Arctic Circle VIRTUAL
Reaction to the Greenland Report
March 15th 2021
Speakers:
Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam, MP the Danish Folketing (Siumut)
Jacob Nitter Sørensen, CEO Air Greenland
Josephine Nymand, Head of Department, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources; Chair of Greenland Research Council.
Concluding Remarks:
H.E. Össur Skarphéðinsson, Chair of the Greenland Commission and former Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Moderator:
Halla Hrund Logadóttir, Harvard Kennedy School Arctic Initiative.
The Greenland Committee appointed by the Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs has delivered its extensive Report with a detailed analysis on the current co-operation between Greenland and Iceland and 99 recommendations on how to strengthen it.
In this Dialogue we hear from experts belonging to different sectors in Greenland.
Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam
MP the Danish Folketing (Siumut)
Jacob Nitter Sørensen
CEO Air Greenland
Josephine Nymand
Head of Department, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources; Chair of Greenland Research Council
Össur Skarphéðinsson
Chair of the Greenland Commission and former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland
Halla Hrund Logadóttir
Co-founder and Co-director at the Harvard Kennedy School Arctic Initiative
Q&A
All questions directed to the speakers were posted by participants, either before or during the event.
Greenland and Iceland in the New Arctic
Access the full Report of the Greenland Committee and discover the 99 recommendations.
Reading Material
RÚV: 99 recommendations in Iceland-Greenland report
ICENEWS: Turning point in Iceland-Greenland relations emerge with new report
Iceland Review: Hopes Report on Iceland-Greenland Relation Marks Turning Point
Videos
Arctic Circle VIRTUAL: Greenland in the New Arctic
Kim Kielsen, Premier of Greenland at the 2019 Arctic Circle Assembly:
