In September this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will release a special report on the ocean and the cryosphere, helping to give science based answers on how a changing climate will impact these areas, and us all.
The Pacific Community’s Global Climate Change Alliance: Pacific Small Island States (GCCA: PSIS), funded by the European Union (EU) was the proud recipient of the 2019 Energy Globe Award, recognised for its outstanding work and contribution towards advancing peer to peer learning in climate
The intensifying pressure on the ocean is a challenge for Pacific Islanders, so it is vital that ‘climate issues’ are prioritised. Under the topic ‘healthy oceans’ the biggest fear remains unseen as the ocean ecosystem and communities are being threatened.
The Pacific Islands’ effort and ambition for climate and ocean action was the key message conveyed to the Secretary General (SG) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr. Kitack Lim, during a public lecture at USP last weekend. Link to full article below.
Coastal communities have a stronger effect on local ocean acidification than previously believed...new measurements taken in California’s Monterey Bay show that it absorbs carbon dioxide emissions from the surrounding cities and agricultural lands, making it more acidic.
Climate change will cost Pacific island countries and territories about $60 million in lost tuna-related revenue by 2050, Johann Bell, senior director of Pacific tuna fisheries at Conservation International, reportedly told the Pacific Islands News Association.
Small island developing states are the custodians of much of the world’s oceans.
To give the Pacific a fighting chance Australia and NZ need to take a stand, writes a Fijian litigator and activist. Click on the link below to read the full article.
The Ocean Sciences Meeting will be held in San Diego, California from 16-21 february 2020, and is currently calling for abstracts for its session on Ocean and Marine Sustainability:Preparedness for Climate and Ocean Extreme through Societal Participation. This 
The stakes are high for the Pacific, where the pulse of an ailing ocean is sounding a warning for the future of its 12 million people.
