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Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA -ICC)

Communicating, promoting and facilitating global actionsin a changing ocean world

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www.iaea.org/nael/OA-ICC

www.iaea.org/ocean-acidification

Michel WarnauIAEA Environment Laboratories

International Atomic Energy Agency

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Maximizing the benefit coming from the use of nuclear technologywhile minimizing risks in safety, security and proliferation

Mission

• HQ in Vienna, Austria

• 2 research centres (Monaco and Seibersdorf)

Areas of Contribution of the IAEA

IAEA involved in Ocean Acidification studies

Regarding the environment, by mandate, the IAEA is active in

the field of monitoring and protecting the environment from

ionising radiations, but also in any field where isotopic and

nuclear applications are relevant to understand and/or solve

environmental issues.

Geochronology (radiological dating) + Paleo-climatology (isotopic ratio

analysis): powerful tools that allow reconstructing prevailing environmental

conditions over last decades to millennia to calibrate and improve descriptive

and predictive models

Isotopes used as proxies :

e.g., B-11/B-10 for past pH

Environmental recorders:

-sediment cores

-ice cores

-coral skeleton

Ocean acidificationNuclear and isotopic applications

Photos: Prof R. Dunbar

Unique tools to assess biological effects

under projected pCO2

scenarios, identify

vulnerable organisms, evaluate potential

coastal economic impacts (fisheries,

aquaculture, ecosystem services), e.g.:

• Use of Ca-45 to assess growth and

calcification rates

• Use of C-14 to assess primary

production of marine phytoplankton

• Use of radio-tracers to assess change

in pollutant availability

Ocean acidificationNuclear and isotopic applications

Background:

US-supported extra-budgetary CRP

(Coordinated Research Project) funded

for 4 years

Overall objectives:

• Assess biological and social effects due

to ocean acidification in key ecological

sites south of 30°N.

• Identify vulnerable regions and

communities.

• Evaluate coastal economic impacts from

ocean chemistry change on a regional

scale using bio-economic models.

Coordinated Research Project:“Ocean Acidification and Economic Impacts on Fisheries”

Activities 2011/2012:

• October 2011: Consultancy Meeting

• Nov 2012: 1st Coordination Meeting (8 contracts)

Upcoming:

• 2013: Project development and additional participants (2)

• 2014: Regional training workshop on OA impact modelling

BRAZILCO2 effects on calcification* [45Ca] of mussel larvae

CANADATraining in use of BCE Model of OA effects on fisheries for coupled bio-physical and socio-economic factors

Based on MEY of the modified Gordon-Schaefer model for Bio-economics

GHANAOA impacts on fisheries & livelihoods

KENYAOA impacts on reefs, fish & livelihoods

CHILEupwelled CO2

effects on adult mussel aquaculture

USANOAA collaboration in use of Rational Expectations Models based on MEY in fisheries for OA impacts

CASE STUDY of Bristol Bay King Crab Fishery

KUWAITCO2 effects on coral calcification* [45Ca] ; OA reef impacts

Kuwait

ArabianGulf

PHILIPPINESpH effects on fish eggs/larvae & economic valuation of OA impact on fisheries

Coordinated Research Project:“Ocean Acidification and Economic Impacts on Fisheries”

Transfer of knowledge / Capacity building

Technical Cooperation Programme of the IAEA

Cycle 2012-13:

INS2007010

Cycle 2014-15:

DOM2013001

INS2010005

KUW2012004

Africa: RAF2012022

Asia-Pacific: RAS2012061

Latin-America: RLA2012029

Rio+20 outcome document, paragraph 166:

“We call for support to initiatives that address ocean acidification and the

impacts of climate change on marine and coastal ecosystems and

resources. In this regard, we reiterate the need to work collectively to

prevent further ocean acidification, as well as enhance the resilience of

marine ecosystems and of the communities whose livelihoods depend on

them, and to support marine scientific research, monitoring and

observation of ocean acidification and particularly vulnerable ecosystems,

including through enhanced international cooperation in this regard.”

Ocean Acidification International

Coordination Centre (OA-ICC)Communicating, promoting and facilitating global actions

in a changing ocean world

•Project: IAEA Peaceful Uses Initiative (PUI)

project, supported by direct and in-kind

contributions from several Member States

and research programmes on ocean

acidification.

•Objective: act as a platform to communicate,

promote and facilitate overarching activities

on ocean acidification that must be

performed at the international level to make

effective use of previous and current science

investments

•End Users: scientific community and science

users (e.g., policy makers, media, general

public)

Advisory Board

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•Functioning:

Operated by the IAEA Environment

Laboratories in Monaco.

Launched in summer 2012 (fully operational

in 2013) for an initial duration of 3 years.

Advised by an Advisory Board with

representatives from UN Agencies, key

institutions and leading scientists in the

field of OA.

Advisory Board

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OA-ICC facilitates the following activities:

•International observation network

•Student and post-doctoral exchanges

•Joint ocean acidification experiments

•Capacity building

•Inter-comparison exercises

•On-line bibliographic data

•Collaboration between natural, social and economic sciences

•Best practices in research and data reporting

•Data management

•Information dissemination and outreach initiatives




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Current Funding and Support

Supported by the IAEA ‘Peaceful Uses Initiative’ (PUI) through direct and

in-kind contributions from several IAEA Member States and research

projects on ocean acidification:

Australia

France

Italy

New Zealand

Norway

Spain

United Kingdom

United States

(China ?)




Current Funding and Support (cont’d)

Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research (IMBER)

Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS)

NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (NOAA-OA)

UK Ocean Acidification Research Programme (UKOA)

Biological Impacts of Ocean Acidification (BIOACID)

Mediterranean Sea Acidification in a Changing Climate (MedSeA)

International OA Reference User Group (iOA-RUG)

Current budget: USD 2 M (USD 0.98 M cash and USD 1.016 M in-kind)

Growing interest, growing partnership, need for additional support




None of us can do everything

But each of us can do something

UNSG Ban Ki-Moon

3 Apr 2013, Monaco

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