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Uppfærsla á Helsingforssamningnum : Skýrsla vinnuhóps Norðurlandaráðs
No full textHlutverk norræns samstarfs á Norðurlöndum og alþjóðlega er á sögulegum tímum með styrjöld í Evrópu og stöðugt og vaxandi óöryggi í heiminum. Öll norrænu ríkin eru aðilar að NATO og það skapar ný tækifæri í norrænu samstarfi. Samtímis stendur heimurinn frammi fyrir ýmsum miklum áskorunum. Minni líffræðileg fjölbreytni náttúrunnar og miklar loftslagsbreytingar. Gervigreind og netöryggi. Aukinn ójöfnuður og ógnir við lýðræðið. Norrænt samstarf hefur líklega aldrei verið eins mikilvægt og nú og stjórnarskrá samstarfsins – Helsingforssamningurinn – verður að ávarpa áskoranir og tækifæri sem Norðurlöndin standa frammi fyrir. Við verðum að veita norrænu samstarfi svigrúm til að þróast, eflast og skipta máli með tilliti til þeirra tíma sem við lifum og þeirrar framtíðar sem við stöndum frammi fyrir. Þær miklu breytingar sem orðið hafa á Norðurlöndum og um allan heim frá því að Helsingforssamningurinn var síðast uppfærður árið 1995 gefa tilefni til að spyrja ef ekki er ástæða til að endurnýja Helsingforssamninginn núna, hvenær þá
UNESCO Biosphere Reserves – A Path to Local Holistic Sustainability : A guide to establish UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in the Nordic Countries
No full text This publication presents findings from the Nordic Council of Ministers - Nordic Working Group for Biological Diversity funded project MAB LAB: Man, and the Biosphere - Local Actions for the new global framework for Biodiversity. The project is based on a fundamental ambition to foster and support local solutions to global challenges by increasing the number of UNESCO biosphere reserves in the Nordic region. The aim here is to inspire locals to investigate, create ownership, anchoring and action in local communities to establish an UNESCO biosphere reserve. The project is based on a fundamental ambition to foster and support local solutions to global challenges by increasing the number of UNESCO biosphere reserves in the Nordic region
The Benefits of Ethical and Responsible AI for Nordic Businesses
No full textThe vision of the AI & Data program is to establish the Nordic region as world leading in digitalisation, ethical AI, and responsible use of data. This report is part of a larger project, Nordic Ethical AI & Data Ecosystem Building, under the AI & Data program at Nordic Innovation. The goal of the project is to explore how Nordic datasets and capabilities in ethical AI and responsible use of data can contribute to the development of new innovative solutions in Nordic businesses. The report aims to answer the following questions: What are the benefits of adopting an ethical and responsible approach to AI? What does the regulatory landscape currently look like for AI? What is the status of ethical and responsible AI in the Nordics today? What is needed from businesses and decision makers to accelerate adoption of ethical and responsible AI in the Nordics?
Plastic in raw wastewater in Greenland : Load to the marine environment and mitigation
No full textThe goal of this project was to quantify plastic in wastewater in Greenland to identify appropriate measures to reduce plastic pollution in the Sea. The number of plastic items in the wastewater increased with decreasing size, while the mass of plastic increased with increasing size. Approximately 60% of the 2 tonnes of plastic estimated to be discharged annually to the sea by Greenland wastewater was wet wipes. This, despite all wet wipes traded in Greenlandic being clearly marked as non-flushable. Among the micro size plastic items, a significant fraction was of the same polymer types as the wet wipes and may therefore originate from the wet wipes. The main microplastic source is, however, likely to be laundry of synthetic clothes. Because wet wipes also pose annoyance by sewer clogging, elimination by the source either by banning of the retail sale of wet wipes or behavioral change campaigns to stop flushing is needed. Remaining larger items and a portion of the micro-plastics may be captured by installing simple mechanical filters.
