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WESTPAC Scientists Develop Technical Guideline for Ciguatera Study

On 5-6 November 2013, WESTPAC Training Workshop on Toxic Marine Organisms was organized at the University of Tokyo, Japan with one of major objectives to develop one regional technical guideline… Continue reading WESTPAC Scientists Develop Technical Guideline for Ciguatera Study

On 28 November 2013, the Indo-Pacific Ocean Forum on “Charting the Future of Sustained Ocean Observations and Services” ended its two days deliberations in Bangkok with substantial recommendations made to… Continue reading Intensifying Operational Oceanography for Improved Services to the Indo-Pacific Society

On 30 October 2013, Dr. Wendy Watson-Wright, UNESCO Assistant Director General and Executive Secretary of UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC/UNESCO), visited the IOC Regional Training and Research Center on Ocean… Continue reading Regional center on ocean dynamics and climate to share its experience among IOC regions

Human influence on the climate system is clear. This is evident in most regions of the globe, a new assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes. Released… Continue reading What the ocean can reveal about human influence on the climate

WESTPAC concluded its fourth Summer School on “Monsoon Onset Monitoring and its Social and Ecosystem Impacts” (MOMSEI) on 23 August 2013 in Terengganu, Malaysia. The school was attended by 25… Continue reading Young Scientists’ Research Interests Triggered in Monsoon and its Impact on Ocean Ecosystems

From 12-23 August 2013, the Third WESTPAC Training Course on “Air-Sea Interaction and Modeling – IOC Regional Training and Research Centre on Ocean Dynamics and Climate” was successfully conducted in… Continue reading Third WESTPAC Training Course on Air-Sea Interaction and Modeling successfully conducted in Qingdao, China

The workshop on “DNA Taxonomy in the Identification of Marine Organisms in Coral Reef Ecosystems” took place in Bangkok, Thailand from 5 to 6 August 2013 with the host of… Continue reading WESTPAC kicks off its new project on DNA Taxonomy

In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the UNESCO/IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC), Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) conducted the Expedition of Widya Nusantara* (E-Win) 2013 with the… Continue reading “WIDYA NUSANTARA” Expedition sails in the Celebration of 25 years of WESTPAC

The fourth WESTPAC Technical Workshop on SEAGOOS Ocean Forecasting System (OFS) took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, 5-6 March 2013. The workshop was organized by the IOC Regional Office for the… Continue reading SEAGOOS Ocean Forecasting System Sailing for its Second Phase

The newly established Advisory Group of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) convened its first meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, from 27-29 March 2013. The meeting was organized by… Continue reading WESTPAC Advisory Group newly elected in 2013 met in Bangkok