From November 30 to December 12, 2023, nations will convene in Dubai for this year’s Conference of the Parties (COP28) on climate change – the most important annual gathering addressing climate action. GOOS is there to raise the profile of ocean observations in climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies.

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Over 200 experts gathered at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris for the plenary meeting and final symposium of the EuroSea Project, led by Germany’s GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and funded by the European Union with 12.6 million euros from 2019 to 2023. The EuroSea Project involved 53 partners from 14 European countries […]

DetailsPublished: 27 September 2023 U.S. Inflation Reduction Act will support efforts by its National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to accelerate growth in the ocean and coastal technology and information economy. The funded project expands upon the Dialogues with Industry series launched in 2022 by the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), Marine Technology Society (MTS), National Oceanic and […]

Presenter: Hassan Haddouch, WIS 2.0 Manager, WIS Branch, WMO Moderator: Champika Gallage Date and Time: 13 April 2023, 14:00-15:00 (CEST) Watch Webinar Download Slides The Global Telecommunication System (GTS) is maintaining a continuous real-time exchange of essential data by providing observations to the Global Data Processing and Forecasting System Centres and disseminating processed information to National […]

Under the Global Ocean Observing System 2030 Strategy, a key objective is to build advocacy and visibility with stakeholders through communicating with key users and national funders. GOOS is developing a Communications Strategy which will guide its actions, and has developed new terms of reference for National Focal Points as a key point of engagement for […]

More than 700 million people on our planet are exposed to tsunamis, but new technological advancements and international cooperation efforts will make future tsunami warnings more timely, accurate and accessible to all those at risk. In 2004, when the Indian Ocean Tsunami hit 14 countries and killed more than 230,000 people, there was no tsunami […]

While racing in one of the toughest and longest professional sporting events in the world, The Ocean Race crews manage to squeeze in time to take vital ocean observations that help study climate, improve weather forecasts and monitor ocean health. Malizia – Seaexplorer flying over the waves in the Southern Ocean on a beautiful day. […]

For the first time since 2019, the GOOS Steering Committee reunited in person for its 12th Session (GOOS SC-12) on 25-27 April, kindly hosted by the Ocean Frontier Institute, Halifax, Canada, to evaluate the progress in advancing the Global Ocean Observing System. The GOOS SC-12 assessed the challenges, opportunities and level of implementation under each […]

In Indonesia, a country of more than 17,000 islands, brave fishers face dangerous conditions at sea every day. With the help of the Fisherman Weather Field School, a project under the UN Ocean Decade Observing Together programme, they are learning to use ocean information to protect themselves and even save lives in their communities. On […]

Lessons learned from ocean observations during hurricanes Irene and Sandy pushed the U.S. to deploy a fleet of underwater robots during every hurricane season. As extreme weather events are becoming more frequent due to climate change, is it time to expand this hurricane forecasting capacity to other regions? 11 years after Hurricane Sandy hit the […]