Scientists Chart out Future of Ocean Acidification Research in Africa at High-Level Conference in Liberia
Scientists from all over the African continent convened in Monrovia, Liberia, during a side event at the Blue Oceans Conference at the end of March to discuss how to tackle ocean acidification.
Kuwaiti Experts Use Nuclear Technology to Study the Marine Environment
In the face of climate change and increased industrial activity, scientists in Kuwait are using nuclear science to address challenges to the marine environment, with the assistance of the IAEA.
How Nuclear Techniques Help Study the Marine Environment in Kuwait
The sea is Kuwait’s lifeline. The marine environment laboratory of the Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research (KISR) conducts a number of experiments on pollutants and contaminants using nuclear and ...
Jeopardy at Sea: What Atoms in Clams Tell us about Ocean Acidification
Clams and other molluscs are under threat. As oceans gradually acidify due to rising carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, some of these marine organisms will find it harder to build their shells or skeletons. This is bad news not only for the organisms themselves, but also for the people who rely on them.
The US Announces $800k Support to the IAEA Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre
The United States’ Government this week announced a US$ 839,000 contribution to support the work of the IAEA Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC). The announcement, made at the 2018 Our Ocean?Conference in Bali, comes in addition to earlier US donations?to the Centre, including the most recent?one in 2017.