Our oceans cover 72 % of the earth. For centuries, our oceans have created and defined world civilizations. Our oceans as the interconnected natural highways have been providing vital sources for life, energy and food to humankind for centuries. The roles of oceans in shaping civilisation and human behaviours continue. In today’s development, the Blue Economy plays vital roles in advancing know-how and growth of various industries such as shipping, fisheries, mining, trade, energy and tourism. Nonetheless, the increased of growth population, socioeconomic activities and international political rivalry at the sea have brought irreversible damage to oceans. Since the 20th century, the escalation of unsustainable development in the coastal areas, resource extraction, overfishing, ocean acidification, marine biodiversity loss, increased pollution, habitat depletion and climate change have worsen the situation. Hence, the United Nations has announced the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) as a collective action of stakeholders to restore the ocean health through a common framework globally. The essence of this common framework is a sustainable approach in development by supporting countries improving their ocean conditions through ocean science.
To face these challenges, an innovative & integrated approach is required through Ocean Governance to bring about the Science-Policy Interface. Centre for Ocean Governance (COG) is an interdisciplinary centre formally launched under INOS on 1 October 2020.
Common Goals
COG’s common goal is to investigate, producing and sharing knowledge to bring about better understanding in practising and adapting sustainable ocean governance and development. With its cross-cutting researchers from a multidisciplinary team, COG focuses on:
- Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning
- Natural Resources Law and Valuations
- Sustainable Coastal Community Livelihood
- Sustainable Fishery Resources Management
- Sustainable Island and Coastal Tourism
- Sustainable Shipping and Seaport
- Maritime Geo-Politics
Team Members
MANAGEMENT
- Prof. Dr. Wan Izatul Asma Wan Talaat
- Dr. Nazli Aziz
ASSOCIATES
Natural Science & Technology
- Prof. Dato’ Dr. Nor Aieni Mokhtar
- Prof. Dr. Mazlan Abd Ghaffar
- Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr. Mohd Rosni Othman
- Dr. Nurul Haqimin Salleh
- Dr. Fatin Izzati Minhat
- Dr. Uzair Rusli
- Dr. Khaira Ismail
- Dr. Effi Helmy Ariffin
- Dr. Yusof Shuib
- Gs. Dr. Muhammad Hafeez Jeoffrey
- Dr. Mohd Fazrul Hisam Abdul Aziz
- Dr. Rumeaida Mat Piah
- Dr. Nurul Ulfah Karim
- Dr. Jagan Jeevan
- Dr. Izyan Munirah Mohd Zaideen
- Dr. Muhamad Ashraf Abdul Rahman
Social Science & Humanities
- Prof. Dr. Nur Azura Sanusi
- Assoc. Prof. Dr Hayatul Safrah Salleh
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Khatijah Omar
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nik Hazimah Nik Mat
- Assoc. Prof. Dr Mahirah Kamaluddin
- Assoc. Prof. Dr Marhana Muhammad Anuar
- Dr. Farahdilah Ghazali
- Dr. Farizah Sulong
- Dr. Zikri Muhamad
- Dr. Azza Jauhar Ahmad Tajuddin
- Dr. Zaliha Zainuddin
- Dr. Zaleha Mohamad
External Resource Persons
- Tan Sri Prof. Dr. Zakri Abdul Hamid
- Dr .Adina Kamaruddin
- Dr. Mazlan Madon
- Abdullah Sulaiman
- Jasmin Saad
- Cheryl Rita Kaur
- Jalila Abdul Jalil
