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Call for applications: Individual Consultant (Decade Regional Coordination)

Application Deadline: 31 August 2023   The United Nations has proclaimed a Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) to support efforts to reverse the cycle of decline in ocean health… Continue reading Call for applications: Individual Consultant (Decade Regional Coordination)

New Regional Training and Research Centre conducted its pilot scientific diving training

On 20-24 May 2023, the newly established Regional Training and Research Center on Coastal Contaminant Monitoring and Marine Innovative Technologies (Coastal COMMIT) at the State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution… Continue reading New Regional Training and Research Centre conducted its pilot scientific diving training

Countries in the Western Pacific vowed to catalyze ocean science solutions for sustainable development

Over the past four days, more than 100 delegates and observers from 13 countries in the region were gathered at the Fourteenth Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western… Continue reading Countries in the Western Pacific vowed to catalyze ocean science solutions for sustainable development

National Decade Committees shares experience and challenges at the WESTPAC-XIV

“What is the current development status of the National Decade Committees (NDCs) in the region?” and “how could the NDCs better help promote and support the UN Decade of Ocean… Continue reading National Decade Committees shares experience and challenges at the WESTPAC-XIV

Senior governmental officials set to boost the UN Ocean Decade

“National governments must continue to support the development of transformative ocean science solutions and enhance mutual assistance and cooperation.” Senior Governmental Officials (SGOs) from countries in the Western Pacific voiced… Continue reading Senior governmental officials set to boost the UN Ocean Decade

Much more to be done towards enhanced awareness and preparedness for ocean acidification
-WESTPAC conducted national training and engagement workshops in Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand-

“What is ocean acidification?”, “How does it happen and impact our livelihoods?”, and “How can we measure, mitigate and adapt to it?” A number of questions were raised from various… Continue reading Much more to be done towards enhanced awareness and preparedness for ocean acidification
-WESTPAC conducted national training and engagement workshops in Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand-

Member States hailed a Regional Training and Research Center on Coastal Contaminant Monitoring and Marine Innovative Technologies

On 5 April 2023, Member States at the 14th Intergovernmental Session of  the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (4-6 April 2023, Jakarta, Indonesia)  expressed their unanimous support to the… Continue reading Member States hailed a Regional Training and Research Center on Coastal Contaminant Monitoring and Marine Innovative Technologies

Amplify marine spatial planning in the Western Pacific for a blue economy

On 16 December 2022, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC) and its Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) brought together more than one hundred practitioners and stakeholders from national… Continue reading Amplify marine spatial planning in the Western Pacific for a blue economy

General Management Guide for Harmful Jellyfish Stings in the Western Pacific and Adjacent Areas

General Management Guide for Harmful Jellyfish Stings in the Western Pacific and Adjacent Areas

Call For Initiatives for the 2nd Cooperative Study of the Kuroshio and Adjacent Regions (CSK-2)

Submission deadline is 20 January 2023 . Days Hours Minutes Seconds The submission deadline has passed. Flyer: Call For Initiatives for the 2nd Cooperative Study of the Kuroshio and Adjacent… Continue reading Call For Initiatives for the 2nd Cooperative Study of the Kuroshio and Adjacent Regions (CSK-2)