Communications, Outreach and Education
Best Practices for Communicating the Impacts of Ocean Acidification and other Climate Related Changing Ocean Conditions
OA Alliance Webinar Recording (60 minutes)
May 20, 2019
Communications, Outreach and Education: Best Practices for Communicating the Impacts of Ocean Acidification and other Climate Related Changing Ocean Conditions.
Agenda
(1) Welcome and Introductions
(2) Natural Resources Defense Council: Describing ocean acidification impacts on economies and communities, focus on federal and local decision makers
Lisa Suatoni, Natural Resources Defense Council
How did NRDC create the “US State Vulnerability Assessments?”
Has NRDC found the US State Vulnerability Assessment one-pagers helpful in communicating with state policy makers?
(3) Alaska Ocean Acidification Network: Assessing key species vulnerability and describing impacts, focus on commercial and local fishing communities
Dorothy Childers, Alaska OA Network
How does the Alaska OA Network answer the question, “Is OA a problem that will affect my fishing business now?”
Why did Alaska OA Network decide to create the “Impacts on Alaska Fish and Shellfish” one-pager? What type of research was compiled to inform the one-pager and what type of information is represented in the document?
(4) Plymouth Marine Laboratory: Showing ocean acidification in a multi-stressor environment, focus on international decision makers
Carol Turley, Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Traditionally, how were ocean impacts (or solutions) represented within the UNFCCC/ COP discussions or policy making frameworks?
Which messages tend to resonate more with international climate negotiators, ministries, and other COP decision makers?
What is the message we want COP decision makers/ international climate community to hear? What are we asking them to do?
(5) Suquamish Tribe: Ocean acidification curriculum collection, focus on public and tribal school curriculum
Paul Williams, Suquamish Tribe
Why did the Tribe decide to get involved in curriculum building? How did it get initiated and which partners helped to support its development?
How big is the curriculum collection? (examples of OA principles and tags on the database- diverse in both scientific discipline, biological and ecosystem explorations.)
(6) New Zealand Marine Studies Centre: Ocean acidification and the marine world, focus on secondary school curriculum
Steve Cutler, New Zealand Marine Studies Centre
How was the “Ocean of Tomorrow: OA and the Marine World” commissioned and which partners helped to support its development?
Feedback and experiences with the students and teachers?
Additional Links to Resources:
US State Vulnerability Assessments produced by the Natural Resources Defense Council
Alaska OA Network’s “Impacts on Alaska Fish and Shellfish” one-pager
Plymouth Marine Laboratory’s Oceans of Impact Guide for UNFCCC parties
Ocean Acidification Curriculum Collection created in partnership with the Suquamish Tribe
The “Ocean of Tomorrow: OA and the Marine World” secondary school curriculum created in partnership with the New Zealand Marine Studies Centre