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