[Experts] Reminder: Reactivation of the Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa, Thursday 24 March 2022

[Ndarathi, John Ngatia]

Dear colleagues,

We wish to remind you that we will be having the meeting to deliberate on the reactivation of the Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa (ODINAFRICA) to support the development of the African regional node for Ocean Information Hub-OIH on Wednesday 9 March 2022 from 11h00-13h00 UTC.

If you are yet to register, please use the following Zoom link: https://unesco-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jCXiqHlRRSGJ-cUUn4CYUQ

Simultaneous interpretation (English/French) will be available.

Background:
The Ocean Information Hub project seeks to improve discoverability and access to global oceans information, data and knowledge products for management and sustainable development.  This builds on the earlier phases of the ODINAFRICA project which focused on the establishment and strengthening of a pan African network of National Oceanographic Data and Information Centre (NODCs) as a mechanism for application of data, information and products in marine and coastal management in Africa. This included the provision of equipment and software, capacity development for ocean data and information management, and the development of targeted products and services for national and regional end users. OIH will mainly focus on improving discoverability and access to existing ocean information, data and knowledge products. The initiative will be geared towards linking and anchor a network of national, regional and thematic nodes that will improve online access to and synthesis of existing global, regional and national data, information and knowledge resources. The initial focus will be on data on: (i) experts and institutions/organizations, (ii) documents, (iii) Spatial data and maps, (iv) research vessels, (v) education and training opportunities, (vi) marine related projects in the region.

Please see more details in the attached concept note and schedule.

We look forward to your presence in the meeting.

Best regards,

John Ngatia
Programme Assistant
IOC’s Sub Commission for Africa & the Adjacent Island States (IOCAFRICA)
UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa
P.O. Box 30592-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254 20 7622716
http://ioc.unesco.org<http://ioc.unesco.org/>
  
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