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IOGOOS Workshop and Third Annual Meeting (IOGOOS-III)
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Date : August 09-12, 2005
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Venue : Bali, Indonesia
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| BackGround |
Genesis of IOGOOS : Concerted efforts
of many individuals and institutions, orchestrated over
two years through the SOCIO Conference of November 2000
held at Perth, and the Indian Ocean Principal's Meeting
of November 2001 at New Delhi, India culminated in the
formal launch of the GOOS Regional Alliance in the Indian
Ocean (IOGOOS) in November 2002 during the Indian Ocean
Conference held at Mauritius.
Current Membership of IOGOOS : Currently, IOGOOS has
19 Members from 11 Countries and 2 Associate Members
from USA and IOC/Perth.
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1. Australian Bureau of Meteorology,
Australia
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2. CSIRO-Marine Research,
Australia
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3. Curtin University,Australia
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4. Indian National Centre
for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), India
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5. National Institute of Oceanography
(NIO), India
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6. National Institute of Ocean
Technology (NIOT), India
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7. Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO), India
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8. Iranian National Centre
for Oceanography (INCO), Islamic Republic of
Iran
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9. Kenya Marine and Fisheries
Research Institute (KMFRI), Kenya
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10. University of La Reunion
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11. Institut Halieutique & des Sciences
Marine (IHSM), Madagascar
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12. Mauritius Oceanography Institute (MOI),
Republic of Mauritius
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13. INAHINA, Mozambique
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14. Interim National Committee for IOGOOS,
South Africa
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15. Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South
Africa
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16. University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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17. University of Natal, South Africa
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18. National Aquatic Resources Research and
Development Agency, Sri Lanka
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19. University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Associate Members-Organizations
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1. IOC Perth Regional Programme
Office, Australia
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2. NOAA, Office of Global
Programmes, USA
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Also, several Organisations from
Bangladesh, Comoros, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives,
Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Seychelles, Singapore, Tanzania
and Thailand have been actively contributing to the
IOGOOS initiatives; a few have already expressed their
willingness to become Members of IOGOOS.
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| Major Events/Meetings
of IOGOOS |
- First Annual Meeting of IOGOOS
on November 08, 2002 at Mauritius, during the Indian
Ocean Conference.
- IOGOOS Workshop on Capacity Building
and Strategy for Ocean Data and Information Management
in the Indian Ocean Region was during December 8 -
10, 2003 at Hyderabad, India
- First Meeting of the IOC-IOGOOS-CLIVAR
Indian Ocean Panel on Climate at Pune, India in February
2004
- Second Annual Meeting of IOGOOS
during April 26 - 29, 2004 at Colombo Sri Lanka
- Second Meeting of the IOC-IOGOOS-CLIVAR
Indian Ocean Panel on Climate at Hobart, Australia
during March 30 - April 02, 2005
- IOGOOS Officers Meeting on the
sidelines of the IOC Assembly
- In addition expert groups of
IOGOOS met during various other Conferences and Seminars
such as IOMEC, ODINCINDIO Planning Meeting, etc. to
further the initiatives being pursued up by them.
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| Major Initiatives
of IOGOOS |
- IOC-CLIVAR-IOGOOS Indian Ocean Panel
on Climate to coordinate and plan a unified approach
to all the basin-scale observations in the region,
for both research and operational oceanography
- Ocean Data and Information Management
for the Indian Ocean Region
- Remote Sensing Capacity Building Strategy
for the Indian Ocean Region for the next 5 years
- Marine Influences on Lowland Agriculture
and Coastal Resources (MILAC) for Indian Ocean Region
is being pursued by JCOMM and IOGOOS.
- Formulation of a pilot project on Monitoring
and Management System for shallow water penaeid prawn
resource in the Indian Ocean
- Formulation of a pilot project on Multi-scale
monitoring and mapping of keystone ecosystems through
remote sensing and participatory in-situ operations
- Formulation of a pilot project on Shoreline
Changes
- IOGOOS, along with other GRAs, is a
partner for the Project on GOOS Regional Alliances
Networking Development (GRAND) funded by European
Commission.
- IOGOOS is also gearing up to take an
important role in realising a mechanism to provide
tsunami warnings to the Indian Ocean Region building
upon the planned initiatives of various countries
in the region and the IOC.
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| Objective |
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The Objectives of IOGOOS-III |
a) To consolidate the efforts made so far and to
move forward with action plans to realise the
objectives of IOGOOS,
b) To evolve mechanisms and funding for implementation
of the projects,
c) To gear up participation in regional programmes
(e.g. Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System,
LME, as well as the upcoming initiatives on Oceans
and Coasts (GMA), in synergy
with other Intergovernmental and Regional bodies,
d) To expedite formation of National GOOS Coordination
Committees,
e) To enhance membership of IOGOOS,
f) To promote synergy with other GRAs and IOC Regional
Bodies,
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| Participants |
a) Members and Associate Members
of IOGOOS
b) Potential Members and Associate Members
c) Experts serving the IOGOOS Working Groups/Panels/Committees
d) Invited Speakers
e) Representatives of IOC/GOOS, IOC Regional Bodies
(IOCINDIO, IOCWIO), Neighbouring GRAs (WAGOOS, GOOS-AFRICA,
NEARGOOS, SEAGOOS, WAGOOS),WMO, JCOMMM, GODAE, FAO-LME,
UNEP (Regional Seas Programme), POGO
f) Representatives of potential International Funding
Organisations
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