The World Ocean Council has been approved as a Participating Partner to the Group On Earth Observations (GEO).
GEO includes 102 member governments, the European Commission, and 103 participating organisations, all of whom are international bodies with a commitment to advance Earth observations.
GEO includes 102 member governments, the European Commission, and 103 participating organisations, all of whom are international bodies with a commitment to advance Earth observations.
This month GEO also accepted other new partner organisations in addition to the WOC, including: World Health Organisation (WHO), Association of Geospatial Industries (AGI), Global Flood Partnership (GFP), African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education-English (ARCSSTEE), Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN), and Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS).
GEO Secretariat Director, Dr Barbara Ryan stated, “GEO is committed in its support to the use of Earth observations to improve decision making for protection and management of our oceans. GEO is embarking on its second decade (through 2025), and we welcome the participation of WOC as a key partner for both addressing ocean challenges and engaging the private sector as we move forward.”
The WOC 'Smart Ocean-Smart Industries' program is working to increase and improve the use of ocean industry vessels, platforms, and facilities to collect ocean and climate data.
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| Rotterdam (Image: Roman Boed) |
GEO is a partnership of governments and organisations that envisions “a future wherein decisions and actions for the benefit of humankind are informed by coordinated, comprehensive and sustained Earth observations”.
The GEO community is creating a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) that will link Earth observation resources world-wide across multiple societal benefit areas, including - Biodiversity and Ecosystem Sustainability, Disaster Resilience, Energy and Mineral Resources Management, Food Security, Infrastructure & Transportation Management - and make those resources available for informed decision-making.
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