1. The International Polar Foundation : www.polarfoundation.org The International Polar Foundation Bridging the science-society divide Boulder, Colorado, 21 July 2005

2. The International Polar Foundation : www.polarfoundation.org IPF Objectives To raise public awareness with regard to: The importance of Polar Research efforts and his contribution to understanding Climate Change. The role of the Polar Regions in the dynamics of the World climate system The vulnerability of the Polar Regions to climate change and pollution. The role of scientific education in environmentally responsible development. Inform, Educate, Demonstrate, Cooperate

3. The International Polar Foundation : www.polarfoundation.org IPF Approach Raise the scientific capital of society by improving access to scientific education and information Develop training and educational skills to help us adapt to the needs of the new energy economy Promote investment in research Develop networks for cooperation with like minded organisations Demonstrate new technologies Communicate on sustainable development issues Inform, Educate, Demonstrate, Cooperate

4. The International Polar Foundation : www.polarfoundation.org The Polar Regions Early warning systems Amplifiers of warming trends Custodians of past climate record and deep time Habitat for threatened fauna and flora Home to Arctic indigenous peoples Menace to low-lying regions Beacons of wilderness, purity and preservation values Communicating, monitoring, modelling

5. The International Polar Foundation : www.polarfoundation.org The Polaris Centre, Brussels Polaris C.C.O: Climate Change Observatory Domus in Terra: International Centre for Sustainable Development Brussels Museum of Polar History and exploration Sustainable renovation of a heritage site

6. The International Polar Foundation : www.polarfoundation.org The Domus in Terra Earth Port Eco Hub: bringing together actors active in addressing Sustainable Development issues Exhibition Centre for new technologies: Energy, production and efficiency eco-construction Manufacturing Agriculture… International Centre for Sustainable Development

7. The International Polar Foundation : www.polarfoundation.org Museum of Polar History & Exploration Mans relationship with the Polar regions Early exploration and whaling Historical scientific expeditions to the Polar Regions, e.g. the Belgica, Antarctica, 1897, the Fram, Arctic Ocean, 1893 etc. Collections e.g. Jean Malaurie, de Gerlache The history of exploration and science in the Polar Regions

8. The International Polar Foundation : www.polarfoundation.org The Polaris C.C.O., Toronto A revolutionary new approach to green buildings. Climate Change and Polar Research exhibitions In partnership with the Canadian Scientific Community and the University of Toronto

9. The International Polar Foundation : www.polarfoundation.org The Polaris C.C.O., Japan The next generation : Sustainable architecture & hybrid technologies for energy and natural lighting

10. The International Polar Foundation : www.polarfoundation.org The Belgian Antarctic Base Clean Design - energy efficiency, zero waste target, new materials, interdisciplinary cooperation for innovation

11. The International Polar Foundation : www.polarfoundation.org Earth Observation Network for Schools Simple to construct and operate Allows participants to learn: key scientific concepts related to materials and electronics how to manage and use observation data related to Climate Change The role of mathematical modelling in climate change forecasting Development of a low cost environmental observation kit for schools

12. The International Polar Foundation : www.polarfoundation.org The Arctic Drift - Arktica Observatory A re-enactment of Fridtjof Nansen’s 1893 Arctic Drift aboard the Fram The ship will remain in the Arctic for 2 years acting as: a drifting scientific base for IPY observation activities an educational platform for schools A demonstration project on sustainable energy IPY 2007-2008 Arctic Observation and Monitoring

13. The International Polar Foundation : www.polarfoundation.org IPY 2007-2008 Project Participation IPY CARE - ASR IPY MERGE IPY iAOOS IPY DAMOCLES IPY Be-Poles. 6CI –Sixth Continent Initiative Polar Festival in Brussels, coordinated with partners Worldwide Partnership with the Cousteau Foundation Partnership with UNEP and GRID Arendal

14. The International Polar Foundation : www.polarfoundation.org IPF Founders Alain Hubert, explorer Hugo Decleir, glaciologist André Berger, climatologist

15. The International Polar Foundation : www.polarfoundation.org IPF Honorary President & Members Honorary President: His Royal Highness Prince Philippe of Belgium Honorary Members: Prof. Jörn Thiede (Director of AWI), Germany Prof. Chris Rapley (Director of BAS), UK Prof. Paul Crutzen (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1995), Germany Dr. Okitsugu Watanabe (Former Director NIPR), Japan Dr. Susan Solomon (NOAA, Blue Planet Prize 2004), USA Prof. Lawrence Mysak (Mc Gill University), Canada Prof. Bert Bolin (IPCC Chairman 1988-1997), Sweden Dr. Svein Sveitdal (Director UNEP, GRID-Arendal), Norway Dr. Claude Lorius (LGGE, Gold Medal CNRS 2002), France Prof. Olav Orheim (Director Norvegian Polar Institute), Norway

16. The International Polar Foundation : www.polarfoundation.org Websites IPF website: www.polarfoundation.org Scientific website : www.sciencespoles.org Educational website : www.educapoles.org Adventure website: www.antarctica.org