A healthy ocean, a protected climate
According to a study carried out by researchers at the LSCE (CEA-CNRS-UVSQ), by the end of the twenty-first century, seasonal changes in ocean acidification (pH) will be amplified, possibly even doubling. The seasonality of pH levels, which, until now, was thought to be favorable to marine organisms’ ability to adapt to global warming, may in…
The oceans play a major role in climate regulation, especially because they are able to exchange carbon dioxide (CO2) with the atmosphere. Biological processes are helpful for picking up CO2 in the surface waters. Indeed, thank to photosynthesis microalgae elaborate organic carbon by picking up CO2 in the surface waters. Because organic matter is denser…
On 12 December 2017, two years to the day since the historic Paris Agreement, Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group and Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, will gather international leaders and committed citizens, in Paris. The objective is to exchange on how public and…
The 4th International Symposium on the Effects of Climate Change on the World’s Oceans (ECCWO) under PICES, ICES-CIEM, FAO & IOC UNESCO will take place in Washington June 4-8, 2018. The Deep -Ocean Stewardship Inititiative (DOSI) and the Deep-Ocean Observing strategy (DOOS), member initiative of the Ocean and Climate Initiatives Alliance (OCIA), will lead during…
10 January 2018, 1.30 to 3.30 pm European Parliament, Brussels The Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas Intergroup of the European Parliament, in collaboration with the Ocean and Climate Platform, are organising a conference on “Which next steps for OurOcean?” to present the results of the Our Ocean Conference 2017 while reflecting upon the potential…
Fiji calls for international ocean action: the Ocean Pathway Partnership It is a powerful symbol: Peter Thomson, UN Special Envoy for Ocean, introduces the launch of the Ocean Pathway Partnership and calls governments around the world for a common action on the protection of oceans. The ocean is a source of adaptation and mitigation solutions:…