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Vacancy notice: GOOS Biology and Ecosystems Panel Programme Lead – Consultant
The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) is hiring a Consultant to work as the GOOS Biology and Ecosystems Panel Programme Lead. Read more. Start of consultant contract: 1 January 2023. End of contract: 31 October 2023. Deadline for application: 9 December 2022. Applications with proposals must be sent by e-mail to: e.heslop@unesco.org, with cc to: f.collins@unesco.org
28 Nov 2022
GCOS Climate Observation Conference: Calling for a “global goal for observations,” ocean included
Experts and policy makers gathered in Darmstadt, Germany to discuss urgent needs and gaps in climate observing, and to develop much needed strategies and solutions for a sustainable future. The ocean, recognized as a key part of the global climate system, played an important role in the conversation. Photo credit: EUMETSTAT Our climate has been […]
21 Nov 2022
Under the surface: When a cruise through the Mediterranean Sea is not exactly a holiday
Day and night, a group of scientists are gliding through a special route across the Mediterranean Sea, stopping every 25 nautical miles to measure important parameters, from the surface to the 3 km deep bottom. They undertake this journey every 5 to 8 years – not only to document the effects of climate change today, […]
7 Nov 2022Ocean observations at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh
The expertise and framework to use ocean knowledge to tackle climate change are here. The time to act is now. This year at COP27 in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, GOOS is advocating for: Download our flyer for COP27 here and take a look at the list of side events featuring GOOS! Side events on ocean observing, featuring GOOS […]
7 Nov 2022Vacancy Notice: GOOS Ocean Decade Programme Consultant
The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) is hiring a Consultant to support the development of GOOS Ocean Decade Programmes. Read more. Duration of consultant contract: 4 months. Deadline for application: 14 October 2022. Applications with technical proposals must be sent by e-mail to: a.fischer@unesco.org with copy to: f.collins@unesco.org
3 Oct 2022Call for members: GOOS Physics and Climate Panel
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 […]
29 Sep 2022State of the Global Ocean Observing System in 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. […]
20 Sep 2022Vacancy Notice: Junior Communications Consultant for GOOS
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
12 Sep 2022
Dialogues with Industry: How can industry, science and government together advance ocean observing for 2030?
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 […]
5 Sep 2022
Five projects under the GOOS UN Ocean Decade programmes officially endorsed
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 […]
27 Jul 2022
UN Ocean Conference 2022: Observations are vital to face challenges and achieve sustainable development
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 […]
27 Jul 2022
GOOS BioEco Portal: the place to go for information on ocean biological and ecosystem observations
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 […]
21 Jul 2022