G7 Future of Seas and Ocean Initiative

In 2016, the G7 Ministers agreed to take an ambitious approach to tackling ocean issues, and developed the Future of the Seas and Ocean Initiative with five main Action Areas. These Action Areas were revised in 2024 at the G7 Scientific and Technology Ministerial, and include:

Ocean Observation

Ocean Observation

Support the development and coordination of enhanced sustained global sea and ocean observation, with surface-to-full-depth and pole-to-pole coverage, required to monitor, understand, and manage inter alia climate change, marine biodiversity, and pollution, in particular through marine research infrastructures.

Digital Infrastructure and Data Interoperabilit
Digital Infrastructure and Data Interoperability

Promote the improvement of global networking to support the development of digital infrastructure and interoperability of data and prediction systems, including digital twins of the Ocean, as well as support the development of an Ocean assessment system, with appropriate indicators, to ensure the translation of data into knowledge and action, respectively.

Analyses and Predictions

Analyses and Predictions

Support international collaboration for the development and improvement of global and regional Ocean analyses and prediction systems, foster open science, and improve accessibility and uptake of outputs for decision-making while raising political awareness of the needs for ocean information.

Regional observing capacity
regional observing capacity

Strengthen collaborative approaches to encourage the development of regional observing capabilities and knowledge networks in a coordinated and coherent way, including support of capacity building in developing countries.

Political Cooperation
political cooperation

Promote increased G7 political cooperation by identifying additional actions needed to enhance global networks of Ocean observation, data infrastructure, and prediction.

News

G7 FSOI revises its Action Areas
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G7 FSOI revises its Action Areas to tackle Ocean challenges with advanced technology and enhanced collaboration

The G7 Future of Seas and Ocean Initiative (G7 FSOI) Working Group revised its Action Areas during the 2023 Tokyo meeting to better reflect recent ...
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G7 Science and Technology Ministers’ Meeting 2024 Communiqué

The G7 Science and Technology Ministers, under the Italian Presidency convened in Bologna and Forlì, Italy, from 9 to 11 July 2024 to discuss the ...

Upcoming events

October 2024
Oct 21
21 October 2024

The G7 FSOI working group will hold its annual meeting in Rome, Italy from 29 to 31 October 2024, hosted by the Italian National Research Council (CNR). The meeting will...