The Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO) was founded in 1999 by directors of oceanographic institutions around the world as a forum to promote and advance the observation of the global ocean. POGO is a UK-registered charity with member institutions from around the world, and works closely with other international and regional programmes and organisations.
POGO seeks to expand international support for ocean observing, through innovation of the ocean observing system, capacity development and outreach/advocacy.
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As POGO convened at the 16th Conference of the Parties (CBD16) in Cali, Colombia, it issued a follow-up to the April 2024 Barcelona Declaration: To meet the biodiversity goals outlined in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the 2030 Targets, we must place ocean observations – particularly sustained, globally-coordinated biological observations – at the forefront […]
Case studies conducted by POGO members in different parts of the world demonstrate real examples of various socio-economic benefits of ocean observing. In the second phase of the project (2022 & 2023), we added stories on Climate-critical observing and Geohazards.
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CBD COP16 (Sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity) will take place in Cali, Colombia from 21 October to 1 November, 2024 POGO participated in the conference via several channels: (1) Expo stand, (2) hosting a side-event, (3) participating in other side events, (4) POGO-led statement on biomolecular
COP29 (29th Annual Conference of the Parties to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)) took place in Baku, Azerbaijan from 11 to 22 November, 2024 POGO participated in the conference via several channels: (1) hosting an official side event, (2) hosting a official exhibit, and (3) speaking in other sessions
Ahead of the UN Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona from 10th to 12th April 2024, POGO members came together to highlight the need for sustained, operational, and coordinated biological observation of the ocean, taking advantage of the recent development and expansion of biomolecular observation technologies and initiatives.
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COP28 (28th Annual Conference of the Parties to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)) took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 30 November – 12 December 2023. POGO participated in the conference through several channels: (1) hosting an official side event, (2) hosting a official exhibit, and (3) speaking in
POGO was endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade Implementing Partner (DIP) on 29 March 2023.
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In August, four miniboats were launched in the Atlantic as part of an outreach project led by POGO, Educational Passages, and AWI. The project involved the NoSoAT 2022 scholars, local partners in Ireland (NUI Galway), Germany (AWI), Spain (CSIC IEO) and South Africa (SAEON), and schools in each of these locations.
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The 27th Climate Change Meeting (UNFCCC COP27) was held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, from 6-18 November 2022. POGO participated in the conference through four main channels: (1) the Ocean Pavilion, (2) hosting an official side event, (3) hosting a official exhibit, and (4) speaking in other sessions
Case studies conducted by POGO members in different parts of the world demonstrate real examples of various socio-economic benefits of ocean observing. In the first phase of the project (2021), five case studies focused on different approaches to Coastal Water Quality Monitoring in Malaysia, Nigeria, Portugal, China and Mexico.
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