Land-Ocean Interactions
in the Coastal Zone
Understand the World’s Coastal Zone and Predict Change
Core Project of the International Geosphere and Biosphere Programme (IGBP) and
the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP)
Where is LOICZ represented?
What is LOICZ?
• Joint Core Project of the
- International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP)
- International Human Dimensions Programme on
Global Environmental Change (IHDP)
LOICZ SSC Members
LOICZ Regional Node
East Asia
LOICZ IPO
Who is LOICZ?
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Affiliated Projects
Scientific Steering Committee (18 scientists)
Regional Nodes (Sri Lanka, Singapore, China)
International Project Office (IPO)
LOICZ West Africa
(associated via START/PACOM)
LOICZ Regional Node
South Asia
LOICZ Regional Node
Southeast Asia
How is LOICZ integrated?
Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP)
Joint Initiative of 4 Global Environmental Change Programmes
ESSP Activities
Global Environmental Change Programmes
• International Programme of Biodiversity Science (DIVERSITAS)
• Joint Projects (Carbon, Food, Water, Health)
• International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP)
• Integrated Regional Studies (MAIRS)
• World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)
• Regional Activities & Capacity Building (START)
• International Human Dimensions Programme
on Global Environmental Change (IHDP)
Zukunft Küste – Coastal Futures
LOICZ Affiliated Projects
Core Projects of the Programmes
Coastal Futures, SPICOSA, ENCORA,
Caribbean Coastal Scenarios, and others
GLP, SOLAS, GLOBEC, ILAPS, IGAC, IMBER,
UGEC, bioSUSTAINABILITY, and others
What are LOICZ products?
What is LOICZ doing?
Scientific Theme I
Scientific Theme II
Vulnerability of Coastal
Implications of Global Change
Systems and Hazards
to Society
Scientific Theme III
Scientific Theme IV
Scientific Theme V
Human Influences
Biogeochemical Cycles in
Towards Coastal System
for Coastal Ecosystems
on the River Basin
Coastal and Shelf Waters
Sustainability by Managing
and Sustainable Development
Coastal Zone Interactions
Land-Ocean Interactions
Priority Topic 1
Priority Topic 2
Priority Topic 3
Linking Social and Ecological
Systems in the Coastal Zone
Assessing and Predicting Impact
of Environmental Change
on Coastal Ecosystems
Linking Governance and Science
in Coastal Regions
A) Modelling and Typology
B) Variability Analyses
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Newsletter
Reports & Studies
Synthesis Books
Digital Tools
Databases
Models
C) Capacity Building
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LOICZ International Project Office
Institute for Coastal Research
GKSS Research Center
Max-Planck-Strasse 1
D-21502 Geesthacht, Germany
Phone: +49 - 4152 - 872009
Fax: +49 - 4152 - 872040
E-Mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.loicz.org
© LOICZ, photos and poster by J. Weichselgartner