Travelling exhibition
8 April – 6 May 2024 | Portal de la Pau, Port Vell.
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“Our Ocean from Space” is a travelling exhibition examining the ocean’s dynamics as viewed from Space. Using stunning Earth observation satellite images, augmented reality, and interviews with experts, local decision-makers, and coastal inhabitants engaged in the United Nations Ocean Decade, the exhibition explores current efforts to protect our valuable marine ecosystems. The exhibition will tour for 3 years to coincide with a series of major international events that raise awareness about the main environmental issues affecting the Ocean.
CMCC participates in this initiative, which is co-produced by UNESCO and ESA. It contributes to specific topics representing significant aspects of CMCC’s advanced oceanographic research.
“Our Ocean from Space” covers a range of scientific topics including changes to Arctic Sea ice, ocean warming, rising sea levels, the role of sea salinity and ocean currents, and the consequences of climate change on coral reefs and biodiversity. During the exhibition, visitors will discover how Earth observation satellites monitor the way gravity influences ocean dynamics, maritime traffic, and marine protected areas.
With its breath-taking images and video-interviews, “Our Ocean from Space” showcases concrete examples of how innovation can help ecological transition while encouraging people to better understand the ocean, change their practices, and develop sustainable approaches.
Visitors will discover the fragile beauty of our ocean as viewed from space. They will learn how scientists and local communities engage to protect this vital resource against the consequences of climate change and how to adopt a more responsible relationship to the sea for the sake of future generations.
Find out more about the exhibition
“Our Ocean from Space”: the exhibition is open at the United Nations Ocean Decade Conference, Portal de la Pau, Port Vell. 8 April – 6 May 2024.
“Our Ocean from Space” is curated by Fiorella Coliolo and Benoit Delplanque and is a UNESCO / ESA coproduction, with the support of Mercator Ocean International, the Italian Space Agency (ASI), the French Space Agency (CNES), the Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya (ICGC), Planetek Italia, the Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC), SHOM and the Maldives Space Research Organisation (MSRO).