Ocean acidification

Climate Week NYC is taking place from September 21-27, in coordination with the United Nations General Assembly and the City of New York.

We hope you will join us for two events hosted by the OA Alliance, as we work to ensure that climate and ocean commitments, policies and communications accurately reflect their interdependence.

U.S. States Leading on Climate-Ocean Action
SEPTEMBER 23 9:00am PST/ 12:00pm EST

Hear from leaders who are helping to promote and drive implementation of actions that address the causes of ocean acidification and increase biodiversity, adaptive capacity and resiliency of coastal communities.

Governor Jay Inslee (WA)

U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)

U.S. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR)

Maryland Department of Environment, Secretary Ben Grumbles

California Natural Resources Agency, Secretary Wade Crowfoot*

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Date: Monday, September 14, 2020, 12:00 PM Eastern Time

Description: Meeting of the Special Legislative Commission on Ocean Acidification Scientific Literature Review working group

Agenda:
I. Welcome
II. Group discussion of preliminary recommendations for full commission meeting
III. Meeting Conclusion

Meeting location: Virtual via Zoom Public meeting link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/98992932227

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Date: Friday, September 18, 2020, 12:00 PM Eastern Time

Description: The Special Legislative Commission on Ocean Acidification will convene to discuss the progress of the working groups and discuss planning for the report.

Agenda:
12 – 12:15 — Welcome and Introduction
12:15 – 1:15 — Working Groups: Presentations and Discussion
1:15 – 1:50 — Commission Report: Planning and Discussion
1:50 – 2:00 — Closing Remarks and Scheduling

Meeting location: Virtual via Zoom Public meeting link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/98992932227

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Date: Wed, Sep 2, 2020 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Description: Communicating ocean acidification is a challenge for scientists, researchers, educators, and professionals alike. Arguably one of the greatest obstacles to productive conversations about ocean acidification is the absence of clear, concise, and consistent messaging of complicated processes. Successful messaging can be established by utilizing language that is digestible and constant across educational landscapes. The National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI) supported by the National Science Foundation established a framework for communicating climate science, and specifically ocean acidification, to the general public. During this presentation, the process and lessons learned in creating visual aids with specific examples of how ocean acidification impacts ecosystems in various geographic regions will be discussed. Each infographic has the same general layout and consistent messaging, tailored to each ocean region. The visual aids simplify current climate and ocean change research to articulate why ocean acidification is occurring, how it is impacting our ocean, and also provide actionable solutions for viewers.

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Date: 8-10 September 2020

Description: A virtual multi-day forum to highlight different aspects of ocean acidification research and initiatives

The key goals of OA Week are to:

1. Engage the ocean acidification and broader oceanographic communities, raise awareness to the issue of ocean acidification, and bring attention to the global efforts being conducted related to monitoring, research, capacity building, capacity needs, and education.
2. Maintain momentum around the upcoming 5th International Symposium on the Ocean in a High CO2 World, and share progress on GOA-ON’s three High-level Goals.
3. Serve as the “kick off” to a new GOA-ON Webinar Series.

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Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2020, 10:00 AM Eastern Time

Description: The Monitoring and Barrier Beaches sub working group of the Special Legislative Commission on Ocean Acidification will be discussing how to achieve their working group goals and what resources are necessary in order to monitor ocean acidification and protect barrier beaches. Meeting location: Virtual via Zoom Public meeting link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/98992932227

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The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) side event ‘Developing capacity to address ocean acidification for a sustainable ocean future’ will take place on the 8 July 8-9 am (Eastern Time)

This side event will illustrate the Community of Ocean Action Ocean Acidification and the Community of Ocean Action on Scientific Knowledge, Research Capacity and Technology Transfer collaborations to establish transformative action, and thus to achieve SDG target 14.3 to minimize impacts of ocean acidification. The event will present success stories, including the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network and the International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification, and showcase ways to amplify future capacity development efforts, during the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

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