AIR Centre: Networking Friday on Ocean Observation, Collaboration among Ocean Decade Actions - March 11, 2022, 1-2 PM UTC

The objectives of this session are to provide a better understanding of marine life to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and to facilitate connections and strengthen collaboration among existing marine biodiversity-related UN Decade of the Ocean activities. Presentations will be delivered on Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs) within the context of a Global Ocean Observation System (GOOS). 

Programme (UTC):

• 1:00 PM - Welcome remarks, Claudia C. Baron-Aguilar (USF) 
• 1:05 PM - The Global Ocean Observing System for Marine Life (GOOS Bio-Eco), Gabrielle Canonico (NOAA IOOS) and Karen Evans.
• 1:25 PM - Ocean Decade Actions showcase
• OceanPractices: Ocean Practices for the Decade, Cristian Muñoz Mas
• OBON: Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network, Margaret Leinen (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
• ABC WoRMS Above and beyond - completing the World Register of Marine Species, Leen Vandepitte (VLIZ)
• Challenger 150 - A decade to study deep-sea life, Ana Hilário (University of Aveiro)
• 1:45 Open Discussion, moderated by Claudia C. Baron-Aguilar (USF)

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Links between GMES and Africa and GOOS

The Copernicus System is based on a constellation of satellites rounding the Earth and offering to various users a continuous flow of data (observations). The Copernicus marine environment monitoring service provides regular and systematic reference information on the state of the physical oceans and regional seas.
GMES and Africa is meant to extend Copernicus to Africa. GMES and Africa Phase 1 (2017-2021) supported 4 consortia dealing with marine and coastal areas: The Consortia led by CSIR (South Africa), MOI (Mauritius), and UoG (Ghana), have been offering services around the state of oceans and seas in their areas of working. The UoG GMES and Africa Phase 2 has reconducted technical and financial support to CSIR and UoG for an additional period of 4 years (2022-2025). CISR will work with MOI and UOG will include Mediterranean sea.
The UoG and CSIR led Consortia also worked with MERCATOR Ocean International on some of those matters.

About

• Un Decade of the Ocean activities, https://www.oceandecade.org/
• The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), https://www.goosocean.org/    
• Copernicus
• CSIR's GMES and Africa, https://marcosouth.org/
• UOG's GMES and Africa, https://gmes.ug.edu.gh/
• MOI's GMES and Africa, https://moi.govmu.org/gmes
• Mercator Ocean International, https://www.mercator-ocean.eu