Giovanni Coppini is Principal Scientist and Director of the Strategic Program “Global Coasts as a New Frontier” at the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC) Foundation, where he leads international efforts to advance integrated coastal ocean observation and prediction systems and propose solutions for complex coastal problems. Since February 2025, he also serves as Co-Chair of the GlobalCoast Network Memorandum of Understanding, a global collaboration framework within the UN Decade of Ocean Science’s CoastPredict Programme. Giovanni represents CMCC in the Decade Collaborative Centre for Coastal Resilience (DCC-CR), strengthening science-based solutions for climate adaptation of coastal communities.

With a PhD in Environmental Science at University of Bologna and over 20 years of experience in operational oceanography, Giovanni has pioneered services for marine environmental safety, oil spill forecasting, search and rescue, and coastal climate risk management. He led the Mediterranean Monitoring and Forecasting Centre (Med-MFC) of the Copernicus Marine Service (CMEMS) since 2015, delivering ocean forecasts to support marine safety and environmental sustainability. He is also contributing to the development of advanced Digital Twin of the Ocean components for coastal resilience.

Previously, Giovanni directed CMCC’s Global Coastal Ocean (GOCO) and Ocean Predictions and Applications (OPA) Divisions, managing multidisciplinary research and service developments in ocean modeling, coastal hazards, nature-based solutions, and marine ecosystem protection. Internationally, he has been engaged with EuroGOOS (presently in the Board), MONGOOS (former co-chair), and JCOMM, chairing key expert groups on marine safety and emergency response.

He is co-author of over 80 peer-reviewed scientific publications, and actively contributes to the UN Ocean Decade, including as coordinator of the “PredictOnTime” action. Through his leadership, Giovanni is fostering a new paradigm for global coastal ocean science and its translation into actionable climate services for vulnerable coastal communities.