GRA-III

Third Forum of the GOOS Regional Alliances

14 – 17 Nov 2006, Cape Town, South Africa

Location

Cape Town
South Africa

1

Plenary Session 1

1.1

Welcome Note to Africa by the Chair of GOOS-AFRICA, Geoff Brundrit

1.10

The LME Concept, its Development and Contributions to GOOS including GOOS Ecological Objectives

1.11

Developing Synergy between LMEs and GRAs based on GOOS-AFRICA Experience including the outcome of the two previous Pan-African Meetings

1.12

Plenary introduction to the objectives and expected outputs of WG0

1.13

Plenary introduction to the objectives and expected outputs of WG1

1.2

Welcome Address by the Chair of I-GOOS, François Gérard

1.3

Opening Remarks by a South African Governmental Officer

1.4

Introduction of documents and agenda,

1.5

Review of Objectives and Outputs of the Forum

1.6

Logistics

1.7

Results from the 1st and 2nd GOOS Regional Forum and Summary of Progress since the 2nd Forum

1.8

Overview of the Implementation Strategy for the Coastal module of GOOS including information on the proposal for a Joint GOOS/GTOS Panel for Integrated Coastal Observations (J-PICO) and the Coastal Zone Community of Practice

1.9

Progress Report of the JCOMM-GSSC-GRA Task Team on the Implementation Strategy for the Coastal module of the Global Ocean Observing System

2

Plenary Session 2

2.1

Progress Reports of Working Groups and discussions

2.2

GRA Presentations

2.2.1

PI-GOOS

2.2.2

EuroGOOS

2.2.3

SEAGOOS

2.2.4

GRASP

2.2.5

IOCARIBE GOOS

3

Plenary Session 3

3.2

GRA Presentations (2.2 cont.)

3.2.10

OCEATLAN

3.2.11

GOOS-AFRICA

3.2.12

MedGOOS

3.2.13

Arctic GOOS

3.2.14

Information on emerging GOOS Regional Initiatives

3.2.6

NEARGOOS

3.2.7

IOGOOS

3.2.8

Black Sea GOOS

3.2.9

US-GOOS

3.3

Interactive discussions on lessons learned and challenges for GRAs including Scientific and Technology gaps and Fund raising strategy

4

Plenary Session 4

5

Plenary Session 5

6

Plenary Session 6

Report Documents

Code Title
GOOS-159 Third GOOS Regional Forum Report

Agenda Documents

Agenda Code Title
1.4 GRF-III-1 3rd Forum of GRAs Agenda & Timetable

Background Documents

Code Title
GRF-III-2 3rd Forum of GRAs Prospectus
GRF-III-8 Joint JCOMM-GSSC-GRA Report 30 Aug 06
GRF-III-3 GOOS Regional Policy
GRF-III-6 Southeast Asian GOOS Report
GRF-III-7 OCEATLAN GRA Report
GRF-III-5 NEAR-GOOS 2006 Report
GRF-III-4 The Global Ocean Observing System for Africa (GOOS-Africa): Monitoring and Predicting in Large Marine Ecosystems
GRF-III-1 3rd Forum of GRAs Agenda & Timetable

