Dutch representatives Polar organisations

An overview of Dutch contactpersons in (inter)national polar gremia.

International Arctic Science Committe (IASC): Daan Blok (NWO)

IASC working Groups:

• Atmoshpere: Laurens Ganzeveld (WUR)

• Cryosphere – Richard Bintanja (KNMI/RUG)

• Marine: Martine van den Heuvel-Greve (WUR)
• Social and Human: Annette Scheepstra (Arctic Centre - RUG)
• Terrestrial: Rien Aerts (VU)

Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR): Daan Blok (NWO)

Working groups SCAR:

• Life Science Group: Jacueline Stefels (RUG)
• Physical Science: Willem Jan van den berg (UU)
• Humanities and Social Sciences: Machiel Lamers (WUR)

Council of Managers of National Antarctic Program (COMNAP): Daan Blok (NWO)

Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings (ATCM) Kees Bastmeijer (RUG)

Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR): Martijn Peijs (MinLNV; hoofd delegatie) and Erik Molenaar (NILOS)

Arctic Council working groups:

• Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP): Frits Steenhuisen (Arctic Centre)
• Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF): Maarten Loonen (Arctic Centre)
• Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG): Sean Desjardins and Annette Scheepstra (Arctic Centre)
• Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME): Wouter Jan Strietman (WUR)

EU-PolarNet: Annette Scheepstra (Arctic Centre)

EU Polar Cluster: Annette Scheepstra (Arctic Centre)

European Polar Board (EPB): Daan Blok (NWO)

Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS): Maarten Loonen (Arctic Centre)

Arctic European Climate Research Aliance: Richard Bintanja (KNMI/RUG)

International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic (INTERACT): Maarten Loonen (Arctic Centre)

Arctic werkgroep WGICA from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES): Martine van den Heuvel-Greve

Dutch national committee of the Association of Polar Early Career scientists (APECS): Yousra Makanse, Erika Varik, Youri Renkema, Mareike Bach, Giulia Gai, Sterre Koops, Annemijn Sandig

Ny-Ålesund Science Managers Committee (NySMAC): Maarten Loonen (Arctic Centre)

Dutch polar policy, Ministery of Foreign Affairs Netherlands: Vincent van Zeijst and Ids van der Iets