NOTE: the Workshop will start at 08:30, with registration from 08:00.

The IOC-WMO Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM) Observations Coordination Group and the Agency for Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics of the Republic of Indonesia (BMKG) are co-hosting a Regional Workshop with the aim of bringing together the regional ocean and marine meteorology observing, forecasting and service delivery community to discuss ocean observing across a connected region.

This is an important year for the region, with several regional ocean observing initiatives delivering reports and perspectives on the observing system development, INDOOS, WESTPAC, TPOS 2020, and at a global level GOOS will launch its 2030 Strategy. The workshop is an opportunity to look across the interconnected science, observing system, and data and modelling, through to service delivery for societal benefit. Looking at questions such as: How can we integrate the outcomes of regional reviews (design, approach, etc.)? How can we identify new or improved ways to resource ocean observation objectives coming out of those regional reviews? How can we harness the legacy of important projects, IIOE2 and YMC, for a sustained observing system? How can data and modelling be addressed at regional to local levels, so that observations can be utilised for local and global benefit? How can the OCG ‘global’ networks support regional work? How can we communicate role and purpose of JCOMM OCG and efforts such as INDOOS and TPOS2020 to regional scientists?

Practical steps for enhancing regional coordination are expected to be identified through the workshop dialogues, at an intersection of regions, where the need for observations and downstream services are fundamental to safeguarding human well-being and to supporting a blue economy that is sustainable and respectful.

Go to OCG-10 Website