Partners

The partners are the structural actors responsible for identifying gaps and opportunities, scientific and development strategies, empowering the transformative actors and actions, and establishing the regional and global networks. Partners are co-responsible for the successful implementation of the programme, including the preparation and follow up of action calls.

Partnership is open to different types of organizations such as research institutes or networks (i.e. IMBER), city networks (i.e. MedCities), City Councils (i.e. Barcelona City Council). The partnership will progressively scale up in time by incorporating the following: (a) other regional or global city networks; (b) more marine research institutions committed with sustainable development; (c) city councils in those towns and cities where these research institutions are located or hold activities; and (d) local and national harbour authorities.

The Steering Committee is responsible for the operational aspects of the implementation of OC-NET, and has the decision-making competence for relevant decisions. The Steering Committee is also responsible for ensuring that there is a proper flux of information with both the UN Decade Central Coordination and the UN Decade Collaboration Centers.

The Steering Committee is composed by two representatives of the coordinating institution, the regional secretariats (8), and one representative for each working group (6). The director of the steering committee will be selected during the first semester among all representatives in the steering committee. The steering committee will be responsible for setting the proper flux of information with the UN Decade Central Coordination and the UN Decade Collaboration Centers. The steering committee will meet regularly, at least once a month.

Current OC-NET partners are the following:

C40 CITIES

USA
Green Ports Forum

MEDCITIES

Spain
Associació de ciutats mediterrànies

Barcelona City Council

Spain
Barcelona City Council

TUMSAT

Japan
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

CICESE

México
Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada

CSIR-NIO

India
National Institute of Oceanography

MARE

Portugal
Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre

IOCAG

Spain
Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

UDEA

Colombia
Universidad de Antioquia

INVEMAR

Colombia
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras

UDEC

Chile
Universidad de Concepción

CSIRO

Australia
Australia's National Science Agency

MARIS

South Africa
University of Cape Town

CMIMA-CSIC

Spain
Mediterranean Center for Marine and Environmental Research

UTM-CSIC

Spain
Unitat de Tecnologia Marina

ICM-CSIC

Spain
Institut de Ciències del Mar

University of Genoa

Italy
University of Genoa

Polytechnic University of Marche

Italy
Polytechnic University of Marche

CIMA/CONICET-UBA

Argentina
Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmosfera

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