Presenter(s):
Kelly Oskvig, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
H. Tuba Özkan-Haller, Oregon State University
Mark Behn, Boston College
Maya Tolstoy, University of Washington
Peter Girguis, Harvard University
Kristen St John, James Madison University
Leila Hamdan, University of Southern Mississippi
Mona Behl, University of Georgia
Bradley Moran, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Primary Convener:
Kelly Oskvig, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

In early 2025, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released the report, Forecasting the Ocean: The 2025-2035 Decade of Ocean Science. The purpose of the report is to provide advice on how to focus investments in ocean research, infrastructure, and workforce to meet national and global challenges in the coming decade and beyond. In doing so, the report sets out an overarching challenge for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the broader research community to establish a new paradigm for forecasting the state of the ocean at scales relevant to human well-being within three distinct but overarching themes:  Ocean and Climate, Ecosystem Resilience, and Extreme Events. This townhall will serve two purposes: dissemination on the key takeaways from the 2025 report, “Forecasting the Ocean: The 2025-2035 Decade of Ocean Science”, and a panel discussion on opportunities to forge new partnerships directed towards achieving the goals of the next decade, at the public and private level. The townhall will have a complimentary online component for submitting feedback or questions to the panelists. The event will be of interest to the broad AGU community and specifically within the following sections: Ocean Sciences, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, and Science and Society.

Cross-Listed:
NH - Natural Hazards
PP - Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
SY - Science and Society
A - Atmospheric Sciences
OS - Ocean Sciences
GC - Global Environmental Change