One of the world鈥檚 most prominent campaigners on global warming, Prince Albert II of Monaco, visited the Scott Polar Research Institute this week to find out how research there is contributing to the fight against climate change.
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探花直播Prince (pictured, right, with Institute Director Professor Julian Dowdeswell) made a three hour visit to the 探花直播 of Cambridge on Thursday, during which he听also met some of the Institute鈥檚 research students and post-doctoral scientists at Jesus College, where he gave a talk about his recent trip to the Antarctic.

He then travelled to the Institute itself, where he was shown around its museum and its polar library, which boasts one of the most comprehensive collections of scholarly books and journals on polar research, as well as exceptional archive collections.

Prince Albert II of Monaco is a prominent figure in environmental campaigning and has taken a keen interest in Polar conservation in particular.

In 2006 he established the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation 鈥 a charitable organisation dedicated to protecting the environment and promoting sustainable development 鈥 following a visit to the Arctic in which he was able to see first-hand the alarming effects of global warming on the thinning sea ice.

As well as a public awareness mission, his visit to Antarctica earlier this year sought to promote scientific work in the region and to bring to attention the Madrid Protocol, which stresses the status of the Antarctic as a natural reserve devoted to peace and science.

探花直播Scott Polar Research Institute is a major centre for science and social-science research into both polar regions. Researchers investigate a range of issues in both the environmental sciences and social sciences relevant to Antarctica and the Arctic.

Alongside other research topics, staff at the Institute study glacial changes and the polar marine environments in an effort to understand the processes of and predict future climate change. Researchers also examine and inform debate regarding policy-making in the Polar regions.

Professor Julian Dowdeswell, the Institute鈥檚 Director, said: 鈥淲e were delighted to have the chance to show Prince Albert II our polar heritage collections, and also to explain the research we are undertaking on the changes in glaciers and ice sheets that are contributing to global sea level rise. As a Head of State, Prince Albert can be influential in communicating the wider significance of the polar regions in a warming world鈥.
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