• The Barents Euro-Arctic Region was established in 1993 and involves cooperation at both state and regional level between Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. (fni.no)
  • Sweden - the biggest economy in the Nordic region - is experiencing a speedy recovery led by improving consumer spending and growing investment. (nasdaq.com)
  • The index seeks to provide exposure to the largest and most liquid companies in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. (nasdaq.com)
  • Once the union was dissolved, Norway, Denmark and Sweden all elected to keep the names of their respective and separate currencies. (goldprice.org)
  • The northern sparsely populated areas (NSPA) of Finland, Norway and Sweden are becoming increasingly important to the geopolitical and economic interests of these countries and the European Union (EU). (oecd.org)
  • Preliminary findings from the study are being presented to leading politicians and municipal level officials from each of the four NSPA regions in Sweden and representatives from the national government at a Conference in Stockholm, Sweden on 25 November 2016. (oecd.org)
  • Aino, our wonderful tour leader, guided us around Scandinavia for an unforgettable two weeks that gave us a taste of Norway, Sweden and Finland. (intrepidtravel.com)
  • The country is bordered by Norway to the North, the Gulf of Finland to the south, Russia to the East, and the Gulf of Bothnia and Sweden to the west. (worldatlas.com)
  • Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca in three subalpine forests in Scandinavia, each representing a peripheral habitat (in southern Norway, Hemsedal, in central Norway, Lierne, and in northern Sweden, Ammarnäs). (lu.se)
  • The underling purpose of this is to continue to ensure timely and affordable access to medicines for patients in public hospitals in the five Nordic countries - Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. (janusinfo.se)
  • Region Stockholm and Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR) in Sweden. (janusinfo.se)
  • On 8 and 9 December 2022, the Nordic Network on Climate Related Displacement and Mobility held its second workshop entitled "Climate Related Mobility in the Nordic Region: Internal and International Dimensions" in Lund, Sweden. (lu.se)
  • Glimpse three countries -- Norway, Russia and Finland -- on one half-day shore excursion from Kirkenes, a town in far northeast Norway, north of the Arctic Circle. (cruisecritic.com)
  • Finland covers an area of 130,030 square miles in northern Europe, and is one of the world's most northernmost countries. (worldatlas.com)
  • However, Norway's climate is very different from season to season and varies greatly between regions. (expatfocus.com)
  • A major part of Norway's exports and imports is to and from areas near to us, as shown by the figure below. (regjeringen.no)
  • Seventy-four per cent of Norway's exports go to the EU, while just over 68 per cent of its imports come from this area. (regjeringen.no)
  • Norway exports fish and fish products worth approximately NOK 28 billion - 5 per cent of Norway's total goods export. (regjeringen.no)
  • The Norwegian Polar Institute is Norway's central institution for research, environmental monitoring and mapping of the polar regions. (norwaypost.no)
  • Avinor Traffic Developments representatives take pride in their deep knowledge of Norway's regions and extensive market development relationships. (routesonline.com)
  • The Stavanger region is Norway's third largest urban area, with. (routesonline.com)
  • The locals of this area claim it as Norway's sunshine coast. (fjordline.com)
  • The Government will therefore intensify Norway's efforts in areas affected by fragility,' said Mr Brende. (norway.no)
  • Maintaining a high level of aid to priority areas such as education, health, and Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative in the period leading up to 2030. (norway.no)
  • The Nordic Pharmaceuticals Forum has managed to get the health ministers in Denmark, Norway and Iceland to sign a common Nordic agreement of intent on joint tendering procedures and price negotiations. (janusinfo.se)
  • Proud host of the World Cheese Awards 2023, a European Region of Gastronomy in 2022, several Michelin Guide. (routesonline.com)
  • Norwegian government's recent controversial actions opening the arctic for minig activities and aggresively building wind turbines all over the country's protected natural areas pose a bigger danger for the community. (wind-watch.org)
  • The plans of the government are also questioned with the argument that it is not necessary for Norway to develop wind power at all, considering the country's surplus of climate-friendly hydropower. (wind-watch.org)
  • Norway has an annual power production surplus of about 5 TWh, and hydropower accounts for around 95% of the country's electricity generation. (wind-watch.org)
  • Canada will create a protected marine area in the country's Arctic region, where climate change is taking effect three times faster than global average, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Thursday. (mercopress.com)
  • The Northern Sparsely Populated Areas (NSPA) was established as collaborative network in 2004 to raise awareness of the common issues and circumstances facing these regions within EU institutions, to influence EU policy and to provide a platform for best practice. (oecd.org)
  • South study was restricted to the South East of England, urban and rural, and the UKNorth study encompassed both urban areas and sparsely populated rural areas. (who.int)
