Ocean Decade launches new Call for Decade Actions No. 04/2022
The Ocean Decade is launching Call for Decade Actions No. 04/2022, soliciting transformative Decade Programmes that address Ocean Decade Challenge 6 – Coastal Resilience, and Ocean Decade Challenge 8 – Digital Representation of the Ocean.
The Call aims to continue addressing thematic and regional gaps and to encourage transformative science to meet these critical and urgent Challenges.
As part of Challenge 6 – Coastal Resilience, the Call has a particular focus on Programmes that: (i) demonstrate their contribution to knowledge and solutions related to green and grey resilience, including nature-based solutions and solutions that engage sub-national governments, or (ii) contribute to the expansion or development of innovative multi-hazard early warning systems.
To deliver on Challenge 8 – Digital Representation of the Ocean, the Ocean Decade is looking for Programmes that align with the following priorities:
- Fill known gaps in the identification, generation, or uptake of critical datasets, information or knowledge (e.g. deep sea, Small Island Developing States’ (SIDS) Exclusive Economic Zones, Southern Ocean, high latitudes)
- Leverage or connect existing digital infrastructure (e.g. national and international systems)
- Develop long-term data management capacity, including technological capacity, and including in SIDS and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Develop applications, services, tools, and mechanisms that deliver knowledge on Ocean Decade Challenges to users
As part of the Call for Decade Actions No. 04/2022, 25 endorsed Decade Programmes are also inviting Decade Project submissions. These Decade Programmes focus on a wide range of thematic priorities, such as marine life, ocean observations, tsunami readiness and capacity development.
Decade Contributions of in-kind or financial resources are also encouraged, specifically in relation to support for the operation of Decade Coordination Offices that will support the Decade’s efforts to enhance the sustainability and impact of data sharing and ocean observing.
Interested parties wishing to submit a Decade Programme, Project or Contribution for endorsement should complete and submit the relevant online “Request for Endorsement” form. Please note that there are several different online forms and different deadlines depending on the type of Action you are submitting. Please check the Take Action! page on the Global Stakeholder Forum for more information.
Institutions based in Africa, SIDS, LDCs or Land-Locked Developing Countries who would like to discuss their application and receive additional technical support can contact oceandecade@unesco.org with “Support for CFDA No. 04/2022” in the subject line.
Two online Q&A sessions will take place to provide interested parties with the opportunity to ask questions on the Call for Decade Actions. These sessions will be held on:
- 2 November 2022 from 09:00 to 10:00 (CET)
- 4 November 2022 from 14:00 to 15:00 (CET)
For more information on the call and Decade Programmes: https://www.oceandecade.org/news/ocean-decade-launches-new-call-for-decade-actions-no-04-2022/
