First International AtlantOS Symposium...Share ocean data, provide open access to ocean information, grow interoperable data infrastruc-tures, and engage in capacity building for ocean

Short Programme

An All-Atlantic Ocean Observing SystemAmbitions and Opportunities feeding into the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030)

First International AtlantOS Symposium25-28 March 2019 at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France

IntergovernmentalOceanographicCommission

United Nations Decadeof Ocean Sciencefor Sustainable Development

United NationsEducational, Scientific and

Cultural Organization

The four-day long symposium will celebrate the success of the Horizon 2020 EU Research and Innovation Action AtlantOS and simultaneously mark the beginning of the international AtlantOS (All-Atlantic Ocean Observing System) programme, which benefits from the Galway and Belém Statements and is the Atlantic contribution to the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS).

The symposium will bring together scientists, policy makers, users, funders and other stakeholders, to articulate and refine our joint All-Atlantic ambition for ocean observing. It will provide input to the G7-Ocean group, the inter-national OceanObs’ 19 Conference and feed into the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030).

First International AtlantOS Symposium25-28 March 2019 at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France

The symposium will showcase achievements and articulate opportunities, needs and benefits from the work of the EU H2020 AtlantOS project feeding into the implementation of the AtlantOS system and its role of enabling a wide range of societal benefits. How will AtlantOS contribute to ocean policy process-es? How does it connect the wider ocean observing context? What are national and regional ocean ob-serving ambitions and contributions? And how does AtlantOS respond to user needs from the scientific, private sector and civil society perspective?

The symposium will conclude by articulating the path forward to sustain and grow the All-Atlantic Ocean Observing System (AtlantOS) during the next decade and adopt the Paris Declaration on All-Atlantic Ocean Observing by acclamation.

An All-Atlantic Ocean Observing System

Mall Area M

Entrance for Registration

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Day 1 25 March 2019 (Monday)

12:30 - 13:00 Registration (Avenue de Suffren, Entrance 125) and welcome coffee (Mall Area M )

13:00 – 13:30 Overall welcome | Room II 2 Presentation of the AtlantOS All-Atlantic Observing System Strategy.

13:30 – 15:00 Session 1: The Atlantic Observing System: status, requirements, gaps, and governance | Room II 2

A guidance to improve existing ocean observing elements and to implement new components.

15:00 – 15:45 Coffee break with poster session | Mall Area M

15:45 – 17:15 Session 2: Ocean Observing Networks – achievements and future plans | Room II 2 How can we ensure the long-term sustainability of in-situ ocean observing

networks and what can the networks contribute to the international AtlantOS?

17:15 – 18:15 Session 3: Regional and coastal specificities | Room II 2 Integration of regional and coastal observing systems to build sustainable

and long-term international partnerships.

19:00 – 21:00 AtlantOS networking dinner Restaurant “FLOW”, 4, Port des Invalides (30 minutes walk or Metro Station “Invalides” )

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First International AtlantOS Symposium, 25-28 March 2019

Evolution and Impact of Atlantic Ocean Observing enabled by the EU H2020 Project AtlantOS

The Scientific Segment

Day 2 26 March 2019 (Tuesday)


09:00 – 09:15 Introduction to day 2 | Room II 2

09:15 – 10:15 Session 4: Sensors development and best practices | Room II 2 How can improved technologies and best practices contribute to and ensure

the sustainability of the Atlantic Ocean Observing System?

10:15 – 10:45 Coffee break | Mall Area M

10:45 – 12:15 Session 5: From data integration to information products and services – showcasing societal benefit | Room II 2

Enhancement of the Atlantic Data System through integration and harmonization.

12:15 – 13:45 Lunch break with poster session | Mall Area M

13:45 – 15:45 AtlantOS achievements for the next Decade | Room II 2 13:45 – 14:30 How AtlantOS connects to the Galway and Belém Statements.14:30 – 15:45 AtlantOS opportunities for the next Decade.

15:45 - 16:00 Break

16:00 - 17:00 EOOS Town Hall Meeting | Room II 2

First International AtlantOS Symposium, 25-28 March 2019

Atlantic Ocean Observing enabling Societal Benefits

Day 3 27 March 2019 (Wednesday)


10:30 – 10:45 Welcome | Room X 10

10:45 – 11:15 Opening remarks: Ocean in Global Ocean and Climate Policy Agreements | Room X 10

11:15 – 12:15 Panel 1: Ocean Observing – Societal Ocean Ambitions | Room X 10 The added value of integrated Atlantic Ocean Observing to science, policy and society.

12:15 – 13:45 Lunch break and poster exhibition | Mall Area M

13:45 – 15:00 Panel 2: Ocean Observing as a critical element of the United Nations Ocean Decade | Room X 10 What can integrated Atlantic Ocean Observing contribute to the United Nations Decade

of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021- 2030)?

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break | Mall Area M

15:30 – 16:45 Panel 3: Ocean Observing – Regional or National Ambitions and Benefits | Room X 10 National perspectives on sustained ocean observing.

