European Digital Ocean Pavilion

EU takes action
The EU & international collaborations

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🗓️ Tuesday, June 10 | 15:00 – 17:45

This thematic session highlights the European Union’s global leadership in marine science diplomacy, knowledge-sharing, and multilateral action to support the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030).

It focuses on showcasing flagship initiatives driven by the EU and its partners to strengthen international ocean forecasting, observation, and data ecosystems—especially through the OceanPrediction Decade Collaborative Centre and related Decade Coordination Offices.
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Speakers

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Boris DEWITTE

Centro de Estudios Avanzados...
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Showcasing European leadership in advancing Ocean science for sustainable development 

🕒 15:00–16:45

The OceanPrediction Decade Collaborative Centre is a global initiative established under the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030). It aims to enhance ocean prediction capabilities worldwide by fostering collaboration and innovation, capacity development and information and knowledge sharing.

Hosted by Mercator Ocean International, the OceanPrediction Decade Collaborative Centre is also supported by Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, the French government, and the European Commission. This event will highlight the crucial role of the OceanPrediction Decade Collaborative Centre, with a particular focus on its community-building efforts through its regional teams.

Additionally, the event will showcase two OceanPrediction Decade Collaborative Centre flagship projects, funded by the European Commission, demonstrating concrete activities towards strengthening ocean forecasting capacities and cooperation in Africa (OPERA project) and marine ecosystem monitoring and prediction in Costa Rica (OP4CR project). 

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Towards a Decade Digital Ecosystem:

The UN Decade Vision 2030

🕒 17:00–17:45

This event will strengthen international partnerships by promoting collaboration among the OceanPrediction Decade Collaborative Centre, the Ocean Observing Decade Coordination Offices, and the Ocean Data Sharing Decade Coordination Office to develop a Decade Digital Ecosystem aligned with the EU priorities and the UN Decade Vision 2030, leveraging on the Challenge 8 “Digital representation of the ocean”.

This event will bring together relevant stakeholders from Oceanpredict/Foresea UN Decade Programme, the Data Sharing Decade Coordination Office, the Ocean Observing Decade Coordination Office, the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), the Digital Twins of the Ocean (DITTO), the European Digital Twin Ocean (EU DTO), and the Early Carreer Ocean Professionnal Decade Programme to discuss challenges, gaps, and ways forward towards the development of the mentioned Ecosystem.

In this context, it will help to identify how the different components of the Ocean Value chain should be interconnected, integrating observations, forecasting services, and downstream applications. This continuum is vital for generating the insights required to address climate change, protect marine ecosystems, promote a sustainable blue economy, and strengthen coastal resilience. 

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