Project description
Climate-based prognostics for the future of the tropics
Human activities such as intense fishing and coastal development are altering the Atlantic marine ecosystems around the South and Tropical Atlantic. The EU-funded TRIATLAS project aims to study the current situation of the Atlantic Ocean’s marine ecosystem and predict future changes. A range of African, European, and South American institutions specialised in climate change, oceanography and social sciences, as well as local stakeholders will be engaged in the project. TRIATLAS will also work closely with relevant European Commission services. The project will observe the impact of pollution and climate change on the marine ecosystem to present the first prognosis for the next 40 years for the whole Atlantic. This will aid in sustainable management of human activities.
Objective
Sustainable management of human activities affecting Atlantic marine ecosystems is critical to maintain its health and to support the blue economy of the bordering countries. TRIATLAS will contribute to this by delivering knowledge of the current state and future changes of the Atlantic marine ecosystems. We achieve this through a basin-wide approach integrating research from the North and South, that closes critical knowledge gaps in the Tropical and South Atlantic which impede an understanding of the entire basin. We bring together an interdisciplinary team of marine ecologists, physical oceanographers, climate researchers, and social scientists from 34 different institutions in Europe, Africa, and South America, together with multisectoral and regional stakeholders. We will enhance knowledge of the marine ecosystems in key areas of the Atlantic using existing and pivotal new (physical, biological, societal) observations. Earth system, ecological, and socio-economic models and observations will be used to assess the cumulative impacts of (climatic, pollution, and fishing) pressures driving fluctuations in the marine ecosystem, and the potential for tipping point behavior and regime shifts. We will develop the first predictions of the marine-ecosystem for the next 40 years for the whole Atlantic, by combining state-of-the-art climate prediction and ecosystem models, with Shared Socioeconomic Pathways, and by conducting socio-economic vulnerability assessments services, with stakeholder engagement. TRIATLAS will enhance capacity in marine ecosystems, oceanography, and climate research in countries bordering the South and Tropical Atlantic Ocean. There will be close cooperation and alignment with relevant European Commission services and the South-South Framework for Scientific and Technical Cooperation, as well as other relevant initiatives in the field. We will contribute to upscale cooperation around the Atlantic.
Fields of science
Programme(s)
- H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme
- H2020-EU.3.2.5.2. - Develop the potential of marine resources through an integrated approach
- H2020-EU.3.2.5.1. - Climate change impact on marine ecosystems and maritime economy
Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
5020 Bergen
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Participants (39)
24148 Kiel
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5007 Bergen
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5817 Bergen
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38116 Braunschweig
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28359 Bremen
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24118 Kiel
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94165 Saint Mande Cedex
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31057 Toulouse Cedex
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13572 Marseille
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31062 Toulouse Cedex 9
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75794 Paris
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08034 Barcelona
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28040 Madrid
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7701 Rondebosch
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SAN VICENTE
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Luanda
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36310 Vigo Pontevedra
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35001 Las Palmas De Gran Canaria
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00225 ABIDJAN
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225 Abidjan
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SN2 1FL Swindon
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01 Abomey Calavi
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96201 900 Rio Grande
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50670 901 Recife
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88040-900 Florianopolis
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52171900 Recife
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50610360 RECIFE
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H91 Galway
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5838 Bergen
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3120 Dakar
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28006 Madrid
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75230 Paris
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PRAIA
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59078-970 Natal
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75006 Paris
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75794 Paris
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9000 Windhoek
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08193 Cerdanyola Del Valles Barcelona
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2110 SAO VICENTE
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