PC14C:
Key Findings of the IPCC Special Report on Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Scenarios I Posters

Session ID#: 84754

Session Description:
Following Governments’ requests, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is producing a Special Report on Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) due for approval and release in September 2019. The SROCC is prepared by more than 100 international experts and includes six chapters: Framing and context of the report; High mountain areas; Polar regions; Sea level rise and implications for low lying islands, coasts and communities; Changing ocean, marine ecosystems and dependent communities; Extremes, abrupt changes and managing risks.

IPCC Special Reports address policy-relevant scientific issues and integrate knowledge across IPCC Working Groups. SROCC provides cross-cutting assessments of observed and projected changes in the ocean and the cryosphere and their feedbacks on the climate system, and of the impacts of such changes on ecosystems and human systems considering their vulnerabilities, exposures and the resulting risks. The report also addresses response options of human societies, e.g. options for adaptation and building resilience, as well as limits and trade-offs associated with such options. The SROCC assessment aims to support decision-makers through informing the design and implementation of appropriate policies and actions. 

In this session SROCC authors will present and discuss key outcomes of SROCC and its relevance for policy-makers.

Co-Sponsor(s):
  • ED - Education, Outreach and Policy
  • SI - Social-Ocean Science Interactions and SDGs
Index Terms:

1621 Cryospheric change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1630 Impacts of global change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1635 Oceans [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1641 Sea level change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
Primary Chair:  Katja Mintenbeck, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, WGII Technical Support Unit, Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremen, Germany
Co-chairs:  Nathaniel L. Bindoff, University of Tasmania, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Hobart, TAS, Australia, Matthew Collins, University of Exeter, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Exeter, United Kingdom and Lisa A Levin, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, United States
Primary Liaison:  Katja Mintenbeck, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, WGII Technical Support Unit, Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremen, Germany
Moderators:  Katja Mintenbeck, Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremen, Germany and Matthew Collins, University of Exeter, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Exeter, United Kingdom
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Katja Mintenbeck, Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremen, Germany and Lisa A Levin, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, United States

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

 
How does the IPCC Special Report on Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate inform decision-makers? (646324)
Hans Poertner, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, WGII Co-Chair, Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremen, Germany and Katja Mintenbeck, Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremen, Germany; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, WGII Technical Support Unit, Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremen, Germany
 
The IPCC Special Report on Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate – a view from the mountains tops to the deepest depths (646172)
Elvira Poloczanska1, Hans O Portner2 and Katja Mintenbeck1,3, (1)Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, WGII Technical Support Unit, Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremen, Germany, (2)Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, WGII Co-Chair, Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremen, Germany, (3)Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremen, Germany
 
Impacts of the Changing Cryosphere in a Warming World: a Mountain Perspective (657496)
Heidi Steltzer, Iliff School of Theology, Denver, United States and SROCC Chapter 2 High Mountain Areas author team
 
Causes and Consequences of Changing Ocean Properties, Circulation and Sea Ice in the Polar Regions: the SROCC Assessment. (639743)
Michael Paul Meredith1, Martin Sommerkorn2, Sandra Cassotta3, Chris Derksen4, Alexey Ekaykin5, Anne B Hollowed6, Gary Kofinas7, Andrew Mackintosh8, Jess Melbourne-Thomas9, Mônica Muelbert10,11, Geir Ottersen12, Hamish D Pritchard13, Edward Schuur14, Shengping He15 and Victoria L Peck13, (1)NERC British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom, (2)WWF, Norway, (3)Aalborg University, Denmark, (4)Environment and Climate Change Canada, Climate Reseach Division, Toronto, ON, Canada, (5)Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, Climate and Environment Research Laboratory, St Petersburg, Russia, (6)NOAA, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, WA, United States, (7)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (8)School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, (9)CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, TAS, Australia, (10)Instituto do Mar (IMar), Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, United States, (11)Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia, (12)Institute of Marine Research, Norway, (13)British Antarctic Survey, United Kingdom, (14)Northern Arizona University, Department of Biology, Flagstaff, AZ, United States, (15)Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway
 
