Board
The Board is composed of Chair, co-chairs, GOOS representative, GlobalCoast co-chairs.
The Board has started with the UN Decade endorsement of CoastPredict and will continue up to the end of the Decade unless otherwise decided by the Executive Committee or resignation of its components.
The Board follows the day-to-day management of Program/project activities in connection with the general strategy (bi-monthly calls ). One of these calls coincides with the Executive Committee call.
Executive Committee (EC)
The Executive Committee is the Board’s consultation body on Program decisions and progress in the development and implementation of projects. The EC is composed of:
The Executive Committee (EC) will initially be formed through a call for volunteers and will serve a two-year term, with the option for one renewal.
The EC has the following role:
(a) Review and prioritize the short- and long-term planning of the CoastPredict work program and advise on its implementation, in particular through its GlobalCoast Network;
(b) Take all necessary actions to ensure that the CoastPredict principles, strategy, work program, and operating plan are aligned with and contribute directly to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development objectives and priorities, as well as with the GOOS plans;
(c) Assess the resources required for the implementation of the work program, as well as approaches to identifying and mobilizing these resources;
(d) Prepare the yearly Assembly of the Scientific Committee, Advisory Committee, ECOP and Focus Areas experts, prepare a revised CoastPredict work program for approval at the Assembly;
(e) Coordinate with the GlobalCoast Network and its working Group, and in particular initiate, coordinate, and provide oversight for Projects and activities with other Ocean Decade Programmes relevant to the CoastPredict mission;
(f) Coordinate with GOOS-OCG, OceanPredict/COSS-TT, IODE/OBPS, CEOS-COAST, WWRP and other relevant international Programmes and activities.
The EC will meet every month with virtual calls.
Scientific Committee (SC):
The SC is composed of scientists and managers from academia, government, and the private sector. This is a large committee of ~100 people (geographically balanced and selected under principles of diversity and inclusion) that will act as the decision-making body through the General Assembly. It is keeping the overall view of the Programme and the overall construction of the GlobalCoast Network.
The SC is chaired by the Board. The Committee will be responsible for approving the updates of the general science and implementation strategy, in consultation with the Advisory Committee. It should meet once a year at the Assembly to approve the science and strategy and to assess the progress of the Projects, with potential for additional topical meetings during the year.
Advisory Committee (AC):
The AC is composed of representatives of IOC structural elements, GOOS and IODE, representatives of the UNESCO International Hydrology Program, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Joint Collaborative Board of WMO and IOC, and other international Programmes such as CEOS-COAST, Geo-BluePlanet, OceanPredict, etc. This Committee should be formed by ~30 Members.
The AC aims to widen the scope of CoastPredict, advise on the strategic implementation, and have external guidance on the Programme. The AC should meet with the SC yearly, but it could also be asked by the EC and SC at intermediate times.
GlobalCoast Network
Starting from 2025, the GlobalCoast initiative has started the GlobalCoast Network with Pilot Sites for the implementation of CoastPredict innovative science and technology for major impact areas.
The MoU builds a Network of scientists and practitioners with the following purpose:
(a) Collaborate to further develop integrated coastal observing and predicting solutions in the Global Coastal Ocean by coordinating activities under the name of GlobalCoast Network;
(b) Establish a collaboration framework among the signatories to support the implementation of the GlobalCoast initiative;
(c) Promote partnerships and capacity building for the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) in the global coastal ocean, and foster collaboration with organizations and initiatives working for the enhancement of global coastal ocean science and technology towards the resilience of coastal communities.
GlobalCoast Network shares the Secretariat with CoastPredict and the Co-Chairs are part of the Board.
Focus Areas (FA)
CoastPredict has defined, since its inception, major Focus Areas for CoastPredict that will prepare CORE and Affiliated Projects for the Programme implementation. The FA Expert Teams should coordinate the actions under Projects and across the FAs. In 2025 there are sixc focus areas that is:
The FA leaders might be renewed based on the needs of the Focus Areas.