ICCIAnnualReport2021 Inaccordancewithitsbylaws,ICCIinthefieldofthecryosphereandclimatechangehas asitspurposetheconductofworkandprojects,contingentongrantsfrom,orcontracts withmultilateralorganizations(UNEP,NordicCouncil),governments,orotherpublicor

Nevertheless, despite the new "virtual" reality, ICCI was able to carry out many significant efforts in the climate and cryosphere sphere, as well as coordinating the Cryosphere Pavilion at COP26, while also contributing strongly to the negotiations of the so-called "Glasgow Climate Pact." Most of ICCI’s work, except at COP26 in Glasgow, had to be carried out virtually. [...] The Coalition was founded together with several other organizations, including the American Geophysical Union (AGU), the European Geophysical Union (EGU), the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the University of Bristol and Imperial College London. [...] The Pavilion hosted more than 70 different side events within the different cryosphere topic areas, with the support of the Nordic Council of Ministers, Switzerland, Scotland, the Bolin Centre/Stockholm University, and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), among others. [...] ICCI with the "High Urgency" group was very active at the COP26 negotiations in advocating a stronger role for the cryosphere, including in the Glasgow Pact. [...] Of note for the sister organization ICCI-Europe, the project Capacity for the Cryosphere, a "capacity building" project supported by the Swedish Postal Code Foundation originally set to end in June 2021, was extended until June 2022 due to the Covid-19 crisis.