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is an international distributed scientific organization
Integrated by countries, connecting their national nodes to cooperate
1. Strengthen the development of international scientific collaboration in the Atlantic basin.
2. Implementation: non-profit association created to promote the AIR Centre and participation of scientific, research organizations and industry amongst Atlantic countries.
Brasil INPE – Instituto Nacional Politica Espacial (National Institute
for Space Policies), S José dos Campos Cape Verde INDP-National Institute for the Development of Fisheries Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory Humberto Duarte
Fonseca, CVAO Nigeria Nigerian National Institute of Oceanography, Lagos Portugal Co Lab + Atlântico CoLab Digital Transformation, Dtx RAEGE Azores (Rede Atlântica de Estações Geodinâmicas e
Espaciais/Atlantic Network of Geodinamic and Spacial Stations)
South Africa South Africa National Center for Ocean Research Spain PLOCAN BSC – Barcelona Super-computation Center IOE – Instituto Oceanográfico de España
PORTUGAL SPAIN
CAPE VERDE
NIGERIA
SAO TOME
ANGOLA
URUGUAY
ARGENTINA
INDIA
UK
BRAZIL
SOUTH AFRICA
Leading
Signatory
Observ.
Mission International Distributed Research Organization
Mission statement summary:
Sharing/integrating/connecting knowledge, technology and capacities to create global and local value in the Atlantic basin; inclusive multinational collaboration involving space, atmosphere, oceans, climate-energy, and data science.
Oceans
Energy
Climate Change
Integration through Inner Space to Deep Ocean Observation & Data Science
Distinctive features: Knowledge- and data-driven network organization, lean structure, optimized to use the
existing infrastructures and know-how (national nodes and partnerships) Connecting coastal areas around the Atlantic and Atlantic islands to develop scientific and
technological based services, value chains and North-South and South-South relationships. Islands and remote areas are living labs.
Opening to Atlantic to a new era of collaboration and driving science & technology-based business.
Inspire by the 2030 agenda
UN Sustainable Development Goals GLOBAL CHALLENGES
Understanding, predicting and adapting to Climate Change
Understanding the Atlantic ocean for a Healthy & Productive Ocean
Clean, Affordable and Secure Energy for All
Scientific targets-Program Marine Resources and Biodiversity: Promote Sustainable Fisheries, aquaculture and ecosystem valorization;
Healthy and Clean Ocean: Protection of related marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts;
Systems integration from outer space to Deep Ocean: Observing, modelling and monitoring oceans and coastal areas for a better management of the Atlantic resources, plus the development, integration, transfer technologies and use of sensors, devices and systems;
Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change: including resilience of cities and coastal areas, disaster risk reduction and regional planning, were applicable;
Sustainable Energy Systems: including but not limited to marine renewable energy technologies development, global energy interconnections and the use of renewable energy sources;
Data science, artificial intelligence and learning systems for ocean, atmosphere dynamics and climate issues: matching data producers and user needs.
Data Science, AI, deep-learn
Marine Resources Healthy & Clean Ocean
Observation, modelling Climate Change, mitigation, adaptation
Sustainable Energy systems
Initial AIR Centre projects (15+)
Space & Data Science
Information Needs SDG14 (GEO Blue Planet) – On going
Atlantic Data Cubes (NASA, GEO, GEO Blue Planet …)
Supercomputation
AIR DATA_NET (BSC, MACC, TACC, LNCC, COPPE, CSIR)
Climate change & Energy
Interreg MAC – ITC, AIR Centre … (Water Desalination + Renewable Energy +
Living Lab)
Initial AIR Centre projects (15+)
Oceans & Space & Data Science
New satellite methodologies & sensors for plastic observation in the ocean (ESA, USP,
NOAA, GEOSS,…) – H2020 BG call
Oceans & IT
PRATA –Photonics for Resilience Against Tsunamis in the Atlantic) (IT / IST, WavEC …)
Climate change & Public Policies
RESPONSE, AESEDA – AIR C. Partnership for Resilience in Coastal Africa (PSU, UL, UG, AIR C)
MACARATLAN – Cooperation between Atlantic and Caribbean Islands (PLOCAN, AIR C),
Interreg MAC
Connecting Blue Economy in the Middle Atlantic
Objective: Connecting Macaronesia and Caribe regions in the Middle Atlantic, by exchanging knowledge, technologies and results of the EU Interreg initiatives related to blue economy.
