Technical Science Meeting: A Warming Ocean in the Caribbean Region

22 April 2025

Brasilia-
Brazil



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”