(page no longer maintained, please see NFP list at OceanOPS)
The National Focal Points are the appropriate contact points in each Member State for affairs regarding the implementation of the Global Ocean Oberving System (GOOS) at national and global levels.
This list of DBCP National Focal Points is based on answers to Circular Letter 2666 sent on 1 June 2017 requesting nominations for GOOS, former JCOMM, Argo, GLOSS, SOT and DBCP focal points.
DBCP Focal Points are nominated via one of following channels : Permanent Representative with WMO, IOC National Focal Point, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Permanent Delegation to UNESCO.
Scans of all nominations for focal points received to date can be found here.
The National Focal Points are the appropriate contact points in each Member State for affairs regarding the implementation of the Global Ocean Oberving System (GOOS) at national and global levels.
This list of DBCP National Focal Points is based on answers to Circular Letter 2666 sent on 1 June 2017 requesting nominations for GOOS, former JCOMM, Argo, GLOSS, SOT and DBCP focal points.
DBCP Focal Points are nominated via one of following channels : Permanent Representative with WMO, IOC National Focal Point, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Permanent Delegation to UNESCO.
Scans of all nominations for focal points received to date can be found here.
| Member | Role | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zacharie Sohou
Institut de Recherches Halieutiques et Océanologiques du Bénin (IRHOB) |
Benin | ||
| Karim HILMI
Institut National de Recherche Halieutique, Centre Régional de Casablanca |
Morocco | ||
| The Director DWS
Ministry of Fisheries, Water Resources and† |
Gambia | ||
| Rick Lumpkin
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory |
United States of America | ||
| Igor Ashik
Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute |
Russian Federation | ||
| Svein Osterhus
Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research |
Norway | ||
| Kai HERKLOTZ
Bundesamt fuer Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency) |
Germany | ||
| Xiaoxia Li
China Meteorological Administration |
China | ||
| Fraser Cunningham
Met Office |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
| Myrian Tamayo
DIRECCION DE HIDROGRAFIA Y NAVEGACION DE LA MARINA |
Peru | ||
| Arulananthan Kanapathipilli | Sri Lanka | ||
| Rita Esteves
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, I. P. |
Portugal | ||
| Riikka Hietala
Finnish Meteorological Institute |
Finland | Finland | |
| Ahmed Makaoui
Institut National de Recherche Halieutique - Centre Régional de Dakhla |
Morocco | ||
| Al-Azhar Ali Alazri
Public Authority of Civil Aviation |
Oman | ||
| Amr Hamouda
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Cairo |
Egypt | ||
| Awenti Yombom
Direction de la Meteorologie Nationale |
Cameroon | ||
| Christophe Guillerm
Météo France, Centre de Météorologie Marine |
France | ||
| Do Duong
Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration |
Viet Nam | ||
| Krzysztof Pilczynski
Institute of Meteorology and Water Management |
Poland | ||
| International Cooperation and NHMS
Ministry of Energy, Republic State Enterprise "Kazhydromet" |
Kazakhstan | ||
| Mouna KETATA
Ministere du transport, Institut National de la Meteorologie |
Tunisia | ||
| Tata Sudhakar
National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai |
India | ||
| Mike Osei-Atweneboana
CSIR- Water Research Institute |
Ghana | ||
| Harald Urbina
Chilean Navy Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service |
Chile | ||
| Francisco Gavidia Medina
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales de El Salvador (MARN) |
El Salvador | ||
| Wattana Kanbua
Thai Meteorological Department, Meteorological Development Division |
Thailand | ||
| Paul Oloo
Kenya Meteorological Department |
Kenya | ||
| Veselka Marinova
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology |
Bulgaria | ||
| René J. Rozeboom
Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut |
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | ||
| Columba Creamer
Met Éireann, the Irish Meteorological Service Online Headquarters |
Ireland | ||
| George Petihakis
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Crete |
Greece | ||
| Stein Sandven
Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center |
Norway | ||
| MOHAMED LAMINE KEITA
Centre de Recherche Scientifique de Conakry Rogbanè |
Guinea | ||
| George STAFFORD
Ministry of Fisheries & Water Resources. |
Gambia | ||
| Wilberforce Kikwasi
Tanzania Meteorological Authority |
United Republic of Tanzania | ||
| John Paul Unyimadu
Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research |
Nigeria | ||
| Indra JAYA
Bogor Agricultural University, Department of Marine Science and Technology |
Indonesia | ||
| Shameem Hassan BHUIYAN
Bangladesh Meteorological Department |
Bangladesh | ||
| Joel Cabrie
Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne |
Australia | ||
| Wilder Álvarez
Dirección General Marítima Colombia |
Colombia | ||
| Bope Bope Lapwong
Centre de Controle et Surveillance de la Pollution Marine |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
| Randi Ingvaldsen
Institute of Marine Research |
Norway | ||
| Steve Knowles
Meteorological Service of New Zealand. Paraparaumu 5032 |
New Zealand | ||
| Miriam Lucero
Comisión Permanente para el Pacífico Sur |
Ecuador | ||
| M. Arshid Javed
Pakistan Navy |
Pakistan | ||
| Vlad Radulescu
National Institute of Marine Geology and Geo-ecology |
Romania | ||
| Propice Mougouba
Centre National des Données et de l'Information Océanographiques, Gabon |
Gabon | ||
| Behzad Layeghi
Islamic Republic Of Iran Meteorological Organization |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | ||
| Daniel Hayes
Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute |
Cyprus |