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Application open: OA-ICC Basic Training Course on Ocean Acidification in Kingston, Jamaica

Published 19 December 2025 Courses and training , Science Closed

Dates: 16-20 March 2026

Location: Kingston, Jamaica

Deadline for receipt of application from the nominating national authority: 30 January 2026

The IAEA Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC) is holding a regional Basic Training Course on Ocean Acidification in Kingston, Jamaica from 16-20 March 2026.

Applications are open to anyone from Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.

In order to apply, applicants will need to submit their application through their national authority to the IAEA – in most cases, this will be your country’s permanent mission to the IAEA.

This course was previously scheduled for 2025. Please note that if you previously applied to the course, your application is still being considered.

Read below for full course details:

Introduction

The IAEA’s Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC) supports IAEA Member States to minimize and adapt to OA and report towards SDG 14.3 and the GBF, with a strong focus on building capacity to study ocean acidification and related stressors and promoting international collaboration and coordination.

Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are particularly vulnerable to ocean acidification due to their reliance on the ocean for food, income, and recreation. This Basic Training Course on Ocean Acidification will provide scientists from Caribbean SIDS with foundational knowledge on conducting ocean acidification monitoring and designing purposeful experiments to understand the impacts of ocean acidification on key marine organisms in the Caribbean region. By the end of the course, participants will have a better understanding of the challenges and complexities presented by ocean acidification and the critical role we all play in addressing this issue and developing solutions.

Objectives

The course aims to empower Caribbean SIDS to monitor ocean acidification and its effects on key marine species, informing both SDG 14.3 and Target 8 of the Global Biodiversity Framework, and to explore local solutions to increase the resilience to ocean acidification in the region. It will cover various topics, including theoretical aspects and best practices for the measurement of seawater carbonate chemistry, how to evaluate the impacts of ocean acidification on marine species and ecosystems, and potential solutions for minimizing its effects, including possible local adaptation measures. Guidance on how to report towards Sustainable Development Goal 14.3 and its indicator 14.3.1 on ocean acidification will be provided.

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Apply to join Pier2Peer

Published 29 July 2025 Courses and training Closed

Pier2Peer is currently accepting applications for mentees and mentors! Apply by 14 September 2025 to be considered for the 2025-2026 P2P cohort. Before applying, please review eligibility requirements and terms of reference on the Pier2Peer webpage.

Pier2Peer is an international mentorship program that pairs mentees who are new to ocean acidification work with experienced mentors in the field. The program aims to foster community among OA professionals, build long-term capacity to measure and address OA globally, and provide training opportunities to support careers in OA-related fields. Pier2Peer now accepts new cohorts of mentees on an annual basis. 

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IAEA hosts training course on biological impacts of ocean alkalinity enhancement

Published 23 July 2025 Courses and training , Science Closed

Workshop participants prepared alkaline solutions for laboratory experiments to study the effect of OAE on sea urchins. (C.Galdino/IAEA)

Researchers from around the world took part in a first-of-its-kind training course focused on the ecological impacts of Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE), an emerging method for carbon dioxide (CO2) removal. Hosted by the IAEA’s Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC) from 7 to 11 April 2025 at the IAEA Marine Environment Laboratories in Monaco, the training course equipped scientists to evaluate the impacts of OAE on marine organisms. 

Urgency is growing to curb carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. While drastically cutting CO2 emissions remains the highest priority, approaches are being explored to remove CO2 from the atmosphere as a part of the effort to address global warming. More recently, interest has grown in marine CO2 removal techniques that could harness the ocean to remove atmospheric CO2. But scientists still have major questions about the effectiveness and ecological impacts of these emerging techniques. 

OAE is a marine CO2 removal method that has the potential to increase the ocean’s capacity to absorb atmospheric CO2 by changing ocean chemistry through the addition of alkaline materials, such as lime or olivine. OAE also has the potential to mitigate ocean acidification, which is the increase in ocean acidity driven by excess CO2 emissions that threatens marine ecosystems and coastal communities. However, the impacts of OAE on marine life are poorly understood.

The OA-ICC organized the course in partnership with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation through the Ocean Acidification and other ocean Changes – Impacts and Solutions (OACIS) Initiative. This course leveraged the OA-ICC’s more than 12 years of experience training scientists in testing the effects of changing seawater chemistry on marine organisms through its ocean acidification capacity building programme. 

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Applications open: third winter school on ocean acidification and multiple stressors

Published 27 June 2025 Courses and training , Science Closed

Dates: 24 November – 5 December 2025

Location: IAEA Marine Environment Laboratories, Monaco.

Deadline for receipt of application from the nominating national authority: 15 September 2025

Form A and Form C

The course is organized by the IAEA OA-ICC in partnership with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation through the OACIS Initiative (Ocean Acidification and other ocean Changes – Impacts and Solutions).

Introduction

Ocean acidification is a global environmental stressor that threatens marine life and the livelihoods of coastal communities. Ocean acidification is caused by increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide being absorbed by the ocean, resulting in changes to seawater carbonate chemistry, including a drop in pH. Due to global concerns about its consequences, ocean acidification is included in international policies such as Target 3 of UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 and Target 8 of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).

The IAEA’s Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC) supports IAEA Member States to minimize and adapt to OA and report towards SDG 14.3 and the GBF, with a strong focus on building capacity to study ocean acidification and related stressors and promoting international collaboration and coordination.

Ocean acidification is not happening in isolation, but in combination with other human-driven pressures, including pollution, warming, and oxygen loss. The impact of multiple ocean stressors on marine life and ecosystem function is not well understood, yet this information is crucial to inform adaptation strategies that might minimize negative effects on organisms, ecosystems, and associated
socioeconomic benefits.

The Third Winter School on Ocean Acidification and Multiple Stressors is part of the capacity building program of the OA-ICC. This two-week training course will provide participating scientists with a thorough understanding about key concepts and experimental design used to study the impacts of ocean acidification in the context of additional stressors.

Objectives

The aim of the Winter School is to train early-career scientists who already have experience researching ocean acidification on how to study acidification in the context of other co-occurring stressors. Through lectures and practical exercises in the laboratory, the students will gain understanding of key concepts in multiple-stressor research (e.g., What is a stressor? What is a mode of action? What is an interaction?), purposeful experimental design, and analysis of complex datasets. During the course, participants will collaborate on a joint laboratory experiment to elucidate the effects of three simultaneous drivers on marine organisms, with the objective to publish the results in a collective article after the training.

