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Cooperative marine science activities of IOC in the Caribbean and adjacent regions have existed for more than fifty years. Over this period three distinct stages have marked the evolution of marine Sciences in the region. CICAR - 1968: The first regional effort in marine sciences in the Caribbean was the Cooperative Investigations of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (CICAR) coordinated by IOC and modeled on the Indian Ocean International Expedition. Its aim was the understanding of the oceans and related processes in the Greater Caribbean region. IOCARIBE Association, 1975: The Member States recognized the benefits of CICAR and expressed their interest in creating a successor organization.

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THE UNITED NATIONS DECADE
OF OCEAN SCIENCE

 

Co-designing the science for the Ocean Decade

The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) will harness and stimulate innovative ocean research, from co-design to co-delivery, and strengthen the multi-stakeholder cooperation needed to develop the science we need for the ocean we want.

 

The Decade will provide a framework for collaborative and participative ocean research, and support better integration of diverse knowledge systems from different science disciplines and ocean communities.

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Clean Ocean
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Clean
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Healthy Ocean
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healthy and resilient ocean

Productive Ocean
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productive ocean

Safe Ocean
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safe ocean

Accessible ocean
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Accessible ocean

Predicted Ocean
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predicted ocean

Inspirinng and Engaging Ocean
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17 May 2023

HARMFUL ALGAE NEWS No. 72

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01 May 2023

Annual State of the Global Climate report highlights continuous advance of climate change

Drought, floods and heatwaves affect large parts of the world and the costs are rising Global mean temperatures for the past 8 years have been the highest on record Sea level and ocean heat are at record levels – and this trend will continue for many centuries Antarctic sea ice falls to lowest extent on record Europe shatters records for glacier melt …
15 Apr 2023

Ocean Decade Network: What's new?

We have been busy over the past 16 months as we completed Phase 1 of the platform, which focused on growth,…
20 Apr 2023

Ocean Decade launches new Call for Decade Actions No. 05/2023 focusing on marine pollution and marine ecosystems

Building on the impact of the Ocean Decade since its launch in January 2021, the Call aims to continue addressing thematic and regional gaps and to encourage transformative science to meet these critical and urgent Challenges and contribute to global policy processes.   As part of Challenge 1 – Marine Pollution, the Ocean Decade is looking for Programmes with a…

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