Coastal Oceanography and Climate Change Research Center (COCC) is a leading center on marine environmental research and education. COCC has initiated a long-term project “Ocean health for sustainable well-being” aiming to enhance ocean resilience through 1) research, 2) education and 3) outreach activities. We are fully committed to increasing knowledge and understanding of our marine ecosystems, leading to science-informed management and mitigation strategies.
COCC is the country’s leading research agency, which focuses on research and development on marine and coastal ecosystem and the effects of climate change using interdisciplinary knowledge including physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, ecology, oceanography, geospatial information technology and social sciences
Produce high quality interdisciplinary research to enhance ocean resilience.
Produce students and researchers in coastal oceanography and climate change through undergraduate and postgraduate program, internship, seminar, workshop and training.
Develop basic structures such as tools, techniques, laboratory rooms and wet lab.
Create a network at both national and international levels.
Organize activities to raise environmental public awareness.
To be a collaborative center for research cooperation in both knowledge and technology of researchers from both inside and outside the country who have expertise and interest in coastal oceanography and climate change.
To produce high quality research on coastal oceanography and climate change.
To encourage interdisciplinary research and development
To produce new researchers and providing knowledge for graduate students who are interested in coastal oceanography and climate change