Governance

TRICUSO will propose fit for purpose governance structures that allow the three Research Infrastructures within our consortium (ICOS ERIC, EMBRC-ERIC, Euro-Argo ERIC) to operate within the World Meteorological Organization Global Greenhouse Gas Watch (WMO G3W). We will achieve this by determining the way in which the European Research Infrastructures can come together to jointly deliver a solution to the problem of observing Southern Ocean carbon uptake, and how this can be implemented within the current structure of the WMO G3W and Global Ocean Observation System (GOOS).

This activity will contribute strongly to the evolution of the WMO G3W process, which is currently in its consultation phase with the observation community on how best to structure itself. TRICUSO colleagues are on the G3W task force and have close ties to GOOS, allowing the project strong insights into the requirements and the opportunity to tailor meaningful contributions.

The whole concept of the EU Research Infrastructures has proved enormously powerful, allowing multiple countries to come together across national boundaries to work in concert to agreed standards, pooling resources to overcome common challenges at lower cost and greater effectiveness than if each country addressed these challenges individually. GOOS operates under the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (UNESCO-IOC) and includes a series of observing networks which often, but not always, have parallel structures within the Research Infrastructure landscape.

“For an enduring network to operate, it is crucial that all key elements are solidly organised”

Toste Tanhua, WP6 Lead

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This work was funded by the European Union under grant agreement no. 101188028. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.