchange and advancing work on emergency management in the Arctic.