Young Indian and European scientists and students studies the interactions between climate change, marine ecosystem and coastal zone management during the one week long European Commission FP7 INDO-MareClim winter school in Cochin, India.

The winter school inauguration ceremony, from left: Prof. Trevor Platt (PLM, UK), Dr. Shubha Sathyendranath (PLM, UK), Lasse Pettersson (NERSC, NO), Prof. N.R. Menon (INDO-MareClime coordinator, NERCI, India), Dr. N. Menon (NERCI, IN), Dr. Ajith k. Joseph (NERCI, IN).The INDO-MareClim winter school on climate change, marine ecosystem and coastal zone management gathers postgraduate students and scientists from Europe and India for one week of tutorial lectures, interactive, and training sessions at Bolgatty Palace near Cochin in Kerala, India. Scientifically the winter school addresses the interactions between climate change and variability, specifically related to the Indian Ocean and Indian monsoon; marine biological production, biodiversity and the integrity and functioning of marine ecosystems; and the impacts of these on the livelihood of coastal fisherfolk, by way of model experiments, remote sensing studies and analyses of data collected and compiled from different sources.

30 students from European and Indian research institutions and Universities have been selected for participation at this winter school. The inauguration ceremony took place at Bolgatty Palace on the 2. November, including presentations of each student participant and their relevant research topics. 24 lectures and resource scientists from India and Europe institutions are responible for the scheduled scientific content of the winter school.

This INDO-MareClim winter school is hosted and organized by the Nansen Centers in Cochin, India (NERCI) and in Bergen, Norway (NERSC) funded by the European Commission FP7 coordination and support action Indo-European Research Facilities for Studies on Marine Ecosystem and Climate in India (INDO-MareClim).

The INDO-MareClim winter school 2013 participants.