Target Audience

The course is open to 10-12 trainees. Priority will be given to early-career scientists with experience in marine environmental change with a focus on ocean acidification; a background in biological sciences is preferred. At least one publication in the field of marine environmental change is required.

Working Language: English

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Participation and Registration

All persons wishing to participate in the event have to be designated by an IAEA Member State or should be members of organizations that have been invited to attend.

In order to be designated by an IAEA Member State, participants are requested to send the Participation Form (Form A) to their competent national authority (e.g. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission to the IAEA or National Atomic Energy Authority) for onward transmission to the IAEA by 15 September 2025. Participants who are members of an organization invited to attend are requested to send the Participation Form (Form A) through their organization to the IAEA by the above deadline.

Selected participants will be informed in due course on the procedures to be followed with regard to administrative and financial matters.

Participants are hereby informed that the personal data they submit will be processed in line with the Agency’s Personal Data and Privacy Policy and is collected solely for the purpose(s) of reviewing and assessing the application and to complete logistical arrangements where required. The IAEA may also use the contact details of Applicants to inform them of the IAEA’s scientific and technical publications, or the latest employment opportunities and current open vacancies at the IAEA. These secondary purposes are consistent with the IAEA’s mandate.

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Additional Requirements

Participants should have a university degree in marine chemistry, biology, oceanography or a related scientific field, and should be currently involved in or planning to study the ecological impact of multiple stressors, including ocean acidification. Experience in R is strongly encouraged.

Selection will be based on merit and interest. Applications should include:

  • A motivation letter with a short description of the candidate’s research interests and how the course would benefit the applicant’s current or future research on ocean acidification and multiple stressors (max one A4 page)
  • CV with publication list
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Applications open: Training Course on Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement — Assessing the Impacts on Marine Organisms

Published 24 January 2025 Courses and training Closed

Dates: 7–11 April 2025

Location: IAEA Marine Environment Laboratories in Monaco

Deadline for receipt of application from the nominating national authority: 21 February 2025

The course is organized by the IAEA OA-ICC in partnership with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation through the OACIS Initiative (Ocean Acidification and other ocean Changes – Impacts and Solutions).

Introduction

The Training Course on Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement — Assessing the Impacts on Marine Organisms is part of the capacity building program of the IAEA Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC). The program aims to support IAEA Member States to minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification (Sustainable Development Goal 14.3) and related stressors.

Objectives

The ocean is under pressure from warming, acidification and oxygen loss, adversely impacting marine ecosystems and the communities and societies who depend on them. But the ocean, covering 70% of Earth’s surface, can also be a vital part of the solution and our ally to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Meeting the objectives of the Paris Agreement to limit warming to well below 2º C would not only require drastic cuts in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, but also the active removal of carbon CO2 on the order of 100–1000 Gt CO2 over the 21st century (IPCC, 2018). Ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) is a marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) approach which is receiving growing interest from scientists, policy makers and industry. It entails the addition of alkaline materials to the sea with the goal to increase the ocean’s potential to absorb CO2. There is limited scientific information to date about the impact that OAE might have on marine organisms and ecosystems. Building technical expertise to assess ecological impacts of OAE is critically needed to allow for informed policy decisions about this approach.

The aim of this course is to train scientists on how to perform laboratory experiments on the potential impacts of OAE on marine organisms. The course includes both theoretical and practical exercises with the goal to design purposeful experiments, analyze complex datasets, avoid typical pitfalls, and ensure data comparability with other studies. Lectures on the broader context and implications of OAE will also be provided (e.g., societal and governance aspects). The course will be largely based on the 2023 Guide to Best Practices for Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement Research, especially the chapters on experimental design.

Target Audience

The course is open to 10-12 trainees. Priority will be given to early-career scientists with experience in marine environmental changes who already received training on ocean acidification and seawater carbonate chemistry. At least one publication in the field of marine environmental changes is required.

Working Language

English

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Participation and Registration

Scientists wishing to participate in the event must be designated by an IAEA Member State or should be members of organizations that have been invited to attend.

In order to be designated by an IAEA Member State, participants are requested to send the Participation Form (Form A) to their competent national authority (e.g. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission to the IAEA, or National Atomic Energy Authority) for onward transmission to the IAEA by 21 February 2025. Participants who are members of an organization invited to attend are requested to send the Participation Form (Form A) through their organization to the IAEA by the above deadline.

Selected participants will be informed in due course on the procedures to be followed with regard to administrative and financial matters.

Participants are hereby informed that the personal data they submit will be processed in line with the Agency’s Personal Data and Privacy Policy and is collected solely for the purpose(s) of reviewing and assessing the application and to complete logistical arrangements where required. The IAEA may also use the contact details of Applicants to inform them of the IAEA’s scientific and technical publications, or the latest employment opportunities and current open vacancies at the IAEA. These secondary purposes are consistent with the IAEA’s mandate.

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Additional Requirements

The participants should have a university degree in marine chemistry, biology, oceanography, or a related scientific field, and must have already received training on ocean acidification and seawater carbonate chemistry or performed ocean acidification experiments.

Selection will be based on merit and interest. Your applications should include:

  • A motivation letter with a short description of your research interests, why you would like to participate, and your plans regarding present and future research on OAE (max one A4 page)
  • CV with publication list
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Taking the pulse of our ocean: exploring biodiversity responses to global change.

Published 13 January 2025 Courses and training , Events Closed

About

The PulseOcean Summer School, hosted at the Ischia Marine Center in Italy, is a pioneering training initiative addressing critical marine challenges such as climate change, blue carbon, biodiversity, and emerging technologies. Tailored for Master’s and PhD students, it combines lectures, fieldwork, and lab-based projects, offering hands-on experience with cutting-edge tools like AI, in situ sensors, and imaging technologies. This interdisciplinary program fosters critical thinking, career development, and collaboration while advancing open and reproducible science. Aligned with the UN Decade of Ocean Science and Horizon Europe’s “Digital Twin Ocean,” PulseOcean highlights its commitment to research excellence and knowledge exchange across Europe.

