The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) also contributes directly to the actions under the UN Framework Convention for Climate Change as the ocean component of the Global Climate Observation System (GCOS).

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

The Global Ocean Observing System is the overarching coordination tool for a variety of observation systems including many partners.

UNESCO: World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)

Through the exhibit, visitors will be able to appreciate the essential need for ocean measurements and the excitement of the new technologies utilized by GOOS. This exhibit includes a display of the Korean coastal observation system and was created with the kind support of the Government of Korea and Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI).

UNESCO: The Living Ocean and Coast: EXPO 2012 Yeosu Korea

The GSC shall endeavor to assess and improve "readiness" of each EOV to be measured in a sustained way, and encourage the observation systems of the world to regularly assess the fitness-for-purpose of the outputs of the ocean observing system, in order to feed back into updated requirements.

UNESCO: Indigenous Peoples