  • From towering granite peaks to achingly beautiful fjords, Norway doesn't hold back when it comes to unforgettable moments and landscapes. (intrepidtravel.com)
  • 7 days - Independent hiking tour to the mountains, fjords and valleys of Norway. (fiftydegreesnorth.com)
  • payment methods which are accepted in multiple regions and countries. (zuora.com)
  • It's important not only to Canada, Russia and the United States, but also to the countries of the Nordic-Baltic region. (atlanticcouncil.org)
  • Through the aid Norway provides, we are helping to generate investments in public goods such as health and climate stability in developing countries. (norway.no)
  • This is why the Government is stepping up its efforts in countries and regions that are affected by fragility. (norway.no)
  • Schengen visas are generally valid for all countries in the Schengen area. (beijingnews.net)
  • Where the designation "country or area" appears in the headings of tables, it covers countries, territories, cities or areas. (who.int)
  • Besides a wider dissemination of the plan through the translation into more national languages of the Region, the Network has been expanded and now has more than 30 member institutions from 21 countries in the Region. (who.int)
  • However, incidence rates have been rising in traditionally low-incidence Asian countries, particularly in Japan, Singapore, and urban areas of China, as these regions make the transition toward a Western-style economy and pattern of reproductive behavior. (medscape.com)
  • It contains comprehensive legal information, which allows customized research on a specific country, comparison of the legislation of several countries or regions on a particular subject, and searches by text. (who.int)
  • We have established bilateral collaborations with a number of countries and national agencies within the areas of antibiotic resistance and infection prevention and control. (folkhalsomyndigheten.se)
  • With increasing evidence that climate related mobility is already impacting the Nordic region, several participating scholars examined to what extent Nordic countries have engaged with such mobility in both their internal and external policies. (lu.se)
  • Soya plantations and cattle ranching for international exports that transformed the Cerrado's (a vast tropical savanna) and Pantanal (world's largest tropical wetland and flooded grassland area) in Brazil are increasingly moving into the Amazon region across the nine countries that constitute the Amazon, is threatened. (lu.se)
  • While the action plan, whose golden jubilee is this year, did not address any issues specific to the Arctic or Antarctic, general measures outlined in the document aim to safeguard polar regions. (org.in)
  • Compared to Antarctica, India's presence in the Arctic is more benign, with a small research base named Himadri in Norway. (org.in)
  • Unlike the Arctic region of, say, Canada or Norway, the Russian Arctic is relatively unexplored. (cruisecritic.com)
  • This event today is especially timely, following the signing of a landmark treaty after 40 years of negotiations between Russia and Norway, on maritime delineation affecting the cooperation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean. (atlanticcouncil.org)
  • And as you can see on the map, Norway, including Spitsbergen, is bordering not only the North Atlantic and the Barents Sea, but also the Arctic Ocean. (atlanticcouncil.org)
  • Norway and Alaska have much to learn from each other and plenty to gain from increasing our economic collaboration in the Arctic, particularly in the oil and gas sector," King Harald V told industry representatives at the Arctic Offshore Operations Conference in Anchorage. (peninsulaclarion.com)
  • Today, Norway and Alaska are both are well positioned to make use of the growing interest in the Arctic, to develop new industries and create jobs," he said. (peninsulaclarion.com)
  • The NSPA regions are located on the periphery of Europe and are part of Europe's gateway to the Arctic and eastern Russia. (oecd.org)
  • The first tourist train traveling through Russia's Arctic region carrying passengers heading for Norway set off from Saint Petersburg station on Wednesday with 91 passengers aboard for the inaugural trial journey. (mercopress.com)
  • Tuberculosis is highly prevalent in many Arctic areas. (cdc.gov)
  • Circumpolar Surveillance Tuberculosis (ICS-TB) Working Group collaborate to increase knowledge about tuberculosis in Arctic regions. (cdc.gov)
  • Sápmi is the Northern Sami name of the geographic region traditionally inhabited by the Sami people. (wikimedia.org)
  • The majority of the population of this region is non-Sami. (wikimedia.org)
  • The areas in the proposal include protected natural areas in Norway such as the regions where the Sami community is living in. (wind-watch.org)
  • However, it is best for visitors to be prepared for all the seasons beforehand.Even the locals in Norway keep themselves abreast of weather reports at all times, because the weather is very dynamic and its severity determines what they can or should not do on a given day. (expatfocus.com)
  • Water rafting and kayaking are often practiced by the locals in the coastal areas. (expatfocus.com)
  • The long and stunning beach Borestranden is a popular recreational area amongst the locals. (visitnorway.com)
