Progress report for
Smart Ocean-Smart Industries: Engaging Industry in Improving Ocean, Weather and Climate Knowledge in Support of Sustainable Development and Disaster Reduction
Achievement at a glance
Convening SMART Ocean-SMART Industries sessions every year at the World Ocean Council (WOC) annual Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS).Developing partnerships with key companies to participate in data collection and sharing.
Advancing industry collaboration with science community for data collection in the Arctic.
Promoting industry involvement in data collection with many companies, industry organizations, and many industry events.
Achieving partnership agreements/MoUs/accreditation with UNESCO IOC, WMO, IHO, and Seabed 2030.
Serving as key private sector partner for UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
Challenges faced in implementation
Limited organizational capacity, time and resources.Beneficiaries
Ocean business and industry community.
Ocean, weather and climate science and observations communities.