The list below consists events (co/)organised by EU4OceanObs, through the GEO Blue Planet and G7 Future of the Seas & Oceans Initiative European coordination activities.
Our events
Developing cooperation across GEO Activities to address marine hazards in Africa
Online EventAn official side event of GEO Week 2021 Given that approximately 25% of Africa’s population live within 100 km of the coast, marine hazards pose increasing threats at local and regional levels. These include eutrophication, coastal flooding, marine [...]
G7 FSOI meeting for biogeochemical Argo
Online EventThe meeting serves to share information implementation progress and funding commitments for the global BGC Argo array.
International Digital Twins of the Ocean Summit
London, UK & OnlineThe Summit will present national and institutional progress and commitments towards developing interoperable and interconnected digital twins of the Ocean.
UN Ocean Conference 2022
Lisbon, PortugalScaling up Ocean Action Based on Science and Innovation for the Implementation of Goal 14: Stocktaking, Partnerships and Solutions The Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, comes at a critical time as the world [...]
Integrating Marine Litter Monitoring to Inform Action
Lisbon, PortugalThe event builds on the UN Decade “Clean Ocean” Satellite activity One Integrated Marine Debris Observing System (IMDOS), and will focus on the need for monitoring marine litter as a global instrument to tackle global pollution.
GEO Blue Planet Symposium 2022
Accra, GhanaThis year's Sdymposium is specifically geared towards improving GEO Blue Planet’s engagement with African nations in an effort to expand the Earth observation community of practice, strengthen local capacity and provide access to resources, tools and services.
Integrated Ocean Carbon Research Working Group meeting
Brussels, BelgiumThe IOC UNESCO working group Integrated Ocean Carbon Research (IOC-R) workshop is co-sponsored by IOC/ UNESCO, the G7 Future of the Seas and Oceans Initiative, Ocean Decade Programme Ocean Negative Carbon Emission (ONCE) and hosted by the European [...]
GEO Blue Planet 6th Symposium
Seoul, KoreaThe 6th GEO Blue Planet Symposium to be held in Seoul, Korea from 31 October 31 – 2 November 2023 in Seoul, Korea. These GEO Blue Planet symposiums are designed to increase regional linkages, promoting linkages between stakeholders [...]
Ocean Observation and Prediction for Coastal Sustainability in Africa
Nairobi, KenyaBuilding on the outcomes of the Coastal Hazards Plenary Session and Coastline Changes workshop held during the GEO Blue Planet 5th Symposium (2022, Accra), this event will focus on identifying the priorities and needs for ocean observations and prediction [...]
Ocean Decade 2024 Satellite Events
Barcelona, SpainEU4OceanObs is supporting two satellite events in the framework of the Ocean Decade Conference 2024 in Barcelona. 8 April 2024 | 3:30 - 7:00 pm Connecting the world around Ocean prediction: A vision for the Decade and beyond [...]
