Fifteenth Session of the IOC (of UNESCO) Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions IOCARIBE

07 - 10 May 2019,

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Oranjestad, Aruba
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Oranjestad
Aruba



Agenda



1. OPENING
2. ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION
2.1 ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
2.2 DESIGNATION OF RAPPORTEUR FOR THE SESSION
2.3 ESTABLISHMENT OF INTRASESSIONAL COMMITEES AND WORKING GROUPS
2.4 INTRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTATION AND TIMETABLE
3. STATUTORY REPORTS
3.1 STATEMENT OF THE CHAIRPERSON
3.2 IOCARIBE PROGRAMME AND BUDGET SECRETARY´S REPORT
4. STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
4.1 IOC DRAFT MEDIUM TERM-TERM STRATEGY 2014-2021 AND DRAFT MEDIUM TERM STRATEGY 2022-2029
4.2 IOC NEW CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT STRTATEGY: IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
4.3 UN DECADE OF OCEAN SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
4.3.1 Regional Workshops
4.3.2 Alliances and Partnerships to contribute to the UN Decade Goals Implementation
4.4 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS SDG-14
4.5 IOCARIBE INTERNATIONAL MARINE SCIENCE CONFERENCE 2021
4.6 OCEAN LITERACY
5. REGIONAL PROJECTS
5.1 OCEAN RESEARCH
5.1.1 Harmful Algae Blooms in the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (HAB-ANCA)
5.1.2 Ocean Acidification
5.2 OBSERVING SYSTEMS AND SERVICES
5.2.1 Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE)
5.2.1.1 IODE XXV
5.2.1.2 ODINCARSA
5.2.1.3 Caribbean Marine Atlas CMA
5.2.1.4 Ocean Teacher Global Academy OTGA
5.2.2 GEBCO General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans
5.2.2.1 SEABED 2030
5.2.2.2 Meso American & Caribbean Sea Hydrographic Commission
5.2.3 International Bathymetric Chart for the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico (IBCCA)
5.2.3.1 News Bathymetric Surveys Initiatives in the Region
5.2.4 Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS):IOCARIBE-GOOS
5.2.4.1 Initiatives within IOCARIBE-GOOS to improve Member States Ocean Observing, Monitoring and Forecasting Capacity
5.2.5 Sargassum and Oil Spills Forecasting System
5.2.6 Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project in the Caribbean (CIFDP-C)
5.3 EARLY WARNING AND SERVICES
5.3.1 ICG/CARIBE-EWS IOC Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazads Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions
5.4 ASSESSMENT INFORMATION FOR POLICY
5.4.1 UN Regular Process on Global Reporting and Assessment on the State of the Marine Environment, including Socio-economic Aspects - World Ocean Assessment
5.4.2 IOC Global Ocean Science Report (GOSR)
5.5 SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE
5.5.1 Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM)
5.5.1.1 ICAM LA Project
5.5.1.2 IWECO Project
5.5.2 Marine Spatial Planning
5.5.3 Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem (CLME+)
5.6 IOCARIBE PROGRAMME PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND WORKPLAN March 2017 - April 2019
6. INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK
6.1 STATUS OF COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
7. ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
7.1 REPORT BY IOCARIBE SECRETARY ON PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 2019-2021
7.2.2 Election of Vice-Chairpersons of the Sub-Commission
7.2 ELECTIONS OF THE BOARD OF OFFICERS OF THE SUB-COMMISSION
7.2.1 Election of the Chairperson of the Sub-Commission
7.3 DATES AND PLACE OF THE SIXTEENTH SESSION OF THE SUB-COMMISSION
8. ADOPTION OF DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
9. CLOSURE