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- Title
A Study on Establishing Infrastructure for Research Cooperation in the Tropical Pacific.
- Authors
Moon-Sang Kwon; Seung-Ryul Lee; Kwang-Sik Choi
- Abstract
Until recently, Pacific equatorial tropical island states were subject of only very limited interest by scientists, government officials, industry and policy makers of Korea. And, comprehensive information and data on these island regions is not very detailed to help better understand their social backgrounds as well as their natural environment. However, these island regions are now in the middle of diplomatic tug-ofwar among super powers as well as becoming nucleus of various science-based ocean issues including marine biodiversity, shifting ecosystem, global environmental change including sea level rise and ocean acidification, fisheries, etc. Therefore, rising political and scientific importance of these areas call for better understanding of these regions, in social aspects as well as natural scientific knowledge of the region. To be provocatively prepared to more actively role in these regions, "A study on Establishing Research Infrastructures in the Tropical Pacific" has been supported during 2012-2013 as a mission-oriented in-house project of the KIOST. This project aims to provide various research infrastructure for Pacific island states, to reinforce cooperation with these nations, and to enhance Korea's national prestige. This special issue contains 10 research articles based on the studies conducted in 2012~2013.
- Subjects
TROPICS; GEOPOLITICS; OCEAN acidification; SEA level; OCEANOGRAPHIC research; CLIMATE change research; AQUATIC biodiversity; PACIFIC Area cooperation
- Publication
Ocean & Polar Research, 2013, Vol 35, Issue 4, p351
- ISSN
1598-141X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4217/OPR.2013.35.4.351