United Kingdom

Observers

Italian Republic

The Netherlands

People's Republic of China

Republic of India

Republic of Korea

Republic of Singapore

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)

International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM)

Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO)

North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (NAMMCO)

OSPAR Commission

Standing Committee of the Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region (SCPAR)

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

West Nordic Council (WNC)

Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea (ACOPS)

Arctic Institute of North America (AINA)

Association of World Reindeer Herders (AWRH)

Circumpolar Conservation Union (CCU)

International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)

International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA)

International Union for Circumpolar Health (IUCH)

International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)

Northern Forum (NF)

University of the Arctic (UArctic)

World Wide Fund for Nature, Arctic Programme (WWF)

Iqaluit Ministerial meeting, 1998

Jane Rumble
Head of Delegation
Head of Polar Regions Department
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
London
Email: jane.rumble@fco.gov.uk or polarregions@fco.gov.uk

Featured Projects

Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP)

Management of Arctic Marine Oil and Gas Associated Noise

Circumpolar Seabird Expert Group (CBird)

Expert Group in support of implementation of the Framework for Action on Black Carbon and Methane (EGBCM)

Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON)

Arctic Marine Tourism: Development in the Arctic and enabling real change

Actions for Arctic Biodiversity

Contaminant issues: POPs and mercury

Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI)

Air pollution, with a focus on short-lived climate forcers (SLCFs)

Interview with Arctic Council Observer: United Kingdom

The United Kingdom has had Observer status in the Arctic Council since 1998. As an Observer, the UK can contribute to the Arctic Council through meeting attendance, provi...

11 Mar 2020