Organisation’s vision:

To be a leader in promoting the development of marine and coastal science professionals, advancing marine and coastal science, and promoting the conservation and sustainable development of coastal and marine environment.

Organisation’s mission:

To advance regional co-operation in all aspects of coastal and marine sciences - including socio-economic and management sciences; and to support sustainable development in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region, while promoting interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary approaches.

Organisation’s objectives (if different from the Mission):

1. Fostering research excellence
2. Developing expertise for effective management
3. Raising awareness and enhancing access to knowledge and information
4. Promoting networking, cooperation, and exchange
5. Promoting and advocating appropriate policies and practices

Keywords

• Non-governmental
• Regional organization in the Western Indian Ocean
• Science Facilitation
• Sustainable development
• science-to-policy

Activities

• Data management, interoperability, sharing, access, open data policies
• Science coordination
• Training scientists/technicians