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The Changing Oceans in a Changing World project has been underway since January 2008, and focuses on global and climate change for coastal and marine environments in the Arctic and throughout the world. Research, presentations and international collaboration have occured for all the components of the project.
Different components of the Changing Oceans in a Changing World project include:
- Understanding impacts, and promoting adaptation and mitigation to climate change in coastal and marine ecosystems in circumpolar Arctic, Europe and globally.
- Ocean acidification and impacts upon biodiversity, coastal and marine ecosystem health and diversity, and the ecosystem services they provide, and local, national and regional and international responses to and adaptation to ocean acidification. Expert Meeting to Develop a Series of Joint Expert Review Processes to Monitor and Assess the Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, 19 - 20 October 2011 - Montreal, Canada. Further information on that meeting and outcomes of this expert meeting, which will contribute to the Rio Plus 20 Conference in Brazil in 2012 are found on the CBD website.
- Management of coastal and transboundary aquifers, and response to changes in human requirements and hydrological cycle. See conference abstracts and pre-proceedings for ISARM2010 International Conference: "Transboundary Aquifers: Challenges and New Directions" (Paris, 6-8 December 2010) for further information.
- Marine methane hydrates and the challenges and opportunities associated with their continued existence and possible exploitation in a warming and changing ocean. Please see article "Challenges and Opportunities for Marine Deposits of Methane Hydrate in the Circum-Arctic Polar Region" in Integrating Energy and Climate Security in Law and Policy, Retfaerd, Issue 126 (Norway, 2009).
- Offshore wind projects and other forms of marine renewable energy, offshore electricity grids, and and the contribution of coastal and marine areas to renewable energy generation and transmission and sustainable development.
Principle Investigator: Magdalena A K Muir, Research Associate, Arctic Institute of North America,
Research implemented in in collaboration with academic, industry and governmental partners, and cooperation with civil society organizations such as:
- Coastal and Marine Union (EUCC), and see also articles on climate change on EUCC's website.
- Global Forum of Oceans, Coasts and Islands, and 2010 Global Oceans Conference.