Key Objectives

  • Train in Advanced Marine Research Techniques: Equip participants with hands-on experience in in situ instrumentation, AI-based image analysis, and fieldwork surveys using cutting-edge tools such as underwater photography, drone surveys, and carbonate chemistry.
  • Promote Open and Reproducible Science: Emphasize best practices for transparent research through training in open-source platforms like GitHub for data and code sharing.
  • Foster Interdisciplinary Learning: Provide a multidisciplinary environment that integrates climate science, biodiversity, blue carbon, and technological advancements to address ocean transformation.
  • Encourage Collaborative Research: Facilitate teamwork on real-world projects, combining field and lab methods to solve critical marine science challenges.
  • Develop Critical and Independent Thinking: Cultivate analytical skills and professional maturity to enable participants to critically evaluate methodologies and contribute innovative solutions.
  • Strengthen Professional Networks: Build connections among an international cohort of peers and instructors, fostering long-term collaborations and knowledge exchange.
  • Support Inclusive Participation: Ensure diverse representation by promoting geographical, age, and gender balance in participant selection, enhancing a global and inclusive perspective in marine science.

Expected Impact

The PulseOcean EuroMarine Summer School will have a profound impact by addressing urgent ocean challenges and fostering innovation in marine science. Aligned with the priorities of the EuroMarine network, the course focuses on advancing marine biodiversity conservation, understanding ocean transformation, and supporting sustainable practices. It emphasizes cutting-edge technologies, such as AI-based image analysis and in situ sensors, combined with practical fieldwork and interdisciplinary collaboration. By training the next generation of researchers with hands-on experience and promoting reproducible science, PulseOcean strengthens the EuroMarine network, enhances global research capacity, and contributes to the UN Decade of Ocean Science and SDGs, particularly SDG 13 (Climate Action) and SDG 14 (Life Below Water). The Summer School will also enhance EuroMarine’s visibility and outreach, fostering a network of researchers ready to tackle critical ocean issues collaboratively and equitably.

Registration

We will post the details about registration and participation for this Summer School in February 2025. The Summer School will take place in September 2025.

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Applications open: Winter School on Ocean Acidification and Multiple Stressors – Second Edition

Published 13 September 2024 Courses and training Closed

Dates: 18-29 November 2024

Location: IAEA Marine Environment Laboratories in Monaco

Deadline for receipt of application from the nominating national authority: 10 October 2024

The course is funded through the IAEA and co-sponsored by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.

Introduction

The Winter School on Ocean Acidification and Multiple Stressors — Second Edition is part of the capacity building program of the IAEA Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC). The program aims to minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification (Sustainable Development Goal 14.3) and related stressors.

Objectives

Human health and well-being are closely linked to the ocean and the many goods and services it provides. However, the ocean is under cumulative stress from a range of human-driven pressures, including pollution, warming, deoxygenation, and acidification, among others. The impact of multiple ocean stressors on marine life and ecosystem function is not well understood, yet it is central to their mitigation and/or to support adaptation strategies that might minimize their negative effects on species, ecosystems, and associated services.

To date, studies often focus on single species or groups of organisms and the influence of a single stressor, while information about ecosystem responses to multiple stressors is limited. Innovative science is needed to resolve the complexity of the interplay of stressors and the resulting impacts.
The aim of this course is to train early-career scientists working on ocean acidification and entering the multiple stressor field with the goal to better understand key concepts (e.g., What is a stressor? What is a mode of action? What is an interaction?), assist them to be able to measure and manipulate seawater physico-chemistry, develop relevant experimental strategies, set up pertinent experiments in the laboratory and in the field, analyse complex datasets, avoid typical pitfalls and ensure comparability with other studies.

Target Audience

The course is open to 10-12 trainees. Priority will be given to early-career scientists with experience in marine environmental changes with a focus on ocean acidification. At least one publication in the field of marine environmental changes is required.

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Working Language

English

Participation and Registration

Scientists wishing to participate in the event must be designated by an IAEA Member State or should be members of organizations that have been invited to attend.
In order to be designated by an IAEA Member State, participants are requested to send the Participation Form (Form A) to their competent national authority (e.g. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission to the IAEA or National Atomic Energy Authority) for onward transmission to the IAEA by 10 October 2024. Participants who are members of an organization invited to attend are requested to send the Participation Form (Form A) through their organization to the IAEA by the above deadline.
Selected participants will be informed in due course on the procedures to be followed with regard to administrative and financial matters.
Participants are hereby informed that the personal data they submit will be processed in line with the Agency’s Personal Data and Privacy Policy and is collected solely for the purpose(s) of reviewing and assessing the application and to complete logistical arrangements where required. The IAEA may also use the contact details of Applicants to inform them of the IAEA’s scientific and technical publications, or the latest employment opportunities and current open vacancies at the IAEA. These secondary purposes are consistent with the IAEA’s mandate.

Additional Requirements

The participants should have a university degree in marine chemistry, biology, oceanography or a related scientific field, and should be currently involved in or planning to study multiple stressors, including ocean acidification.
Selection will be based on merit and interest. Your applications should include:

  • A motivation letter with a short description of your research interest, why you would like to participate, and your plans regarding present and future ocean acidification research and multiple stressors (max one A4 page)
  • CV with publication list
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GoL, UMU, EPA launch ocean acidification training for West Africa

Published 11 September 2024 Courses and training , Media coverage Closed

MONROVIA – A week-long training on ocean acidification commenced today, gathering participants from Liberia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, and other West African nations. The training, hosted at the Belle Casa Hotel in Monrovia from September 9-13, 2024, aims to boost scientific knowledge on ocean acidification among early-career scientists across the region.

This program is a collaborative effort between the Government of Liberia (GoL), the United Methodist University (UMU), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia, with additional support from international partners, including the Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC), the Global Ocean Acidification Africa (OA-Africa) network, the International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification (OA-Alliance), and Empowering West African Scientists for a Sustainable Future.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, EPA Executive Director Dr. Emmanuel Urey Yarkpawolo reaffirmed the agency’s dedication to enforcing Liberia’s environmental laws and fulfilling international obligations under President Joseph Boakai’s administration.

“Part of our enforcement has to do with fulfilling international obligations,” Dr. Urey Yarkpawolo stated, highlighting the significance of global collaboration in tackling environmental challenges like ocean acidification.

He mentioned the EPA’s recent training on basic occupational radiation safety and the agency’s ongoing efforts to promote environmental safety in Liberia. Dr. Urey Yarkpawolo also revealed plans to travel to Vienna, Austria, alongside EPA’s Rafael Ngunbu and officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to deposit key international agreements on nuclear safety.

“Ocean acidification, caused by the ocean’s absorption of excess carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, is a key focus of this training,” Dr. Urey Yarkpawolo explained, noting that it threatens marine biodiversity and poses socio-economic risks, especially for nations like Liberia that rely heavily on marine resources.

