Japanese institute, NIO join hands

Panaji: The Goa-based

National Institute of Oceanography

(NIO) has signed a memorandum with the Japan Agency for Marine Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) for cooperation in climate, ocean and earth sciences.

“JAMSTEC has been engaged in a variety of research and development activities as one of Japan’s research institutes covering a broad spectrum of marine science and technology. NIO by virtue of its systematic and focused research in the field of ocean data collection, environmental impact assessment, and ocean modelling has maintained the highest standards in this domain too and hence this cooperation will now facilitate NIO partnering JAMSTEC in the goal to develop an integrated and comprehensive understanding of the ocean, earth, and life and the pursuit of ever-advanced theories to open new paradigms of research,” NIO’s statement read.

The memorandum of cooperation (MoC) will be effective for five years.