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Científico Titular y Coordinador del Informe Oceánico Mundial (ONU), Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO - CSIC)

Carlos Garcia-Soto is an Oceanographer born in Bilbao that investigates Global Change and Ocean Sustainability in the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC-IEO) and the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). He is Associate Professor of Satellite Oceanography since 2012. Garcia-Soto received his doctorate in Oceanography in 1994 from the University of Southampton, the 4th University in the world in the Shanghai ranking. He was a research fellow in the Plymouth Marine Laboratory for 7 years in the Ocean Climate, Ocean Circulation and Ocean Color Research Group. He is currently Director of the Global Change joint research unit created in 2016 by IEO and UPV/EHU. Principal Investigator of four recent European research projects on Climate Change (CERES, 2016-20), Blue Economy (BLUEMED 2016-2021), Marine Technology (ECFAS, 2021-23) and Space Observation (NAUTILOS, 2020-24). He is the coordinator of the Group of Experts of United Nations that is elaborating the 3rd World Ocean Assessment (WOAIII; 2020-2025). This Assessment Report summarizes and updates for the UN General Assembly the global state of the marine environment including socio-economic aspects. His involvement with UN have also included participating as a senior scientist in the Conference of the Parties (COP) on Climate Change, the Inter-Governmental Conference for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity in ABNJ, and the World Conference for Sustainable Development Goal 14. He was awarded in 2005 a Mention of Honor in science divulgation by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECyT), the Royal Spanish Society of Physics (RSEF) and the Royal Society of Mathematics of Spain (RSME). Invited speaker at the United Nations Plenary on “The impacts of Climate Change on the Oceans" in 2017, "The Decade of the Oceans for Sustainable Development" in 2019 and "Sea Level Rise and its impacts" in 2021. He has been elected Vice-Chair of the European Marine Board (EMB), Chair of the Steering Committee of Euromarine, and President of the European Center for Information on Marine Science and Technology (EurOcean). @CGarciaSoto_IEO

Experience

  • 2006–present
    Senior researcher, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC-IEO)
  • 2012–present
    Associate professor, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
  • 2021–present
    Coordinator UN World Ocean Assessment (WOA) , United Nations

Education

  • 1994 
    Southampton University (UK), PhD in Oceanography

Publications

  • 2021
    Transferring Complex Scientific Knowledge to Useable Products for Society: The Role of the Global Integrated Ocean Assessment and Challenges in the Effective Delivery of Ocean Knowledge., Evans, K., T. Zielinski, S. Chiba, C. GARCIA-SOTO, Henn Ojaveer, Chul Park, Renison Ruwa, Jörn Oliver Schmidt, Alan Simcock, Anastasia Strati & Ca Thanh Vu (2021) Transferring Complex Scientific Knowledge to Useable Products for Society: The Role of the Global Integrated Ocean Assessment and Challenges in the Effective Delivery of Ocean Knowledge. Frontiers in Environmental Science 9: 626532. DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2021.626532
  • 2021
    An Overview of Ocean Climate Change Indicators: Sea Surface Temperature, Ocean Heat Content, Ocean pH, Dissolved Oxygen Concentration, Arctic Sea Ice Extent, Thickness and Volume, Sea Level and Strength of the AMOC (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation)., GARCIA-SOTO, C. Lijing Cheng, Levke Caesar S. Schmidtko, Elizabeth B. Jewett, Alicia Cheripka, Ignatius Rigor, Ainhoa Caballero, Sanae Chiba, Jose Carlos Báez, Tymon Zielinski & John Patrick Abraham (2021) An Overview of Ocean Climate Change Indicators: Sea Surface Temperature, Ocean Heat Content, Ocean pH, Dissolved Oxygen Concentration, Arctic Sea Ice Extent, Thickness and Volume, Sea Level and Strength of the AMOC (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation). Frontiers in Marine Science 8: 642372. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.642372
  • 2021
    Marine Citizen Science: Current State in Europe and New Technological Developments., GARCIA-SOTO, C., Jan J. C. Seys, Oliver Zielinski, J. A. Busch S. I. Luna, Jose Carlos Baez, C. Domegan, K. Dubsky, I. Kotynska-Zielinska, P. Loubat, Francesca Malfatti, G. Mannaerts, Patricia McHugh, P. Monestiez, Gro I. van der Meeren & G. Gorsky (2021) Marine Citizen Science: Current State in Europe and New Technological Developments. Frontiers in Marine Science 8: 621472. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.621472

Grants and Contracts

  • 2021
    A proof-of-concept for the implementation of a European Copernicus coastal flood awareness system.
    Role:
    Principal Investigator (EurOcean-IEO)
    Funding Source:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION (HORIZON 2020; SPACE-2020)
  • 2020
    New Approach to Underwater Technologies for Innovative, Low-cost Ocean obServation.
    Role:
    Principal Investigator (EurOcean-IEO)
    Funding Source:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION (HORIZON 2020; BG-2020-1)

Professional Memberships

  • European Marine Board (EMB, https://www.marineboard.eu/) VICE-CHAIR

Honours

2005 Mention of Honor in Science Divulgation awarded by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECyT), the Royal Spanish Society of Physics (RSEF) and the Royal Society of Mathematics of Spain (RSME)