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Author(s)	I-GOOS, IOC Secretariat
Summary	Report of the 8th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for GOOS (Paris, France, from 13-16 June 2007)
Doc Type	Report
Status	Published on 30 Aug 2007
Notes	Analitycal Summary (GOOS Report No. 165 bis) is available in French, Spanish and Russian. The 8th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for GOOS (Paris, France, from 13-16 June 2006), reviewed the progress of GOOS over the past biennium and discussed implementation and sustainability strategies, and reviewed the GOOS National Reports; it decided to continue to improve national reporting to provide information needed to argue for improving national commitments for sustainability. The Committee also reviewed Regional GOOS Implementation and noted the role of GRAs in developing countries and the need for a GOOS Regional Council. The Committee reviewed the GOOS capacity-building programmes and recognized the need to work with UNESCO and IOC Capacity Building programmes. The Committee reviewed the interactions of GOOS with the GEO-GEOSS programmes. I-GOOS stressed the importance of continued involvement and leadership in the GEO development. The Committee reviewed the status of ABE-LOS actions on behalf of GOOS. The Committee elected an I-GOOS Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons to serve for the 2008-2009 biennium.
Keywords	I-GOOS, GOOS, GRC, GRA, ABE-LOS, National Reports
This document is in the list(s):	GOOS Meeting Reports and Major Publications
This document is used in the event(s):	8th session of the IOC-WMO-UNEP Intergovernmental Committee for GOOS 11th meeting of the GOOS Scientific Steering Committee Fourth Forum of the GOOS Regional Alliances

GOOS-165

I-GOOS-VIII Report