Climate risk · Rationale

Ocean acidification

Marine hazard characterised by a reduction in the pH of ocean water caused by the uptake of atmospheric carbon dioxide, impairing calcifying organisms, fisheries, and aquaculture.

Definition source: IPCC SROCC Ch.5: Ocean acidification

Synonyms

OA

Broader

Marine hazard

Narrower

none

Counts as adaptation

Always (adaptation-specific).

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

CRK_134 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/CRK_134
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/CRK_134)