National Oceanography Centre, UK, National and Public Good

人类越来越多地转向海洋获取重要资源和服务，包括能源、粮食、矿产、娱乐和运输，同时也越来越多地受到海平面上升和海啸等海洋灾害的影响。然而，海洋资源是有限的，许多海洋资源正因人类开发而迅速枯竭，而全球气候变化正在改变资源和危害。因此，社会和决策者越来越有兴趣在可靠和有力的科学建议的支持下，制定可持续和反应迅速的海洋管理方法。根据NERC的定义，NC-NPG资金支持通过提供独立的科学和专家建议或政府和广大公众所需的其他服务来加强国家安全、恢复力、经济增长和社会效益的活动。因此，英国国家石油公司的NC-NPG活动以英国在海洋方面的国家利益为目标，包括(a)制定公共政策框架，在保护海洋未来健康的同时发展海洋经济，(b)保护人民和经济基础设施免受与海洋有关的灾害的影响，以及(c)理解和解决涉及海洋的全球环境变化的影响。为了实现这一目标，NOC将把NPG的活动重点放在最相关的国际和国家论坛上，例如，联合国教科文组织政府间海洋学委员会（IOC）和英国海洋科学协调委员会（MSCC）的代表和支持上，以确保英国政府和国际政策制定者可以获得尖端的科学和技术成果。为了实现这一目标，可用于NPG活动的4名员工将通过NOC国际和战略伙伴关系办公室（ISPO）的专门人员提供，并根据需要从整个组织中抽取250名科学和技术专家提供额外的投入。NOC的NPG活动将确保英国政府能够增加其在与海洋有关的国际事务中的影响力，充分了解当前和新出现的海洋问题（例如海洋机器人和海洋保护区的建立），并能够迅速和适当地应对自然灾害和灾害。

Mankind is increasingly turning to the oceans for vital resources and services, including energy, food, minerals, recreation and transport, while also being increasingly impacted by ocean hazards such as sea-level rise and tsunamis. However, ocean resources are finite and many are being rapidly depleted through human exploitation, while both resources and hazards are being altered by global climate change. Consequently, there is increased interest from society and policy-makers in developing sustainable and responsive approaches to ocean management, underpinned by trusted and robust scientific advice.By NERC's definition, NC-NPG funding supports activities that will strengthen national security, resilience, economic growth and societal benefit through provision of independent scientific and expert advice, or other services required by government and the wider public. NOC's NC-NPG activity is therefore targeted at UK national interests in the ocean, including (a) setting the public policy framework to develop the marine-based economy whilst protecting the ocean's future health, (b) protecting people and economic infrastructure from marine-related disasters, and (c) making sense of and addressing the implications of global environmental changes involving the ocean. To achieve this, NOC will focus NPG activity on the most relevant international and national fora, e.g. representation and support of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO and the UK Marine Science Coordination Committee (MSCC), to ensure cutting-edge science and technology outputs are available to UK Government and international policy-makers. To achieve this, the four FTE of staff effort available for NPG activity will be delivered through dedicated personnel in the NOC International and Strategic Partnerships Office (ISPO), and additional input from >250 science and technology experts drawn from across the organisation as required. NOC's NPG activity will ensure UK Government is able to increase its influence in international affairs relating to the oceans, is well informed about current and emerging ocean issues (e.g. marine robotics and establishment of Marine Protected Areas), and is able to respond promptly and appropriately to natural hazards and disasters.