Sponsoring Organizations

IHDP	International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change
NSF	National Science Foundation (USA)
UCSB	University of California, Santa Barbara

Other Global Change Research Programs

DIVERSITAS	International Biodiversity Programme
IGBP	International Geosphere Bioshpere Programme
WCRP	World Climate Research Program

Other IHDP Core Projects

GECHS	Global Environmental Change and Human Security
IT	Industrial Transformation
LOICZ	Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (scientifically co-sponsored with IGBP)
LUCC	Land-Use and Land-Change Change (co-sponsored by IGBP)
Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (in planning phase)
GLP	Global Land Project (in planning phase, co-sponsored by IGBP)

Joint Science Projects under the ESSP (Earth Systems Science Partnership)

GCP	Global Carbon Project (Joint Project of IHDP, IGBP and WCRP)
GECAFS	Global Environmental Change and Food Systems (Joint Project of IHDP, IGBP and WCRP)
GWSP	Global Water Systems Project (Joint Project of IHDP, IGBP, WCRP and DIVERSITAS)

Other Related Organizations and Networks

APN	Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research
CROP	Comparative Research Programme on Poverty
FAO	Food and Agricultural Organization
FIELD	Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development
GEF	Global Environment Facility
GLOGOV	Global Governance Project
GCTE	Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems projects
IAI	Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
ISA	International Studies Association
IASCP	International Association for the Study of Common Property
IASC	International Arctic Science Committee
IIASA	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
IPCC	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
ISCU	International Council of Scientific Unions
ISSC	International Social Science Council
IUCN	World Conservation Union
PIK	Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
SARCS	Southeast Asia Regional Committee for START
START	SysTem for Analysis, Research and Training
UNDP	United Nations Development Programme
UNEP	United Nations Environment Programme
UNFCCC	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNU	United Nations University