ACTIVITIES OF THE POLAR RESEARCH BOARD

极地地区正在发生巨大的环境变化，并在环境保护和可持续性、自然资源管理、北极社区的健康和福祉、国家安全和经济增长方面对美国产生了深远的影响。因此，越来越需要确保有强大的国家能力来观察和了解这种变化及其影响，并能够将新的科学见解转化为广泛的利益攸关方可理解、可操作的信息。极地研究委员会（PRB）成立于1958年，是美国国家科学院、工程院和医学院的中心，就北极、南极和寒冷地区的相关问题向国家提供科学建议。在接下来的三年里，科学调查局将在其与联邦机构和研究界密切合作的悠久历史的基础上，帮助国家了解和应对北极和南极不断变化的条件。极地科学研究局为主要学者、联邦机构和其他利益相关者提供了一个论坛，探讨极地科学的需求、挑战、新出现的问题和机遇，包括围绕复杂和有争议的问题。主要活动包括一年两次的董事会会议，发展和监督特别研究和研讨会，这些研究和研讨会经常与其他国家科学院的董事会合作举行，这些董事会带来了互补的专业知识。PRB还以美国国家委员会南极研究科学委员会和国际北极科学委员会的身份与国际社会进行接触。未来三年，该委员会将启动一系列“融合对话”，旨在培养关系，并在与极地地区有关的广泛主题上以新的方式将研究人员和决策者联系起来，以加强PRB为国家提供的指导。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Dramatic environmental changes are taking place in the polar regions and have profound implications for the United States in terms of environmental protection and sustainability, natural resource stewardship, the health and well-being of communities in the Arctic, national security, and economic growth. As a result, there is a growing need to assure strong national capabilities to observe and understand such changes and their impacts, and to be able to translate new scientific insights into understandable, actionable information for a wide range of stakeholders. Founded in 1958, the Polar Research Board (PRB) is the focal point within the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for providing scientific advice to the nation on issues related to the Arctic, Antarctic, and cold regions in general. In the next three years, the PRB will build on its long history of working closely with federal agencies and the research community, to help the nation understand and respond to the changing conditions in the Arctic and the Antarctic. The PRB provides a forum for leading scholars, federal agencies, and other stakeholders to explore needs, challenges, emerging issues, and opportunities for polar science, including around complex and controversial issues. Primary activities include biannual board meetings, development and oversight of ad hoc studies and workshops, often held in collaborating with other National Academies’ boards that bring complementary expertise. The PRB is also engaged with the international community by acting as the U.S. National Committee for the Science Committee on Antarctic Research and the International Arctic Science Committee. In the next three years, the board will initiate a series of “convergence dialogues” aimed at cultivating relationships and connecting researchers and policy makers in new ways across a broad range of topics relevant to the polar regions, to enhance the guidance the PRB can provide to the nation.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.