MARINE SCIENCE CONFERENCE ON IOCARIBE GOOS

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Summary

PURPOSE

 

To develop a regional commitment and strategy to establish an Ocean Observing and Forecasting System for  the IOCARIBE and Tropical Americas and Caribbean (TAC) region - ahead of the 17th Session of IOCARIBE, considering the 2030 GOOS Strategy, and recently endorsed Decade Actions in the (TAC) Region.

 

SESSION OBJECTIVES

  • Provide an opportunity for IOCARIBE Member States to express their interest in contributing to a sustained ocean observing and forecasting system for the TAC/IOCARIBE region.
  • Identify ways to share, maintain and promote ocean observing best practices in the TAC.
  • Determine a path forward while aligning with the GOOS 2030 Strategy, the GOOS Steering Committee, and the work done in other GOOS Regional Alliances (GRAs).
  • Discuss the co-design and operation of a sustained integrated ocean observation and forecasting system for the Caribbean region as proposed in the UN Decade - endorsed action,  ‘An Observing and Forecasting System for the Tropical Americas and Caribbean Region’
  • Establish an IOCARIBE-GOOS governance and management structure in the TAC.
  • Understand requirements of global Ocean Decade Programs as they relate to ocean observing in the TAC.

 

EXPECTED OUTCOMES AND BENEFITS OF REINVIGORATING IOCARIBE GOOS

  • A predicted ocean whereby society has the capacity to understand current and future ocean conditions, and the ability to forecast their change and impact on human wellbeing and livelihoods.
  • Sustained long-term high-quality observations of marine and coastal environments, including human interactions, creation and operation of models based on stakeholder needs, and delivery of forecast and decision-support tools that help fulfill the multiple sustainable development goals of the Decade.
  • Observations, forecasts and products that address essential ocean variables as determined by regional needs, including biological and ecological variables useful for ecosystem management and the generation of ocean health indicators,
  • Widely available ocean and marine products that contribute to TAC ocean health, safety of life and property, and stakeholder needs.
  • A system that delivers measurable benefits to the region’s social, environmental, and economic welfare. 
  • A system that delivers observations, data, forecasts, and products targeted to support other Tropical Americas and Caribbean Outcomes and Actions
  • Open access to data, information, and technologies. 
  • Standardization and best practices for coordinated data collection, management, and use.
  • Multidisciplinary partnerships to integrate earth system/social sciences, and cross-sectoral participation to mobilize constituencies for national policy and community decision-making processes. 
  • A system with project components to be co-designed, but including at least components focused on regional ocean observations; modeling, forecasts, and products; data management; and capacity building.

 

 

Agenda

Time

Agenda Item

0900 - 1000

Introductions & Opening Remarks

1000 - 1045

GOOS Program Overview and Regional Alliances

1045 - 1100

Break

1100 - 1200

IOCARIBE Programs and Decade Actions in the TAC Region

1200 - 1300

Lunch Break

1300 - 1500

Leveraging regional and international networks and furthering engagement in the TAC

1500 - 1530

Break

1530- 1645

Guided Q&A / Open Discussion and Recommendations for the 17th Session of IOCARIBE

1645 - 1700

Closing

Location:

Colombia

Event Times (UTC-5):

Starts: 08 May 2023 08:00:00
Ends: 08 May 2023 18:00:00
Attendance by invitation

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