Technical Science Meeting: A Warming Ocean in the Caribbean Region
IOCARIBE-TSM
Meeting
22 April 2025
Brasilia-
Brazil
Organiser(s) & Staff
Participation

The Technical Science Meeting took place on April 22, 2025. The event focused on "A Warming Ocean in the Caribbean Region" and its various impacts.
The agenda included:
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A keynote speech on ocean physics, covering waves, tides, and currents.
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A session on the effects of ocean warming on coastal ecosystems, including coral reefs, seagrass beds, mangroves, beaches, and sand dunes.
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A session on Disaster Risk Reduction and coastal hazards.
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A discussion on the consequences for the blue economy, particularly in tourism and fisheries.
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Recommendations on how to address the challenges of a warming ocean.
La Reunión Técnica de Ciencia se llevó a cabo el 22 de abril de 2025. El evento abordó el tema "Un océano en calentamiento en la región del Caribe" y sus diversos impactos.
La agenda incluyó:
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Una conferencia principal sobre la física de los océanos, que cubrió olas, mareas y corrientes.
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Una sesión sobre los efectos del calentamiento oceánico en los ecosistemas costeros, como arrecifes de coral, praderas marinas, manglares, playas y dunas de arena.
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Una sesión sobre reducción del riesgo de desastres y peligros costeros.
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Un debate sobre las consecuencias para la economía azul, especialmente en turismo y pesca.
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Recomendaciones para abordar los desafíos de un océano en calentamiento.
[View an annotated printable version of this agenda]
- 1 - Welcome – IOCARIBE Chair, Dr Marck Oduber, Aruba
- 2 - Aruba – Former Minister of Environment, Ursel Arends, “The Rights of Nature, including the Ocean”
- 3 - Presentation, “A Warming Ocean in the Tropical Americas and Caribbean Region” – Decade Collaborative Center for Coastal Resilience – Nadia Pinardi
- 4 - Brazil – Professor Ronoldo Christofoletti, “The Ocean and Us”
- 5 - Antigua and Barbuda – Climate Ambassador, Ruleta Camacho “National Impacts and Solutions - Gaps in Ocean Science”
- 6 - Curacao – Jonathan Zoetrum, Meteorological Department “A New Approach: Early Warning System for Curacao”
- 7 - Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology: Dr David Farrell & Dr Cedric van Meerbeeck, “Ocean-Atmospheric Interactions and Climate Services”
- 8 - Mexico – Carlos R Torres, “Impacts of a Warming Ocean and National Solutions”
- 9 - Presentation: Professor Michael Taylor, “State of the Caribbean Climate”, University of the West Indies
- 10 - UNESCO-IOC (IOCARIBE) – Alejandro Rojas, “Marine Spatial Planning and Climate Change”
- 11 - Trinidad and Tobago – Deputy Director, Institute of Marine Affairs, Dr Rahanna Juman “National Impacts and Solutions”
- 12 - Guatemala – Andrea Jose Paz Barrillas, “Two warming oceans: Guatemala’s Coastal and Marine Climate Change Challenges”
- 13 - Aruba – Dr Ryan Peterson, “CORVI Project”
- 14 - United Kingdom – Professor William Austin, "Update on the Work and Progress of the UN Ocean Decade Programme for Blue Carbon (GO-BC)"
- 15 - UNESCO-IOC (IOCARIBE) – Dr Marko Tosic, “Ocean Modeling for Science-Policy Integration.”
- 16 - Barbados – Mr Fabian Hinds, “National Impacts and Solutions”
Agenda | Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
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Agenda | Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
Session on IOC and the Future of the Ocean | 23/04/2025 |
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3 | A Warming Ocean in the Tropical Americas and Caribbean Region | 23/04/2025 |
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4 | The Ocean and Us | 23/04/2025 |
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5 | National Impacts and Solutions - Gaps in Ocean Science | 23/04/2025 |
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6 | A New Approach: Early Warning System for Curacao | 23/04/2025 |
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7 | Climate Services in the Tropical Americas | 13/05/2025 |
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8 | Impacts of a Warming Ocean and National Solutions | 23/04/2025 |
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9 | State of the Caribbean Climate | 13/05/2025 |
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10 | Marine Spatial Planning and Climate Change | 22/04/2025 |
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11 | National Impacts and Solutions | 23/04/2025 |
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12 | Two Warming Oceans-Guatemala’s Coastal and Marine Climate Change Challenges | 22/04/2025 |
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13 | CORVI Project | 22/04/2025 |
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14 | Update on the Work and Progress of the UN Ocean Decade Programme for Blue Carbon (GO-BC) | 23/04/2025 |
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15 | Ocean Modeling for Science-Policy Integration | 22/04/2025 |
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Agenda | Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
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WMO-No. 1367 | WMO Report on the State of Climate for Latin America and the Caribbean 2024 | 21/04/2025 |
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IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-XVIII/TSM/1 | Provisional Agenda | 21/04/2025 |
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Created at 20:05 on 06 Mar 2025 by Alex Palomino Cadena
Last Updated at 21:22 on 13 May 2025 by Alex Palomino Cadena