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MONEGASQUE ASSOCIATION FOR OCEAN ACIDIFICATION

AMAO Ocean acidification, along with climate change, UNDERSTAND AND ANTICIPATE IMPACTS

Association Monegasque sur l’Acidification des Oceans is one of the main consequences of increased The CSM and the IAEA organize workshops
atmospheric CO due to human activity. every two years on the socio-economic impacts
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of ocean acidification. These workshops allow
The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation experts from the natural and human sciences to
instigated creation of the AMAO (Monegasque discuss and evaluate the economic and societal
Association for Ocean Acidification). H.S.H. consequences of ocean acidification and to
the Sovereign Prince publicly announced its develop mitigation and adaptation strategies.
establishment in his Dec. 3, 2013 speech during
the Ocean Acidification International Reference INFORM AND SENSITIZE CITIZENS AND
User Group meeting. DECISION-MAKERS
The Ocean Acidification International Reference
The AMAO’s purpose is to disseminate, promote User Group annually gathers scientists, industry
and facilitate international actions on ocean representatives and NGOs on this issue.
acidification and other global factors of stress on The AMAO’s actions include building public
the marine environment. awareness of ocean acidification by developing
communication tools and organizing conferences
To this end, the AMAO undertakes to unify and exhibitions.
communication among the different institutions
working in Monaco on ocean acidification: the CARRY THE DEBATE FORWARD
Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the Thanks to the activities of the 2015 Oceans
Monaco Government, the IAEA’s environment Initiative, the AMAO greatly contributed to
laboratories, the Scientific Centre of Monaco and placing oceans at the centre of discussions
the Oceanographic Institute. during the Paris COP21 in 2015.

The AMAO is also composed of representatives The AMAO is committed to identifying the most
from the International Union for Conservation of effective adaptation, protection and restoration
Nature (IUCN) and France’s National Centre for solutions in order to minimize damage.
Scientific Research (CNRS).
The AMAO is participating in preparations of the
It has several objectives: IPCC’s special report on “climate change, the
oceans and the cryosphere.”
RAISE AWARENESS
The AMAO works constantly to build awareness, COORDINATE INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
beginning with the Monaco Declaration launched Under its Peaceful Uses Initiative, the IAEA
by 155 scientists from 26 countries during created the Ocean Acidification International
the October 2008 international symposium in Coordination Centre in Monaco to promote
Monaco, “The Ocean in a High-CO World”. and facilitate international action on ocean
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acidification.