Support for the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO

联合国教科文组织政府间海洋学委员会（IOC）负责协调和促进各国政府之间的海洋研究。成员国共有129个国家;美国是国际奥委会活动的主要参与者和坚定支持者。海委会发展和促进国际研究，以提高全球对海洋过程及其与可持续发展和海洋资源管理的关系的认识。该项目是美国国家科学基金会对政府间海洋学委员会海洋科学科的部分支持，包括制定一项关于多学科科学和自然资源的新计划，以及一项研究陆地-大气-海洋生物地球化学关键问题的国际倡议。了解碳的作用，它被吸收到海洋中，它对海洋生态系统及其长期循环的影响，以及人类殖民化与其对沿海生态系统的影响之间的关系，都是基本的社会问题。 准确的数据和建立可靠的模型对于了解不作为的后果和规划具有成本效益的缓解战略至关重要。 这些规划活动促进了美国科学家与国际同行之间的有益交流，往往导致随后的联合研究、实地活动和学生交流。

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO coordinates and facilitates ocean research among governments. A total of 129 countries comprise the membership; the United States is a key participant and strong supporter of IOC activities. The IOC develops and promotes international research to improve global understanding of ocean processes and their relationship to the sustainable development and stewardship of ocean resources. This project constitutes the NSF portion of support to the Ocean Science Section of the IOC, including development of a new program on Multidisciplinary Science and Natural Resources and an international initiative to examine critical issues of land-atmosphere-ocean biogeochemistry.Broader Implications: Understanding the role of carbon, it's absorption into the ocean, it's consequences for ocean ecosystems and its long-term cycling, as well as the relationships between human colonization and its effect on coastal ecosystems, are fundamental societal concerns. Accurate data and the development of reliable models are essential in order to understand the consequences of inaction and the planning of cost-effective mitigation strategies. These planning activities stimulate beneficial exchanges between U.S. scientists and their international counterparts, often resulting in extended subsequent joint research, field activities and student exchanges.