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About IARPC
The In teragency Arctic Research P o licy
C om m ittee (IARPC),which consists of p rinc ip a ls
from 14 agenc ies ,departm ents , and o ffices
across the F ede ra l gove rn m en t, is cha rged
with enhancing both the scientific m onito ring o f
and resea rc h on loca l, reg iona l,and g lobal
env ironm en ta l issues in the Arctic. M eeting the
Nation's econom ic ,sc ien tific , and env ironm en ta l
needs,IARPC envisions a p rospe rous ,sus ta inab le ,
and healthy Arctic unders tood through research
coord ina ted among Fede ra l agencies and
domestic and in te rna tiona l co llabora to rs .
Background on IARPC The Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984
(ARPA),Public Law 98 -37 3 , Ju ly 31, 1984 ,a s
am ended by Public Law 101-609, N ovem ber
16, 1990 ,p rov ides for a comprehensive na tiona l
policy dea lin g with nationa l research needs and
objectives in the Arctic. The ARPA es ta b lis hes
an Arctic Research Commission (ARC) and an
In te ragency Arctic Research Policy C o m m itte e
(IARPC) to help im p lem ent the Act. IARPC w as
fo rm a lly c rea te d by Executive O rder 12501. Its
activities have been coord in a ted by the N a tiona l
Science Foundation (NSF),with the Director of the
NSF as chair. On July 22, 201 0 , P res ident O ba m a
issued a M em orandu m for the Director of the
O ffice of Science and Technology Policy m ak ing
the N a tiona l Science and Technology C ou nc il
respons ib le for the IARPC with the Director of the
NSF rem a in ing as Chair of the com m ittee .
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INTERAGENCY ARCTIC RESEARCH POLICY COMMITTEE
Brendan P. KellyAssistant Director for Polar Sciences
Office of Science and Technology Policybkelly@ostp.eop.gov
www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/2013_arctic_research_plan.pdf
Premise:
Rapid changes in climate are altering ice and snow cover
Consequences for: Arctic ecosystems, Indigenous societies, and
Global climate.
Sea ice and marine ecosystem
Land ice & terrestrial ecosystem
Atmospheric processes
Arctic Observation Network
Regional Modeling
Community sustainability
Human health and well-being
Workshop to Develop A Conceptual Model of the Arctic Marine Ecosystem
• 20 synthetic thinkers • Conceptual model of
current ecosystem • Hypotheses about likely
change• Inform coordinated and
joint solicitations: NSF, NPRB, ONR, NASA, NOAA, BOEM, industry
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