IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC)
Advancing knowledge and cooperation for a healthy ocean and prosperous society
UN 23:
Accelerating Capacity Development Transformation in the Western Pacific
Regional Network of Training and Research Centers (RTRCs) on Marine Science
RTRC on Ocean Dynamics and Climate
RTRC-ODC
RTRC-ODC was officially established through the agreement signed by IOC and the First Institute of Oceanography (FIO) of China at the 8th Intergovernmental Session of UNESCO/IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC-VIII) in Bali, Indonesia on 11 May 2010, which was the first RTRC of the UNESCO/IOC. ODC was officially inaugurated on 9 June 2011 in Qingdao. And the cooperation agreement with the work plan for 2015-2020 was renewed through the exchange of letters in 2015.
Aims to
- Promote the international cooperation and enhance the research capacity and capability in WESTPAC region on ocean dynamics, air-sea interactions, climate change and numerical modeling through the provisions of international annual training courses and workshops to junior scientists and doctoral/master students mainly from the Member States of IOC in the Western Pacific.
More information is available at ODC website and Report 2020.
Achievements: activities conducted during 2016-2020
- Since its inauguration in 2011 and up to 2023, ODC center has organized 12 training courses with the subjects of Ocean Models (2011), Ocean Dynamics (2012), Air-Sea Interaction and Modeling (2013), Climate Models (2014), Climate Change (2015), Ocean Dynamics and Multi-scales Interaction (2016), Development of Coupled Regional Ocean Models (2017), Ocean Forecast System (2018), Climate Dynamics and Air-sea Interactions (2019), Regional Application of Coupled Climate models(2021), Prediction and Projections of Climate (2022) and Ocean Model and Data Assimilation (2023).
- From 2011 to 2019, a total of 841 applications from 54 countries were received, with 395 young scientists from 43 countries finally selected for the training courses.
Regional Network of Training and Research Centers (RTRCs)
RTRC on Ocean Dynamics and Climate
Host Institute:
First Institute of Oceanography (FIO), Qingdao, China
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RTRC on Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health
Host Institute:
National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jakarta, Indonesia
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RTRC on Marine Plastic Debris and Microplastics
Host Institute:
East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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RTRC on Marine Toxins and Seafood Safety
Host Institute:
Institute of Oceanography, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam
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RTRC on Reef Management and Restoration
Host Institute:
University of the Philippines, Philippines
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RTRC on Coastal Contaminant Monitoring and Marine Innovation Technology
Host Institute:
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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