CLIVAR-GOOS Workshop: From global to coastal: Cultivating new solutions and partnerships for
an enhanced Ocean Observing System in a decade of accelerating change

Preliminary agenda

15-17 August 2022, Trieste, Italy and online (Time zone: GMT+2)

Objectives of the workshop:

1. To understand how and where the scientific and societal priorities of regional (Indian, Atlantic, Pacific) ocean observing systems and national near-coastal observing systems align.
2. To facilitate an exchange of goals, challenges, and ideas between CLIVAR / GOOS scientists and invited speakers from rim nations and small island states that can lead to new solutions and partnerships for an enhanced global ocean observing system.
3. To develop opportunities for developing rim nations to increase their oceanographic capabilities and improve their forecasting in partnership with the regional ocean observing systems.
4. To promote CLIVAR and GOOS contribution in UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030.

Day 1: Ocean Observing Systems and the way forward  

09:00 - 09:25 Opening session: Welcome from our sponsors and Aspirations for the Workshop (Chair: Lisa Beal)

• Vladimir Ryabinin (IOC-UNESCO, virtual) (Recording)
• Sonya Legg (CLIVAR SSG Co-chairs, virtual) (Slides | Recording)
• Welcome remarks from local host (Riccardo Farneti, ICTP, in-person) and organizing committee co-chairs (Edem Mahu/Weidong Yu, virtual) (Recording)

09:25 - 10:10 Plenary: Global and Regional Ocean Observing Systems (Chair: Riccardo Farneti - in person; Co-chair: Weidong Yu - Online)

• Global Ocean Observing Co-design (Sabrina Speich, in-person) - 15 mins (Slides | Recording)
• Indian Ocean Observing System (Juliet Hermes, in-person) - 10 mins (Slides | Recording)
• TPOS Tropical Pacific Observing System (Sophie Cravatte, virtual)  10 mins (Slides | Recording)
• TAOS Tropical Atlantic Observing System (Regina Rodrigues, virtual)  - 10 mins (Slides | Recording)

10:10 -10:30 Coffee break (10 mins)

10:30 - 12:00 Plenary: Rim-Nation and Small Island State Perspectives (8 mins each + 2 mins questions * 8=80 mins) (Chair: Kim Juniper; Co-chair: Weidong Yu)

• Western Indian Ocean - Mika Odido (IOC coordinator Africa, in-person) (Slides | Recording)
• Eastern Indian Ocean - Nelly Florida (Indonesia, BMKG, in-person) (Slides | Recording)
• Northern Indian Ocean - Ahmed Rasheed (Maldives - Weather department, virtual) (Slides | Recording)
• Western Pacific Ocean - Aileen Tan (Malaysia, in-person)  (Slides | Recording)
• Eastern Pacific Ocean - Jonathan Cedeño (ERFEN, virtual)  (Slides | Recording)
• Eastern Atlantic Ocean - Kwasi Appeaning Addo (Ghana, virtual)  (Slides | Recording)
• Southwestern Atlantic Ocean: Leticia Cotrim Da Cunha (Brazil, in-person)  (Slides | Recording)
• SIDs-Pacific Island Country - Zulfikar Begg (Fiji, in-person)  (Slides | Recording)
• Q & A session -10 mins

Day 1 PM - Breakout Discussions: Finding alignment. Sharing challenges. Discussing strategies. Developing new opportunities.

14:30 - 14:50  Introduction & grouping: How do we want to engage with one another for success (listening on 3 levels, empathy, curiosity). A reminder of our objectives. What should be our outcomes? (Chair: Lisa Beal)

14:50 - 16:15  Breakout groups

• Group 1: Atlantic Ocean Region (Chair: Olga Sato) 
• Group 2: Pacific Ocean Region (Chair: Kim Juniper)
• Group 3: Indian Ocean Region (Chair: Juliet Hermes)

16:15 - 16:45  Coffee break & preparation of group presentations

16:45 - 18:00  Presentations and Wrap-up for Day 1 (10 mins * 3 groups + discussion)  (Chair: Sabrina Speich; Co-chair: Weidong Yu)

18:00 Meeting adjourned

Day 2: From observations to predictions, applications, and end-users

09:00 - 10:30 Plenary: Successes and Innovations (15 mins * 6) (Chair: Sophie Seeyave, Co-chair: Edem Mahu)

• ObservingTogether - Emma Heslop, virtual  (Slides | Recording)
• CoastPredict - Emma Heslop, virtual  (Slides | Recording)
• INCOIS - Kunal Chakraborty, in-person  (Slides | Recording)
• Ocean Vision GEOS programme - Kim Juniper, in-person  (Slides | Recording)
• SAEON - Jennifer Veitch, in-person  (Slides | Recording)
• Vulcan - Joe Ferdinando, virtual  (Slides | Recording)