He urged participants to use this opportunity to collaborate and strengthen regional efforts to combat climate change, food insecurity, and environmental health challenges.

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Applications open: Basic Training Course on Ocean Acidification (updated)

Published 1 August 2024 Courses and training Closed

Dates: 9-13 September 2024

Location: Monrovia, Liberia

Deadline for receipt of applications from the nominating national authority: 8 August 2024

Introduction

This Basic Training Course on Ocean Acidification will provide participants with the foundations on how to improve ocean acidification monitoring, design relevant experiments, and bring awareness to the West Africa region. This Basic Training Course on Ocean Acidification is designed to give participants from the West Africa region an overview of the topic, including the scientific background knowledge, current research, and potential solutions. By the end of the course, participants will have a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities presented by ocean acidification and the critical role we all play in addressing this issue.

The course is intended for scientists from West Africa interested in learning more about ocean acidification. The course will cover various topics, including the chemistry and biology of ocean acidification, its impacts on marine ecosystems, and potential solutions for mitigating its effects.

Objectives

Ocean acidification is a critical environmental issue that threatens marine life, ecosystems, and the livelihoods of coastal communities. Ocean acidification is caused by increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) being absorbed by the ocean, resulting in a drop in seawater pH. The West African region, particularly coastal areas, is particularly vulnerable to ocean acidification due to its reliance on the ocean for food, income, and recreation.

This course is a cooperative effort between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United Methodist University (UMU) as local organizers, the IAEA Ocean Acidification International Coordination Center (OA-ICC), the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) and the Ocean Acidification Africa Network (OA-Africa). It aims to improve ocean acidification monitoring, research, and awareness in West Africa. The course will train West African scientists on ocean acidification and how it affects ecosystems, marine life, and human lives.

Target Audience

The course is open to 20 trainees from the following countries: Angola, Benin, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Mauritania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, Guinea-Bissau and Republic of Equatorial Guinea.

Priority will be given to early-career scientists with experience in marine sciences. Scientific publications in related fields will be valued.

Working Language(s)

English

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Expected Outputs

The initiative is expected to achieve several outcomes, including:

  1. Improved monitoring and research capabilities among local communities and researchers to better understand the impacts of ocean acidification on marine life, ecosystems, and human livelihoods.
  2. Tools to design a local and regional strategy to identify scientific priorities to minimize and address the impact of ocean acidification.
  3. Developing a network of community-based organizations and researchers equipped to monitor and address ocean acidification in West Africa.
  4. Creating opportunities for local communities to develop policies and practices to minimize and address ocean acidification impacts.

Structure

The training will include lectures in plenary and hands-on experiments in smaller groups (the level will depend on the basic knowledge of the selected participants). Subjects to be covered include:

  • Theoretical aspects of ocean acidification from chemistry to society;
  • The characterization of the seawater carbonate chemistry including making TRIS buffer;
  • Calibration of pH electrodes;
  • Measurement of total alkalinity;
  • Software packages used to calculate CO2 system parameters;
  • Key aspects of ocean acidification experimental design, such as manipulation of seawater chemistry, selection of relevant scenarios, etc;
  • Biological perturbation approaches, including simplified methodologies;
  • Lab- and field-based methods for measuring organism responses to seawater chemistry changes, including nuclear and isotopic techniques.

Participation and Registration

All persons wishing to participate in the event must be designated by an IAEA Member State or should be members of organizations that have been invited to attend. In order to be designated by an IAEA Member State, participants are requested to send the Participation Form (Form A) to their competent national authority (e.g. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission to the IAEA or National Atomic Energy Authority) for onward transmission to the IAEA by 8 August 2024. Participants who are members of an organization invited to attend are requested to send the Participation Form (Form A) through their organization to the IAEA by the above deadline. Selected participants will be informed in due course on the procedures to be followed with regards to administrative and financial matters. Participants are hereby informed that the personal data they submit will be processed in line with the Agency’s Personal Data and Privacy Policy and is collected solely for the purpose(s) of reviewing and assessing the application and to complete logistical arrangements where required. The IAEA may also use the contact details of Applicants to inform them of the IAEA’s scientific and technical publications, or the latest employment opportunities and current open vacancies at the IAEA. These secondary purposes are consistent with the IAEA’s mandate.

Expenditures and Grants

No registration fee is charged to participants.

The IAEA is generally not in a position to bear the travel and other costs of participants in the event.

The IAEA has, however, limited funds at its disposal to help meet the cost of attendance of certain participants. Upon specific request, such assistance may be offered to normally one participant per country, provided that, in the IAEA’s view, the participant will make an important contribution to the event.

The application for financial support should be made using the Grant Application Form (Form C), which has to be stamped, signed and submitted by the competent national authority to the IAEA together with the Participation Form (Form A) by 8 August 2024.

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Venue
The event will be held at the Bella Casa Hotel and Suites, in Monrovia, Liberia.

Additional Information

Those participants who have been designated by the relevant authorities of an IAEA Member State and have been selected by the IAEA will be informed by 9 August 2024.

The course is funded through the IAEA and co-sponsored by the International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification (OA Alliance).

Participants should also make their own arrangements for transportation, passports, visas, and vaccinations (including COVID, if required). The closest airport is Roberts International Airport (ROB), in Harbel, Liberia.

Additional Requirements
The participants should have a university degree in marine chemistry, biology, oceanography or a related scientific field, and should be currently involved in or planning to study ocean acidification.

Selection will be based on merit and interest. Your applications should include:

  • A motivation letter with a short description of your research interest, why you would like to participate, and your plans regarding present and future ocean acidification research (max one A4 page).
  • CV with publication list.

IAEA / OA-ICC Contacts

Subsequent correspondence on scientific matters should be sent to the Scientific Secretary and correspondence on other matters related to the event to the Administrative Secretary.

Scientific Secretary: Ms Lina Hansson
Email: L.Hansson@iaea.org

Administrative Secretary: Ms Carolina Galdino
Email: C.Galdino@iaea.org

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IAEA / OA-ICC, 1 August 2024. More information.

Applications open: Basic Training Course on Ocean Acidification (updated)

Published 25 July 2024 Courses and training Closed

Dates: 9-13 September 2024

Location: Monrovia, Liberia

Deadline for receipt of applications from the nominating national authority: 8 August 2024

Introduction

This Basic Training Course on Ocean Acidification will provide participants with the foundations on how to improve ocean acidification monitoring, design relevant experiments, and bring awareness to the West Africa region. This Basic Training Course on Ocean Acidification is designed to give participants from the West Africa region an overview of the topic, including the scientific background knowledge, current research, and potential solutions. By the end of the course, participants will have a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities presented by ocean acidification and the critical role we all play in addressing this issue.

