Gilles Breton, CERBA National Chairman, took part in the online conference "Russian-Canadian Cooperation in the Field of Sustainable Development in the Arctic Region" on December 7, 2021. The conference was the second event in the series of ten conferences on bilateral Russian cooperation with Arctic and Non-arctic states in the area of sustainable development within the framework of ThinkArctic Project, organized by the Roscongress Foundation, the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies, and the Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation. ThinkArctic Project will be conducted within the Program of the Russian Chairmanship in the Arctic Council 2021-2023.

The Conference brought together experts, representatives of the public authorities, and the business community from both countries. Participants discussed the current state and prospects of the Russian-Canadian cooperation in the Arctic in the field of the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the light of Russian chairmanship in the Arctic Council during 2021-2023. Click here to read the official press-release about the event by Roscongress.

The results of the Conference will further become a part of an analytical report on international cooperation in the field of sustainable development between Russia and Arctic and Non-arctic States. The results of the project will be presented at the high-level panels at international Arctic Forums in April of 2022 and 2023.

The recording of the Conference is available at the following link: https://roscongress.org/en/events/rossiysko-kanadskoe-sotrudnichestvo-v-sfere-ustoychivogo-razvitiya-arkticheskogo-regiona/about/