“Marine organisms’ response to climate change: adaptation or extinction?”

This workshop, organized by WIOMSA and Lund University aimed to broaden our knowledge and specifically to synthesize current knowledge about how marine species in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region respond to climate change. Another objective was to try and identify new research directions to further understand species’ abilities or limitations to adjust to environmental stresses caused by human beings, in order to improve future management strategies. It was hoped that the workshop would also stimulate discussions and facilitate prospective collaborations between researchers and research groups in the WIO region in order to develop comparative research in tropical and temperate climates. It was hoped that the workshop would also stimulate discussions and facilitate prospective collaborations between researchers and research groups in the WIO region in order to develop comparative research in tropical and temperate climates.