16:45 – 17:30 Networking and poster exhibition | Mall Area M

17:30 – 20:00 Evening networking reception at UNESCO | UNESCO Restaurant 7th floor

The High Level Policy and Stakeholder Segment

Day 4 28 March 2019 (Thursday)


09:00 Welcome | Room X 10

09:30 – 10:30 Panel 1: Opportunities, Trends and Challenges of ocean observation providers and intermediary ocean businesses | Room X 10

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break and poster exhibition | Mall Area M

11:00 – 12:00 Panel 2: Opportunities, Trends and Challenges from the private sector perspective | Room X 10

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch break and poster exhibition | Mall Area M

13:30 – 14:30 Panel 3: How do the civil society and philanthropic efforts see their role? | Room X 10

14:30 – 15:25 Final round table | Room X 10

15:25 – 15:30 Closing | Room X 10

D R A F TThe time is right to advance a truly integrated fit-for-purpose AtlantOS that will provide impact through increased efficien-cy and reduced fragmentation to deliver the ocean data and information urgently needed by society. Implementation will build upon policy frameworks such as the Galway and Belém Statements, organizations such as GOOS and GEO as well as G7 and G20 declarations. AtlantOS will be guided by the Framework for Ocean Observing and the AtlantOS Strategy for an integrated All-Atlantic Ocean Observing System.

Motivation and policy context for the Paris Declaration on All-Atlantic Ocean Observing

Realization of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, implementation of the Paris climate agreement and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction require coordinated, long-term collection and reporting of ocean infor-mation. Additionally, the United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed a Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030) whose objective is to ensure that we develop the ‘science that we need for the ocean that we want’. Sustained, integrated and shared ocean observations and information improve our understanding of ocean, coastal and climate systems, and help us to manage human interventions and prepare for sustainable ocean use.

However, the scale of observational effort to support ocean information for climate and human-induced challenges, large-scale ecosystem management and the development of a more sustainable ocean economy are beyond the capabilities or mandate of any single nation. Global trans-basin investment and coordination are required across the value chain – from observations, products, information, and capacity building tools – to ensure a fit-for-purpose ocean observing system.

Paris Declaration on All-Atlantic Ocean ObservingOcean experts assembled at the First International AtlantOS Symposium have set clear goals for the Atlantic Ocean Observing System (AtlantOS) needed to address the challenges and realize opportunities for society, the economy, and the environment

Raise global awareness for the importance of the

ocean and fit-for-purpose ocean information for

sustainable management.

Work to expand and improve integrated ocean

observing, ocean forecasting, interdisciplinary

research, innovative outreach, science ethics and

ocean education training and capacity building.

Ensure that Atlantic Ocean observing networks and

systems are sustainably and adequately resourced.

Realize and foster ocean observing benefits through

international collaboration, innovation, sharing of

observing platforms, infrastructure and systems.

Share ocean data, provide open access to ocean

information, grow interoperable data infrastruc-

tures, and engage in capacity building for ocean

observing data and information use.

Ensure integration of ecological and biological

observations with the physical and biogeo-

chemical systems, for the coastal, seafloor and

water column regimes.

Promote the engagement of the ocean ob serving

community with natural and social sciences,

engineering, civil society, private sectors across all

levels of technical and financial ability.

Support adherence to global standards, best

practices and joint ambitions articulated through

the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS),

the International Ocean Data and Information

Exchange (IODE), the Partnership of Global Ocean

Observing (POGO) and the Group on Earth Obser-

vations’ (GEO) Blue Planet Initiative.

We call on all nations, scientists and ocean stakeholders to join together to

Notes

The United Nations has proclaimed a Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) to support efforts to reverse the cycle of decline in ocean health and gather ocean stakeholders worldwide behind a common framework that will ensure ocean science can fully support countries in creating improved conditions for sustainable development of the Ocean. The Decade will strengthen the international cooperation needed to develop scientific research and innovative technologies that can connect ocean science with the needs of society. It will also contribute to the UN processes protecting the ocean and its resources, such as the Aichi Biodiversity targets, the SAMOA Pathway to address climate change, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The Decade will require the engagement of many different stakeholders to create new ideas, solutions, partnerships and applications. These include: scientists, governments, academics, policy makers, business, industry and civil society. The AtlantOS Symposium will inform the planning for the United Nations Ocean Science Decade with regards to ocean observing and information needs.

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO), established in 1960 as a body with functional autonomy within UNESCO, is the only competent organization for marine science within the UN system. The purpose of the Commission is to promote international cooperation and to coordinate programmes in research, services and capacity-building, in order to learn more about the nature and resources of the ocean and coastal areas and to apply that knowledge for the improvement of management, sustainable development, the protection of the marine environment, and the decision-making processes of its Member States. In addition, IOC is recognized through the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as the competent in-ternational organization in the fields of Marine Scientific Research and Transfer of Marine Technology. Specifically, the IOC supports and hosts the project office of GOOS and has been entrusted to plan the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030).

The AtlantOS Project Optimising and Enhancing the Integrated Atlantic Ocean Observing Systems is a large scale EU Horizon 2020 research and innovation project contributing to the Trans-Atlantic Research Alli-ance, GOOS (Global Ocean Observing System), and GEO (Group on Earth Observations). Together with its interna-tional partners the H2020 project produced a ‘Blue Print for Atlantic Ocean Observing’ that articulates the vision of AtlantOS, the All-Atlantic Ocean Observing System as the Atlantic part of GOOS. AtlantOS will continue to improve and innovate Atlantic observing guided by the Framework of Ocean Observing to sustain and grow an increasingly international, more sustainable, more efficient, more integrated, and fit-for-purpose system. AtlantOS observations and information will contribute to realising societal, economic and scientific benefits by promoting an integrated implementation approach. Specific areas of focus include: value for money, extent, completeness, quality and ease of data access, supporting the needs of the private sector, scientists and citizens.

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Artwork by Glynn Gorick depicting the Global

Ocean Observing System (GOOS)

The AtlantOS project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 633211.









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