EU and Canada secure €211 million for ocean observation activities
The alliance will add sensors and satellites to improve navigation, weather forecasting and climate prediction, officials said.
- The European Commission and Canada secured at least €211 million in funding pledges for the OceanEye ocean observation initiative.
- The OceanEye International Alliance includes 30 countries and the European Union, supporting navigation, forecasting, coastal protection, and ocean economies.
- The European Union pledged €92 million, while Canada committed 82 million Canadian dollars over five years.
- The funding will develop observation technologies and add high-seas and space-based equipment, including sensors and satellites.
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OceanEye initiative will support an international system that collects 120,000 daily observations to improve climate forecasts
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EU and Canada secure €211 million for ocean observation activities
The European Commission and Canada have secured at least €211 million ($240 million) in funding pledges for a newly launched ocean observation initiative, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday at the UN General Assembly in New York.
(The following text is taken in full from the press note sent to the Agency Opinion) //// // EU addresses at the UN General Assembly the rise in the level of the sea, maritime safety, conflicts, international criminal justice and global health Yesterday, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen launched, together with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Alliance [...]
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