Causes and consequences of changing ocean properties on polar ecosystems: the SROCC assessment. (648925)
Anne B Hollowed1, Michael Paul Meredith2, Martin Sommerkorn3, Sandra Cassotta4, Chris Derksen5, Alexey Ekaykin6, Gary Kofinas7, Andrew Mackintosh8, Jess Melbourne-Thomas9, Mônica Muelbert10,11, Geir Ottersen12, Hamish D Pritchard2, Edward Schuur13, Shengping He14 and Victoria L Peck2, (1)NOAA, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, WA, United States, (2)NERC British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom, (3)WWF, Norway, (4)Aalborg University, Denmark, (5)Environment and Climate Change Canada, Climate Reseach Division, Toronto, ON, Canada, (6)Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, Climate and Environment Research Laboratory, St Petersburg, Russia, (7)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (8)Victoria University of Wellington, School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Wellington, New Zealand, (9)CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, TAS, Australia, (10)Instituto do Mar (IMar), Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, United States, (11)Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia, (12)Institute of Marine Research, Norway, (13)Northern Arizona University, Department of Biology, Flagstaff, AZ, United States, (14)Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway
 
Human Responses to Climate Change in Polar Ocean Systems: IPCC’s SROCC (657422)
Gary Kofinas, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States
 
Sea Level Rise and Implications for Low Lying Islands, Coasts and Communities (638788)
Roderik van de Wal, Utrecht University, Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, Michael Oppenheimer, Princeton University, School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton, NJ, United States, Bruce Christopher Glavovic, Massey University, School of People, Environment and Planning, Palmeston North, New Zealand, Jochen Hinkel, Global Climate Forum, Berlin, Germany, Rongshuo Cai, Key Lab. of Global Change and Marine-Atmospheric Chemistry, Xiamen, China, Alex Magnan, University de la Rochelle, Paris, France, Rob DeConto, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States, Frederico Isla, Universidad Nacional de Mar Del Plata, Argentina, Tuhin Ghosh, Jadavpur University, India, Ben Marzeion, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, Amro Abd-Elgawad, Tourism Development Authority, Ministry of Tourism, Cairo, Egypt, Egypt, Benoit Meyssignac, CNES, LEGOS, Toulouse, France, John Hay, University of the South Pacific, Cook Islands, Zita Sebesvari, United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan and Miguel Cifuentes-Jara, Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Costa Rica
 
Perspectives on sea-level rise and coastal impacts beyond SROCC (641330)
Erwin Lambert1, Jeremy Rohmer2, Dewi Le Bars3, Goneri Le Cozannet2 and Roderik van de Wal4, (1)Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, (2)BRGM, Orléans, France, (3)Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, Netherlands, (4)Utrecht University, Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
 
Observed and Projected Physical Oceanic Changes Related to Climate Change as Assessed in SROCC (645733)
Robert Hallberg, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, United States, Javier Aristegui, Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global (IOCAG), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain, Nathaniel L. Bindoff, Univ Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia, William W.L. Cheung, The University of British Columbia, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Nathalie Hilmi, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Monaco, Monaco, Nathalie Hilmi, Monaco Scientific Centre, Monaco, Monaco, Nianzhi Jiao, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, James G. Kairo, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Institute, Kenya, Saiful Karim, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, Lisa A Levin, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, United States, Sean ODonoghue, Climate Change Adaptation Branch City of Durban, Durban, South Africa, Sara Purca Cuicapusa, Instituto del Mar del Peru, Peru, Baruch Rinkevich, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Haifa, Israel, Toshio Suga, Tohoku University, Graduate School of Science, Sendai, Japan, Alessandro Tagliabue, University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences, Liverpool, L69, United Kingdom and Phillip Williamson, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
 
Time of Emergence of Key Climate Change Variables and Exposure to Climate Hazards in the Ocean (650374)
Javier Aristegui, Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global (IOCAG), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain, Alessandro Tagliabue, University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences, Liverpool, L69, United Kingdom, Nathaniel L. Bindoff, University of Tasmania, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Hobart, TAS, Australia, William W.L. Cheung, The University of British Columbia, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Nathalie Hilmi, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Monaco, Monaco, Robert Hallberg, NOAA/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, United States, Nathalie Hilmi, Monaco Scientific Centre, Monaco, Monaco, Nianzhi Jiao, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, James G. Kairo, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Institute, Kenya, Saiful Karim, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, Lisa A Levin, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, United States, Sean ODonoghue, Climate Change Adaptation Branch City of Durban, Durban, South Africa, Sara Purca Cuicapusa, Instituto del Mar del Peru, Peru, Baruch Rinkevich, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Haifa, Israel, Toshio Suga, Tohoku University, Graduate School of Science, Sendai, Japan and Phillip Williamson, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
 
