Further our understanding of how climate change is affecting the health of the ocean as a result of acidification and warming seas
Background
Effective measures for adaptation and mitigation to climate change risks are needed to be developed by research.
Next steps
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Related UKRI funded projects
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Maximising science-to-policy outcomes from NERC funded ocean acidification research
Ocean acidification (OA) is a relatively newly described process that refers to major changes to the ocean's chemistry, mainly caused by ocean uptake of human produced emissions of CO2 to the atmospheric. OA poses substa...
Funded by: NERC
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to communicate the latest research on ocean acidification and its effects on marine ecosystems and societies to policy makers and stakeholders.
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Regional Ecosystem & Biogeochemical Impacts of Ocean Acidification - a modelling study.
Climate change is one of the main governmental and societal concerns of the current era. The cause, the emissions of huge quantities of carbon dioxide (CO2) by human activities during the industrial era, is accepted by t...
Funded by: NERC
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to develop mathematical models to predict the impact of climate change and ocean acidification on marine systems, providing predictions and estimates of certainty that can inform mitigation and adaptation strategies.
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FOCUS: Future states Of the global Coastal ocean: Understanding for Solutions
2021-2030 is the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development aiming at "The science we need for the ocean we want" through "Transformative ocean science solutions for sustainable development, co...
Funded by: NERC
Why might this be relevant?
The project directly addresses the impacts of climate change on the ocean, including acidification and warming, and aims to develop solutions for sustainable development.