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Many Strong Voices
The Many Strong Voices (MSV) consortium continued
with active work in 2009. At UNFCCC COP 15, MSV
coordinated information flow to partners and provided
speakers for various side events and other activities.
The project also worked through a number of partners
to set up a drafting team of NGOs, Indigenous Peo-
ples’ Organizations and others to develop proposed
human rights language for the treaty text. The MSV
Virtual Library website was launched at COP 15 and
includes materials on mitigation, adaptation, educa-
tion and outreach relevant to Arctic and SIDS. MSV
is co-ordinated by GRID-Arendal and the Center for
International Climate and Environmental Research –
Oslo (CICERO).
www.manystrongvoices.orgThe Portraits of Resilience photography and communi-
cations project was also launched at COP 15 and fea-
tures stories and photos by students in Arctic and SIDS
countries. The project illustrates in a very personal way
the human dimension of climate change.
www.manystrongvoices.org/portraitsUniversity of the Arctic
GRID-Arendal hosts the leadership of the University of
the Arctic, a network of 130 institutes of higher educa-
tion from the circumpolar north. This partnership bene
fits from the activities of the 19 Thematic Networks,
which provide focused research and training towards
a sustainable north.