The Delegation for Arctic Cooperation

Logo of The Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region

On 22 October 2009, the Norwegian Parliament – the Storting – established a Delegation for Arctic Parliamentary Cooperation.

The Delegation consists of 6 members and 6 substitute members, with the current Head of Delegation and Deputy Head of Delegation being Morten Høglund (Progress Party) and Eirik Sivertsen (Labour Party) respectively.

The background for establishing such a delegation is the increasing interest in Arctic issues, both within the Arctic countries themselves and from countries outside the region. Among the most important areas of cooperation are within the fields of energy, climate change and the environment, maritime transport, health and education

Morten Høglund MP new SCPAR Chair

At a meeting of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region (SCPAR) in Ottawa on 16 November, Mr Høglund was unanimously elected Chair of the Committee.