Ocean and Climate Change

Chair: Elisabeth Holland (Fiji)


Members: Chris Vivian (UK), Robert Duce (USA), Wendy Watson-Wright (Canada), Valerie Allain (New Caledonia)

Key Responsibilities

  1. Produce a scoping paper on ocean-climate progress, including mitigation strategies

  2. Monitor emerging climate science and alert GESAMP to critical developments

  3. Coordinate with related WGs (38, 41, 45) on air pollution, marine geoengineering, and CO₂ removal

  4. Deliver annual progress reports

Expected Outcomes

  • Policy-relevant synthesis of ocean-climate science

  • Enhanced collaboration across GESAMP initiatives

  • Timely scientific updates for decision-makers