The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) is a non-governmental, international scientific organization. The Founding Articles committed IASC to pursue a mission of encouraging and facilitating cooperation in all aspects of Arctic research, in all countries engaged in Arctic research and in all areas of the Arctic region. Overall, IASC promotes and supports leading-edge interdisciplinary research in order to foster a greater scientific understanding of the Arctic region and its role in the Earth system.
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The International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA) is governed by an elected eight-member Council and a General Assembly consisting of all members having paid their membership.
There is a General Assembly every three years held during the International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS) organized by IASSA.
Between the General Assemblies IASSA is run by a Secretariat.
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In the lead up to its 35th anniversary in 2025, the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) in cooperation with many partner worldwide is coordinating a multi-year planning process for the Fourth International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP IV) lasting from 2022 until 2026 that engages Arctic researchers, Indigenous Peoples, policy makers, residents and stakeholders from around the world to collegially discuss the state of Arctic science, the place the Arctic occupies in global affairs and systems.
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The main international event on Permafrost, held regularly by the International Permafrost Association, IPA, at different international locations. The 12th will be held June 16-20 2024 in Whitehorse, Canada followed by the 13th ICOP in 2028 in Florence, Italy.
INTERACT is an infrastructure project under the auspices of SCANNET, an arctic network of 74 terrestrial field bases (with an additional 21 research stations in Russia on pause) in northern Europe, US, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Scotland as well as stations in northern alpine areas. INTERACT specifically seeks to build capacity for research and monitoring all over the Arctic, and is offering access to numerous research stations through the Transnational Access Program.
The mission of the International Permafrost Association (IPA) is to promote research in permafrost and permafrost-related fields within the global scientific and engineering communities, to support the activities of researchers in these disciplines, and to disseminate findings concerning permafrost to the decision-makers, the general public and educators.
The International Polar Year is a large scientific programme focused on the Arctic and the Antarctic from March 2007 to March 2009.
IPY, organized through the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), is actually the fourth polar year, following those in 1882-3, 1932-3, and 1957-8. In order to have full and equal coverage of both the Arctic and the Antarctic, IPY 2007-8 covers two full annual cycles from March 2007 to March 2009 and will involve over 200 projects, with thousands of scientists from over 60 nations examining a wide range of physical, biological and social research topics.
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The Northern Forum is a membership-based international organization. The name of the organization is International Organization of Northern Regions “The Northern Forum”. The short name is The Northern Forum, NF.
The Northern Forum was established on 8 November 1991 in Alaska, USA and the Northern Forum Non-Profit Organization Certificate was issued on 29 November 1991.
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The Northern Research Forum at the University of Akureyri (NRF at UNAK) coordinates various Arctic activities in Iceland and internationally, both within and outside of the University. Based at UNAK, the NRF is a part of the University and operated from there, in line with the University’s agenda.
The Pacific Arctic Group (PAG) is a group of institutes and individuals having a Pacific perspective on Arctic science. Organized under the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), the PAG has as its mission to serve as a Pacific Arctic regional partnership to plan, coordinate, and collaborate on science activities of mutual interest. The four PAG principle science themes are climate, contaminants, human dimensions and structure and function of Arctic ecosystems.
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Permafrost Pathways was launched in 2022 with funding through the TED Audacious Project—a collaborative funding initiative catalyzing big, bold solutions to the world’s most urgent challenges. Through a joint effort between Woodwell Climate Research Center, the Arctic Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School, and the Alaska Institute for Justice, Permafrost Pathways brings together leading experts in climate science, policy action, and environmental justice to inform and develop adaptation and mitigation strategies to address permafrost thaw.
The Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) is an international organization established under the patronage of the International Permafrost Association (IPA) fostering innovative collaboration, seeking to recruit, retain and promote future generations of permafrost researchers.
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Polarpedia is a free online encyclopedia on polar research. It is a tool of EDU-ARCTIC’s educational program, accessible without registration, and an extensive knowledge base of the Arctic, with more than 500 terms translated to 16 national European languages.
Polarpedia contains photos, graphics and animations or videos. It is divided into nine categories:Ice & Snow, Climate & Weather, Plants & Animals, Land & Geology, Atmosphere, Water resources, Space, People & Society, Places & Stories
An additional part of Polarpedia, Games & Quizes, contains educational resources for teachers and students in forms of online games, quizzes, worksheets, experiments or teamwork proposals.
The Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA) assessment is a periodic update to the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, published in 2005 by AMAP, CAFF, and the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC).
SAON facilitates partnerships and synergies among existing observing and data network. The need for a well-coordinated and sustained Arctic Observing Network that meets scientific and societal needs has been identified in numerous high profile reports (e.g. Toward an Integrated Arctic Observing Network (NRC)) and at a variety of workshops and conferences. In November 2006, at the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Salekhard, Russian Federation, Ministers welcomed the International Polar Year (IPY), 2007 –2008, as a unique opportunity to stimulate cooperation and coordination of Arctic research and increase awareness of the importance of the Arctic region.
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The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is a thematic organisation of the International Science Council (ISC).
SCAR is charged with initiating, developing and coordinating high quality international scientific research in the Antarctic region (including the Southern Ocean), and on the role of the Antarctic region in the Earth system. The scientific business of SCAR is conducted by its Science Groups which represent the scientific disciplines active in Antarctic research and report to SCAR.
Starting with a collaborative workshop hosted by the Norwegian Institute for Air Research in October 2007, the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), the Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (LOICZ) Project and the International Permafrost Association (IPA) decided to jointly to initiate an assessment of the state of the Arctic coast. The Report is now also co-sponsored by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) Working Group of the Arctic Council.
SEARCH is a complex collaboration of Indigenous People, scientists, and decision makers working across disciplines, cultures, languages, and ways of knowing.
The Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic, or SLiCA, was an international joint effort of researchers and indigenous peoples in Northern Alaska, Chukotka, and Greenland to measure and understand living conditions in the Arctic. Surveys of indigenous people were carried out between 2001 and 2006, with ISER researchers conducting interviews in Northern Alaska.
The Arctic Is provides a new perspective on the Arctic region and the critical issues facing it today.