The course is intended for scientists from West Africa interested in learning more about ocean acidification. The course will cover various topics, including the chemistry and biology of ocean acidification, its impacts on marine ecosystems, and potential solutions for mitigating its effects.

Objectives

Ocean acidification is a critical environmental issue that threatens marine life, ecosystems, and the livelihoods of coastal communities. Ocean acidification is caused by increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) being absorbed by the ocean, resulting in a drop in seawater pH. The West African region, particularly coastal areas, is particularly vulnerable to ocean acidification due to its reliance on the ocean for food, income, and recreation.

This course is a cooperative effort between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United Methodist University (UMU) as local organizers, the IAEA Ocean Acidification International Coordination Center (OA-ICC), the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) and the Ocean Acidification Africa Network (OA-Africa). It aims to improve ocean acidification monitoring, research, and awareness in West Africa. The course will train West African scientists on ocean acidification and how it affects ecosystems, marine life, and human lives.

Target Audience

The course is open to 20 trainees from the following countries: Angola, Benin, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Mauritania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, Guinea-Bissau and Republic of Equatorial Guinea.

Priority will be given to early-career scientists with experience in marine sciences. Scientific publications in related fields will be valued.

Working Language(s)

English

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Expected Outputs

The initiative is expected to achieve several outcomes, including:

  1. Improved monitoring and research capabilities among local communities and researchers to better understand the impacts of ocean acidification on marine life, ecosystems, and human livelihoods.
  2. Tools to design a local and regional strategy to identify scientific priorities to minimize and address the impact of ocean acidification.
  3. Developing a network of community-based organizations and researchers equipped to monitor and address ocean acidification in West Africa.
  4. Creating opportunities for local communities to develop policies and practices to minimize and address ocean acidification impacts.

Structure

The training will include lectures in plenary and hands-on experiments in smaller groups (the level will depend on the basic knowledge of the selected participants). Subjects to be covered include:

  • Theoretical aspects of ocean acidification from chemistry to society;
  • The characterization of the seawater carbonate chemistry including making TRIS buffer;
  • Calibration of pH electrodes;
  • Measurement of total alkalinity;
  • Software packages used to calculate CO2 system parameters;
  • Key aspects of ocean acidification experimental design, such as manipulation of seawater chemistry, selection of relevant scenarios, etc;
  • Biological perturbation approaches, including simplified methodologies;
  • Lab- and field-based methods for measuring organism responses to seawater chemistry changes, including nuclear and isotopic techniques.

Participation and Registration

All persons wishing to participate in the event must be designated by an IAEA Member State or should be members of organizations that have been invited to attend. In order to be designated by an IAEA Member State, participants are requested to send the Participation Form (Form A) to their competent national authority (e.g. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission to the IAEA or National Atomic Energy Authority) for onward transmission to the IAEA by 8 August 2024. Participants who are members of an organization invited to attend are requested to send the Participation Form (Form A) through their organization to the IAEA by the above deadline. Selected participants will be informed in due course on the procedures to be followed with regards to administrative and financial matters. Participants are hereby informed that the personal data they submit will be processed in line with the Agency’s Personal Data and Privacy Policy and is collected solely for the purpose(s) of reviewing and assessing the application and to complete logistical arrangements where required. The IAEA may also use the contact details of Applicants to inform them of the IAEA’s scientific and technical publications, or the latest employment opportunities and current open vacancies at the IAEA. These secondary purposes are consistent with the IAEA’s mandate.

Expenditures and Grants

No registration fee is charged to participants.

The IAEA is generally not in a position to bear the travel and other costs of participants in the event.

The IAEA has, however, limited funds at its disposal to help meet the cost of attendance of certain participants. Upon specific request, such assistance may be offered to normally one participant per country, provided that, in the IAEA’s view, the participant will make an important contribution to the event.

The application for financial support should be made using the Grant Application Form (Form C), which has to be stamped, signed and submitted by the competent national authority to the IAEA together with the Participation Form (Form A) by 8 August 2024.

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Venue
The event will be held at the Bella Casa Hotel and Suites, in Monrovia, Liberia.

Additional Information

Those participants who have been designated by the relevant authorities of an IAEA Member State and have been selected by the IAEA will be informed by 9 August 2024.

The course is funded through the IAEA and co-sponsored by the International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification (OA Alliance).

Participants should also make their own arrangements for transportation, passports, visas, and vaccinations (including COVID, if required). The closest airport is Roberts International Airport (ROB), in Harbel, Liberia.

Additional Requirements
The participants should have a university degree in marine chemistry, biology, oceanography or a related scientific field, and should be currently involved in or planning to study ocean acidification.

Selection will be based on merit and interest. Your applications should include:

  • A motivation letter with a short description of your research interest, why you would like to participate, and your plans regarding present and future ocean acidification research (max one A4 page).
  • CV with publication list.

IAEA / OA-ICC Contacts

Subsequent correspondence on scientific matters should be sent to the Scientific Secretary and correspondence on other matters related to the event to the Administrative Secretary.

Scientific Secretary: Ms Lina Hansson
Email: L.Hansson@iaea.org

Administrative Secretary: Ms Carolina Galdino
Email: C.Galdino@iaea.org

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IAEA / OA-ICC, 25 July 2024. More information.

Applications open: Basic Training Course on Ocean Acidification (updated)

Published 10 July 2024 Courses and training Closed

Dates: 9-13 September 2024

Location: Monrovia, Liberia

Deadline for receipt of applications from the nominating national authority: 8 August 2024

Introduction

This Basic Training Course on Ocean Acidification will provide participants with the foundations on how to improve ocean acidification monitoring, design relevant experiments, and bring awareness to the West Africa region. This Basic Training Course on Ocean Acidification is designed to give participants from the West Africa region an overview of the topic, including the scientific background knowledge, current research, and potential solutions. By the end of the course, participants will have a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities presented by ocean acidification and the critical role we all play in addressing this issue.

The course is intended for scientists from West Africa interested in learning more about ocean acidification. The course will cover various topics, including the chemistry and biology of ocean acidification, its impacts on marine ecosystems, and potential solutions for mitigating its effects.

