IASC is an:
- international associate of the International Council for Science (ICSU) http://www.icsu.org
- observer to the Arctic Council (AC) http://www.arctic-council.org and maintains close cooperation with AC´s Working Groups and Permanent Participants, in particular
- Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) http://www.amap.no
- Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) http://www.caff.is
- Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) http://portal.sdwg.org
- Indigenous Peoples Secretariat (IPS) http://www.arcticpeoples.org
- ex-Officio Member of the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007/2008 ICSU/WMO Joint Committee (IPY JC) http://www.ipy.org
IASC cooperates with various International Polar Organizations including:
- Arctic Ocean Sciences Board (AOSB) http://www.aosb.org
- Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) http://www.clic.npolar.no
- European Polar Board (EPB) http://www.esf.org/research-areas/european-polar-board-epb.html
- International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA) http://www.iassa.gl
- International Permafrost Association (IPA) http://www.geo.uio.no/ipa
- Forum of Arctic Research Operators (FARO) http://www.faro-arctic.org/
- Northern Research Forum (NRF) http://www.nrf.is
- Ny-Ålesund Science Managers Committee (NySMAC) http://www.npolar.no/nysmac
- Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) http://www.scar.org
- University of the Arctic (UArctic) http://www.uarctic.org
and International Global Organizations such as:
- International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP) http://www.igbp.kva.se
- International Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Programme (IHDP) http://www.ihdp.org
- World Climate Research Program (WCRP) http://wcrp.wmo.int
