Snow, Water, Ice, Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA)

This page contains information products and materials presenting the results of the Snow, Water, Ice and Permaforst in the Arctic (SWIPA) assessment coordinated by AMAP and produced in collaboration with IASC, WMO/Clic and IASSA

The results of the SWIPA assessment are presented in four printed reports, targetting different audiences. The SWIPA science report (Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic: Climate Change and the Cryosphere) presents the detailed technical background that is the basis for the other reports. The SWIPA Overview report (Arctic Climate Issues 2011) provides a ca. 100-page summary in an easily readable format. The overview report includes the SWIPA Executive Summary (a presentation of the SWIPA key findings with recommendations for policy-makers) that is also published as a separate document.  Finally, a shorter simpler summary of SWIPA for the public and educational audiences is contained in the 17-page Climate Change in the Arctic: A Hot Topic report; this report is also being translated into other languages.