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OPERA Annual Workshop 2026 & African DTO Workshop

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

OPERA Workshop 2026

12-14 October 2026

OPERA Workshop 2026

The second annual OPERA workshop will take place from 12 to 14 October at the Novotel Orisha hotel Cotonou, Benin, organised by Mercator Ocean International in collaboration with local hosts University Abomey Calavi - UNESCO International Chair of Mathematical Physics and Applications, the Benin Institute for Halieutic and Oceanographic Research (IRHOB) and Benin Environment and Education Society (BEES ONG). 

The meeting will serve to bring together OPERA partners in Africa and Europe as well as relevant regional bodies and organisations to announce new African partners, technical assistance partners and planned developments in the project. The meeting will also present future opportunities for collaboration open to both the African and EU community, establish links with other relevant programmes and facilitate discussions to collect feedback on key activities.
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Implementing DTO for Africa: From Vision to Implementation

15-16 October 2026

Implementing DTO for Africa: From Vision to Implementation

The Africa DTO workshop will take place following the OPERA workshop from 15 to 16 October in the same venue organised by the African Ocean Decade Taskforce in collaboration with the OceanPrediction Decade Collaborative Centre. The workshop will combine expert plenary presentations with facilitated breakout sessions to ensure shared understanding of DTO concepts, define priority pilot projects, explore current DTO landscape in Africa and define priority projects. 

The workshop will also serve to set the basis for an African DTO technical architecture, governance, capacity development and resource mobilisation towards a unified African DITTO Implementation Framework.
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Participation:

  • In-person attendance: By invitation only.
  • No online streaming. Outcomes of the workshops will be available soon after the event on this website

Partners


UNESCO IOCAFRICA

Ocean Prediction Enhancement in Regions of Africa - OPERA

Enhancing scientific and digital capabilities in ocean monitoring and forecasting to support the sustainable management of marine resources and promote human well-being.
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OceanPrediction DCC -  Mission & Vision

The OceanPrediction Decade Collaborative Centre (OceanPrediction DCC) is a coordinating body under the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030). OceanPrediction DCC works to advance global ocean prediction capabilities by strengthening collaboration, capacity development, ocean knowledge sharing, and engagement across regions and communities.

Through partnerships with regional teams, scientific institutions, stakeholders, and youth networks, OceanPrediction DCC supports a more connected and accessible ocean prediction community worldwide.
unoceanprediction.org

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