  • Viewed from a national security standpoint, the above changes would likely amplify stresses on weaker nations and generate geopolitical instability in already vulnerable regions. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Pernambuco is a state in Brazil that consists of 185 municipalities and is divided into macro-regions with specific geopolitical and cultural traits. (bvsalud.org)
  • Meanwhile, the share of wind power is currently less than 4%, according to the latest figures from Statistics Norway. (wind-watch.org)
  • Stavanger, Europe's leading energy region, is going through exciting developments in business and tourism. (routesonline.com)
  • Africa will continue to receive the largest amount of aid from Norway. (norway.no)
  • Weather conditions at the fly- catcher's wintering areas in western Africa were suspected to be respon- sible for the decrease, at least there were no indications of any climatic change at the breeding grounds. (lu.se)
  • Expats moving to "the land of the midnight sun" are usually apprehensive about the severe weather conditions they may have to face, since the Northern part of Norway shares the same latitude as Siberia, Alaska and Greenland. (expatfocus.com)
  • No data were received from Belgium (Wallonia), Greenland and Norway. (who.int)
  • However, one area that has successfully navigated through this turmoil is the Nordic region. (nasdaq.com)
  • Further, the Nordic region enjoys ample foreign-exchange reserves. (nasdaq.com)
  • Using this strategy, we have found one ETF - Global X FTSE Nordic Region ETF ( GXF ) - which has a Zacks ETF Rank of 1 or 'Strong Buy' rating. (nasdaq.com)
  • This is an effort to take a look at the future of security in the Nordic-Baltic region, as well as the region's larger role in trans-Atlantic and global security. (atlanticcouncil.org)
  • What does "climate related mobility" mean in the Nordic region? (lu.se)
  • Climate-related mobility in the Nordic context encompasses both movement into and within the Nordic region. (lu.se)
  • People living in the Nordic region do not always relocate away from risk-prone areas, and (im)mobility occurs along a spectrum of agency. (lu.se)
  • The 2-day workshop on climate related mobility into and within the Nordic region was dynamic and engaging, with participants leading insightful and thought-provoking discussions. (lu.se)
  • The introductions of the country, dependency and region entries are in the native languages and in English. (wikimedia.org)
  • Norway is a Scandinavian country officially known as the Kingdom of Norway. (goldprice.org)
  • The country covers an area of over 148,700 square miles, and has an estimated population of over 5.2 million. (goldprice.org)
  • Snapchat launched its first localized Discover channel in Norway with VG , the most widely read online newspaper in the country, the companies announced Monday. (mashable.com)
  • The country terrain is rocky, and the coastal region is broad clay plains. (worldatlas.com)
  • If the country they are traveling to is a Schengen area member, they apply for a Schengen short-stay visa. (beijingnews.net)
  • The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this volume do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. (who.int)
  • Foci of transmission occur throughout country, with greatest risk reported from Southern Bohemian Region. (cdc.gov)
  • Endemic areas found throughout the country, with highest incidence in western part of country. (cdc.gov)
  • TBE focally endemic and found particularly in some archipelago and coastal areas mostly in the southern part of the country. (cdc.gov)
  • Highest incidence in the western (Transdanubian) and northern parts of country with much lower or no risk in most other areas. (cdc.gov)
  • The average is the HBSC average, presented is based on equal weighting of each region, regardless of differences in achieved sample size or country population. (who.int)
  • challenges when comparing data and trends across policy decisions, programme design and evaluation in the regions/globally. (cdc.gov)
  • The best available science indicates that without the creation of protected areas, grouse populations will continue to decline. (commondreams.org)
  • For practical reasons, limiting the study area to these populations also facilitated facetoface interviews. (who.int)
  • A new report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and other peer-reviewed research published this spring indicate that conserving Greater Sage-grouse will require both protecting large areas of habitat and making significant changes in land management to reverse population declines of this wide-ranging species. (commondreams.org)
  • 2013) assessing the Wyoming 'core area' conservation strategy, which some BLM plans have also adopted, predicted that conservation measures it recommends will reduce the sage-grouse's population decline, but will not stabilize grouse numbers or provide for the species' recovery. (commondreams.org)
  • Modeling indicates that the Wyoming sage-grouse core area conservation strategy, fully applied, plus $250 million invested in targeted conservation easements, would slow, but not stop projected sage-grouse population declines in the state. (commondreams.org)
  • In many regions of the world, the impact of climate change is likely to further exacerbate the preexisting stress on water supplies and the mounting pressures of population growth. (nationalacademies.org)
  • CIESIN also reports that population increases are fastest in areas most vulnerable to intense storms and flooding (e.g., coastal areas, islands, and river basins). (nationalacademies.org)
