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The ocean is an actor and a victim of this effects are felt differently across the globe: cryosphere» report. The aim of the report
climate change as melting glaciers and ice even though northern hemisphere coun- is to summarise the main current scientific
caps raise sea levels. Biodiversity is suffe- tries are mostly responsible for increasing knowledge about the topic. A preparato-
ring from the effects of warmer water, aci- CO emissions, the consequences are seen ry meeting was held in December 2016 in
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dification and marine pollution; all of which mainly in small island countries, notably in Monaco. The much-awaited report will be
creates long-term ocean damage. Humans the southern hemisphere. published in autumn 2019.
are also victims of these effects which, in
time, will create major repercussions on The Principality of Monaco, together with
daily life, the economy and the safety of mil- France, Spain and China initiated the
lions of people worldwide. However, these IPCC special «climate change, oceans and

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In Marrakech on November 12 2016, during the COP21, H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco
insisted on the need to take into account the role of oceans in fighting against climate change.