How will coastal upwelling areas change in the future?
                              How does this change affect climate and humans?
What kind and intensity of uses in upwelling regions
is possible in the longer term?
           How can international science cooperation help to develop
           a fair management system for coastal upwelling systems?

Existing observations are insufficient for models to make more robust projections, this is because physical, chemical and biological components of the system have not been studied in a synergistic and mechanistic way, and existing observational campaigns have largely been snapshots in space and time within systems that are highly dynamic on multiple time scales. Ultimately, this uncertainty threatens adequate adaptation of legal and economic regimes for the sustainable exploitation of upwelling systems.

To address these shortcomings, GEOMAR colleagues of an Initiative Atlantic Ocean Upwelling propose to conduct a multi-scale, multidisciplinary, year-round observational campaign in the 2027-2029 time-frame in the eastern boundary upwelling system (EBUS) of the tropical North Atlantic. The integration of socio-economic and socio-political surveys into the study by the colleagues from the Center for Ocean and Society at Kiel Marine Science at Kiel University will accomplish the data setting. We are looking forward to expand the network for conducting such a campaign. A key component in the project will be the engagement of the West African nations in the region. We are looking forward to expand the network for conducting such a campaign. A key component in the project would be the engagement of the West African nations in the region. 

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- GeoHazards and sea floor exploration
- Future of fishing in upwelling areas