“Winter School on Ocean Acidification and Multiple Stressors — Second Edition” Training Report
Prepared by: Nur Ain Amani binti Abdul Mubin Ain Amanie
Supervisor : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sazlina Salleh
Date of training: 18 – 29 November 2024
Event: Winter School on Ocean Acidification and Multiple Stressors –
Second Edition
Place: IAEA Marine Environment Laboratories, Monaco
Role in the event: Participant
From 18th to 29th December 2024, I had the privilege of participating in the Winter School on Ocean Acidification and Multiple Stressors – Second Edition, held at the IAEA Marine Environment Laboratories in Monaco (Plate 1). This prestigious training program brought together 12 participants from diverse countries, including Argentina, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Croatia, Ghana, Italy, Malaysia, Namibia, the Philippines, Portugal, and Nigeria (Plate 2). The event commenced with a series of insightful lectures, providing a solid foundation on the principles of ocean acidification and the impact of multiple stressors on marine ecosystems (Plate 3) and their applications to the policy and management. These lectures were followed by hands-on laboratory sessions, where participants were actively engaged in designing and conducting single-stressor experiments (Plate 4, 5, 6, 7, 
. Specifically, we examined the effects of temperature, pH, and lithium on coral calcification, with the calcification rates serving as our key endpoint assessment. Following the experimental phase, data analysis was conducted using R statistical software. The results obtained from these single-stressor experiments will serve as a cornerstone for designing multiple-stressor experiments, which will be carried out by lab assistants at the IAEA Marine Environment Laboratories in the coming months. The ultimate goal is to integrate these findings into a comprehensive research paper, which is scheduled for publication in 2026. In the final phase of the program, participants were guided on the effective use of the IAEA’s marine environmental database for meta-analysis. In the weekend, I have explored the Monaco city and nearby city along the French Riviera such as Eze, Nice and Cannes (Plate 9, 10, 11, 12). Through this session, we conducted collaborative analyses, laying the groundwork for a review paper to be published based on the collective findings and discussions from the training. Overall, the Winter School provided a unique opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge, enhance laboratory and analytical skills, and foster international collaboration in addressing ocean acidification and its interplay with multiple stressors. This experience will undoubtedly contribute significantly to my future research endeavours in marine science. In addition, knowledge gained can be adapted to address regional challenges, such as managing coral reef resilience and mitigating the impacts of climate change and acidification in Malaysian waters.
