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Project Office for Arctic Development Presents Atlas of Municipal Finance
The project, which brings together best international practices in municipal finance, is intended for Russian public administrators The Project Office for Arctic Development (PORA) presents the Atlas of Municipal Finance. The project brings together the results of a large-scale study of global practices in financing local development and is intended for municipal heads, regional administrators,...
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PORA and China’s Leading State Laboratory Launch Platform for Experience Exchange in Permafrost Construction
The parties will promote research into advanced scientific developments to protect transport infrastructure under conditions of thawing permafrost PORA’s Expert Center and China’s State Key Laboratory of Durability and Safety of Road Infrastructure in Special Conditions have signed a cooperation agreement in the field of permafrost construction. The parties have agreed to develop expert dialogue,...
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MGIMO and PORA Join Forces for Arctic Development
Cooperation agreement signed between Moscow State Institute of International Relations and the PORA Expert Center On July 2, 2026, a working meeting was held at MGIMO University of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, following which the parties signed a cooperation agreement. The meeting was attended by Maksim Dankin, Director General of PORA; Ekaterina Serova,...
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Gazprom Expands Its Arctic Potential: Record Gas Reserve Growth Driven by Arctic Fields
In 2025, Gazprom continued its systematic strengthening of its resource base, achieving its most significant results on shelf fields in the Arctic. This was reported by Chairman of the Management Committee Alexey Miller at the company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. In 2025, the Gazprom Group once again achieved a gas reserve replacement ratio above...
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PORA and the North-West Institute of Management – a branch of RANEPA – to jointly engage in Arctic research
A cooperation agreement between the organizations was signed on the margins of the X International Nevsky Forum in Saint Petersburg. During the X International Nevsky Forum on June 26, 2026, a cooperation agreement was signed between the North-West Institute of Management – a branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration...
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Summing up the Unified Arctic Cleanup 2026
In Zapolyarny, a WWII-era mine was found during the cleanup; in the Murmansk Region, the youngest volunteer was a one-year-old toddler; and in Norilsk, 480 kg of garbage was collected. The «Unified Arctic Cleanup,» dedicated to post-winter tidying in cities across Russia’s Arctic Zone, was held for the fifth time in 2026. Local cleanups, organized...
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PORA Sums Up Results of Russian Delegation’s Business Visit to China
Scientific and technical cooperation with Chinese partners is planned to be developed, including in the construction of TTC infrastructure with the implementation of solutions to reduce the carbon footprint and develop the «blue» economy Russian and Chinese specialists assessed the potential for developing and applying climate solutions in the territory of the Russian Arctic Zone...
read morePORA Discussed the Protection of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples of the North
Representatives from YNAO, Yakutia, and the Murmansk Oblast spoke at the discussion club meeting June 1, 2026 The «Project Office for Arctic Development» (PORA) Expert Center held a discussion club meeting titled «Protection of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples of the North and the Role of the State and Business in This Process.» The participants...
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