IASC Activities and Cross-Cutting Activities Allocation 2026/2027

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IASC aims to facilitate international and interdisciplinary Arctic science. To meet this aim, it allocates funds each year for  Cross-Cutting Activities  – activities that are supported by at least two of the five IASC Working Groups (WGs). The objective of this WG-spanning program is to promote system-scale activities within IASC and to encourage the WGs to explore interdisciplinary activities, in particular across the natural and social sciences. In addition, IASC allocates also funds to Working-Group-specific projects. 

IASC is happy to announce that it will support, in whole or part, the following activities for 2026-2027:

Cross-Cutting: 
Climate Change Impacts on Arctic Ecosystems and Associated Climate Feedbacks CWG, MWG, SHWG
Support for the Indigenous Pavilion and its Transdisciplinary Activities at ASSW 2027 AWG, CWG, MWG, SHWG, TWG
Updated Pan-Arctic Species List Incorporating Indigenous Names and Knowledge: Workshop to Develop an Interdisciplinary Tool for Coordinated Arctic Monitoring and Community Use SHWG, TWG
Coastal Beaufort Sea 2027 Coordination Hub: Cross-Campaign Planning and Community Engagement Across Major Arctic Campaigns AWG, CWG, MWG, SHWG
Arctic Youth Shaping Arctic Research – APECS Workshop at the Arctic Youth Conference 2027 AWG, CWG, MWG, SHWG
Gordon Research Conference and Seminar on Polar Marine Science 2027 CWG, MWG
Developing an IPY Arctic Access Programme in Support of Implementation of IPY and International Research Priorities AWG, CWG, MWG, SHWG, TWG
Okhotsk Konru: a 5-day Workshop Exploring the Role of Sea Ice in Japanese Indigeneity CWG, MWG
2026 International ARCPaC Conference CWG, MWG, TWG
From snowflakes to Floods: Arctic Glacier Hydrology and Downstream Impacts AWG, CWG
Future-Proofing Arctic Communities: Resilient Infrastructure in the Service of Local Needs CWG, SHWG, TWG
International Summer School in Glaciology 2026 AWG, CWG, MWG

Atmosphere Working Group (AWG) 

Refer to the Cross-Cutting projects list. 

 

Cryosphere Working Group 

Refer to the Cross-Cutting projects list. 

 

Marine Working Group (MWG) 

Refer to the Cross-Cutting projects list. 

 

Social and Human Working Group (SHWG) 

Indigenous Aunties Mentorship Program
Risk to Resilience: How Dual-Use Technologies Shape Arctic Communities

Terrestrial Working Group (TWG) 

Pan-Arctic Soil Organic Carbon Fraction Network (PASOC-FracNet): Coordinating SOC Fractionation Methods and Data for Next-Generation Arctic Synthesis


Updated information about, and outcomes from, these activities will be posted on the IASC website. Further questions on IASC cross-cutting activities should be directed to the IASC Secretariat.

 

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