OBIS. AfrOBIS. AfricanOceans. Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics. Plankton database. Core international projects dealing with the ocean, as well as the UNEP Biodiversity and Climate Change Program, have emphasised an urgent need for information on the impact of climate change on species diversity and on the development of efforts to deal with this impact.
In order to assess this impact, a global database of historical plankton community composition is needed. A team of scientists from IBSS and MSRC have developed a plankton database of oceanographic stations sampled during the Former Soviet Union (FSU) expeditions to the World Ocean. This database contains over 50 expeditions to the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Aral Sea, and the Indian Ocean.
At present time, there is a lack of knowledge on the interannual climate-related variability of zooplankton communities of the tropical Atlantic, central Mediterranean Sea, Caspian Sea, and Aral Sea, due to the absence of appropriate databases. ODINAFRICA - Ocean Data and Information Network of Africa. SEA LEVEL DATA FACILITY. Data Services. Capacity Development is crucial in empowering the institutions participating in ODINAFRICA-IV to enable them deliver the planned products.
The following mechanisms will be used to achieve this: • New partner institutions will require a full cycle of training (basic, intermediate, advanced) customized to their desired level of expertise. This type of training is part of the Standard Curriculum provided by the OceanTeacher Academy is used (courses organized at the IOC Project Office for IODE). GLOSS-Africa - Global Sea Level Observing System for Africa. GOOS.