10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break

10: 45 - 11:15 Plenary: Rim-Nation and Small Island State Perspectives (Chair: Jennifer Veitch, SAEON, Co-chair: Jing Li)

• Bernardino Malauene (Mozambique) - Reflection of the WIO workshop (5 mins, virtual)  (Slides | Recording)
• FRANCK EITEL Kemgang Ghomsi (Cameron) - Reflection of WCRP Sea Level Conference in Singapore (5 mins, in-person)  (Slides | Recording)
• Maria Jose MARIN JARRIN (ESPOL, Ecuador) - Application of ENSO impacts using observation and prediction (5 mins, virtual)  (Slides | Recording)
• Open Mic and discussion

11: 15 - 12:00 Plenary Discussion: What are the leading challenges in maximizing the use of ocean observations for applications and end-users? What should be our breakout discussion outcomes? (Facilitator Lisa Beal, Rapporteur Juliet Hermes, Jing Li on-line)

Day 2 PM  Breakout Discussions:

14:30 - 14:45 Introduction & grouping: Finding alignment. Sharing challenges. Discussing strategies. Developing new opportunities. (Lisa Beal)

14:45 - 16:15  Breakout groups (suggested topics)

• Group 1: Coastal resilience (sea level rise, storms, waves, Tsunamis) (Chair: FRANCK EITEL Kemgang Ghomsi)
• Group 2: Blue carbon and coastal ecosystems (Chair: Maciej Telszewski)  
• Group 3: End-user engagement (Chair: Nelly Florida Riama)  
• Group 4: Fisheries and aquaculture (Chair: Leticia Cotrim da Cunha) 
• Group 5: Open (e.g. continued discussion of previous group) (Chair: TBC)

16:15 - 16:45  Coffee break & preparation of group presentations

16:45 - 18:00  Presentations and Wrap-up  Day 2 (10 mins * 5 groups + discussion) (Chair: Janet Sprintall, Co-chair: Jose Santos)

18:00 Meeting adjourned

Day 3: New technologies and frameworks for ocean observing systems

09:00 - 10:15 Plenary: New Technologies (15 min each) (Chair: Kunal Chakraborty; Co-chair: Roxy Mathew Koll)

• Autonomous vehicle - David Peddie (Sailbuoy, Norway, in-person)  (Slides | Recording)
• Animal-borne sensors - Clive R. McMahon (Australia, in-person)  (Slides | Recording)
• Satellite observation - Paulina Gerstner (Allan Coral Atlas, USA, virtual)  (Slides | Recording)
• Coral reef and environmental stresses - Aileen Tan (Malaysia, in-person)  (Slides | Recording)
• Collaborative ocean observation with fisheries (Opportunities, observation complementarity, & data management) - Cooper Van Vranken (Ocean Data Network, USA, Virtual)  (Slides | Recording)

10:15 - 10:45 Coffee break

10: 45 - 11:15 Plenary: Global Steering Program Initiatives (5 min each) (Chair: Clive R. McMahon; Co-chair: Weidong Yu - Online)

• HEWITSON Bruce (WCRP RIfS, virtual, TBC)  (Slides | Recording)
• Mike Sparrow (WCRP LHAs, virtual)  (Slides | Recording)
• Olga Sato (Evolution of physical and biological patterns along the Tropical and South Atlantic western boundary: a satellite perspective, in-person)  (Slides | Recording)
• Maciej Telszewski (IOCCP, GOOS BGC panel, in-person)  (Slides | Recording)
• Open Mic and discussion

11:15 - 12:00 Plenary Discussion: What are the leading challenges for sustaining and expanding observing systems? What should be our break-out discussion outcomes? (Facilitator Lisa Beal, Rapporteur Juliet Hermes, Jing Li on-line) (Recording)

Day 3 PM - Breakout Discussions:

14:30 - 14:45 Introduction & grouping: Finding alignment. Sharing challenges. Discussing strategies. Developing new opportunities (Lisa Beal)

14:45 - 16:15  Breakout discussion (suggested topics)

• Group 1: New partnerships and pilot projects (Chair: Sophie Seeyave)
• Group-2: Indigenous and local knowledge systems (Chair: Kim Juniper)
• Group 3: Public awareness & citizen science (Chair: Zulfikar Begg)
• Group 4: Logistical challenges (e.g. data policy and clearance issues) (Chair: Jennifer Veitch)
• Group 5: Open (e.g. continued discussion of previous group) (Chair: Dwi Susanto)

16:15 - 16:45  Coffee break & preparation of group wrap-up presentation

16:45 - 18:00  Presentations and Wrap-up for Day 3 (10 mins * 4 groups + discussion) (Chair: Riccardo Farneti; Co-chair: Ivonne Montes) (Recording)

18:00 - 18:30  Conclusion (Chair: Lisa Beal, on behalf of the organizing committee)

* Session co-chairs/Rapporteur are tentatively being identified, and will be subject to the confirmation of the individuals.