From the harpoon to the heat: Climate change and the international whaling commission in the 21st century

The article discusses the implications of global climate change for the viability of cetacean species, outlines the history of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in responding to this threat, and assesses the prospects for the IWC's strategies to protect cetaceans effectively from potential climate change impacts. It also examines the role of other institutions in this context. The author concludes that, although the IWC's recognition of the need to address climate change is laudable, the threat to cetaceans is likely to increase in the next century due to the IWC's limited research resources and the speculative future of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.