IPY-5 National Committees

IPY-5 National Committees play a central role in connecting national polar research communities with the international planning and coordination of the 5th International Polar Year.

These committees help align national activities in research, data, education, outreach, and engagement with the broader objectives of IPY-5.

Learn more about establishing a National Committee

7

Endorsed National Committees currently listed

2032–33

The main IPY-5 implementation period

Oct 2025

Countries may begin establishing committees from this point onwards

Listed IPY-5 National Committees (update 18 June 2026)

The following National Committees have been listed for IPY-5. This page will continue to grow as more countries establish and endorse their national coordination structures.

IPY-5 National Committee can have up to two representatives in the National Representatives Coordination Committee (NRCC).

🇦🇹 Austria

NRCC Representatives:

Birgit SATTLER
University of Innsbruck, Department of Ecology

Contact point:

🇩🇪 Germany

NRCC Representatives:

Petra QUILLFELDT
University Giessen

Benjamin RABE
Alfred Wegener Institute

Contact point:

Petra Quillfeldt

🇮🇳 India

NRCC Representatives:

Manish TIWARI and Vikram GOEL

Contact point:

🇮🇪 Ireland

NRCC Representatives:

Michaela Louise COOTE and Peter CROOTE
Network of Arctic Researchers Ireland (NARI)

Contact point:

🇮🇹 Italy

NRCC Representatives:

Paola Francesca RIVARO
University of Genoa

Stefania GILARDONI
National Research Council

Contact point:

Paola Francesca Rivaro and Stefania Gilardoni

🇯🇵 Japan

NRCC Representatives:

Dr Satoshi IMURA and Dr Jun INOUE
National Institute of Polar Research

Contact point:

Secretariat of Japan's IPY-5 National Committee

🇳🇴 Norway

Representatives:

Harald STEEN
Norwegian Polar Institute

Jon Børre ØRBÆK
Research Council Norway

Contact point:

IPY Norway, Executive Secretariat of the Norwegian IPY-5 National Committee