Indian Ocean Tuna Commission Climate Change Resolution: A quiet interaction of ocean and climate change legal regimes

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Karim, Md Saiful. 2023. "Indian Ocean Tuna Commission Climate Change Resolution: A quiet interaction of ocean and climate change legal regimes." Marine Policy. 148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105434
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Indian Ocean Tuna Commission Climate Change Resolution: A quiet interaction of ocean and climate change legal regimes

ERA Journal ID18908
Article CategoryNotes or commentaries
AuthorsKarim, Md Saiful
Journal TitleMarine Policy
Journal Citation148
Article Number105434
Number of Pages3
Year2023
PublisherElsevier
Place of PublicationUnited Kingdom
ISSN0308-597X
1872-9460
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105434
Web Address (URL)https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308597X2200481X
Abstract

Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) are struggling to take appropriate actions for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Recent reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change highlighted the impacts of climate change on marine ecosystems and fisheries, and at the same time, the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) recently adopted a legally binding Resolution on climate change. This article briefly analyses the main provisions of the Resolution. It also highlights the importance of this Resolution as an example of the interaction between ocean and climate change legal regimes. This article argues that the Resolution is an initiative in the right direction. The IOTC needs to take proactive steps to implement the Resolution considering the challenges the RFMOs face in climate action generally.

KeywordsIndian Ocean Tuna Commission ; Climate Change ; Fisheries; UNCLOS; UNFCCC; Paris Agreement
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ANZSRC Field of Research 2020480203. Environmental law
480310. Public international law
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