OA Alliance at The Ocean in a High CO₂ World Symposium 2026
As a global network dedicated to strengthening collaboration, sharing knowledge and supporting coordinated action on ocean acidification, the OA Alliance is bringing a series of workshops and events to the Ocean in a High CO₂ World symposium this year.
Our sessions, centering science, policy, and storytelling, will create spaces to share knowledge, build connections, explore new ideas, while spotlighting the people and collaborations driving action on ocean acidification globally.
Discover the workshops and events we’ll be hosting:
Advancing Priority Science and Policy Action on Ocean Acidification in the Asia-Pacific Region
Preceding the Ocean in High CO2 World Symposium, this special session will bring together science practitioners, policy makers, intergovernmental bodies and relevant finance institutions across the Asia-Pacific region to accelerate the coordination of ocean acidification (OA) science and policy uptake across climate, marine and sustainable development portfolios.
Date: Monday, October 12
Time: 9am - 5pm
Location: Mākaro Room
Facilitators: Jessie Turner, PB Bhadury, Katy Soapi, Lina Hansson
Marine Policy Engagement 101 for Early Career Scientists
This workshop will provide an overview of marine policy engagement, designed to support the next generation of ocean scientists with context and tools for contributing to meaningful ocean-climate action. Learn from members of the ocean acidification community engaged in marine policy leadership across local, regional, and international scales, including experts from the OA Alliance.
Date: Tuesday, October 13
Time: 1:30 - 3:30pm
Location: Rongomātāne A
Facilitators: Edie Mari, Carly LaRoche, Amy Markel
Marine Policy Engagement 101 for Early Career Scientists
This workshop will provide an overview of marine policy engagement, designed to support the next generation of ocean scientists with context and tools for contributing to meaningful ocean-climate action. Learn from members of the ocean acidification community engaged in marine policy leadership across local, regional, and international scales, including experts from the OA Alliance.
Date: Tuesday, October 13
Time: 1:30 - 3:30pm
Location: Rongomātāne A
Facilitators: Edie Mari, Carly LaRoche, Amy Markel
Changing Waters Film Screening
Join us for a screening of our very first short film ‘Changing Waters: Time for Action on Ocean Acidification’
In just 15 minutes, this character-led short film brings science to life. Following real individuals from government, indigenous communities, the seafood industry, and scientists, this film showcases their response to the accelerating impacts of ocean acidification and their calls for action.
Filmed by LUMA Storytelling in Washington State, Colombia, and Fiji Changing Waters features OA Alliance members’ stories and experiences tackling ocean acidification and climate-ocean change in North America, Latin America, and the Pacific Island Region.
Date: Wednesday, October 14
Time: 8:00 - 10:00pm
Location: Te Papa Soundings Theatre
Facilitators: Edie Mari and Jula Corrales
OARS Framework for Action: An Introduction to Co-Designing Ocean Acidification Research for Decision Making
In order to encourage a diversity of ocean acidification (OA) actions across different scales the UN Decade of Ocean Science endorsed OA Research for Sustainability Programme, has developed a framework for co-designing OA Information for Action. The framework identifies decision making categories that guide various user groups in navigating the best opportunities to harness linkages between their science and policy priorities.
Learn how to utilize the Framework to tie your research to management decisions, hear success stories and challenges, and connect with other people who are solving the same problems from different angles.
Date: Thursday, October 15,
Time: 7:30am-8:50am
Location: TBD
Facilitators: Jessie Turner, Edie Mari