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Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans Society

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Sustainable Development:
  • Capacity-building
  • Climate change
  • Education
  • Marine Resources
  • Oceans and seas
  • Science
  • Sustainable development for Africa
  • Sustainable development of SIDS
    • Geographic scope: International
    Country of activity:
  • Belgium
  • Qatar
  • Montenegro
  • Tuvalu
  • Iraq
  • Indonesia
  • Turkmenistan
  • Senegal
  • Comoros
  • Panama
  • United States of America
  • Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
  • Latvia
  • Jamaica
  • Uganda
  • Nepal
  • Oman
  • Djibouti
  • Bhutan
  • Eswatini
  • Viet Nam
  • Dominican Republic
  • Philippines
  • Uzbekistan
  • Sweden
  • Kenya
  • Cyprus
  • Suriname
  • San Marino
  • Paraguay
  • Romania
  • Seychelles
  • Lesotho
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Portugal
  • El Salvador
  • Serbia
  • Angola
  • China
  • Saint Lucia
  • Israel
  • North Macedonia
  • Monaco
  • Mexico
  • Russian Federation
  • Ghana
  • Liberia
  • Zimbabwe
  • Samoa
  • Togo
  • Republic of Moldova
  • Singapore
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Jordan
  • Namibia
  • Hungary
  • Lebanon
  • Lithuania
  • Egypt
  • Benin
  • Argentina
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Nicaragua
  • Japan
  • Zambia
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Afghanistan
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Peru
  • Côte D'Ivoire
  • Kazakhstan
  • United Republic of Tanzania
  • Guinea Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Slovakia
  • Bangladesh
  • Azerbaijan
  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Pakistan
  • Thailand
  • Congo
  • Andorra
  • Bahrain
  • Chile
  • Barbados
  • Eritrea
  • Canada
  • Iceland
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Netherlands
  • South Sudan
  • Tajikistan
  • Niger
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Brazil
  • Kuwait
  • Mauritania
  • Australia
  • Burundi
  • Guatemala
  • Vanuatu
  • Belize
  • Finland
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Algeria
  • Ethiopia
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Armenia
  • Dominica
  • Country Not Available
  • Mongolia
  • Chad
  • Bulgaria
  • Maldives
  • Yemen
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Uruguay
  • Croatia
  • Slovenia
  • Poland
  • Micronesia (Federated States of)
  • Cape Verde
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Timor-Leste
  • Belarus
  • Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
  • Cambodia
  • Kiribati
  • Tonga
  • Holy See
  • Spain
  • Estonia
  • Madagascar
  • Georgia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Botswana
  • New Zealand
  • Haiti
  • Guinea
  • Palau
  • Italy
  • Nauru
  • Honduras
  • Liechtenstein
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Grenada
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Mozambique
  • Republic of Korea
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • India
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Czechia
  • Greece
  • Libya
  • Malta
  • Ukraine
  • Tunisia
  • Ireland
  • Sri Lanka
  • Gambia
  • Luxembourg
  • Nigeria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Denmark
  • Rwanda
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Türkiye
  • State of Palestine
  • Solomon Islands
  • Malaysia
  • Cuba
  • Fiji
  • Gabon
  • Ecuador
  • Switzerland
  • Austria
  • Norway
  • Albania
  • Sierra Leone
  • Mauritius
  • Bahamas
  • Costa Rica
  • Colombia
  • Myanmar
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Marshall Islands
  • Somalia
  • Sudan
  • Morocco
    • Other geographic areas of activity:
  • Kosovo
  • Occupied Syrian Golan
  • Jammu and Kashmir
  • French Polynesia
    • Millennium Development Goals:
  • Ensure environmental sustainability
  • Develop global partnership for development
    • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 2001
    Organizational structure: The organisation is overseen by a Board of Trustees, elected from among the membership. The Trustees manage the affairs of the organisation and may for that purpose exercise all the powers of the organisation. The Board of Trustees delegates the financial oversight and reporting to a Finance Committee. The day-to-day running of the organisation is managed by a Secretariat.
    Number and type of members: Membership is open to any oceanographic research institution, department or organisation (or consortium of the same) from any part of the world that is interested in furthering the organisation's purposes. There are currently 38 members (including 2 consortia) from 20 countries.
    Affiliation with NGO networks: POGO works with other NGOs, such as the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), which is an international organisation focussing on global cooperation and capacity building in marine science.
    Funding structure:
  • Membership fees or dues
  • Foreign and international grants
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