The IPA is involved in a series of activities and partnerships with international organizations. Click on the name to see more information.
International Association of Cryospheric Sciences
Activities related to glaciers and permafrost hazards in the high mountains (GAPHAZ) are a joint activity with the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) and the International Association of Cryospheric Sciences (IACS).
International Arctic Science Committee
Arctic Coastal Dynamics (ACD) is a joint programme with the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and the IGBP(International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme) – LOICZ (Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone) programme to estimate the organic carbon content and mineral transfer for eroding permafrost onto the Arctic shelves. The IPA is also a contributor to the IASC-sponsored Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON). The IPA signed a joint MoU with SCAR and IASC in March 2009.
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
Arctic Coastal Dynamics (ACD) is a joint programme with the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and the IGBP (International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme) – LOICZ (Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone) programme to estimate the organic carbon content and mineral transfer for eroding permafrost onto the Arctic shelves.
International Geographical Union
Beginning in 1995 the IPA and the International Geographical Union (IGU) developed an Agreement of Cooperation, thus making IPA an affiliate of the IGU. The current IGU collaboration is within its Commission on Cold Regions Environments.
International Union of Geological Sciences
The IPA became an Affiliated Organization of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) in July 1989.
International Union for Quaternary Research
The IPA is collaborating with the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA).
International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS)
The topic of carbon sources and sinks in cold regions soils (cryosols) and permafrost is a joint program with the Global Carbon Project (GPC) and the joint working group on Cryosol of the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS)
World Meteorological Organization
The IPA network Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN‑P) is a contribution to the World Meteorological Organization network for monitoring of the active layer and the Thermal State of Permafrost (TSP).
The IPA has a Memorandum of Understanding with the Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) project of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), itself a WMO entity. The main areas of cooperation are on the roles of permafrost on water and carbon balances, and data assimilation and modelling.