Scientific cooperation to respond climate change in the South China Sea: The study of tides and sea level change

International Conference on Climate Change 2018

Satyawan, I.A.^1

Center for ASEAN Studies, Sebelas Maret University, Jalan Ir. Sutami 36A, Kentingan Surakarta, Central Java

57126, Indonesia^1

关键词: Coastal environments;    Large marine ecosystem;    Methods of measurement;    Potential conflict;    Scientific cooperation;    Sea level variations;    Sealevel change;    South China sea;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/200/1/012036/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/200/1/012036

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The South China Sea, one of Large Marine Ecosystem in the world, is located in strategic waterways and has become a hot-spot area as it is contested by six countries namely China, Malaysia, Brunei, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines. The sea is now facing a serious problem in terms of ecology degradation due to pollution and climate change. This issue is not handled properly regarding its location in the disputed area with high tension of suspicion. Indonesia is not a claimant in the South China Sea but since the 1990s launched Track Two Diplomacy by conducting annual workshop under the name "Workshop on Managing Potential Conflicts in the South China Sea". One of the outcomes of the meeting was to conduct scientific cooperation project namely "The study of tides and sea levels of change and their impact on coastal environment in the South China Sea affected by potential climate change". The objectives of this project are to build solid tidal knowledge and characteristic of sea level variation as well as to standardize methods of measurement for tidal analysis and prediction. This article analyzes the initiation and implementation of the project as a breakthrough of scientific cooperation in a disputed area.