At the first meeting of the Ocean Decade Data Coordination Group on December 16th, 2021, twenty-five (25) expert members expressed a strong commitment to transforming the UN initiative into a true “knowledge revolution” as they help co-deliver ambitious ocean data and information goals for sustainable development.
Established under by the Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, the UN body responsible for coordinating the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030, ‘the Ocean Decade), the Data Coordination Group brings together 25 experts from 12 countries. These experts represent various industries, fields and stakeholder groups who will work to reinforce and focus efforts to significantly enhance ocean data and information over the course of the Decade.
“The success of the Ocean Decade will very much depend on our ability to generate, digitize, preserve, manage, openly exchange and, most importantly, significantly increase the usefulness volume and range of ocean data, information and knowledge, so it may guide decisions and policy choices for sustainable ocean planning and management,” said Vladimir Ryabinin, IOC-UNESCO Executive Secretary.
More Information:https://www.oceandecade.org/