IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC)
Advancing knowledge and cooperation for a healthy ocean and prosperous society
Ocean Literacy for a Sustainable Future in the Western Pacific
Coordination & Implementation
The IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) established an open-ended Group of Experts (GoE) of Ocean Literacy in the Western Pacific and its adjacent areas to provide strategic advice and oversights on the development and implementation of Ocean Literacy projects and support to cultivate a ocean-literate society in the Western Pacific and its adjacent areas. The Group was established based on recommendation and nominations by Member States in the region.
Group of Experts
Abigail Sisti
NOAA National Ocean Service, US
Anis Faisal Reza
Gugus Mitigasi Lebak Selatan, Indonesia
Anna Oposa
Save Philippine Seas, the Philippines
Danfeng Weng
Third Institute of Oceanography, China
Ferdiansyah Ferdika Faeyza
Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, Indonesia
Lalith Amaralal Kariyawasam
National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency, Sri Lanka
Mohamed Redza Mohamed Zakaria
University Malaya, Malaysia
Polina Lobanova
Department of Oceanology, Institute of Earth Science, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia
Qicheng Meng
Second Institute of Oceanography, China
Sachiko Oguma
Ocean Policy Research Institute, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan
Suchana Chavanich
Department if Marine Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Syarifah Aini Dalimunthe
Research Center for Population, National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia