Regional training course on Ocean Acidification experimental set up: from the scratch to results approach

WIOMSA partnered with the Nairobi Convention and the IUCN-chaired Ocean Acidification International Reference User Group to organize this workshop. The workshop was organized with the financial support of the Prince Albert II Foundation, the UN International Atomic Energy Agency, the Nairobi Convention and WIOMSA. It built on the outcomes of the “WIOMSA Ocean Acidification workshop – developing regional capacity for ocean observations in support of SDG target 14.3” which was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in October 2017, and the Decision CP.9/9 (2) on Ocean Acidification of the Ninth Conference of Parties to the Nairobi Convention that took place in Mombasa, Kenya in August 2018. The main objectives of the workshop were to: take stock of current regional knowledge and actions on ocean acidification and develop a regional action plan for the WIO region that will guide how the region will respond to this challenge.  The workshop recognized the ongoing initiatives around ocean acidification and suggested the following sets of activities to benchmark the existing activities in the region: reviewing existing policies and other initiatives around ocean acidification; exploring how ocean acidification might impact the blue economy; consolidating and coordinating the science around ocean acidification; and, lastly, strengthening communications around ocean acidification.