The Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) is a partnership between scientists, government, its agencies, nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) and industry. The principal aim is to provide a coordinating framework for the UK, so as to be able to transfer high quality evidence on marine climate change impacts, and guidance on adaptation and related advice, to policy advisers and decision-makers.
Partners are: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Northern Ireland; Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science; Countryside Council for Wales; Department of Energy and Climate Change; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department of the Environment, Northern Ireland; EDF; Environment Agency; Joint Nature Conservation Committee; Marine Scotland Science; Marine Environmental Change Network; Marine Institute, Ireland; Natural England; Natural Environment Research Council; Royal Society for the Protection of Birds; Scottish Environment Protection Agency; Scottish Government; Scottish Natural Heritage; Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science; States of Guernsey; States of Jersey; The Crown Estate; UK Climate Impacts Programme; UK Met Office; Welsh Assembly Government.
The MCCIP Annual Report Card working group commissioned around 100 of the leading UK marine climate scientists from almost 40 different institutes to contribute to the 30 topics covered in this report card. Over 30 specialist experts peer-reviewed the full topic submissions, which provide the detailed supporting information behind this summary card.
The delivery of the MCCIP Annual Report Card is overseen by the MCCIP Annual Report Card working group. In addition to the report card editors, the members of this group are: M Cox (Scottish Government); S Dye (Cefas); M Frost (MBA); D Laffoley (Natural England); J Lartice (Defra) and E Verling (JNCC).
Whilst significant progress has been made in building the evidence base during the first five year programme of MCCIP, much work remains to be done to translate scientific evidence into action for the marine user community.
In late 2010, MCCIP's second five-year work programme is due to get underway. As part of an expanded programme, MCCIP will look to build on the evidence base to begin to collaboratively consider the next important stage of developing adaptation tools for the UK.
Innovative new 'climate smart' approaches to understanding and responding to marine climate risks are being developed, working closely with key sectors to build on current good practice and advise on appropriate adaptation tools and strategies.
Building and reporting on the evidence base will still be a key part of MCCIP's remit in phase II and 'impacts' reporting through the MCCIP Annual Report Card will continue to be a key output.
Please cite this document as: MCCIP (2010), Marine Climate Change Impacts Annual Report Card 2010-2011. (Eds Baxter JM, Buckley PJ, and Wallace, CJ) Summary Report, MCCIP, Lowestoft, 12pp.
