We are seeking community input throughout 2023 and 2024 through a diverse set of engagement activities. Individuals, groups, networks, institutions and organisations are encouraged to organise projects and events as part of the ICARP IV engagement process and seek endorsement for their activity from the ICARP IV International Steering Committee.
Why and how to request endorsement for your planned activities?
The endorsement process is necessary to ensure that all ICARP IV activities are:
- Tracked so their outcomes can feed into the later phases of the ICARP IV process (e.g. the work of the Research Priority Teams) and contribute to the ICARP IV outcomes and implementation plans;
- Highlighted and advertised to the Arctic research community and all other relevant stakeholders and rightsholders to ensure they are able to actively participate if the activity is relevant for them;
- Provided with the necessary background information and reporting templates for ICARP IV;
- Organised and targeted to contribute to the goals and aims of the ICARP IV process and to provide recommendations for the outcomes of the ICARP IV process.
Endorsement does not include a financial contribution to the proposed activity.
The ICARP IV International Steering Committee will consider endorsement for activities that:
- Contribute to the goals and aims of the ICARP IV process;
- Acknowledge the importance of close coordination of all planned ICARP IV activities;
- Agree that a summary of the endorsed activity (including their logo, if applicable) will be made public through the ICARP IV website and other appropriate means;
- Agree to advertise their proposed activity via the ICARP IV website and communication channels based on the instructions provided to the endorsed activity;
- Agree to support the work of the International Steering Committee and the Research Priofity Teams throughout the ICARP IV process (until end of 2026)
- Agree to be available for follow-up interviews, discussions, surveys or email communications within the ICARP IV process (until the end of 2026);
- Agree that a report about the results of the endorsed activity and its recommendations for the ICARP IV process will be submitted to the IASC Secretariat (
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) by no later than 4 weeks after the completion of the activity on the reporting template provided by the IASC Secretariat and available on the ICARP IV website; - Agree to acknowledge the ICARP IV endorsement by using the ICARP IV logo on any material created for the endorsed activity (website, printed materials).
Please submit the endorsement request form. A word version is available via the IASC Secretariat at
Your request will be forwarded to relevant members of the ICARP IV International Steering Committee for assessment.
The IASC Secretariat will notify the project leader/activity organizers on the decision. You should expect to hear within a month of your request.
Request ICARP IV endorsement for your activity Report final results from your ICARP IV activity
The following projects have been endorsed as as engagement activity for the ICARP IV process.
| Activity Title | Activity Status | Main Organiser | Type of Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICARP IV Webinar Series | Ongoing | European Polar Board | Webinars |
| Polar Data Search | Ongoing | ||
| Towards shared understanding of co-creative and Indigenous-led research for ICARP IV | Ongoing | Evie Morin, Aslak Holmberg, Ikaarvik | Workshop, Survey, Policy Brief |
| Roadmap for Arctic Observing and Data Systems (Arctic ROADS) | Ongoing | Jan Rene Larsen | Planning and coordinating activity |
| IASC State of Arctic Science Report 2024 | Ongoing | International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) | Report |
| IASC-FOX workshop to develop and coordinate input to the ICARP IV engagement phase from an early-to-midcareer perspective | Completed | Amanda Burson, Greta Wells, Alison Perrin, Helene Angot, Megan Wilcots, Henrieka Detlef | Workshop |
| Defining Priorities for Arctic Research and International Cooperation for the Next Decade: From ICARP IV to IPY 5 - Session at Arctic Circle Berlin Forum 2024 | Completed | Gerlis Fugmann, Henry Burgess | Conference Session |
| ICARP IV Research Priority Teams Workshops during ASSW 2024 | Completed | International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) | Workshops |
| IARPC Atmosphere Community of Practice Meetings | Completed | Gijs de Boer, Barry Lefer | Webinar |
| A Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Science Initiative for ICARP IV | Ongoing | Donald A. 'Skip' Walker | Workshop, Webinar, Project, Research activity for ICARP IV decade ( 2025-2034) |
| Cumulative effects of infrastructure and climate change to Arctic social-ecological systems: Planning for the next decade of research: A white paper, workshop, and science session at ICARP IV | Ongoing | Donald A. "Skip" Walker, Jana Peirce, Olga Povoroznyuk, Peter Schweitzer, Howard Epstein, Ming Xiao, Annett Bartsch, Vera Kuklina | Workshop, Webinar, Project, Science sessions, White paper |
| SIOS engagement to ICARP IV process | Completed | Heikki Lihavainen, Ilkka Matero, Christiene Hübner, Eleanor Jones, Rudols Denkmann, Richard Ashley | Workshop |
| Indigenizing Arctic Research | Ongoing | Varvara Korkina Williams, Daler Sambo Dorough, Tatiana Degai, Melody B Burkins, Matthew Druckenmiller, Andrey Petrov | Workshop, Townhall Meetings, Community Listening Session, Talking Circle, Project |
| Arctic Observing Summit 2024 | Completed | Alice Bradley, Maribeth Murray | Workshop |
| Cross-cutting activities for geosciences, atmospheric physics and space sciences | Ongoing | Lucilla Alfonsi | Workshop, Community Listening Session; Survey; Assessment; Capacity Building |
| The effects of winter warm spells on the ecosystem and the socio-economic organization of Arctic communities | Ongoing | Andrea Spolaor | Workshop; Talking Circle |
| Microplastic emergency and the associated plastisphere in freshwater habitats of the Arctic | Ongoing | Maurizio Azzaro; Angelina Lo Giudice | Workshop |
| Aligning Arctic Research Priorities, Infrastructure and Access in support of ICARP IV Session at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2023 | Completed | European Polar Board; INTERACT - The International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic | Conference Session |
| ICARP IV - Deciding Arctic Research Priorities For The Next Decade Breakout Session at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2023 | Completed | International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), European Polar Board (EPB), The Icelandic Centre for Research Rannís | Conference Session |
| Indigenizing Arctic Research: Strategies, Priorities, and Planning Session at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2023 | Completed | Institute of Arctic Studies, Dartmouth College, USA; Navigating the New Arctic Community Office, University of Colorado Boulder, USA; ARCTICenter, University of Northern Iowa, USA | Conference Session |
| Emerging priorities in terrestrial herbivory research in the Arctic |
Ongoing | Isabel C. Barrio, Herbivore Network | Workshop, Survey, Project |
| ICARP IV at EUCOP - Towhnall Meeting -Identifying Arctic Permafrost Research Needs and Priorities | Completed | International Permafrost Association (IPA); EU-PolarNet 2 | Townhall Meeting; Community Listening Session |
| IASC State of Arctic Science Report 2023 | Completed | International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) | Report |
| UArctic member engagement to ICARP IV process | Completed | University of the Arctic | Workshop; Community Listening Session; Survey |
| ICARP IV Townhall Meeting at ASSW 2023 | Completed | International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) | Townhall Meeting |
| Arctic Circle Breakout Session 2022: ICARP IV - Arctic Scientific Planning for the next Decade | Completed | International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) | Conference Session |