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The Global Ocean Observing System in the Ocean Decade: Transformation for Sustainable Development
Article by Emma Heslop available for download at Ingenta Connect.
15 Jun 2021Vacancy Notice: Ocean observing valuation best practices (GOOS-OECD joint project). Deadline: 16 June 2021
Proposed Terms of Reference – Ocean observing valuation best practices (GOOS-OECD joint project) Start of Contract: 1 July 2021End of Contract: 31 December 2021(6 months) Vacancy Notice: Ocean observing valuation best practices (GOOS-OECD joint project) Deadline: 16 June 2021Proposed Terms of Reference – Ocean observing valuation best practices (GOOS-OECD joint project) Start of Contract: 1 July 2021End of […]
11 Jun 2021GOOS at the heart of the Ocean Decade
Three GOOS Ocean Decade Programmes are amongst the first actions launched today, World Oceans Day, by the IOC. They are the foundation for much of the exiting work the Ocean Decade will carry out, and essential to help give us the ocean we need for the future we want. Read more about how GOOS is at the […]
8 Jun 2021Side Event at the All-Atlantic Conference 2021
DetailsPublished: 19 May 2021 NOAA, in collaboration with AtlantOS, GOOS and many others, are hosting a side event at the All-Atlantic Research and Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean: Ministerial High-Level & Stakeholders Conference, 2-4 June 2021, Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal. The event entitled “Atlantic Contributions to the Global Ocean Observing System” will take place on 2 June […]
19 May 2021VACANCY: Ocean observations Technical Coordinator for Biogeochemical-Argo & Mediterranean Region Focal Point, OceanOPS
Deadline for application: 7 May 2021 (17:OO CEST). Parent Sector Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC/UNESCO) Duty Station Villefranche-sur-Mer, France Job Family Science Type of contract Project Appointment, part time (60%, 3 days per week) with possibility to increase to full time based on availability of funds Duration of contract 1 year with possibility of extension based […]
19 Apr 2021VACANCY: Information Technology (IT) Consultant, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC/UNESCO)
Start of 11 month contract: 1 May 2021. Deadline for application EXTENDED: 30 April 2021 (17:OO CEST), by e-mail to: a.fischer@unesco.org with cc to f.collins@unesco.org Proposed Terms of Reference – IT ConsultantStart of Contract: June 2021End of Contract: May 2022(11 months) Background, purpose, duties and tasks Under the supervision of Albert Fischer (Head of Section, OOS/IOC), with payments […]
6 Apr 2021ICS Interview with Dr Anya Waite, GOOS Co-Chair
Dr Anya Waite was appointed Co-chair of the GOOS Steering Committee in October 2020. She is the first woman at the head of the Committee since its creation in 2011. As the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development gets underway, the International Science Council (ICS) caught up with Anya to find out more about the priorities […]
16 Feb 2021The Pandemic is Undermining Weather Monitoring
DetailsPublished: 02 February 2021 Scientists are scrambling to patch the cracks forming in the global marine weather monitoring system. Article by Chris Baraniuk in Hakai Magazine.
2 Feb 2021Release of the Global Ocean Science Report 2020 by IOC/UNESCO
The recently-released Global Ocean Science Report 2020 – Charting Capacity for Ocean Sustainability (GOSR2020), is available on-line. The 2nd edition of this flagship publication of IOC and UNESCO was launched on 14 December 2020 on the occasion of the online event-dedicated of the 60th Anniversary of the IOC. Since 2014, the IOC has been working on the preparation of […]
2 Feb 2021VACANCY: Individual Consultant – Data and Information Management
Specifications available here. Start of contract: 1 February 2021. Deadline for application: 25 January 2021 (17:OO CET), by e-mail to: p.pissierssens@unesco.org Under the supervision of the Heads, IOC/GOOS Albert Fischer and IOC/IODE Peter Pissierssens and within the framework of the Approved Programme and Budget of the Intergovernmental Commission of UNESCO for 2020/2021, the Individual Specialist shall be required to cover […]
1 Feb 2021
USA makes $53 million investment in ocean observing for the future
The U.S. National Science Foundation has just approved a $53 million grant to develop the biogeochemical mission of the global Argo array. This substantial contribution will add 500 floats to the global Argo network in the next five years (see Networks map below) and will boost the array to meet 50% of its target for […]
13 Nov 2020
Vendée Globe 2020: skippers and scientists work together to support ocean observations
From the start of the Vendée Globe race, 10 skippers will carry scientific instruments onboard to support the Global Ocean Observing System, within the framework of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). The collaboration is developed under the coordination of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), supported by UNESCO through […]
6 Nov 2020