Representatives of Organization/Company/Institution
| Country | Institution | Your Position | Gender | CHALLENGE 1: Understand and map land and sea-based sources of pollutants and contaminants and their potential impacts on human health and ocean ecosystems, and develop solutions to remove or mitigate them. | CHALLENGE 2: Understand the effects of multiple stressors on ocean ecosystems, and develop solutions to monitor, protect, manage and restore ecosystems and their biodiversity under changing environmental, social and climate conditions. | CHALLENGE 3: Generate knowledge, support innovation, and develop solutions to optimise the role of the ocean in sustainably feeding the world’s population under changing environmental, social and climate conditions. | CHALLENGE 4: Generate knowledge, support innovation, and develop solutions for equitable and sustainable development of the ocean economy under changing environmental, social and climate conditions. | CHALLENGE 5: Enhance understanding of the ocean-climate nexus and generate knowledge and solutions to mitigate, adapt and build resilience to the effects of climate change across all geographies and at all scales, and to improve services including predictions for the ocean, climate and weather. | CHALLENGE 6: Enhance multi-hazard early warning services for all geophysical, ecological, biological, weather, climate and anthropogenic related ocean and coastal hazards, and mainstream community preparedness and resilience. | CHALLENGE 7: Ensure a sustainable ocean observing system across all ocean basins that delivers accessible, timely, and actionable data and information to all users. | CHALLENGE 8: Through multi-stakeholder collaboration, develop a comprehensive digital representation of the ocean, including a dynamic ocean map, which provides free and open access for exploring, discovering, and visualizing past, current, and future ocean conditions in a manner relevant to diverse stakeholders. | CHALLENGE 9: Ensure comprehensive capacity development and equitable access to data, information, knowledge and technology across all aspects of ocean science and for all stakeholders. | CHALLENGE 10: Ensure that the multiple values and services of the ocean for human wellbeing, culture, and sustainable development are widely understood, and identify and overcome barriers to behaviour change required for a step change in humanity’srelationship with the ocean. |
| Algeria | National center for research and development of fisheries and aquaculture | Researcher | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance |
| Argentina | INIDEP | research program manager | Female | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance |
| Brazil | UNV | Un Volunteer | Male | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important |
| China | China Institute for Marine Affairs | research fellow | Female | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential |
| Colombia | Centro de Investigaciones Oceanográficas e Hidrográficas del PacÃfico (CCCP) | Scientific researcher | Female | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| Colombia | Dirección General MarÃtima | National Oceanographic Data Center | Female | Not at all | Not at all | Not at all | Not at all | Not at all | Not at all | Not at all | Very Important | Essential | I don’t know |
| Colombia | INVEMAR | General Director | Male | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| Colombia | INVEMAR | Information and Marine Research Head | Female | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| Côte D’Ivoire | SODEXAM | Head of forecast | Male | ||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | National Meteorology Weather Services Dominicana Republic | Tsunami Warning Section Manager | Male | ||||||||||
| Ecuador | Instituto Ocenográfico y Antártico de la Armada | Coordinador de Asuntos Oceanográficos | Male | ||||||||||
| Egypt | National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries | researcher | Male | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Of Some Importance | Essential | Very Important | Very Important |
| Gambia | DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES | SNR METEOROLOGICAL OFFICER/PMO | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Grenada | Met office | Middle level technician | Female | ||||||||||
| Guatemala | INSIVUMEH | Jefe del Departamento de GeofÃsica | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important |
| Guatemala | UNESCO | Consultant | Female | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Guinea | CNSHB | SEARCHER | Male | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important |
| Guinea-Bissau | Ministery of the fishing | investigation | Male | ||||||||||
| Guyana | Hydrometeorological Service | Meteorologist | Male | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| India | National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research | Director | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important |
| Indonesia | Indonesia Agency for Meteorology Climatology adn GeophysicsBMKG | Director of R&D Center | Female | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Indonesia | BPPT | Head of Marine Survey Technology | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important |
| Indonesia | Institute for Marine Research and Observation | Director | Male | ||||||||||
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Iranian National Institute for Oceanographic and Atmospheric Science (INIOAS) | Head of Iranian National Center for Ocean Data (INCOD) | Female | ||||||||||
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science | Member of Scientific Board, Head of Department of Oceanographic Data and Remote Sensing | Male | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important |
