ForeSea

ForeSea is an endorsed programme of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

Vision

The vision of ForeSea is for strong international coordination and community building of an ocean prediction capacity of the future. The overarching goals are to:

improve the science, capacity, efficacy, use, and impact of ocean prediction systems;

build a seamless ocean information value chain, from observations to end users, for economic and societal benefit.  

Mission

ForeSea’s mission is to extend and transform the current ocean prediction capacity with the following high-level objectives:  

Coordinate ocean prediction world-wide in a sustainable manner towards maximum societal benefits  

Maximize the benefits of ocean observations for ocean predictions and societal impact

Support development and maturation of the full-length operational oceanography value chain, from observations to end users, by using best practices and coordinating the integration of existing and new partners (international science initiatives and intergovernmental organizations)

Advance the science behind ocean prediction and its connection to the other components of the earth system, including the atmosphere, land, cryosphere, continental hydrology, etc.      

Make ocean prediction science more impactful and relevant by collaborating with socioeconomic experts and stakeholders to quantify the impact and utility of ocean prediction for science and society, especially in coastal areas (in collaboration with CoastPredict)

Ambition

ForeSea is strongly supported by OceanPredict, an ocean science network and programme to accelerate, strengthen and increase the impact of ocean prediction. ForeSea’s transformative goals aim to make ocean prediction science more impactful and relevant to create an effective and sustainable operational oceanography ecosystem environment responsive to user needs.