Cancun presentation
- 1. SPC Climate change Activities in the Pacific * Presentation made at ICES/PICES/FAO Symposium Climate change effects on fish and fisheries, Sendai, Japan, April 2010
- 2. OutlineMainstreaming climate change into SPC activitiesVulnerability of fisheriesDeveloping climate resilient cropsOther activities
- 3. Vulnerability of Our approachVulnerability of Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Pacific to Climate ChangeProjected changes to atmospheric and oceanic conditionsEcosystems supporting fishFish stocksImplications for food security, livelihoods and economic growthAdaptations needed to maintain productivity - management and policies
- 4. 70 contributors from 30 institutionsAlfred-Wegener-Institute, Germany
- 5. Australian Institute of Marine Science
- 6. CSIRO
- 7. CLS, Satellite Oceanography Division, France
- 11. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
- 12. IFREMER
- 13. Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
- 15. LSCE, IPSL, Paris, France
- 16. Network of Aquaculture Centres for Asia -Pacific
- 17. NOAA
- 18. Papua New Guinea National Fisheries Department
- 19. Secretariat of the Pacific Community
- 20. Service de la Peche French Polynesia
- 21. Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation
- 22. SOPAC
- 23. Solomon Islands Ministry of Fisheries
- 24. SPREP
- 28. University of New South Wales
- 33. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, USA
- 34. Western Australia Department of FisheriesLead authors: Janice Lough, Alex Ganachaud, Robert Le Borgne, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Michelle Waycott, Peter Gehrke, Patrick Lehodey, Morgan Pratchett, Tim Pickering, Johann BellEditors: Johann Bell, Johanna Johnson, Alistair Hobday
- 35. Roles of fisheries and aquacultureFood security
- 36. Livelihoods
- 37. Economic development and government revenue
- 39. What role for fisheriesProjections for coastal fisheries under climate changeToday2035 A2 (-2 to -5%) 2050 A2 (-20%)2100 A2 (-20 to -50%)
- 40. Projections for tuna (Solomon Islands)2035 A2 (+3.2 %)NOW Governments of PNG and Solomon Islands will need to allocate a greater proportion of tuna resources for food security2050 A2 (-5.5%)2100 A2 (-15.4 %)XXX
- 41. OutputsMajor Peer reviewed Publication
- 42. Most comprehensive study to date
- 44. Report release
- 45. Mid-2011
- 46. Input to regional discussions
- 47. IPCC submissionSource: Gillett and Cartwright 2010
- 48. Climate Resilient CropsEstablishing the Climate Ready Crop CollectionIdentifying climate resilient traits Salt and drought toleranceRapid maturing post disaster cropsCO2 fertilization80 species and varieties have been evaluated (yams, cassava, sweet potato)Field testing is commencing in 9 countriesAim is to create regional and national gene banks to strengthen food security
- 49. Other ActivitiesForestry and REDDForest inventories, REDD readinessEnergy in design phaseEducationIn design phaseIntegrating CC into national development and joint country strategies