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In the vibrant city of Tangier, Morocco, nestled between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, the inaugural Blue Africa Summit took place on November 16th and 17th, 2023. Organised under the distinguished patronage of His Majesty Mohammed VI, the…

The Copernicus Arctic and Coastal Hubs have been launched at the occasion of the EU Space Week on 6-8 November 2023 in Seville, Spain. The two hubs will respectively represent open entry points aggregating Copernicus data on the Arctic Region…

The One Planet Polar Summit was held in Paris from November 8 to 10 as part of the Paris Peace Forum. It marks a decisive step towards protecting the polar and glacial regions, i.e. the cryosphere. Initiated by French President…

On October 17 and November 21, the Academy of Sciences presented all the awards and medals it had granted in 2023. Karina von Schuckmann, an oceanographer specialised in ocean-climate monitoring in the scientific direction of Mercator Ocean International, was honored…

On 19-21 September 2023, the headquarters of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) in Paris hosted the EuroSea Final General Assembly and the EuroSea Symposium on Ocean Observing and Forecasting. Both events brought together policymakers, scientists, and industry leaders to present…

Key take-aways: This year there was a drastic drop in sea ice on a global scale caused by a combination of the now usual major melting during the northern hemisphere spring in the Arctic, and the significant lack of sea…

Key take-aways: This year there was a drastic drop in sea ice on a global scale caused by a combination of the now usual major melting during the northern hemisphere spring in the Arctic, and the significant lack of sea…

The Ocean Forecasting Co-Design Team (OFCT) was formed in the framework of the OceanPrediction Decade Collaborative Centre (OceanPrediction DCC) and its main mission is to design an Ocean forecasting architecture to deliver as one. Formed by Ocean science experts from…