IGAC Project

What IGAC Project does

IGAC (International Global Atmospheric Chemistry) Project is an international scientific research coordination initiative founded in 1989 and originally established under the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), now operating as a project under the Future Earth umbrella organization. The project coordinates global atmospheric chemistry research through a structured network of regional working groups (including ANGA, MANGO, AMIGO, Americas, Japan National Committee, China Working Group, and Southern Hemisphere), scientific activities (ACAM, PACES, GEIA, CCMI, TOAR, CATCH, MAP-AQ, DEBITS, SPARTAN), and quadrennial iCACGP-IGAC international conferences. Its core outputs include the IGACnews newsletter, annual reports to funding agencies, journal articles, book publications, and joint reports with bodies such as WMO and iLEAPS.

The project is funded primarily through research grants from three U.S. federal science agencies — NASA, NOAA, and NSF — with the Core Project Office hosted at the University of Colorado Boulder. There is no commercial revenue model; rather, IGAC functions as a non-profit convening and capacity-building body. Its primary "customers" are atmospheric chemistry and climate researchers, government science agencies, and early career scientists, with the latter supported through an Early Career Short Course and a travel grant program targeting researchers from low- and middle-income countries.

Distribution is achieved through the project website (igacproject.org), email and newsletter communications, mailing list subscriptions, working group workshops, and co-sponsored international conferences including the triennial FogDew conference. Geographic reach is global, spanning every continent, and the project maintains ongoing scientific partnerships with Future Earth, iCACGP, WMO, iLEAPS, and IITM Pune, among others.

Name

IGAC Project

Legal name

International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) Project

Website

https://igacproject.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IGAC Project is a non-profit international scientific research coordination initiative, founded in 1989, that advances atmospheric chemistry research through regional working groups, quadrennial international conferences, training programs, and publications, funded primarily by NASA, NOAA, and NSF.

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Product category

Atmospheric Chemistry Research Coordination

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

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PRIMARYBPADAAAK

International Science, Technology & Space Cooperation Organizations

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Multilateral & Intergovernmental Organizations

SECONDARYBPADANAI

Environmental, Climate & Sustainability Standards & Reporting Cooperation

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Standards, Policy & Regulatory Cooperation

SECONDARYEDAIABAC

Research Collaboration & Joint Labs (International Partnerships)

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/University/College Exchange Programs & Partnerships

SECONDARYEDAIAIAF

Research & Lab-Based Short-Term Programs (Undergraduate/Graduate)

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/International Summer/Winter Schools & Short-Term Academic Programs

SECONDARYEDAGAGAG

Scientific & Laboratory Reference (Chemistry, Biology, Physics; Methods & Protocols)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Professional & Technical Reference Publishing

Keywords

• Atmospheric chemistry research
• Scientific research coordination
• Climate science collaboration
• Air quality research
• Environmental science networks

Headquarters

HQ city

Colorado Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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Revenue model

1. Research Grants and Core Project Funding: IGAC receives funding through project grants from major government science agencies including NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), and NSF (National Science Foundation). The project is also associated with Future Earth and operates under the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) framework.

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Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IGAC coordinates international atmospheric chemistry research through a global network of scientific working groups, quadrennial conferences (iCACGP-IGAC), training programs for early career scientists, publications (IGACnews newsletter, journal articles, annual reports), and travel grants supporting researchers from low- and middle-income countries. The project serves as a centralized coordination mechanism for the worldwide atmospheric chemistry community under the Future Earth umbrella.

Product overview

IGAC (International Global Atmospheric Chemistry) Project is a scientific research coordination organization, not a product company. It operates as a unified scientific project that coordinates international atmospheric chemistry research through activities including Working Groups (collaborative research initiatives), Conferences (major scientific meetings like iCACGP-IGAC and FogDew), Early Career Short Courses (training programs for emerging scientists), Travel Grants (financial support for researcher participation), and Publications (newsletters, journals, and reports). These components work together to advance atmospheric chemistry research, foster international scientific collaboration, build research capacity, and engage society on climate and air quality issues.

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Products and services

• IGAC Core Activities
• iCACGP-IGAC International Conferences
• FogDew International Conference Series
• IGAC Working Groups
• IGAC Early Career Short Course
• IGAC Travel Grants
• IGAC Publications

Quantifiable outcome

• IGAC publishes comprehensive annual reports documenting research progress, maintains multiple active working groups and scientific activities, and organizes major international conferences with thousands of participants

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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Future EarthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIGAC is a project under the Future Earth umbrella organization, which provides the overarching international research framework for global environmental sustainability science. Future Earth supports IGAC's mission to advance atmospheric chemistry research within the context of global environmental change.
• iCACGP (International Commission on Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution)coreStrategic or Co-development PartneriCACGP co-organizes the quadrennial iCACGP-IGAC International Conferences on Atmospheric Chemistry, combining the expertise of both organizations in tropospheric and stratospheric chemistry research. The joint conferences represent the premier global gathering for atmospheric chemists.
• University of Colorado BouldercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe IGAC Core Project Office is hosted at the University of Colorado Boulder. The university provides institutional support and infrastructure for the project's central operations.
• Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIITM Pune, India serves as the host institution for the 10th International Conference on Fog, Fog Collection and Dew (FogDew 2026), demonstrating IGAC's collaboration with national research institutions for conference hosting.
• WMO (World Meteorological Organization)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIGAC collaborates with WMO on joint publications such as the WMO/IGAC Impacts of Megacities on Air Pollution and Climate report (2012) and joint workshops including the 1st IGAC/iLEAPS/WMO Workshop on Biomass Burning (2012).
• iLEAPS (International Land Ecosystem Processes Study)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIGAC and iLEAPS jointly organized the Interdisciplinary Biomass Burning Initiative (IBBI) and co-hosted the 1st IGAC/iLEAPS/WMO Workshop on Biomass Burning in Geneva, 2012, demonstrating cross-program collaboration on land-atmosphere interactions.

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Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change): The IPCC is a larger, intergovernmental science assessment body spanning the full climate system; atmospheric chemistry findings coordinated through IGAC feed into IPCC assessment cycles, placing it upstream in the same evidence chain.
• IIASA (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis): IIASA is an established international scientific research institute conducting interdisciplinary systems analysis on global environmental and sustainability issues, comparable in its international coordination function but with a broader applied policy mandate.

Direct peers

• START (global change SysTem for Analysis, Research and Training): START operates a global network for research, assessment, and capacity building on global environmental change — directly comparable to IGAC's LMIC capacity-building mission via travel grants and early career support.
• iLEAPS (International Land Ecosystem Processes Study): iLEAPS is a sibling Future Earth core project coordinating international research on land-atmosphere interactions, jointly running initiatives such as the Interdisciplinary Biomass Burning Initiative with IGAC.
• iCACGP (International Commission on Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution): iCACGP is IGAC's closest peer — a sister international scientific body co-organizing the quadrennial iCACGP-IGAC conferences and addressing overlapping tropospheric and stratospheric chemistry research.
• WCRP (World Climate Research Programme): WCRP is a comparable international scientific coordination programme jointly sponsored by WMO, IOC, and ICSU, addressing global climate system research and overlapping IGAC's Earth-system science remit.

Others

• ISC (International Science Council): ISC is the umbrella international scientific body coordinating across disciplines including atmospheric and Earth system science, providing the higher-level governance layer within which IGAC and Future Earth operate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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