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September 29, 2022
The Ocean Observations Physics and Climate Panel (OOPC) is a scientific expert advisory group to the Global Ocean (GOOS) and Global Climate (GCOS) Observing Systems and the World Climate Research Program (WCRP). This call seeks expression of interest from oceanographic experts interested in joining OOPC. Applications from Early Career Researchers are welcome. Deadline: 15 November 2022 OOPC is […]
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September 20, 2022
The United Nations have just released the new GOOS Ocean Observing System Report Card – a high-level annual report providing a deep insight on the state, capacity and value of our Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS). The GOOS Ocean Observing System Report Card was prepared in collaboration with GOOS partners and experts, and produced by its operational centre OceanOPS. […]
September 12, 2022
DetailsPublished: 12 September 2022 The consultant will work closely with the GOOS Office Headquarters team (within the IOC Secretariat) in providing communications support to the team. Read more. Duration of consultant contract: 11 months. Deadline for application: 24 September 2022, by e-mail to: a.fischer@unesco.org, with cc to: f.collins@unesco.org
September 5, 2022
We are delighted to announce the start of Dialogues with Industry – a forum for compact and meaningful dialogue with new and established companies, academia and government. The dialogue series aims to highlight opportunities for the public and private sectors to work in partnership towards achieving a mature, vibrant ocean observing enterprise that will help accelerate the […]
July 27, 2022
The latest UNESCO announcement on the endorsement of new UN Ocean Decade actions was great news to several projects under the GOOS UN Ocean Decade programmes – and many more initiatives are well underway in the process. The United Nations Decade for Ocean Science and Sustainable Development, or the UN Ocean Decade, is halfway through its […]
More than 6,000 participants from a variety of sectors gathered in Lisbon during the last week of June for what could be called the principal event highlighting the importance of the ocean to society: the United Nations Ocean Conference 2022. Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel Miguel de Serpa Soares stated in his […]
July 21, 2022
DetailsPublished: 21 July 2022 We are delighted to launch the BioEco Portal of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS BioEco Portal) – an online platform that provides information on the sustained ocean observing programs which deliver information about the health of marine life. “We now have for the first time a resource in GOOS that allows us […]
July 12, 2022
On the 1st of July at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon, the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and its Expert Team on Operational Ocean Forecasting Systems (ETOOFS) announced the release of a comprehensive technical guide on “Implementing Operational Ocean Monitoring and Forecasting Systems”. “This technical guide sets a new highly-needed standard in digital oceanography. […]
July 4, 2022
GOOS is searching for a consultant to support GOOS National Focal Points and cross-GOOS data team. Duration: 6 months. Location: Paris (France) or remote. Deadlline for application: 15 July 2022, by e-mail to: f.collins@unesco.org Read more …
The Third Multi-Hazard Early Warning Conference (MHEWC-III) was held in Bali, Indonesia from 23 to 24 May at the Bali International Convention Centre (BICC) as a preparatory event for the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). Its theme was “From Stock Take to Scaling Actions on Accelerating the Knowledge and Practice of Early Warning Systems for Risk Informed […]
May 31, 2022
Start of 11-month consultant contract: 1 July 2022. Deadline for application extended to: 17 June 2022, by e-mail to:e.heslop@unesco.org with cc to: f.collins@unesco.org Read more …
May 25, 2022
The recent publication of the sixth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report and the launch of the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Implementation Plan are helping to put ocean observing at the forefront of climate action. IPCC’s Climate, Change, Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability report is acknowledged as the world’s most authoritative assessment of climate change. It […]
March 22, 2022
Experts are raising a red flag on institutional and logistical constraints scientists face when deploying ocean observation systems in countries’ Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) – areas up to 200 nautical miles from the coast that fall under governmental jurisdiction for the exploitation of natural resources and the conduct of marine scientific research. The concept of […]
March 2, 2022
The Tenth Session of the GOOS Regional Alliance Forum (GRF-X) was held online through a series of four meetings (9 and 10 September, 27 October, and 16 December 2021). The Forum, led by GOOS Regional Council Chair R. Venkatesan, convened the representatives from thirteen GOOS GRAs, as well as emerging national GRAs. The GRF-X discussed […]
February 28, 2022
On Kerguelen Island in the inhospitable southern Indian Ocean close to Antarctica, elephant seals are fitted with sophisticated data collection devices to gather vital ocean information only they can obtain that helps scientists predict climate change and the future of our oceans, and study and protect the seals themselves. Around 60 elephant seals are fitted […]
February 16, 2022
On February 8th, just ahead of the One Ocean Summit in Brest, OceanOPS, the Joint Centre of the World Meteorological Organization and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO launched the Odyssey Project. The launch event, attended by citizens, scientists, sailors, shipping industries and fishing companies, called for collaboration between the civil society, private sector and […]
December 17, 2021
The Ocean State Report 5 Summary is available online from the Copernicus Marine Service and Mercator Ocean International (see full report). This annual publication provides a comprehensive and state-of-the-art report on the current state, natural variations, and ongoing changes in the European regional seas and global ocean, particularly in 2019. Available in a concise, illustrated, and easily accessible format, […]
November 17, 2021
For the first time, ocean data and the GOOS Essential Ocean Variables are called out in a WMO Unified Policy. This is a call for action to share ocean data that reaches beyond the global meteorological community. Photo: Sam Greenfield/Volvo Ocean Race 2018 The 2021 Extraordinary World Meteorological Congress (11-22 October) approved the new WMO […]
November 16, 2021
For the first time, a sailboat loaded with dozens of profiling Argo floats, will sail the Atlantic Ocean to replenish the global Argo array in hard-to-reach locations, contributing to the real-time observation and stewardship of the Ocean with the lowest of carbon footprints. On November 14, the S/V Iris left Brest, in Brittany, and is sailing the Atlantic Ocean in support of ocean and […]
November 9, 2021
A GOOS study reveals that the coverage of sustained biological observations only covers 7% of the entire ocean surface, and some of the biggest gaps are in areas of high biodiversity and high human pressure. This will allow GOOS to take prioritized action. Teeming with abundant life, the ocean is an important source of food […]
November 5, 2021
The ocean is fundamental in controlling our climate. But under increasing impacts of climate change, the ocean system is changing as well. Currently, we have important gaps in ocean observations, affecting our ability to adapt to these changes and mitigate their outcomes. That is why GOOS invites the participants of COP26 to turn their eyes […]
October 6, 2021
A New Online Tool to Generating End User’s Specific Choices of Information, Products and Services from the Ocean Observing Systems The Tenth GOOS Regional Alliance (GRAs) Forum (GRA-X Forum Part 1) was held online between 9-10 September 2021, to discuss and share important achievements in the last two years, among those a critical new emerging initiative […]
August 27, 2021
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), the Expert Team on Operational Ocean Forecasting System (ETOOFS), Mercator Ocean International and the Ocean Teacher Global Academy (OTGA) have successfully co-organized two online training workshops on Understanding the Benefits of Operational Ocean and Forecasting Systems (‘Awareness Workshop’), 14-16 June 2021 and on Implementing an […]
DetailsPublished: 27 August 2021 The National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) launched in May 2021, within the SiAM- Italian National Alert System for Tsunamis framework, a programme for enhancing the implementation of high precision and high-frequency long wave measurement network with the installation of six new stations for sea-level measurement able to withstand severe operating […]