Other Documents

Code Title
GRF3-pres-1 Results from the First and Second Regional Forum and summary of progress since the Second Forum (François Gérard)
GRF3-pres-2 Next step for the GOOS Regional Alliances (François Gérard on behalf of Silvana Vallerga)
GRF3-pres-3 GRAND GOOS Regional Alliances Network Development (François Gérard on behalf of Silvana Vallerga)
GRF3-pres-4 Overview of the Implementation Strategy for the Coastal Module of GOOS (Tom Malone)
GRF3-pres-5 Progress report of the JCOMM-GSSC-GRAs Task Team on the Implementation Strategy for the Coastal Module of GOOS (Hans Dahlin)
GRF3-pres-6a LMEs, GEOSS and GOOS: Global Integrated Monitoring & Assessments (Kenneth Sherman & Ned Cyr)
GRF3-pres-6b The LME Concept and its Contributions to GOOS (Ned Cyr)
GRF3-pres-7 Developing Synergy, Between GOOS Africa and the African LMEs (Geoff Brundrit)
GRF3-pres-8 Climate Change in the Benguela Current LME and the Benguela Current Commission (Michael J. O’Toole)
GRF3-pres-9 Introduction to the objectives and expected outputs of Sessional Working Group 0 (Mary Altalo)
GRF3-pres-10 GRAs and LMEs (John Field & Kenneth Sherman)
GRF3-pres-11 Role of WMO and National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in Developing More Disaster Resilient Communities (Edgar Carbrera)
GRF3-pres-12 Introduction to the the objectives and expected outputs of Sessional Working Group 2 (Tom Malone)
GRF3-pres-13 Introduction to the objectives and expected outputs of Sessional Working Group 3 (Christelle Pratt)
GRF3-pres-14 Conclusions from Working Group 0 (Mary Altalo)
GRF3-pres-15 Conclusions from Working Group 1 (John Field, Kenneth Sherman)
GRF3-pres-16 Conclusions from Working Group 2 (Tom Malone)
GRF3-pres-17 Conclusions from Working Group 3 (Valborg Byfield)
GRF3-gra-pres-1 Regional Alliance in Oceanography for the Upper Southwest and Tropical Atlantic - Oceatlan (Janice Trotte)
GRF3-gra-pres-2 NEAR-GOOS 2006 (Takashi Yoshida)
GRF3-gra-pres-3 GOOS AFRICA (Justin Ahanhanzo)
GRF3-gra-pres-4 SEAGOOS (Somkiat Khokiattiwong)
GRF3-gra-pres-5 Indian Ocean GOOS (Shailesh Nayak)
GRF3-gra-pres-6 The Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS): US GOOS (Mary Altalo)
GRF3-gra-pres-7 IOCARIBE-GOOS (Guillermo García Montero & Douglas Wilson)
GRF3-gra-pres-8 GOOS Regional Alliance for Southeast Pacific (GRASP) (Mario R. Proaño)
GRF3-gra-pres-9 European Global Ocean Observing System (Hans Dahlin)
GRF3-gra-pres-10 The Pacific Island GOOS for Sustainable Development in the Pacific (PIGOOS) (Mary Power)
GRF3-gra-pres-11 Black Sea GOOS (Sukru Besikpte)
GRF3-gra-pres-12 Mediterranean Operational Oceanography Network (Hans Dahlin)
GRF3-gra-pres-13 Summary of the Arctic GOOS planning (Hans Dahlin)
GRF3-gra-pres-14 International Arctic Ocean Observing System iAOOS (Savi Narayanan)
GRF3-gra-pres-15 UK GOOS Committee (Report) (Trevor Guymer)
GRF3-gra-pres-16 The ICES Network (Adi Kellerman)
GRF3-gra-pres-17 Mexico visit X_visit_June_2006 (Nowlin)
GRF3-gra-pres-18 WAGOOS 2006 REPORT TO GOOS REGIONAL ALLIANCES November 2006 (Ray Stedman)
GRF3-gra-pres-19 SOOS - A workshop on a Southern Ocean Observing System (Peter Dexter)
GRF3-WG-report-1 Report of WG 0: Potential Mechanisms for a coordinated development of the Global Coastal Network of the coastal module of GOOS taking into consideration the JCOMM-GSSC-GRA Progress Report (Report & Recommendations)
GRF3-WG-report-2 Report of WG 1: GOOS Regional Alliance – LME partnerships (Report & Recommendations)
GRF3-WG-report-3 Report of WG 2: Role of GRAs in the Implementation of the GEO Coastal Zone Community of Practice & in the Development of Integrated Systems for Multi-hazard Disaster Warning Systems (Report & Recommendations)
GRF3-WG-report-4 Report of WG 3: Progress since the Second Forum and on the GRAs’ Strengths, Constraints, Challenges, Priorities, Potential Solutions and Best Practice (Report & Recommendations)
GOOS-125 The Integrated Strategic Design Plan for the Coastal Ocean Observations Module of GOOS
GOOS-127 First GOOS Regional Forum Report
GOOS-130 Report of the sixth session of the IOC-WMO-UNEP Intergovernmental Committee for the Global Ocean Observing System (I-GOOS)
GOOS-139 Second GOOS Regional Forum Report
Group: GOOS
Created at 20:29 on 28 August 2006 by Mr David Roberts
Last Updated at 11:25 on 23 January 2008 by Dr Thomas Gross
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