| Kazakhstan | Republican State-owned Enterprise “KazHydromet†| Head of the Department of the Caspian Sea Hydrometeorological Research | Female | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Kenya | Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute | Librarian/Information Manager | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Kenya | Indian Ocean Observatory | Editorial/Communication Director | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Madagascar | Centre National de Recherches sur l’Environnement (CNRE) | Head of the institution | Male | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential |
| Madagascar | Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines | Senior Lecturer (Oceanography) | Male | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Very Important |
| Malaysia | Malaysian Meteorological Department | Principal Assisstant Director | Male | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Essential | Essential | Essential | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Of Some Importance |
| Mauritania | Institut Mauritanien de Recherches Océanographiques et des Pêches (IMROP) | Coordinateur Scientifique | Male | ||||||||||
| Mauritius | Mauritius Meteorological Services | Acting Deputy Director | Male | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Very Important |
| Mexico | CETMAR-Ensenada | Director | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Not at all |
| Mozambique | INAHINA | Head of department | Male | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| Mozambique | National Institute of Hydrography and Navigation-INAHINA | Researcher | Female | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Essential | Of Some Importance | Essential | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Essential |
| Nigeria | Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research | Chief Data Processing Officer/Programme Analyst | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| Nigeria | NIGERIA INSTITUTE FOR OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE RESEARCH | RESEARCH OFFICER(SATELLITE O EANOGRAPHER) | Male | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important |
| Oman | Marine science and fisheries centre | Manger | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance | Of Some Importance |
| Peru | Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia e Hidrologia del Peru – SENAMHI | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | |
| Peru | INSTITUTO DEL MAR DEL PERU – Peruvian Institute of Marine Research | Research Director of Oceanography and Climate Change | Male | Of Some Importance | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential |
| Peru | Directorate of hydrography and Navigation | Head of oceanography Department | Male | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| Peru | Centro Peruano de Arqueologia Maritima y Subacuatica | Board Member | Male | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| Philippines | Palawan Council for Sustainable Development | Male | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | |
| Philippines | TUBBATAHA MANAGEMENT OFFICE | PROTECTED AREA SUPERINTENDENT | Female | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| Philippines | Philippine Nuclear Research Institute | Senior Science Research Soecialist | Male | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important |
| Romania | NMA Romania | wheather and marine forecaster | Female | I don’t know | I don’t know | I don’t know | I don’t know | Very Important | I don’t know | Very Important | Very Important | I don’t know | I don’t know |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | UNESCO – IOC | National consultant -St.Vincent and the Grenadines | Female | ||||||||||
| Seychelles | Department of Blue Economy | Director General, Maritime Boundary Management | Female | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| Seychelles | Seychelles Islands Foundation | Science Coordinator | Female | ||||||||||
| Sudan | Institute of Marine Research- Red Sea University- Port Sudan Sudan | Researcher | Male | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| Sudan | Sudan Meteorological authority | Head of Weather and Shipping Forecast Department | Male | ||||||||||
| Turkey | Bogazici University – KOERI | RETMC Assistant Manager | Male | ||||||||||
| Turkey | Central Fisheries Research Institute (SUMAE) | Research Coordinator | Male | ||||||||||
| Ukraine | Odessa National I.I. Mechnikov University | Leading Scientist | Male | ||||||||||
| Ukraine | UkrSCES | Director | Male | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| United Arab Emirates | MoCCAE | Head of Marine Biodiversity section | Female | ||||||||||
| United Republic of Tanzania | Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute | Director General | Male | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Very Important | Essential | Very Important |
| United Republic of Tanzania | Fisheries Education and Training Agency | Fisheries Officer/ Lecturer | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| United Republic of Tanzania | Tanzania Meteorological Authority | Incharge of Marine Meteorological Services | Male | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important | Very Important |
| United Republic of Tanzania | MARINE CONSERVATION UNIT | WILDLIFE MANAGER | Male | ||||||||||
| Venezuela | Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research | scientific researcher and Head of the Center for Oceanology and Antarctic Studies | Male | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential | Essential |
| Vietnam | Institute of Oceanography | Header of Department of Remote Sensing and Oceanography | Male | Very Important | Essential | Very Important | Very Important | Of Some Importance | Essential | Of Some Importance | Essential | Of Some Importance | Very Important |