Objectives

Ocean acidification is a critical environmental issue that threatens marine life, ecosystems, and the livelihoods of coastal communities. Ocean acidification is caused by increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) being absorbed by the ocean, resulting in a drop in seawater pH. The West African region, particularly coastal areas, is particularly vulnerable to ocean acidification due to its reliance on the ocean for food, income, and recreation.

This course is a cooperative effort between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United Methodist University (UMU) as local organizers, the IAEA Ocean Acidification International Coordination Center (OA-ICC), the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) and the Ocean Acidification Africa Network (OA-Africa). It aims to improve ocean acidification monitoring, research, and awareness in West Africa. The course will train West African scientists on ocean acidification and how it affects ecosystems, marine life, and human lives.

Target Audience

The course is open to 20 trainees from the following countries: Angola, Benin, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Mauritania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, Guinea-Bissau and Republic of Equatorial Guinea.

Priority will be given to early-career scientists with experience in marine sciences. Scientific publications in related fields will be valued.

Working Language(s)

English

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Expected Outputs

The initiative is expected to achieve several outcomes, including:

  1. Improved monitoring and research capabilities among local communities and researchers to better understand the impacts of ocean acidification on marine life, ecosystems, and human livelihoods.
  2. Tools to design a local and regional strategy to identify scientific priorities to minimize and address the impact of ocean acidification.
  3. Developing a network of community-based organizations and researchers equipped to monitor and address ocean acidification in West Africa.
  4. Creating opportunities for local communities to develop policies and practices to minimize and address ocean acidification impacts.

Structure

The training will include lectures in plenary and hands-on experiments in smaller groups (the level will depend on the basic knowledge of the selected participants). Subjects to be covered include:

  • Theoretical aspects of ocean acidification from chemistry to society;
  • The characterization of the seawater carbonate chemistry including making TRIS buffer;
  • Calibration of pH electrodes;
  • Measurement of total alkalinity;
  • Software packages used to calculate CO2 system parameters;
  • Key aspects of ocean acidification experimental design, such as manipulation of seawater chemistry, selection of relevant scenarios, etc;
  • Biological perturbation approaches, including simplified methodologies;
  • Lab- and field-based methods for measuring organism responses to seawater chemistry changes, including nuclear and isotopic techniques.

Participation and Registration

All persons wishing to participate in the event must be designated by an IAEA Member State or should be members of organizations that have been invited to attend. In order to be designated by an IAEA Member State, participants are requested to send the Participation Form (Form A) to their competent national authority (e.g. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission to the IAEA or National Atomic Energy Authority) for onward transmission to the IAEA by 8 August 2024. Participants who are members of an organization invited to attend are requested to send the Participation Form (Form A) through their organization to the IAEA by the above deadline. Selected participants will be informed in due course on the procedures to be followed with regards to administrative and financial matters. Participants are hereby informed that the personal data they submit will be processed in line with the Agency’s Personal Data and Privacy Policy and is collected solely for the purpose(s) of reviewing and assessing the application and to complete logistical arrangements where required. The IAEA may also use the contact details of Applicants to inform them of the IAEA’s scientific and technical publications, or the latest employment opportunities and current open vacancies at the IAEA. These secondary purposes are consistent with the IAEA’s mandate.

Expenditures and Grants

No registration fee is charged to participants.

The IAEA is generally not in a position to bear the travel and other costs of participants in the event.

The IAEA has, however, limited funds at its disposal to help meet the cost of attendance of certain participants. Upon specific request, such assistance may be offered to normally one participant per country, provided that, in the IAEA’s view, the participant will make an important contribution to the event.

The application for financial support should be made using the Grant Application Form (Form C), which has to be stamped, signed and submitted by the competent national authority to the IAEA together with the Participation Form (Form A) by 8 August 2024.

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Venue
The event will be held at the Bella Casa Hotel and Suites, in Monrovia, Liberia.

Additional Information

Those participants who have been designated by the relevant authorities of an IAEA Member State and have been selected by the IAEA will be informed by 9 August 2024.

The course is funded through the IAEA and co-sponsored by the International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification (OA Alliance).

Participants should also make their own arrangements for transportation, passports, visas, and vaccinations (including COVID, if required). The closest airport is Roberts International Airport (ROB), in Harbel, Liberia.

Additional Requirements
The participants should have a university degree in marine chemistry, biology, oceanography or a related scientific field, and should be currently involved in or planning to study ocean acidification.

Selection will be based on merit and interest. Your applications should include:

  • A motivation letter with a short description of your research interest, why you would like to participate, and your plans regarding present and future ocean acidification research (max one A4 page).
  • CV with publication list.

IAEA / OA-ICC Contacts

Subsequent correspondence on scientific matters should be sent to the Scientific Secretary and correspondence on other matters related to the event to the Administrative Secretary.

Scientific Secretary: Ms Lina Hansson
Email: L.Hansson@iaea.org

Administrative Secretary: Ms Carolina Galdino
Email: C.Galdino@iaea.org

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IAEA / OA-ICC, 10 July 2024. More information.

Self-taught training course: ocean acidification

Published 10 June 2024 Courses and training Closed

Date: 06 May – 12 July 2024

Course duration and format: Approximately 4-5 asynchronous hours/module to watch video lectures, complete reading, and take the quiz, totaling 30-35 hours

Target audience: The course is for scientists, post-docs, graduate students that have an association to a project where GOA-ON in a Box OA monitoring kits will be distributed in the near term, such as Building CapacIty in Ocean AcidificaTion MoniToring in the Gulf of GuineA (BIOTTA), or the IOC NORAD OA in Africa project. Basic knowledge of oceanography and/or acid-base chemistry is recommended.

Summary

Ocean acidification (OA) is a global environmental issue caused by the continuing release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This course covers the causes of ocean acidification, associated chemical changes, its effects on marine organisms and the global ocean, how to measure ocean acidification, how to plan appropriate observations in the field and experiments in the laboratory, and the political response to the threat of ocean acidification on the global, regional and local scale.