  • The CIESIN analysis combines its population data sets with IPCC-projected climate-change-related vulnerabilities, economic data, and past disaster-related losses to identify areas at relative high risk from one or more hazards. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Major treatment centres for the diseases of interest are concentrated in these areas and most of the population is unlikely to go out of the region for diagnosis and treatment. (who.int)
  • In addition, the Norges Bank also manages the Government Pension Fund of Norway, reportedly one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds. (goldprice.org)
  • Although the destruction of tropical forests has received worldwide attention for several decades already, the Brazilian Amazon region still has the world's highest absolute rates of deforestation and fragmentation. (lu.se)
  • Lapland is not the same as Sápmi, which is a much larger area, in spite of Lapland being used incorrectly this way. (wikimedia.org)
  • These areas have black ditches, open sewers, and houses without access to treated water coexisting with subsistence farming, differentiating this region from the coastal and metropolitan areas where the residents plant such crops as beans, corn, and cassava 10 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Plans for the future were also discussed, together with possible areas for cooperation. (who.int)
  • Norway has seen a few fierce blizzards in recent years, even in the coastal areas. (expatfocus.com)
  • Main endemic area is Alsace in the northeast and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. (cdc.gov)
  • Risk primarily in the pre-alpine and alpine areas in the northeast including Veneto (mainly Belluno alps), Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and Trentino-South Tyrol also referred to as Trentino-Alto Adige (Bolanzo and Trento provinces) regions. (cdc.gov)
  • the aim is to assess caregivers' perceptions about the influence of television on the eating habits of children from the socially vulnerable Northeast region of Brazil. (bvsalud.org)
  • Very rare sporadic cases reported from other areas including from microfoci in North Zealand. (cdc.gov)
  • The effects of pressure, water and differential stress on the crystallographic preferred orientation (CPO) of olivine were investigated by an integrated study on 13 peridotite samples from four areas in the Western Gneiss Region (WGR) of the Norwegian Caledonides. (columbia.edu)
  • The Institute is the Norwegian authorities' consultant and supplier of knowledge, and contributes to the best possible administration of Norwegian polar areas. (norwaypost.no)
  • This summer, Norwegian Air started offering $99 flights to Ireland, Scotland and Norway, targeting New York City residents and tourists. (marketplace.org)
  • The official currency of Norway is the Norwegian Krone. (goldprice.org)
  • Sykehusinnkjop and the Norwegian Medicines Agency in Norway. (janusinfo.se)
  • as Antarctica gets warmer, species distributed in temperate and sub-polar regions can be introduced here. (org.in)
  • Highest risk reported in northeastern and northwestern regions, with lower risk in central mountainous region and only sporadic cases reported from Adriatic coastal region. (cdc.gov)
  • The same USGS study assessed threats to priority conservation areas and found that a significant percentage of these areas have already been degraded, and that most of these areas are already affected by multiple stressors that will continue to impact sensitive sage-grouse. (commondreams.org)
  • The meeting concluded with a presentation on WHO's upcoming workshop on policy briefs for policy-makers and the development of a social channel to connect members of the Network and make their communication faster and more direct, and on the way forward, including the development of policy briefs in collaboration with NEDtP members for high priority health problems in the Region. (who.int)
  • About 90% of cases reported from northeastern China, with highest endemicity in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (Daxing'an Mountains), Heilongjiang Province (Xiaoxing'an Mountains), and Jilin Province (Changbai Mountains). (cdc.gov)
  • For this descriptive qualitative study, we conducted interviews with caregivers of school-age children from the suburbs of the municipality of Garanhuns in the State of Pernambuco in the Agreste Meridional region of northeastern Brazil. (bvsalud.org)
  • Deforestation and degradation of the Amazon's forests has already transformed a large share of the region, primarily driven by land clearing for agricultural development. (lu.se)
  • It is almost like there is no night time in this region during this period of the year. (expatfocus.com)
  • During these months, the average high temperature is around -1ᵒ C, but it could easily drop below -10ᵒ C. Across most regions, January is the coldest month of the year, with an average temperature of -12ᵒ C. (expatfocus.com)
  • Vestfold has more hours of sunshine per year than anywhere else in Norway. (fjordline.com)
  • The information should be interpreted cautiously because TBE virus transmission can be highly variable within risk areas and from year to year. (cdc.gov)
  • Your Street has also spread to Bergen organised by the Design Region Bergen. (designindaba.com)
  • We are actively working to recreate the classic urban design tank, where we can facilitate the users and residents in creating an active city life," says Monica Hannestad, Director of Design Region Bergen. (designindaba.com)
