Ocean Acidification: Technology Transfer and Capacity Building

Abstract

Ocean acidification (OA) is a result of rising carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere. In combination with other stressors, this ocean change relates to an enormous shift in the ocean environment. Scientists report that such changes in ocean chemistry may become a threat to ecosystem as climate change progresses in business as usual scenario. OA became the “talk of town” in various international stages and various reports have been published, but mostly on the issues of its potential and biologically experimentally tested impacts and needs for more studies and collaborations. It is generally accepted that the oceans are valuable parts of the global carbon cycle, although the ocean has played only a minor role in international discussion about climate change. In this respect it is hardly surprising that OA has not been, until recently, explicitly nor deeply dealt with by existing international treaties, including UNFCCC, UNCLOS, CBD, etc. Fortunately, this issue is getting a lot more international attention, particularly as part of SDG(14.3), and there are much more awareness, discussions, and information. OA is also global threat with regional differences so it requires a global response with regional considerations. In this respect the “Capacity Building and Transfer of Technology” which is one of the significant forms of international science and technology cooperation can play an important role as a means to dn chemistry may become a threat to ecosystem as climate change progresses in business as usual scenario. OA became the “talk of town” in various international stages and various reports have been published, but mostly on the issues of its potential and biologically experimentally tested impacts and needs for more studies and collaborations. It is generally accepted that the oceans are valuable parts of the global carbon cycle, although the ocean has played only a minor role in international discussion about climate change. In this respect it is hardly surprising that OA has not been, until recently, explicitly nor deeply dealt with by existing international treaties, including UNFCCC, UNCLOS, CBD, etc. Fortunately, this issue is getting a lot more international attention, particularly as part of SDG(14.3), and there are much more awareness, discussions, and information. OA is also global threat with regional differences so it requires a global response with regional considerations. In this respect the “Capacity Building and Transfer of Technology” which is one of the significant forms of international science and technology cooperation can play an important role as a means to d