May 16, 2025
14:00-15:30 CEST (UTC +2)
webinar

The coastal ocean plays a major role in the global carbon cycle by taking up and emitting significant amounts of carbon dioxide. Obtaining good estimates of this flux is key to managing climate change and needs quality observations at high resolution. Recent developments mean that key international structures to coordinate these estimates are now coming into view.

In this webinar we will describe the structure of these, showcase an integrated ocean carbon observing system in Southern Africa, and present an example of how national scale efforts can be integrated together into continental scale networks. We will finish by describing a potential in person event which could be used to catalyse the development of an African scale surface carbon flux network.

Confirmed speakers so far:

• Maciej Telszewski, Director International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOC-CP)
• Richard Sanders, Director ICOS Ocean Thematic Centre (ICOS OTC)
• Tommy Bornman, South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON)
• Oksana Tarasova, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

If you are interested in learning more and contributing to the discussion, please register to the webinar using the form below (a Zoom link will be sent to the registered participants before the start of event):