Antarctica's Scientific Community

By: Alison Cole
Submitted: 2007-01-17 16:42:22
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Antarctica can be considered as a research haven because of the fact that the people who "inhabit" the area mainly do scientific research. In addition to this, the interest that has been generated in the scientific community with regard to the discovery of the holes in the ozone layer resulting from global warming has made Antarctica one of the research "hotspots" in the world. As a result, various research teams have set up operations in Antarctica. The good news is that the Antarctica Treaty, which was signed in 1959 by different countries, has set the guidelines on how research is to be done in Antarctica. However, in support of the treaty, various scientific organizations have been set up to coordinate the research that is done in Antarctica. One of the more notable organizations is the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR).

What does SCAR do?

The main task of SCAR is to initiate, develop, and coordinate the different types of scientific research that is undertaken by different groups in Antarctica. In addition to this, the organization is also responsible for supporting researches that determine the role of Antarctica with regard to global issues like climate change. Usually, SCAR is the organization that gives advice to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings, which is done regularly to monitor how the treaty is being observed by the signatories. Apart from advice on how the treaty is being observed, SCAR also provides advice to other organizations with regard to conservation issues based on the research that has been undertaken in the region.

How do they do it?

To be able to handle the big responsibility of coordinating the massive research that is done in Antarctica, the organization has been structured in a way to facilitate efficient and effective coordination among researchers. This is because the organization has been divided into different research groups, data management groups, and standing committees, making coordination among the different fields of research easier to do. Some of these groups include the Standing Scientific Group on Geo Sciences and the Joint Committee on Arctic Data Management.

Given the huge amount of research that is done in Antarctica in scientific fields, organizations have been set up to coordinate research in support of the Antarctica Treaty. One of the more notable groups that have been charged with the task of coordinating research is the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), which has made headway not only in coordinating the studies done in Antarctica, but also in providing very important information to other international organizations as well.

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