The Congolese upwelling system responses to greenhouse warming and stratospheric aerosol injection
Host institution Institut national de Recherche en Sciences Exactes et Naturelles (IRSEN)
Grant year 2025
Project summary
‘Upwelling’ systems in the ocean deliver nutrients to surface waters, and coastal upwelling systems are particularly important for local fisheries. The Congolese Upwelling System is relatively understudied but is likely to be affected by global warming in similar ways to other more well-known systems: becoming weaker and delivering fewer nutrients to coastal ecosystems. This study will investigate the influence of greenhouse warming and SRM on Congolese upwelling efficiency and the impact on local fisheries, with knock-on impacts on food security and climate resilience in the southern Gulf of Guinea region.
