1. International Permafrost Association www.permafrost.org IPA activities 2014 Hans-Wolfgang Hubberten Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research International Permafrost Association Hans-Wolfgang Hubberten Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research International Permafrost Association Photo: Torre Jorgenson

2. International Permafrost Association www.permafrost.org Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost 850 boreholes 350 drilled during the IPY > 150 active layer sites

3. International Permafrost Association www.permafrost.org Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost  Strategy and Implementation Plan endorsed by GCOS in 2013  Kick-Off workshop at WMO in May 2013  Data Management System funded by PAGE 21 and to be launched for EUCOP 4

4. International Permafrost Association www.permafrost.org GTN-P Data Management System B. Biskaborn, J.P. Lanckman, H. Lantuit

5. International Permafrost Association www.permafrost.org ICARP III Permafrost  Visioning exercise for the permafrost community – Core group: H. Lantuit (GER), M. Allard (CAN), M. Johansson (SWE), G. Kraev (RUS), M. Krautblatter (GER), G. Krinner (FRA), E. Schuur (USA)  Coordinated by IPA & CliC  White paper to be released in 2015 for ICARP III conference

6. International Permafrost Association www.permafrost.org IPA Action groups  New northern circumpolar soil carbon database (NCSCD): G. Hugelius. Publication in ESSD with new numbers on the soil organic carbon pool  New LGM map of permafrost: J. Vandenberghe. To come in 2014  New subsea permafrost map: P. Overduin. First workshop to be held at EUCOP4 in Evora, Portugal

7. International Permafrost Association www.permafrost.org New permafrost map  Group chaired by S. Gruber (CAN) tasked with setting the framework for the creation of a new permafrost map.  First meeting to be held in 2014.  New map to be released after 2016.

8. International Permafrost Association www.permafrost.org Education & Outreach Standing Committee  Chaired by K. Yoshikawa (USA)  Frost tubes installed in schools throughout the Arctic to monitor permafrost  Partnership with University of the Arctic on operating a database on permafrost courses  Early career researcher workshop (ca. 100 participants) in Evora in partnership with PYRN, APECS, PAGE21, ADAPT, CliC and the Bolin Centre.

9. International Permafrost Association www.permafrost.org Other activities  ICARP III workshop on Permafrost and land use (O. Habeck) at the ASSW in April 2014  UNEP report published in late 2012 – Recommendation: „Create National Permafrost Monitoring Networks”  ICOP Conference in Potsdam, 20-24 June 2016

10. International Permafrost Association www.permafrost.org Thank you www.permafrost.org