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Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation Archive
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Majorities in Arctic nations favour co-operation with Russia despite Ukraine; Conflict worries rise
Posted on April 22, 2015 | No CommentsThe Gordon Foundation, Toronto 22 April, 2015 10,000 people in 8 nations with Arctic territory surveyed; Results released on eve of Arctic Council meeting in Nunavut; Secretary of State John […] -
Emergency management in Arctic: Experts offer 7 key recommendations
Posted on March 31, 2014 | No CommentsMunk-Gordon Arctic Security Program 31-Mar-2014 Response capacity in Arctic, already stretched, faces fast-growing challenges as North develops: Report Inadequate risk assessment, planning and training are among the gaps in many […] -
Potentially ‘catastrophic’ changes underway in Canada’s northern Mackenzie River Basin
Posted on June 10, 2013 | No CommentsRosenberg International Forum on Water Policy, University of California Berkeley 10-Jun-2013 Biodiversity in watershed covering roughly 20% of Canada compared to Africa’s Serengeti; Alarm raised at melting of permafrost, ice […] -
As Canada takes Arctic Council helm, experts stress north’s vulnerability to spills, emergencies
Posted on May 13, 2013 | No CommentsWalter & Duncan Gordon Foundation, Toronto / Munk-Gordon Arctic Security Programme 13-May-2013 International experts recommend key focus areas for next 2 years As leadership of the Arctic Council passes from Sweden […] -
Former world leaders call on UN Security Council to recognize water as a top concern
Posted on September 10, 2012 | No CommentsUnited Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Canada InterAction Council, Tokyo Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, Canada 10-Sep-2012 World confronts serious water crisis, former heads of government and […] -
‘Amazon of the North’: Major world interests at stake in Canada’s vast Mackenzie River Basin
Posted on September 3, 2012 | No CommentsWalter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, Toronto 3 September, 2012 Watershed covers roughly 20 percent of Canada, including oil sands; The Mackenzie may discharge more water into the Arctic than the […] -
Secure, sustainable funding for Indigenous participation in Arctic Council a key priority: Report
Posted on May 29, 2012 | No CommentsWalter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, Toronto 29-May-2012 As Canada prepares to chair the Arctic Council, Munk-Gordon Arctic Security Program offers 19 recommendations based on international workshop in January Finding a […] -
Eyeing resources, India, China, Brazil, Japan, other countries want a voice on Arctic Council
Posted on January 15, 2012 | No CommentsWalter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, Toronto 15-Jan-2012 International experts to recommend key issues as Canada prepares to assume Arctic Council chair With an eye on rapid changes in the resource-rich […]