Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/247225 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
Discussion Paper No. 251
Publisher: 
Institute for Applied Economic Research (ipea), Brasília
Abstract: 
As the most inhospitable continent on Earth, Antarctica has more than 90% of its territory covered with ice and contains around 70% of all potable water in the world. Its proximity to South America is especially relevant to Brazil, which includes it in the country's strategic surrounding area. Furthermore, Antarctica is administered through an international regime based on a system of conventions and documents, which defined research activities as its fundamental purpose. The objective of this paper is to present the aspects of the Brazilian Antarctic Program (PROANTAR, in Portuguese), the main instrument of the national Antarctic policy, and the Brazil's continued presence in the continent. In addition, this work aims to depict the importance of Antarctic activities to Brazil, considering not only strategic concerns, but also their relevance to national scientific research. Finally, it investigates PROANTAR's budgetary elements, pointing out its current perspectives, and examines which directions public policies should take to contribute to the program's continuity and strengthening.
Subjects: 
Antarctica
Brazilian Antarctic Program
research and development (R&D)
strategic surrounding area
geopolitics
maritime power
JEL: 
F50
F53
Q50
Q55
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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