Indicators for Circular Construction : The Role of Public Procurement
No full textThis study is part of the Nordic Networks for Circular Construction (NNCC) project. It builds on the report Nordic Networks for Circular Construction WP3: Metrics for Circularity, which resulted in a list of potential indicators. Most of these indicators will be collected at the macro level. However, strategic criteria should be enforced locally as part of the public procurement process to realise the indicators. The overall objective of this study is to support the inclusion of circular construction criteria in public procurement. The study answers the question: How are the recommended indicators being implemented as part of public procurement for construction projects at the municipal level?For each Nordic country, a municipality that has demonstrated leadership in circular construction has participated in the study
Nordiska ministerrådets samarbetsprogram för regional utveckling och planering 2025–2030
No full textDet ska vara attraktivt att bo, leva och driva företag i hela Norden. Samtidigt ställer den nya geopolitiska situationen ökade krav på säkerhet, försörjning och beredskap. Det nordiska samarbetet inom regional utveckling och planering kommer under perioden fram till 2030 att fokusera på att främja en grön omställning som skapar utveckling och möjligheter for människor och företag i Nordens olika regioner. Samtidigt vill regionalsektorn fokusera på att stärka de nordiska regionernas konkurrens- och motståndskraft och på att främja det gränsregionala samarbetet. Slutligen vill regionalsektorn fokusera på arbetet med att främja trygga och goda levnadsvillkor i hela Norden, både i vardag och krissituationer.
Nordic Co-operation Programme for Health and Social Affairs 2025–2030
No full textThe Co-operation Programme for Health and Social Affairs describes the political priorities and objectives in this area for the 2025–2030 period. The programme shall contribute towards Nordic benefit through close and continuous dialogue that enables knowledge sharing and the dissemination of effective measures. It will further work to ensure equal access for everyone to welfare services, to consolidate the universal welfare model and to prevent mental health problems, mental ill health and involuntary isolation across all societal groups, in order to ensure equal opportunities for everyone to lead good and healthy lives and to deliver clear, preventative and sustainable initiatives.
Samstarfsáætlun Norrænu ráðherranefndarinnar um menningarmál 2025–2030
No full textSamstarf norrænna ráðherra um listir, menningarmál og fjölmiðla er kjarnasvið innan Norrænu ráðherranefndarinnar. Á Norðurlöndum stöndum við sterkar saman ef við störfum saman að menningarmálum þvert á landamæri. Á tímum mikilla innri og ytri breytinga á samfélögum og umheiminum kemur í ljós að frjálst og lifandi menningarlíf og frjálsir fjölmiðlar skipta höfuðmáli til að viðhalda samtakamætti, von og lífsgæðum. Ráðherranefndin um menningarmál mun á næstu árum leggja mikla áherslu á að viðhalda viðnámsþolnu lýðræðissamfélagi. Vinnan við inngildandi menningarlíf sem er öllum opið er sett í forgang, ekki síst til að efla börn og ungmenni og velferð þeirra. Atburðir síðustu ára hafa sýnt fram á að áframhaldandi stuðningur við frjálsa listræna tjáningu og aukinn viðbúnaður til verndar menningararfinum er svið sem krefst bæði umræðu og sameiginlegra aðgerða. Listir, menning og þekking á menningararfinum hjálpa okkur að átta okkur á, skilja og takast á við loftslagsbreytingar, hnignun líffræðilegrar fjölbreytni og mengun í sjó og á landi. Listir og menning styðja við umskipti yfir í sjálfbærari lífsstíl.
Nordiska ministerrådets samarbetsprogram för miljö och klimat 2025–2030
No full textSamarbetsprogrammet för miljö och klimat 2025–2030 tar sin utgångspunkt i den av FN benämnda trippelkrisen. Med fokus på klimat, biologisk mångfald och föroreningar samt på cirkulär ekonomi ska det nya samarbetsprogrammet stärka nordisk samverkan där det finns nordisk nytta. Norden ska fortsatt vara ledande i den gröna omställningen och en globalt konkurrenskraftig och socialt hållbar region. Samtidigt är klimat- och miljöfrågorna globala angelägenheter och därför bör de nordiska länderna fortsatt vara en stark och tydlig röst för att främja effektiva lösningar i internationella miljö- och klimatförhandlingar.
Norden 2025 – enat och starkt : Program för Finlands och Ålands ordförandeskap i Nordiska ministerrådet 2025
No full textTiteln för Finlands och Ålands ordförandeskap i Nordiska ministerrådet är Norden 2025 – enat och starkt. Ordförandeskapets utgångspunkt är att stödja vår gemensamma vision om Norden som världens mest hållbara och integrerade region år 2030. Finland och Åland fäster dessutom särskild uppmärksamhet vid främjandet av samhällssäkerheten. Ordförandeskapets mål är att ytterligare stärka de nordiska ländernas kristålighet och att främja en övergripande och omfattande beredskap inför olika civila kriser och hybridhot. Den andra tyngdpunkten i ordförandeskapsprogrammet ligger på barn och unga. Att främja den fria rörligheten och integrationen mellan de nordiska länderna är också ett viktigt mål för Finland och Åland. Under ordförandeskapet främjas dessutom Nordens konkurrenskraft genom att stärka samarbetet inom områden som innovation och hållbara lösningar