Next step for the GOOS Regional Alliances

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Next step for the GOOS Regional Alliances

• Silvana Vallerga, I-GOOS chair

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GOOS Regional Alliances
Euro GOOS
Euro GOOS
US GOOS
NEAR GOOS
Med GOOS
Black Sea GOOS
A F R I C A
GOOS-AFRICA
IOCARIBE GOOS
SEA GOOS
IO GOOS
PI-GOOS
GRASP
Trop South Atlan GOOS
WA GOOS
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shared vision

• we believe that it is possible to improve local
  marine environmental services in every region
  by exploiting the Global Ocean Observing System
• this is the special contribution that GOOS will
  make to operational oceanography

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linking global coastal

• we must build on the achievements of
• OOPC for the global perspective
• COOP for the coastal perspective
• the scientific community is developing new
  methods to link Global and Coastal
• we must articulate the strategy

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the regional perspective

• each region has different problems and
  solutions
• each region will exploit differently the
  potential offered by the Global Ocean
  Observing System

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capacity building

• even if the Global System is resourced by the
  climate customer,
• exploiting GOOS for local environment services
  will require substantial additional resources

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funding

• Capacity building will be funded by
• Nations
• Regions (European Union, )
• Global aid agencies (World Bank, UNDP..)
• We must make a convincing case

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problem

• some funding agencies are not convinced that
  local marine environmental services can be
  improved by exploiting the Global Ocean
  Observing System
• others accept it in principle, but are not ready
  to fund it, because we have not yet explained
• how it will be done
• how much it will cost

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solution

• we are talking about substantial investment
  sowe need a powerful, clearly presented case

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our task

• we need to prepare that case
• it must
• be simple
• explain how it will be done
• show how it will work in different regions
• quote the results of successful trials
• deal with the economics

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challenge

• how can we prepare that case?
• we must involve all stakeholders
• I-GOOS with the 129 Member States
• GSC with the scientific community
• 13 GRAs with their local stakeholders

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tools for GRAs

• GOOS Regional Forum, a tool for
• gathering information
• exchange best practice
• raise awareness
• we need a tool to
• distil the information
• make decision
• speak with a single coherent voice

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proposed way ahead

• As chairs of GRAs we are each responsible for
  planning the development of marine services in
  our individual regions
• Now we need to work together to create a single
  coherent strategy that will convince all the
  funding agencies
• I propose that we, the GRA chairs, should
  formalise this by working together as a GOOS
  Regional Council

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proposed way ahead

• As chairs of GRAs we are each responsible for
  planning the development of marine services in
  our individual regions
• Now we need to work together to create a single
  coherent strategy that will convince all the
  funding agencies
• I propose that we, the GRA chairs, should
  formalise this by working together as a GOOS
  Regional Council

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proposed way ahead

• As chairs of GRAs we are each responsible for
  planning development of marine services in our
  individual regions
• Now we need to work together to create a single
  coherent strategy that will convince all the
  funding agencies
• I propose that the chairs of the GRAs should
  make this formal by working together as a GOOS
  Regional Council

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GOOS Regional Council

• A decision-making body for the GOOS regions
  acting together
• Mission
• to build a coherent strategy for improving
  local marine environmental services by
  exploiting the Global Ocean Observing System
• Membership
• the Chairpersons of the GOOS Regional Alliances
• Chair and secretary
• the I-GOOS chairperson will chair the GRC,
• the GPO Director will act as Secretary

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GOOS Regional Council

• A decision-making body for the GOOS regions
  acting together
• Activities
• the GRC will decide the strategy for pursuing its
  mission with a 5 years forward look
• Annual meetings
• the GRC will meet once a year back to back
  with the GOOS Regional Forum
• Reporting
• the GRC will report to IOC through the I-GOOS
  chair

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resources for GRC

• resources are needed to make GRC effective
• it is up to the regions to find these funds
• the I-GOOS chair has obtained support from the
  European Commission
• this will be done through the GRAND project
• GRAND GOOS Regional Alliances Network
  Development
• with the help of GRAND we can work together to
  develop a coherent regional strategy