As the world’s leading ocean advocates, scientists and policymakers converged in the French Riviera and Monaco for a landmark series of high-level events, Dr Alexander Venn of the Centre Scientifique de Monaco (CSM) was among them. In this interview with Monaco Life’s Cassandra Tanti, Dr Venn offers a critical professional perspective on what is at the top of the climate agenda for scientists, and what must happen next.
Dr Alexander Venn has spent nearly two decades at CSM, joining in 2008 as a post-doctoral researcher before advancing to head of the coral physiology and biochemistry team. His research focuses on how coral organisms respond to environmental stress, particularly the impacts of climate change, and he plays a key role in shaping the institution’s broader scientific direction while mentoring the next generation of marine scientists. With CSM at the forefront of coral research in a rapidly warming world, Dr Venn gives his perspective on three significant ocean-focused events held over the past fortnight in Nice and Monaco: the One Ocean Science Congress, the Blue Economy Forum, and the United Nations Ocean Conference.
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