Projects supported

Ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) is an emerging approach for marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR). OAE involves the addition of alkaline feedstocks to the surface ocean to enhance the uptake and sequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide. However, our ability to predict, mitigate, and regulate…

The goal of this project is to determine the impact of OAE deployment on key ecosystem species of high cultural and commercial value in the Pacific. Through direct stakeholder engagement, culturally valuable species that represent different functional roles will be selected: primary producers…

Since 2010, the CSM and the IAEA have co-organized, with the support of the Prince Albert II Foundation, workshops on the socio-economic impact of acidification. The first workshop confirmed the potential socio-economic threats caused by ocean acidification but also highlighted the difficulties in…

The Symposia on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World are the largest international conferences on ocean acidification, organized every four years. The Principality of Monaco hosted the Second Symposium in the series in 2008, which lead to the publication of the Monaco Declaration, signed by the 126…