28th March 2025
This week nearly 1200 international scientists and researchers, Indigenous Knowledge holders, and community members from across the Arctic and beyond gathered at the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States for the Fourth International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP IV). This Summit brought together representatives of Arctic Indigenous Peoples in equal and respectful partnership with scientists, researchers, educators, and representatives from many organizations to identify future international Arctic research priorities for the coming decade.
25th February 2025
Participate in the survey of the ICARP IV Research Priority Team 3 - Understanding the dynamics and resilience of Arctic social-ecological systems to foster sustainable futures, and help establish future research priorities for the Arctic region! Every ~10 years the International Arctic Science Committee endeavors to identify a set of research priorities that can then be used to support Arctic science efforts globally. The set of priorities will be released in 2025 and are organized under several different thematic areas. The aim of this survey is to support the collective identification of knowledge gaps and science priority needs for theme area three which is to support a better “understanding of the dynamics and resilience of Arctic social-ecological systems to foster a sustainable future”.
24th February 2025
Leading scientists convened at the Arena for the Gap Analysis of Existing Arctic Science Co-Operations (AASCO) to address critical climate change challenges and pressing Arctic research questions. The two-day event, supported by the Foundation Prince Albert II de Monaco, was opened by HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco on the 4th February. The aim of the AASCO event was to build stronger links between research groups and to contribute to Strategic Arctic Research Planning and support initiatives like International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP) IV’s Arctic Research Planning process, the Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON)-ROADS framework and preparations for the 5th International Polar Year (2032–33).
The Third International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP III) was held in Toyama, Japan in 2015 and provided a framework to identify Arctic science priorities for the next decade; coordinate various Arctic research agendas; inform policy makers, people who live in or near the Arctic and the global community and build constructive relationships between producers and users of knowledge.
The Second International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP II) was held in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2005. It brought together scientists, policy makers, research managers, indigenous peoples, and others interested in and concerned about the future of Arctic research. ICARP II was structured around twelve major areas of potential research needs, each of which has been led by an international team of scientists and other experts.
The First International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP I) was held in Hanover, NH, USA, in 1995. It reviewed the state of Arctic science and resulted in a series of IASC-supported research projects
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