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

4

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

  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.

                                                                                                           

       

          🇮🇪 Ireland        

     
       

Representatives:

       

          Michaela Louise Coote and Peter Croote
          Network of Arctic Researchers Ireland (NARI)        

     
       

Contact point:

       

Michaela Coote

     
       

          🇮🇹 Italy        

     
       

Representatives:

       

          Paola Francesca Rivaro
          University of Genoa

          Stefania Gilardoni
          National Research Council        

     
       

Contact point:

       

Paola Francesca Rivaro and Stefania Gilardoni

     
       

          🇯🇵 Japan        

     
       

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