Presented in Auckland during the 2026 International Coral Reef Symposium, the research conducted within the MaHeWa project by Célia Caillibot, a WP2 PhD candidate, aims to determine how temperature variations influence the diversity, distribution and toxicity of benthic microalgae belonging to the genus Gambierdiscus.
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International collaboration · April 2026 Australian researchers in Bouraké studying reef fish resilience to climate change |
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As part of a collaboration funded by the French Embassy in Australia (Australian-French Student Exchanges in the Pacific 2025) and the University of Adelaide, |
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New intern · March 2026 Welcome to Axelle Saget-Lethias, MaHeWa intern studying microbial biodiversity in the southern lagoon |
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As part of her third and final year of the Bachelor of Technology in Biological Engineering, specialising in Environmental Sciences and Ecotechnologies, at the University of Clermont Auvergne, Axelle Saget-Lethias is currently undertaking a four-month internship at Ifremer, from 16 March to 6 July. |
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Awareness · March 2026 MaHeWa co-facilitates the Ocean Fresco in Koné alongside the Northern Province |
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On Thursday 5 March, the Ocean Fresco workshop was held in Koné. Inspired by the Climate Fresco, the Ocean Fresco consists of six themes and uses a set of 100 cards to build a systemic view of the ocean. It is rooted in an awareness-raising approach and allows participants to discover the issues related to the ocean and the actions that can be taken to preserve it. |
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New intern · March 2026 Welcome to Louis Capelle, MaHeWa intern studying marine heatwaves in the South-West Pacific |
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Louis Capelle joins the LEGOS laboratory as part of a six-month internship within the MaHeWa project. He will study the processes that lead to the generation, maintenance and dissipation of marine heatwaves in the South-West Pacific region, as well as their characteristics using existing regional numerical simulations. |
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New intern · March 2026 Welcome to Maile, MaHeWa intern on socio-economic vulnerability to marine heatwaves |
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As part of her fifth and final year at ISTOM, an engineering school in agro-development based in Angers, France, where she specialised in the TRAME advanced study programme (Territories, Risks, Planning and Environment), Maile is completing a six-month end-of-studies internship within the MaHeWa project. |
