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AuthorLincoln, Susana
AuthorBuckley, Paul
AuthorHowes, Ella L.
AuthorMaltby, Katherine M.
AuthorPinnegar, John K.
AuthorAli, Thamer S.
AuthorAlosairi, Yousef
AuthorAl-Ragum, Alanoud
AuthorBaglee, Alastair
AuthorBalmes, Chiden Oseo
AuthorHamadou, Radhouane Ben
AuthorBurt, John A.
AuthorClaereboudt, Michel
AuthorGlavan, Jane
AuthorMamiit, Rusyan Jill
AuthorNaser, Humood Abdulla Ahmed
AuthorSedighi, Omid
AuthorShokri, Mohammad Reza
AuthorShuhaibar, Bassam
AuthorWabnitz, Colette C.C.
AuthorQuesne, Will J.F.Le
Available date2022-08-22T08:01:26Z
Publication Date2021-12-14
Publication NameSustainability (Switzerland)
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132413810
CitationLincoln, S.; Buckley, P.; Howes, E.L.; Maltby, K.M.; Pinnegar, J.K.; Ali, T.S.; Alosairi, Y.; Al-Ragum, A.; Baglee, A.; Balmes, C.O.; Hamadou, R.B.; Burt, J.A.; Claereboudt, M.; Glavan, J.; Mamiit, R.J.; Naser, H.A.; Sedighi, O.; Shokri, M.R.; Shuhaibar, B.; Wabnitz, C.C.C.; Le Quesne, W.J.F. A Regional Review of Marine and Coastal Impacts of Climate Change on the ROPME Sea Area. Sustainability 2021, 13, 13810. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132413810
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URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/33330
AbstractThe Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) Sea Area (RSA) in the northern Indian Ocean, which comprises the Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and the northern Arabian Sea, already experiences naturally extreme environmental conditions and incorporates one of the world’s warmest seas. There is growing evidence that climate change is already affecting the environmental conditions of the RSA, in areas including sea temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, and sea level, which are set to continue changing over time. The cumulative impacts of these changes on coastal and marine ecosystems and dependent societies are less well documented, but are likely to be significant, especially in the context of other human stressors. This review represents the first regional synthesis of observed and predicted climate change impacts on marine and coastal ecosystems across the ROPME Sea Area and their implications for dependent societies. Climate-driven ecological changes include loss of coral reefs due to bleaching and the decline of fish populations, while socio-economic impacts include physical impacts from sea-level rise and cyclones, risk to commercial wild capture fisheries, disruption to desalination systems and loss of tourism. The compilation of this review is aimed to support the development of targeted adaptation actions and to direct future research within the RSA.
SponsorThis research was funded by the Regional Organisation for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) and by the UK-Gulf Marine Environment Partnership Programme of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Languageen
PublisherMDPI
SubjectAnthropocene
Climate risk
Environmental benefits
Environmental change
Marine heatwave
Oxygen minimum zone
Socio-economic factors
TitleA regional review of marine and coastal impacts of climate change on the ROPME sea area
TypeArticle Review
Issue Number24
Volume Number13
ESSN2071-1050
dc.accessType Open Access


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