Arctic Council Ministerial
Meeting in Kiruna, Sweden,
May 2013.
Photo: IASC Secretariat
As an accredited observer of the Arctic Council, IASC
4
http://www.amap.no/swipa
5
http://www.arctic-council.org/arr
6
http://www.svs.is/AHDR%20II/AHDR%20II.htm
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Forbes, D.L., H. Lantuit, V. Rachold, and H. Kremer (2011).
has been supporting the work of the AC, its Working
Groups (WGs) and Permanent Participants (PPs) by
providing scientific expertise from all its members,
including the non-Arctic countries.
The interactions between IASC and the Arctic Coun-
State of the Arctic Coast 2010—Scientific Review and
cil resulted in a number of very successful cooper-
Outlook. International Arctic Science Committee (IASC),
ative projects and activities. Two of these activi-
Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (LOICZ), In-
ties, namely the above-mentioned ACIA and SAON
(Chapter 2.8), can be considered joint ventures.
ternational Permafrost Association (IPA), Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP): 168p.
Additionally, over the years, IASC has substantially contributed to several Arctic Council projects, in
particular by coordinating the peer-review process
of the SWIPA report,4 the Arctic Resilience Report
(ARR),5 and the 2nd Arctic Human Development Report (AHDR II).6 At the same time, the Arctic Council
and its WGs and PPs were involved in a number of
IASC activities and projects, including ICARP II (see
Chapter 2.6) and the State of the Arctic Coasts
4.3
International Council for Science
(ICSU)
Odd Rogne
2010 report.7 Consequently, the ASSW (see Chapter
2.9) has become more important as a venue for Arc-
The International Council for Science (ICSU) is an
tic Council WG and PP activities.
international NGO devoted to international cooperation for the advancement of science. Its members
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