About the webinar
Climate change is altering coastal marine communities at an unprecedented scale and pace. We now know that deep-ocean ecosystems are also being affected. How are they being affected and why is it relevant for humankind? What can be done to reduce the impact? These questions will be central in the Webinar “Climate change in the deep ocean: why does it matter?” which is moderated by deep-ocean student Michelle Guraieb with a panel Q&A hosted by experts Lisa Levin (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA) and Moriaki Yasuhara (Swire Institute of Marine Science, Hong Kong). Specialists in the fields of deep-ocean organisms and ecosystems will provide a thought-provoking introduction to climate change in the deep ocean (see biographies below). The value of the deep ocean to human society will be discussed as well as potential tools for mitigation of climate change effects. You will have the opportunity to ask questions of the presenters and moderators throughout the event.