Observed impacts and projected risks of climate change on marine ecosystems (650206)
William W.L. Cheung, The University of British Columbia, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Javier Aristegui, Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global (IOCAG), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain, Nathaniel L. Bindoff, University of Tasmania, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Hobart, TAS, Australia, Valeria Guinder, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Monaco, Monaco, Robert Hallberg, NOAA/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, United States, Nathalie Hilmi, Monaco Scientific Centre, Monaco, Monaco, Nianzhi Jiao, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, James G. Kairo, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Institute, Kenya, Saiful Karim, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, Toshio Suga, Tohoku University, Graduate School of Science, Sendai, Japan, Lisa A Levin, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, United States, Sean ODonoghue, Climate Change Adaptation Branch City of Durban, Durban, South Africa, Sara Purca Cuicapusa, Instituto del Mar del Peru, Peru, Baruch Rinkevich, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Haifa, Israel, Alessandro Tagliabue, University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences, Liverpool, L69, United Kingdom and Phillip Williamson, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
 
Climate Change Impacts on the Ocean Threaten Human Well-Being and Sustainable Development (650752)
Nathalie Hilmi, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Monaco, Monaco, Javier Aristegui, Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global (IOCAG), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain, Nathaniel L. Bindoff, Univ Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia, William W.L. Cheung, The University of British Columbia, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Valeria Guinder, Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía, Argentina, Robert Hallberg, NOAA/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, United States, Nianzhi Jiao, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, James G. Kairo, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Institute, Kenya, Saiful Karim, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, Lisa A Levin, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, United States, Sean ODonoghue, Climate Change Adaptation Branch City of Durban, Durban, South Africa, Sara Purca Cuicapusa, Instituto del Mar del Peru, Peru, Baruch Rinkevich, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Haifa, Israel, Alessandro Tagliabue, University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences, Liverpool, L69, United Kingdom, Toshio Suga, Tohoku University, Graduate School of Science, Sendai, Japan and Phillip Williamson, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
 
Can we use the ocean to mitigate climate change? Insights from the IPCC SROCC report (649332)
Nathaniel L. Bindoff, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia, Phillip Williamson, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom, Javier Aristegui, Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global (IOCAG), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain, William W.L. Cheung, The University of British Columbia, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Nathalie Hilmi, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Monaco, Monaco, Robert Hallberg, NOAA/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, United States, Nathalie Hilmi, Monaco Scientific Centre, Monaco, Monaco, Nianzhi Jiao, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, James G. Kairo, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Institute, Kenya, Saiful Karim, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, Lisa A Levin, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, United States, Sean ODonoghue, Climate Change Adaptation Branch City of Durban, Durban, South Africa, Sara Purca Cuicapusa, Instituto del Mar del Peru, Peru, Baruch Rinkevich, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Haifa, Israel, Toshio Suga, Tohoku University, Graduate School of Science, Sendai, Japan and Alessandro Tagliabue, University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences, Liverpool, L69, United Kingdom
 
Marine heatwaves and their implications (648811)
Jules Kajtar, University of Exeter, United Kingdom, Thomas L Froelicher, University of Bern, Climate and Environmental Physics, Bern, Switzerland, Roxy Mathew Koll, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Center for Climate Change Research, Pune, India, Matthew Collins, University of Exeter, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Exeter, United Kingdom, Kathleen Lynne McInnes, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Climate Science Centre, Aspendale, VIC, Australia, So-Min Cheong, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States, Michael Sutherland, University of the West Indies, Geomatics Engineering & Land Management, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, Laurens Bower, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research, Netherlands, Hélène Jacot Des Combes, The University of the South Pacific, Fiji, Iñigo J. Losada, Environmental Hydraulics Institute, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain, Beate M.W. Ratter, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, Evelia Rivera-Arriga, Autonomous University of Campeche, CP, Mexico, R Dwi Susanto, Universidad de Manila, Philippines, Didier Swingedouw, University of Bordeaux 1, Pessac, France and Lourdes Tibig, Climate Change Commission, Philippines
 
Extremes, Abrupt Changes and Managing Risks (650494)
Matthew Collins, University of Exeter, CEMPS, Exeter, EX4, United Kingdom