Results: Network of Macaronesia and Caribe institutions + strategy + action plan to extend and maximize cooperation of the most competitive groups and projects in the Blue Economy.
MACARATLAN PROJECT Middle Atlantic Network for the improvement of the governance and promotion of the blue economy connecting the Macaronesia and the Caribe EU regions.
Martinica, Guadalupe, Guayana Francesa and San Martín
Canarias, Madeira, Azores, and Cabo Verde
Azores node
Workshop on “Ocean and Coastal Information in Support of Marine Resources and Biodiversity in the Macaronesia and Sao Tome and Principe region”
(Accra WORKSHOP ON DESIGN INNOVATION FOR COASTAL RESILIENCE (ACCRA)
8 Working groups, 23 international experts
Research Agenda
Marine Resources and Biodiversity Nicole du Plessis (SAEON, South Africa)
Healthy & Clean Ocean Ramiro Neves (MARETEC, Portugal)
From Space to Deep Ocean: Technology for observation and data integration Samy Djavidnia (GEO Blue Planet, Int.)
Mitigation & Adaptation Climate Change & Natural Hazards Gregory Jenkins (PennState/AESEDA, USA)
Sustainable Energy Systems & Global Energy Interconnections Ana Brito e Melo (OES-IA, International Organisation);
Data Science for the Atlantic ocean, coasts, biodiversity and societies Rui Oliveira (INESC-TEC, Portugal)
Cross-cutting Initiatives
Atlantic Research & Observation Infrastructures Joaquin Brito (PLOCAN, Spain)
Knowledge for All José Luís Muñoz (EIT Climate KIC, Spain)
8 MOUs
Capacity-building & User needs for ocean and coastal data
New technologies for the detection of Marine Litter from Space (pending) Secretariat in the Azores
Marine circulation in the South Atlantic Micro plastics and oil in the sea AIR_DataNET High-Tec Entrepreneurship
Ocean and coastal information Atlantic Data Cube Capacity building
Mapping of marine litter from space Atlantic Constellation of nano/micro satellites
8 MOUs
Resilience of coastal areas and cities
Mobility of researchers Sharing of scientific infrastructures Promote joint actions
Marine & coastal, atmospheric & freshwater observation Virtual Research Environments-VRE Decision-support applications
Letters of intent
S&T Funding Agencies Long-Term Joint Funding Framework
• Agencia Estatal Investigación (AEI), SP • Azores Regional Foundation Science
and Technology (FRCT), PT • Centro Desarrollo Tecnológico
Industrial (CDTI), SP • Programa Iberoamericano Ciencia
Tecnologia y Desarrollo (CYTED) • Fundação Cearense de Apoio
Desenvolvimento Científico (FUNCAP), BZ
• Fundação Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), PT • Agência de Inovação (ANI, PT)
Innovation Agencies Joint framework to innovation, Entrepreneurship & capacity building
• Ciencia Viva, PT • + Colab Atlantico, PT • EIT Climate - KIC Spain • EIT InnoEnergy Iberia • Instituto Desenvolvimento,
Estratégia e Conhecimento (IDESCO), BZ
Research/Observation Infrastructures Collaborative framework and trans-regional access
• European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC-ERIC)
• SINTEF, NO • LifeWatch ERIC • European Multidisciplinary Seafloor
and water column Observatory (EMSO-ERIC)
Plan for 2019
Transition of the Implementation Team to the Permanent Staff before June
Consolidate the AIR Centre governance and Business Plan
Consolidate the Research Agenda and Cross-Cutting Initiatives
Foster the development and interaction with AIR Centre national nodes
Expand project list and develop the first projects
Attract new members to the AD AIR Centre
Follow-up the 3 LoI to be signed in this HLD Meeting (Funding, Innovation,
Infrastructures) and 7 MoU.
Strength the cooperation with EC, JPI Oceans, IOC …
www.aircentre.org
Implementation Team Chair of the Executive Committee
António Sarmento [email protected]
CONTACTS Executive Committee / Implementation Team
Frank Neumann José Luiz Moutinho Marta Casas Tânia Li Chen
