The Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response Working Group, EPPR, is one of the six Working Groups of the Arctic Council. EPPR focuses on the prevention, preparedness and response to environmental emergencies, search and rescue, natural and manmade disasters and accidents in the Arctic.

The ECRA Executive Committee is amongst others responsible for the selection of topics and launch of Collaborative Programmes, the work across different Collaborative Programmes, the approval of the ECRA membership and link to external stakeholders.

The ECRA Partners form the Executive Committee which is supported by a secretariat. The Executive Committee convenes twice a year. The chair of the Executive Committee is elected for two years by the Executive Committee.

The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.

Faroese Geological Survey (Jarðfeingi) is an institution under the Ministry of Environment, Industry and Trade.

The purpose of Jarðfeingi is to administer, do research, consult and teach about oil, energy and geological nature values.

Jarðfeingi is responsible for all administrative tasks related to hydrocarbon exploration and production activities in the Faroe Islands.

The Finnish Meteorological Institute makes observations and research on the atmosphere, the near space and the seas. It also provides services on weather, sea, air quality, climate and near space for the needs of public safety, business life and citizens. The Finnish Meteorological Institute is an administrative branch of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

The mission of the French Polar Institute is to implement scientific projects in environments with specific conditions (climate, isolation, etc.) that require suitable skills and technologies.

The Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI) is an independent Norwegian foundation engaged in research on international environmental, energy, and resource management politics and law. The main disciplines are political science and international law, but FNI researchers also hold degrees in economics, geography, history, and social anthropology, and have special language and regional competence on Russia and China.

Within this framework, the institute’s research is mainly grouped around seven focal points: Global environmental governance and law, Climate change, Law of the Sea and marine affairs, Biodiversity and genetic resources, Polar and Russian politics, European energy and environment, Chinese energy and environment.  FNI’s activities include academic studies, contract research, investigations, and evaluations. 

The Permafrost Laboratory deals with scientific questions related to the circumpolar permafrost dynamics and feedbacks between permafrost and global change. At the Permafrost Laboratory, data related to the thermal and structural state of circumpolar permafrost is collected and analyzed. The focus of our research is the development of methods to physically and mathematically model permafrost interactions with the climate system (permafrost modeling), the study of naturally and human induced disturbances of permafrost (permafrost process studies), the detection of changes in permafrost temperature, thickness, and distribution over time (permafrost monitoring), and the prediction of impacts of permafrost changes on the natural environment (e.g. ecosystems, hydrology, carbon cycle) as well as human-related concerns (e.g. infrastructure)

The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) is an internationally oriented, independent research and advisory institution within the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities.

GEUS carries out activities to exploit and protect geological resources in Denmark and Greenland. Primary activities are mapping, compilation and storage of data, research, monitoring and consultancy within water, energy, minerals and climate and environment. This includes research and technology development in relation to administration of legislation.

GEUS also undertakes assignments related to energy, minerals, water, climate and the environment on a contractual basis for other public authorities, research agencies, private companies and clients outside Denmark.

NGU is an agency under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries. Our mission and activities are designed to promote added value and sustainable economic growth. NGU's headquarters are in Trondheim, and our 200 employees form a highly international work environment.

Research is an integral part of NGU's services and activity, and a prerequisite for performing geological mapping, that complies to international standards, on Norway's behalf.