GOOS and JCOMM CB

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GOOS and JCOMM CB

• Plans for GOOS and JCOMM Capacity Building
• Geoff Brundrit
• Regional GOOS Forum, Fiji

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I-GOOS VI Actions

• Merge the activities of the GOOS and JCOMM CB
  Panels, where appropriate, with immediate effect.
• The Chair of the GOOS CB Panel or his
  representative should report on progress and
  plans to I-GOOS and be part of the Regional GOOS
  Forum.
• Recommend that the IOC Assembly request the
  Executive Secretary of the IOC to make available
  to the GOOS CB programme an appropriate
  proportion of the time of the new IOC P5 grade
  post in Capacity Building when the new recruit
  arrives in post later this year.

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Other Regional GOOS Items

• The GOOS Regional Alliance Network Development
  (GRAND) will provide an admirable regional
  structure for the development of capacity
  building.
• The establishment of the Group on Earth
  Observations (GEO) will enhance the global
  capacity of nations to implement the
  recommendations of the WSSD on ocean observations.

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Key Action Areas of GOOS CB

• Remote Sensing
• In Situ Observations
• Models and Forecasting
• Data Information Management

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GOOS Review on the Merger

• A shared approach to CB is recommended
• A Joint GSC/I-GOOS/JCOMM CB Panel
• With members of the current GSC CB Panel and
  JCOMM CB Coordination Group.
• To emphasize the difference from the former
  structure, and noting I-GOOSs overarching role,
  this new group is shown as reporting to I-GOOS
• However, it is expected that, being a tripartite
  entity, it will in practice link also to the GSC
  and JCOMM

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GOOS Review on the Merger

• The proposals from the GOOS Review will be
  submitted to the IOC Executive in June 2004.
• Proposals for the merger will be developed in
  parallel
• The merger proposals must be approved before June
  by I-GOOS, GSC and by JCOMM
• The Regional GOOS Forum can start this process

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Joint GOOS/JCOMM CB Panel

• Mission
• Terms of Reference
• An Effective Merger
• Membership
• Framework of Activities
• Immediate Actions

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Mission of the Joint CB Panel

• To develop the capacity building needed to ensure
  the growth, development, sustenance and evolution
  of GOOS,
• thereby improving and expanding operational
  marine data available to marine management and
  services world wide,
• and directly contributing to the objectives of
  JCOMM

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Terms of Reference

• .Operate within and draw upon the principles and
  strategies adopted by GOOS and JCOMM.

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Terms of Reference (Reporting)

• Intergovernmental-GOOS (I-GOOS) on generic
  capacity building issues related to the needs,
  priorities and capabilities of coastal and island
  nations, and how they might be met through
  developments at regional and global levels.

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Terms of Reference (Reporting)

• The GOOS Steering Committee (GSC) on technical
  and scientific matters relating to capacity
  building arising in the design of GOOS,
  particularly those from its Science Advisory
  Panels, the Coastal Ocean Observations Panel
  (COOP) and the Ocean Observation Panel for
  Climate (OOPC).

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Terms of Reference (Reporting)

• JCOMM on the capacities needed for the full
  implementation of GOOS in the operational ocean
  and marine meteorological services sector world
  wide, through the gradual growth and development
  of JCOMMOPS.

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Terms of Reference

• .Establish a framework for short and medium term
  activities to meet the identified capacity
  building needs, and formulate a suitable work
  programme.
• .Establish a working relationship with related
  international bodies with responsibilities in the
  field of capacity building.

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Terms of Reference (Funding)

• Develop a funding resource base for the
  implementation of a comprehensive capacity
  building enterprise for I-GOOS, GSC and JCOMM.

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An Effective Merger

• The success of the new Joint GOOS/JCOMM CB Panel
  will depend upon the careful integration of the
  existing activities of the JCOMM CBCG and the
  GOOS CB Panel with its new, extended
  responsibilities to I-GOOS.
• In particular, the Joint Panel will need to
  establish a new Task Team on Resources to build
  on the work done by the JCOMM CB TTR, and to
  address the total requirements for capacity
  building resources from I-GOOS, GSC and JCOMM.

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Membership of the Joint Panel

• Appointment by the respective WMO-IOC bodies,
  namely JCOMM, I-GOOS and the GSC.
• Maintain an appropriate balance of disciplines.
• As in JCOMM, two co-chairpersons will lead the
  Joint Panel, be present at all meetings and chair
  meetings alternatively.
• Reflect the regional interests of both JCOMM and
  GOOS.
• Benefit from experts of related WMO and IOC
  bodies.
• No more than twelve members.
• Initially draw on the existing JCOMM CBCG and
  GOOS CB Panel.

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Framework of Activities

• The Joint GOOS/JCOMM CB panel will take a
  distinct regional approach, following I-GOOS and
  JCOMM, thereby enabling developing countries to
  participate in, benefit from and contribute to
  GOOS.

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Framework of Activities

• Raise abilities to participate in and benefit
  from GOOS
• Facilitate the creation of baseline networks in
  critical areas
• Develop and maintain the scientific and technical
  capacity required for the implementation of GOOS
• Raise understanding and awareness of the value of
  observations

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Key Action Areas

• Infrastructure development
• Remote sensing capabilities
• In situ observations
• Models and forecasting systems
• Product development
• Data and information management, exchange and
  delivery

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Immediate Actions

• Establish the structure needed for an effective
  merger of the existing CB bodies into a fully
  functioning Joint GOOS/JCOMM CB Panel.
• .With I-GOOS, review and assess the regional
  requirements for capacity building, and prepare a
  joint consolidated and co-ordinated set of CB
  requirement priorities.
• .Continue collaboration with associated
  international capacity building programmes in
  related fields, such as WMO and IOC.

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Immediate Actions

• Finalise regional pilot projects currently
  underway (eg WIOMAP) and consider how such
  projects might be developed in other regions.
• Encourage the provision of appropriate training,
  transfer of technology and provision of equipment
  (eg new modules for Ocean Teacher).
• Review the Capacity Building requirements of the
  COOP Design Plan.
• Strengthen co-operation with IODEs Ocean Data
  Information Network.
• Assess how the activities of the International
  Ocean Institutes might be useful to the Joint
  Panel.

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Immediate Actions

• .Use the proposed GOOS/JCOMM Capacity Building
  Jamboree 2005 to move ahead on all matters
  pertaining to the activities of the newly
  constituted Joint GOOS/JCOMM CB Panel.