This course may be completed online remotely or online at the University of Ghana OTGA RTC. It is organized by the leads of the Building CapacIty in Ocean AcidificaTion MoniToring in the Gulf of GuineA (BIOTTA) project at the University of Ghana with the support of The Ocean Foundation and the IOC Ocean Science Section. The course content has been made available by the IOC Ocean Science Section and ocean acidification experts. This course is envisioned to provide baseline ocean acidification knowledge to multiple levels of researchers and students at institutions that will be receiving GOA-ON in a Box kits to conduct ocean acidification monitoring in 2024.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this training, participants should be able to:

  • Communicate the concept of ocean acidification, its causes, and associated chemical changes
  • Become familiar with ocean acidification’s effects on marine organisms and the global ocean
  • Understand how to measure carbonate chemistry parameters in the lab and in the field
  • Perform quality control and assurance on data and understand how to submit it to global data portals
  • Plan appropriate observations in the field and experiments in the laboratory

Course contents

  • Module 1. Introduction to ocean acidification
  • Module 2. The ocean carbonate system
  • Module 3. Data quality and management
  • Module 4. 14.3.1 SDG Indicator Methodology 
  • Module 5. Laboratory experiments for ocean acidification
  • Module 6. Chemical observations in the field
  • Module 7. Biological observations in the field 

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Ocean acidification (video)

Published 28 May 2024 Courses and training , Educational Materials , Resources , Science Closed
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Ocean acidification:

(a) The ocean carbonate system.
(b) Alkalinity, total CO2, pH.
(c) The effect of increasing atmospheric CO2 on ocean acidity and on calcium carbonate dissolution.
(d) Long-term decline of anthropogenic CO2
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230 Bermuda students successfully complete the climate classroom

Published 20 March 2024 Courses and training Closed

The highly anticipated and fully booked Climate Classroom made its return to the ASU BIOS campus recently, leading students through an immersive learning experience. The novel program highlighted climate change science while exploring current and future potential impacts for Bermuda. With exclusive donor support from HSBC, 230 students participated in this gamified immersive learning experience for M2s across Bermuda between February 27th and March 14th. The Climate Classroom invited students to explore the ASU BIOS campus, learning about the impacts of climate change on marine ecosystems and Bermuda’s coastlines through the Curriculum Enrichment Program within ASU BIOS’s Ocean Academy. Students were exposed to future careers in ocean science, while piloting emerging media such as extended reality [XR].

“This training allowed Ocean Academy to find creative new ways to engage students in ASU BIOS’s longstanding atmospheric and ocean research. Creating scientific games enabled us to facilitate student-led data collection and interpretation alongside re-enforcing immersive hands-on STEM experiences,” said Kaitlin Noyes, Director of Education and Community Engagement at ASU BIOS.

The workshop was student-led, eliciting interactive hands-on problem solving in small teams both in the laboratory and around the ASU BIOS campus. Throughout the puzzle-style quest students utilized scientific instruments to collect data, applied cross-cutting mathematics and physics concepts, and worked together to solve puzzles. Students worked to unlock clues relating to ocean warming, ocean acidification, greenhouse gasses and shifts in oceanic food webs.

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During the workshop, Noyes led students through a hands-on laboratory demonstrating the chemical process underlying ocean acidification. These sessions served as an opportunity for students to reinforce chemistry concepts such as acids and bases, and to safely mix household compounds and see their applications in ocean science. “We enjoyed letting students put their thinking caps on and become mad scientists, and think about how the chemistry of our ocean is changing,” said Noyes.

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The puzzle-style quest was engineered to introduce students to the climate data that ASU BIOS collects, with a specific focus on creating engaging ways for students to explore, collect and manipulate data. The course encompassed mini experiments, glow in the dark clues, graph interpretation and gameplay to explore topics such as greenhouse gasses, heat energy, ocean acidification and photosynthesis.

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SOARCE Webinar Series: Ocean Acidification in the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa

Published 10 January 2024 Courses and training , Presentations Closed

American Samoa is home to some of the most resilient coral reefs in the world. From the 500-year-old giant Porites corals in Ta’u, to the heat resistant “super corals” in Ofu, and the thriving coral communities in Fagatele Bay. The reefs protect the shorelines, provide food for families, and play an integral role in Samoan culture and heritage. The National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa is working with partners to better understand how ocean acidification may affect these resources and the communities that rely on them. Efforts include monitoring ocean acidification indicators, integration of ocean acidification into climate vulnerability and adaptation efforts, and education and outreach.

Sharing Ocean Acidification Resources for Communicators and Educators (SOARCE) webinar series aims to promote a better supported society. It is an initiative of the Ocean Acidification Programme (OAP) developed and implemented by NOAA.

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Mentoring the next generation of ocean deoxygenation and acidification scientists

Published 13 December 2023 Courses and training Closed

UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC/UNESCO), El Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA) and the Universidad Catolica del Norte, as well as many other partners and sponsors organized the GOOD-OARS-CLAP-COPAS Summer School from 6-12 November 2023 in La Serena, Chile to teach the latest science of ocean acidification and deoxygenation.

This marks the second such school, following its occurrence in Xiamen, China, 2019.

The school concept is a creation of two IOC-supported expert groups, the Global Ocean Oxygen Network (GO2NE) and the Global Ocean Acidification Network (GOA-ON). These groups are committed to providing a global and multidisciplinary view of deoxygenation and ocean acidification, focusing on enhancing understanding of their multiple aspects and cumulative impacts. The networks offer scientific advice to policy makers to preserve marine resources in the presence of acidification and deoxygenation. 

They teamed up with two affiliated UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development programmes, the Global Ocean Oxygen Decade (GOOD) and the Ocean Acidification Research for Sustainability (OARS), to develop the summer school framework as a means to engage early career ocean professionals. 

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SOARCE Webinar Series – A new wave of ocean acidification communication: engaging communities using StoryMaps

Published 13 September 2023 Courses and training , Presentations Closed

Date and time: Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CEST

Location: online

Ocean acidification (OA) is linked to environmental, economic, and societal losses in communities reliant on threatened ecosystems and fisheries. Alaskans are particularly vulnerable compared to lower latitudes, experiencing accelerated OA and higher dependencies on at-risk species for industry and subsistence. However, OA remains under-discussed and often misunderstood by many educators, industry workers, and community members.

To better engage with communities affected by OA, NOAA’s Ocean Acidification Program, the OA Alliance, the Alaska OA Network, and the Aquarium Conservation Partnership collaborated to increase targeted OA communication in Alaska. Together, we created a public-friendly digital StoryMap detailing local impacts of and responses to OA that aquariums or educational centers can implement or promote. Similar StoryMaps are being designed for other regions and aquariums from the West Coast to the Gulf Coast to emphasize aspects of OA across the US. In fact, local aquarium or education center partners are working on increasing local engagement with the StoryMaps through different storytelling, design, and implementation choices.

