UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY SET TO EXPLORE IMPACTS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION

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UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY SET TO EXPLORE IMPACTS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATIONNew
York, Jun 17 2013 9:00AMThe United Nations General Assembly will
begin today its consideration of the impacts that the increasing
acidification of the world's oceans will have on the marine
environment and on people.

This year's informal Consultative Process on oceans, which opens today
and runs through 20 June, will provide a forum for countries to
discuss the challenges posed by rising ocean acidity due to increased
carbon emissions from human activities.

By absorbing increased amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide caused by
human activities, oceans are becoming more acidic— by more than 30 per
cent—since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution 250 years ago,
according to data cited in a report by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
to the General Assembly.

It is predicted that by 2050 ocean acidity could increase by 150 per
cent, a rate of increase that is 100 times faster than any change in
acidity experienced in the marine environment over the last 20 million
years.

In a message for the recently observed World Oceans Day, Mr. Ban said:
"If we are to fully benefit from the oceans, we must reverse the
degradation of the marine environment due to pollution,
overexploitation and acidification."

He added, "Let us work together to create new waves of action for
ocean sustainability -- for people and the planet."

The General Assembly's Open-ended Consultative Process on Oceans and
the Law of the Sea will be co-chaired by Ambassador Milan Jaya
Nyamrajsing Meetarbhan of Mauritius and Ambassador Don MacKay of New
Zealand. The Process, established in 1999, aims to identify areas
where international coordination and cooperation on ocean issues
should be enhanced.

Over the course of four days, the meeting will focus its discussions
on the scientific and technical aspects of oceans acidification.
Participants will hear presentations from more than a dozen scientists
and researchers about the process of ocean acidification, its impacts
and activities to address these impacts, and about how the issue may
be more effectively addressed.

There is currently no global international instrument specifically
dedicated to addressing ocean acidification. However, elements of the
existing legal and policy framework are relevant, including first and
foremost, the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea
(UNCLOS), which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2012 and requires
States to protect and preserve the marine environment.Jun 17 2013
9:00AM
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