Organised by: One Ocean Hub, The Ocean Foundation & the International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification. This event is part of the Climate Law and Governance day of events.
The event will bring marine and climate experts, together to discuss the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on the marine environment and ecosystem services, potential mitigation and adaptation measures. The aim of the event is to identify synergies between the law of the sea and the climate change regimes that could maximise the effectiveness of potential responses to ongoing and significant changes in the marine ecosystems (and their services to humans) from the local to the global levels as a result from climate change.
Ocean warming and acidification has been already affecting marine productivity (including fisheries), carbon sink processes, distribution of species, and ocean currents patterns. Some of these changes (or the combination of those) could lead to irreversible tipping points in marine systems and the planet more broadly. Hence, the need for a more integrated approach in interpreting and negotiating decisions under relevant global frameworks regarding oceans, climate and biodiversity.
Chairs: Mr Mark J. Spalding (President, The Ocean Foundation) & Dr Francesco Sindico (Reader in International Environmental Law, Strathclyde Univ Law School)
Speakers & Discussants: Dr Daniela Diz (Heriot Watt Univ); Prof Murray Roberts (Edinburgh UVic); Adv Kate McKenzie (Strathclyde Univ); Adv Mitchell Lennan (Strathclyde Univ); Dr Kirsty McQuaid (Plymouth Univ); TBC (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile); Ms Alexis Valauri-Orton (Ocean Foundation); Dr Libby Jewett (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration); Dr Renée Martin-Nagle (Treasurer, International Water Resources Association IWRA, President & CEO, A Ripple Effect).
One Ocean Hub, YouTube, 22 November 2021. Text and video.
