WRH Attend Arctic Leaders Summit in Moscow - Photos |
Written by Philip Burgess |
Monday, 19 April 2010 12:46 |
Pogodaev also met with the renowned Arctic explorer and politician Artur Chilingarov to whom he presented the book 'EALÁT - Reindeer Herders Voice'. Pogodaev also took the opportunity to meet with several other key figures at the Summit, including the director of "Rosgidromet" the Main Geophysical Observatory located in St Petersburg, and Alexey Shmakin from Institute of Geography of Russian Academy of Sciences who made a presentation about climate change in the Russian Arctic. The Summit included a large number of people from reindeer herding regions of Russia with whom Pogodaev was able to connect with, including the new leader of YASAVEY, the indigenous peoples organisation of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Related Articles/Posts Pogodaev, WRH |