Arctic acronyms: Everything you don‘t want to know about Arctic science Prof. Dr. Hugues Lantuit Who am I ? • Bachelor in France, Masters in Canada (McGill), PhD Germany (AWI) on Arctic coastal erosion • Leader of a research group and Professor at the University of Potsdam • Founder of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) and the Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) • Member of several international committees: • • • • • • APECS advisory board German National Polar Committee INTERACT Transnational Board IPA Executive Committee GTN-P Advisory Board PAGE21 Executive Committee incomprehensibleness The Myth an incomprehensible world of meaningless words Number of acronyms used The reality A language known to a few chosen ones AACA, ACIA, AMAP, APECS, AON, ArcticNet, ARR, AWI, BAS, Belmont, CAFF, CAPP, CliC, CMIP,COMNAP, CPC, DFG, EAA, EPB, FARO, GCOS, GEO, GEOSS, GOOS, GRID, GTOS, IASC, ICSU, IGFA, ISAC, ICC, IPCC, LOICZ, LTER, PYRN, PRP, SWIPA, UNFCCC David Carlson Former Director, International Polar Year Director, World Climate Research Programme Statements (committing only myself) Acronyms do not know you…. … but you might want to know them Acronyms (organisations) talk to local, regional, national and international stakeholders … meaning funding agencies Background RESEARCHERS Background RESEARCHERS Bottom-up programs and initiatives Background Global Organizations with Arctic component RESEARCHERS Bottom-up programs and initiatives Background International programs International polar organizations Global Organizations with Arctic component RESEARCHERS Bottom-up programs and initiatives Background International programs International Arctic organizations BAD RESEARCHERS GOOD Global Organizations with Arctic component Bottom-up programs and initiatives ? Who is who? • Global organizations with polar component • International Polar organizations (a) Governmental (b) Non-governmental (c) In between • National and bi-lateral polar organizations with international focus • International programs and initiatives The big four + Global level programs Generally co-sponsored or endorsed by several of the agencies mentioned earlier Climate and Cryosphere Earth System Science Partnership www.essp.org Global level programs Generally co-sponsored or endorsed by several of the agencies mentioned earlier Kyoto Next COP?? Climate and Cryosphere Earth System Science Partnership www.essp.org Global level programs Generally co-sponsored or endorsed by several of the agencies mentioned earlier Kyoto Next COP?? Climate and Cryosphere Earth System Science Partnership www.essp.org Global level programs Generally co-sponsored or endorsed by several of the agencies mentioned earlier Kyoto Next COP?? Climate and Cryosphere Earth System Science Partnership www.essp.org Bi-polar world IASC International Arctic Science Committee www.iasc.info Volker Rachold SCAR Scientific Committee Antarctic Mikeon Sparrow Research www.scar.org SCAR/IASC Bipolar Action Group Chair: Heinrich Miller (AWI) Intern. Polar Science Organizations Arctic Bipolar Arctic Council CliC EPB IPA APECS IACS IASC* FARO AMAP IASSA NRF PAG Antarctic Antarctic Treaty SCAR* etc. UArctic Arctic Portal *International Arctic Science Committee UNEP ICSU WMO WWF ACAP COMNAP CCAMLR UNESCO Global *Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Governmental and semigovtl. organizations Arctic Bipolar Arctic Council SDWG ACAP AMAP CAFF EPPR PAME AIA SC ? GCI ICC www.arctic-council.org Antarctic Treaty We‘ll discuss that part another day AAC RAIPON IPS Antarctic Global The Arctic Council The Arctic Council Arctic Council initiatives Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON) SAON iAOOS GEOSS The ultimate acronym www.arcticobserving.org What’s the point? Arctic Bipolar Arctic Council CliC EPB IPA APECS IACS IASC* FARO AMAP IASSA NRF PAG Antarctic Antarctic Treaty SCAR* etc. UArctic Arctic Portal *International Arctic Science Committee UNEP ICSU WMO WWF ACAP COMNAP CCAMLR UNESCO Global *Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research What’s the point? Arctic Bipolar Arctic Council CliC EPB IPA APECS IACS IASC* FARO AMAP IASSA NRF PAG Antarctic Antarctic Treaty SCAR* etc. UArctic Arctic Portal *International Arctic Science Committee UNEP ICSU WMO WWF ACAP COMNAP CCAMLR UNESCO Global *Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research What’s the point? Arctic Bipolar Arctic Council CliC EPB IPA APECS IACS IASC* FARO AMAP IASSA NRF PAG Antarctic Antarctic Treaty SCAR* etc. UArctic Arctic Portal *International Arctic Science Committee UNEP ICSU WMO WWF ACAP COMNAP CCAMLR UNESCO Global *Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research What’s the point? Arctic Bipolar Arctic Council CliC EPB IPA APECS IACS IASC* FARO AMAP IASSA NRF PAG Antarctic Antarctic Treaty SCAR* etc. UArctic Arctic Portal *International Arctic Science Committee UNEP ICSU WMO WWF ACAP COMNAP CCAMLR UNESCO Global *Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research What’s the point? Arctic Bipolar Arctic Council CliC EPB IPA APECS IACS IASC* FARO AMAP IASSA NRF PAG Antarctic Antarctic Treaty SCAR* etc. UArctic Arctic Portal *International Arctic Science Committee UNEP ICSU WMO WWF ACAP COMNAP CCAMLR UNESCO Global *Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research What’s the point? Arctic Bipolar Arctic Council CliC EPB IPA APECS IACS IASC* FARO AMAP IASSA NRF PAG Antarctic Antarctic Treaty SCAR* etc. UArctic Arctic Portal *International Arctic Science Committee UNEP ICSU WMO WWF ACAP COMNAP CCAMLR UNESCO Global *Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Not convinced ? Inuvik Tuk Not convinced ? Inuvik Tuk Inuvialuit HTC IRC Not convinced ? Inuvik Tuk Inuvialuit HTC IRC ICC Canada Not convinced ? Inuvik Tuk Inuvialuit HTC IRC ICC Canada ICC Govt. Of Canada IASSA Not convinced ? Inuvik Tuk Inuvialuit HTC IRC ICC Canada ICC Govt. Of Canada IASSA IPS RAIPON Not convinced ? Inuvik Tuk Inuvialuit HTC IRC Arctic Council ICC Canada ICC Govt. Of Canada IASSA IPS RAIPON Not convinced ? Inuvik Tuk AMAP CAFF EPPR Inuvialuit HTC IRC Arctic Council ICC Canada ICC Govt. Of Canada IASSA IPS RAIPON Not convinced ? Inuvik Tuk AMAP CAFF EPPR Inuvialuit HTC IRC Arctic Council ICC Canada ICC Govt. Of Canada IASSA IPS RAIPON Not convinced ? Inuvik Which one would you remove? Tuk AMAP CAFF EPPR Inuvialuit HTC IRC Arctic Council ICC Canada ICC Govt. Of Canada IASSA IPS RAIPON Getting involved? • First method: read about it • Second method: hang out at receptions • Thid method: Attend international meetings, meet your peers Take home message You don‘t have to understand what all these organizations do, you have to understand how they can impact your research agenda and how you can act upon the agenda to get your research on the agenda Thank you! Acronym Directory: www.apecs.is And thanks to Volker Rachold, Colin Summerhayes, Jenny Baeseman, Luke Skywalker, Ian Solo, Princess Leia and Chewbacca for help in compiling this presentation
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