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Here I write about climate change and Polar Regions - but also about anything else that strikes my fancy.

I'll try to post here as often as I can. But keep in mind I'm a very busy guy, so please cut me some slack if you don't hear from me for a while!

  • Camp in Pakistan 2009

    Helping Pakistan: a Matter of Humanity

    Posted on the 02.09.2010 by Alain Hubert

    As you all know, the International Polar Foundation usually keeps to its mission. Yet, whether you feel concerned by the future of our Earth or not –and we all should– you cannot, as a human being, not be moved by the dramatic events that are currently striking Pakistan.

  • Alain Hubert explaining how the research station project Princess Elisabeth had been developing since its inauguration in September 2007.

    IPF at Schneider Electric VIP Event in Ostend

    Posted on the 01.07.2010 by Michel Brent

    On June 9th 2010, Schneider Electric organized a VIP Event in Ostend. The event, in which the IPF participated, started with an academic meeting that was opened by Jean-Paul Brees, President of Schneider Electric in Belgium.

  • The logo of Environement & Energy Awards

    Reciprocal Awards

    Posted on the 08.06.2010 by Michel Brent

    On Friday 04 June, on the premises of the Libre Belgique, the prize-giving ceremony in relation to the Belgian Energy and Environment Awards took place for the fifth time. Since 2006, the “Belgian Energy and Environment Awards” have paid tribute to more than 600 Belgians who, in an individual capacity or via their organisations, have made exceptional contributions to the…

  • The belgian research station Princess Elisabeth in Sor Rondane-Antarctica

    A Polar Secretariat for the Belgian Research Station

    Posted on the 06.06.2010 by Michel Brent

    Following the donation of the Princess Elisabeth Research Station by the International Polar Foundation last April, the Belgian Government has set up a new separately-managed State Institution, the Polar Secretariat, with Alain Hubert as its Chair.

  • The belgian research station Princess Elisabeth in Sor Rondane-Antarctica

    Alain Hubert interviewed by RTBF (Belgian Radio)

    Posted on the 16.04.2010 by Michel Brent

    On April 6th 2010, Alain Hubert was interviewed by the Belgian journalist, Georges Lauwerijs (RTBF), for the 'Matin Première' programme. They talked about Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth Antarctic Station. Here are the most significant moments.

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