Final Science Meeting
AFS component leads, co-leads, and representatives will meet from May 12 to 14, 2015, at the Water & Climate Impacts Research Center (W-CIRC) of the University of Victoria, Canada. Participants…
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AFS Leads and Steering Comm Meeting
The AFS Steering Committee and all the Component Leads will meet from the 24-25 November 2014. The purpose of the meeting is to talk about the progress made so far…
The Third International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP III)
Integrating Arctic Research – a Roadmap for the Future
Special thanks to Volker Rachold of IASC for contributing this article to the CliC website and newsletter.
The third International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP III) is a process to
- identify Arctic science priorities for the next decade;
- to coordinate various Arctic research agendas;
- to inform policy makers, people who live in or near the Arctic and the global community;
- and to build constructive relationships between producers and users of knowledge.
The scientific, political and economic interest in the Arctic is rapidly growing and the increasing number of Arctic and Polar research programs requires a better coordination in order to ensure the best value for funds spent. Thus, agreeing on shared objectives, across all eight Arctic states and with other countries and international programs is becoming increasingly important. Consequently, the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) initiated the planning of a third ICARP, to be held in conjunctions with its 25th anniversary in 2015, and invited all interested partner organizations to participate in shaping the future of Arctic research needs. ICARP III is governed by a Steering Committee established by the participating organizations.
Beginning with a formal launch at the Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2014 in Finland and culminating in a final conference at the ASSW 2015 in Japan, the ICARP III program includes a series of activities, meetings and events during 2014-2015 (see below list of cryosphere related activities).
CliC ICARP III Contributions
Arctic Freshwater Synthesis
Permafrost Research - A Roadmap for the Future
Linkages between Arctic Climate Change and Mid-latitude Weather Extremes
Arctic Snow Cover Changes and their Consequences
Permafrost Young Researchers Workshop
Where Are They Now?
ICARP III FrostBytes
Terrestrial Ecology Component Writing Team Meeting
The terrestrial Ecology Team of the Arctic Freshwater Synthesis Targeted Activity will meet from the 7-9 October 2014. The purpose of the meeting is to make progress on the drafts…
AFS Resources and Hydrology Writing Teams Meeting
The Resources Team and the Hydrology Team of the Arctic Freshwater Synthesis Targeted Activity will meet from the 14-16 September 2014. The purpose of the meeting is to make progress…
AFS Scientific Co-Leads Meeting – May14
A small meeting with the Arctic Freshwater Synthesis component leads and co-leads will be held from 4-6 May, in Stockholm, Sweden.This meeting will build on previous discussions and develop plans…
Meetings
A number of meetings and gatherings have been held to plan how to synthesize our current scientific understanding of Arctic freshwater sources, fluxes, storage, and effects. For documents, presentations, and…
News and Updates
Check here for the latest information on how the project is progressing: http://www.climate-cryosphere.org/activities/targeted/afs/downloads
Who’s Who
Steering Committee Terry Prowse - Environment Canada, Canada - Chair Prof. Terry D. Prowse holds a Professor and Environment Canada sponsored Research Chair (focused on the theme of “Climate Impacts…
Background
Fram Straight September 2006. Photo: Sebastian Gerland © Norwegian Polar Institute. There is increasing scientific recognition that changes to the Arctic freshwater systems have produced, and could produce even greater,…