  • Boasting a vibrant maritime and energy sector, the Bergen region is also the portal to world-famous natural tourist attractions. (routesonline.com)
  • The area is witnessing improving fixed capital investment, and rising exports on the back of strengthening external demand. (nasdaq.com)
  • Exports to the USA are at around the same level as those to Asia, but Norway imports much more from Asia than the USA. (regjeringen.no)
  • The proposal incorporates a regional strategy of physically developing the region surrounding the airport itself and strengthening the airport as a main infrastructural hub without contributing to urban sprawl. (archdaily.com)
  • 1. The Yugoslav authorities have proposed the inscription of the Kotor natural, cultural and historical region on the World Heritage List and on the List of World Heritage in Danger and have requested the Secretariat to submit their proposal to the Bureau at its third session for its consideration. (unesco.org)
  • 3. With respect to the proposal tc inscribe Kotor on the List of World Heritage in Danger, the Yugoslav authorities communicated a dossier to the Secretariat at the beginning of 0ctober 1979, which describes the damage caused to Kotor by the earthquake which struck the whole Montenegro region in April 1979 and provides details on the work that is necessary. (unesco.org)
  • The state's semiarid climate creates a diversity of shapes and colours among the residents of this region 8 . (bvsalud.org)
  • The projection and scenarios paint a bleak picture on how the continuous deforestation will affect the global climate and leading to a tipping point in the Amazon region that leads to conditions which will further threaten the remaining forests. (lu.se)
  • The weakly deformed garnet wehrlites and dunites from the HP central WGR (the Gurskøy, Almklovdalen and Tafjord areas) show the A-type olivine fabric defined by the [100] axis subparallel to the stretching lineation and the (010) plane subparallel to the foliation, which may be a relict fabric formed at high temperature and low strain rate in the mantle wedge prior to subduction. (columbia.edu)
  • The [001](010) fabric (B-type) is observed in strongly sheared HP garnet peridotites and dunites from the Almklovdalen and Tafjord areas, suggesting the dominant activation of [001](010) slip system at high stress and high strain rate. (columbia.edu)
  • Northwestern China in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region (Tianshan and Altai Mountains) and southwestern China in Yunnan and Tibet provinces also reported to have transmission. (cdc.gov)
  • The Agreste Meridional is considered a socially vulnerable region 9 . (bvsalud.org)
  • From December to March, most of the regions in Norway seem to transform into a winter wonderland. (expatfocus.com)
  • More severe dry seasons will increase the risks of fires and eventually transform the forests, particularly in the southern and eastern parts of the Amazon region to a savannah . (lu.se)
  • The OECD has carried out an extensive Territorial Review of the 14 regions which constitute this area. (oecd.org)
  • This paper is prepared for a workshop on innovation and research in mountain regions, and it will be distributed to the participants of the workshop before the meeting on July 2nd 2009 in Brussels. (vestforsk.no)
  • Volkmar has strong business expertise in the areas of strategy and organization, large business and digital transformation programs, digital disruption, operational excellence, and data analytics. (capgemini.com)
  • 4 August 2022, Cairo - The Regional Office has held the second virtual meeting of the Regional Network of Institutions for Evidence and Data to Policy (NEDtP) to share experiences and update the Network on recent initiatives to promote evidence-informed policy-making in the Region. (who.int)
  • These data show the latest WHO/UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage (WUENIC) for Norway. (who.int)
  • These data show trends in vaccination coverage for Norway by selected antigens over time based on WHO/UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage (WUENIC) updated annually in July. (who.int)
  • The similarity in case definitions will allow for description of the epidemiology of TB based on surveillance data in circumpolar regions, further study of tuberculosis trends across regions, and recommendation of best practices to improve surveillance activities. (cdc.gov)
  • This section shows data from the TRAVAIL Database of Conditions of Work and Employment Laws with analyses of national legislation for maternity protection in the areas of: maternity leave, maternity leave benefits. (who.int)
  • The Wyoming core area policy prohibits or restricts surface occupancy within 0.6 miles of sage-grouse leks, generally limits development to one site per 640 acres, and limits cumulative surface disturbance to 5 percent per 640 acres in core habitat. (commondreams.org)
  • There are two main reasons for that: we need to create urban spaces that people actually need and want to use, and to increase citizens' ownership of the area. (designindaba.com)
  • In urban areas in particular, quick clays can pose a significant hazard when disturbed. (lu.se)
  • To explain how human intervention encroaches into the Amazon's forests, map (a) shows the number of fire alerts in yellow and red colours and the forest loss areas in pink reported from January 2015 until 03 October 2020. (lu.se)