A healthy ocean, a protected climate
In 2017, during its 72nd Session, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030), starting January 1st 2021. This decision confirms the growing interest of the international community in the ocean and the recognition of its major role in climate regulation, and calls for support…
The ocean regulates global climate by its continual exchanges with the atmosphere, whether they happen through radiative, mechanical and gaseous processes. It absorbs, stocks and transfers the sun’s heat in its movements, influencing atmospheric temperatures and circulation. Its capacity to store heat is way more efficient than the continents’ or the atmosphere’s but we still…
The new report, “Ocean For Climate: Ocean-Related Measures in Climate Strategies (Nationally Determined Contributions, National Adaptation Plans, Adaptation Communications, and National Policy Frameworks)”, produced by the Because The Ocean initiative is now available ! It provides a suite of options for positive action which governments can take to increase the resilience of the ocean. Stemming…
“The ocean will either be the driver of climate change, or the pillar of our resilience.” . On 25 September, in Monaco, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has launched its Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate. This unprecedented event in IPCC’s history finally marks the recognition of the…
On September 25, in Monaco, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), launched its Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a changing climate. This unprecedented event in IPCC’s history finally marks the recognition of the ocean as a major challenge of climate change, and the Ocean and Climate Platform is thrilled with this…
In the context of the third International Year of the Reef (IYOR 2018), the Ocean and Climate Platform and its partners – French Foundation for Research on Biodiversity (FRB), Oceanographic Institute – Prince Albert I of Monaco Foundation, Centre for Island Research and Environmental Observatory (CNRS-CRIOBE) and French Initiative for Coral Reefs (IFRECOR) – organized…