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Applications open: Workshop on Communicating on Ocean Acidification

Published 1 September 2023 Courses and training Closed

Dates: 13-24 November 2023

Location: San José, Costa Rica

Deadline for receipt of applications from the nominating national authority: 28 September 2028

Introduction

The Workshop on Communicating on Ocean Acidification will provide participants with the foundations to communicate the science and impacts of ocean acidification to diverse audiences, including the general public, fellow scientists, policy makers, stakeholders, and students. The workshop is held as part of the activities under the IAEA Peaceful Uses Initiative project “Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre” (OA-ICC) in cooperation with external partners.

Objectives

Ocean acidification is a critical environmental issue that threatens marine life, ecosystems, and the livelihoods of coastal communities. Given the timely nature of this environmental challenge, it is crucial that all stakeholders including policy makers, industry leaders, and the public, understand the issue as well as the strategies for adaptation and mitigation. However, communicating the science and impacts of this critical environmental issue remains a challenge given the complexities of ocean carbonate chemistry and the varied biological impacts of ocean acidification. Beyond increased understanding and awareness of ocean acidification and its impacts on marine ecosystems and associated services, effective communication should aim at driving actions toward mitigation and adaptation. This requires novel and goal-oriented communication strategies.

The aim of this workshop is to share science communication theories and strategies with scientists working in the ocean acidification field (chemistry, biology, or modelling) who wish to improve their communication skills. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with citizens, journalists and policy makers to better understand how science communication can be utilized with specialized audiences. By the end of the course, participants will have a better understanding of communication techniques and tools to comprehensively convey their ocean acidification research. The course will also provide opportunities for participants to network with peers and engage with the broader ocean acidification community.

Target Audience

The Workshop is open to 10 trainees funded by the IAEA and up to 10 participants funded by Member States. Priority will be given to early-career scientists with documented experience on ocean acidification and demonstrated capacity to disseminate the gained knowledge and/or implement a local communication strategy. Scientific publications in the relevant fields will be valued.

Working Language(s)

English

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Participation and Registration

All persons wishing to participate in the event must be designated by an IAEA Member State or should be members of organizations that have been invited to attend.

In order to be designated by an IAEA Member State, participants are requested to send the Participation Form (Form A) to their competent national authority (e.g. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission to the IAEA or National Atomic Energy Authority) for onward transmission to the IAEA by 28 September 2023. Participants who are members of an organization invited to attend are requested to send the Participation Form (Form A) through their organization to the IAEA by the above deadline.
Selected participants will be informed in due course on the procedures to be followed with regards to administrative and financial matters.

Participants are hereby informed that the personal data they submit will be processed in line with the Agency’s Personal Data and Privacy Policy and is collected solely for the purpose(s) of reviewing and assessing the application and to complete logistical arrangements where required. The IAEA may also use the contact details of Applicants to inform them of the IAEA’s scientific and technical publications, or the latest employment opportunities and current open vacancies at the IAEA. These secondary purposes are consistent with the IAEA’s mandate.

Expenditures and Grants

No registration fee is charged to participants.

The IAEA is generally not in a position to bear the travel and other costs of participants in the event. The IAEA has, however, limited funds at its disposal to help meet the cost of attendance of certain participants. Upon specific request, such assistance may be offered to normally one participant per
country, provided that, in the IAEA’s view, the participant will make an important contribution to the event.

The application for financial support should be made using the Grant Application Form (Form C), which has to be stamped, signed and submitted by the competent national authority to the IAEA together with the Participation Form (Form A) by 28 September 2023.

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Additional Information

Only those participants who have been designated by the relevant authorities of an IAEA Member State and have been selected by the IAEA will be informed by 6 October 2023.

The course is funded through the IAEA.

Participants should also make their own arrangements for transportation, passports and vaccinations (including COVID, if required). The closest airport is Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) in San José, Costa Rica.

Additional Requirements

The participants should have a university degree in marine chemistry, biology, oceanography or a related scientific field, and should be currently involved in ocean acidification research.

Selection will be based on merit and interest. Your applications should include:

  • A motivation letter with a short description of your research interest, why you would like to participate, and your plans regarding present and future ocean acidification research (max one A4 page).
  • CV with publication list.

IAEA / OA-ICC Contacts

Subsequent correspondence on scientific matters should be sent to the Scientific Secretary and correspondence on other matters related to the event to the Administrative Secretary.

Scientific Secretary: Ms Sarah Flickinger
Email: S.Flickinger@iaea.org

Administrative Secretary: Ms Carolina Galdino
Email: C.Galdino@iaea.org

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IAEA / OA-ICC, 31 August 2023. More information.

The 2023 application for GOA-ON in a Box kits in the Pacific Islands is live!

Published 14 July 2023 Courses and training , Methods Closed

Deadline for applications: 2 August 2023, 23:59 FJT

We’re focusing our next distribution of this low-cost kit – used for collecting weather-quality ocean acidification measurements – on many countries in the Pacific Island region including Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.

To apply, please complete and submit the below form in its entirety by August 2, 2023 at 23:59 FJT — to receive a Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) in a Box kit with included training and research support. 

For more information about the application and eligibility, please follow this link.

For a downloadable Word document to use for drafting purposes, please follow this link.

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Workshop on Ocean Change and Blue Carbon

Published 26 May 2023 Courses and training Closed

Dates: 28 August–8 September 2023

Location: IAEA Marine Environment Laboratories, Monaco

Deadline for receipt of applications from the nominating national authority: 26 June 2023

Introduction

The Workshop on Ocean Change and Blue Carbon will provide participants with the foundations to carry out research on the capacity of coastal vegetated ecosystems (i.e. mangroves, seagrasses and saltmarshes) to sequester carbon.

Objectives

Coastal vegetated ecosystems such as mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and tidal marshes sequester large amounts of carbon in their sediment and are identified as both i) key players in the carbon cycle and ii) potentially important as a nature-based solution to climate change (Blue Carbon). This is an addition to the many other relevant ecosystem services they provide, such as nutrient cycling, support of fisheries and biodiversity and coastal protection.

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The aim of this course is to train early-career scientists interested on working on Blue Carbon with the key concepts involved when planning a research study, including designing and conducting the field work, preparation of the samples, carrying out the required analyses, and interpreting and scaling up the results. This will be accompanied by critical reflections on the challenges and open questions to promote discussion and advances on the subject.

Target Audience

The course is open to 10 trainees. Priority will be given to early-career scientists with experience in marine sciences. Scientific publications in related fields will be valued.

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