The first IOC/UNESCO Regional Training and Research Center was launched on 9 June 2011 at the host institute, First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration of China. Mr. Cigui Liu,… Continue reading UNESCO sets up Training and Research Center on Ocean Dynamics and Climate (ODC) in Qingdao
Nowadays oceans are threatened by escalating pollution, population and coastal development on land. Global climate change is contributing to sea-level rise, warming and acidification. Marine biodiversity is falling, while occurrences… Continue reading Eighth IOC/WESTPAC International Scientific Symposium successfully concluded in Busan, Republic of Korea, 28-31 March 2011
IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (IOC/WESTPAC) awarded prizes on 30 March 2011 at its Eighth International Scientific Symposium, Busan, Republic of Korea, to four outstanding young scientists from the… Continue reading IOC/WESTPAC Best Young Marine Scientist on Oral and Poster Presentation Awarded on 30 March 2011, Busan, Republic of Korea
IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (IOC/WESTPAC) presented the IOC 50th Anniversary Certificate on 28 March 2011 at its Eighth International Scientific Symposium, Busan, Republic of Korea, to the Department… Continue reading Five Prestigious Individuals and One National Agency awarded IOC’s 50th Anniversary Certificate
A few months after the establishment of the IOC Regional Training and Research Center on Ocean Dynamics and Climate, IOC and First Institute of Oceanography (FIO) are pleased to announce… Continue reading First Director of IOC Regional Training and Research Center on Ocean Dynamics and Climate: Professor Dr. Fangli Qiao
“Just as no one nation or region can solve the problems facing the oceans, neither can any one organization. IOC must not just continue but must enhance its collaboration and… Continue reading IOC Executive Secretary Visits Japan during the International Symposium on the role of Indo-Pacific Oceans in Climate Change and Variability, 2 December 2010
s the largest marginal sea in the western Pacific, the South China Sea receives approximately 570 million tons of fluvial sediments annually through numerous rivers in adjacent continents and islands,… Continue reading Third Workshop on the Fluvial Sediment Supply to the South China Sea, Philippines, 17-18 November 2010
Ocean forecasting system can provide crucial information of ocean circulation, sea surface temperature, ocean surface wave, sediment and marine organisms transport (larvae or planktonic form), and also for activities related… Continue reading Ocean Forecasting Demonstration kicked off on 30 Septermber – 1 October 2010
WESTPAC Workshop on Rapid Assessment Survey of Marine Biodiversity and Non-Indigenous Species in the Western Pacific Region (I), Bangkok, 20-21 September 2010. IOC/WESTPAC organized the workshop on Rapid Assessment Survey… Continue reading WESTPAC Workshop on Rapid Assessment Survey of Marine Biodiversity and Non-Indigenous Species in the Western Pacific Region (I), Bangkok, 20-21 September 2010
The First Summer School of IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) on the Monsoon Onset Monitoring and its Social & Ecosystem Impacts (MOMSEI) was organized in Qingdao, 25-30 July… Continue reading 1st MOMSEI Summer School successfully conducted in Qingdao