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18th May 2021 UK, London

Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN

25 years of the Arctic Council: our strong and enduring connection

As the UK Minister responsible for the Polar Regions, I am deeply interested in the Arctic, one of the most dynamic regions of the world. We know that changes in the Arctic environment affect the UK through global sea-level rise, changes to our climate and weather patterns, and threats to our shared biodiversity. While we […]

17th February 2014 New Delhi, India

by Rita Sharma

Head of Newton Fund in India

North Pole, South Pole and the Third Pole!

In elementary Geography we are taught that there are two poles on Earth – one in the Arctic and the other in the Antarctic, but that’s not true! Did you know that there is also a Third Pole? The Hindu Kush-Himalayan region is the Earth’s third Pole as it’s the storehouse of the third largest […]

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25 years of the Arctic Council: our strong and enduring connection

North Pole, South Pole and the Third Pole!

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