ࡱ> /1,-.q` bjbjqPqP cL::)$cccPc\XdAhe^ne^eeehjjP$h!g"h!!ee#!Xeeq!j|``ee pcy2<0ARUd``$jp ow_QmjjjXjjjA!!!!/H5d.H5  ASK PtN "Please type part number (for headers)" \* MERGEFORMAT 1 Restricted distribution IOC/EC-XLI/3 prov. Pt. PtN1 Paris,  TIME \@ "d MMMM yyyy" 28 June 2008 Original: English  INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION (of UNESCO) Forty-first Session of the Executive Council Paris, 24 June 1 July 2008 DRAFT SUMMARY REPORT Part  FILLIN "Please type part number (for title)" \* MERGEFORMAT 1 (Agenda items 1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3 & 4.1.4) OPENING The Chairman, Lic. Javier A. Valladares, opened the 41st Session of the IOC Executive Council at 09.35a.m. on Tuesday 25 June 2008. The Chairman invited the Director-General of UNESCO, Kochiro Matsuura, to address the IOC Executive Council. The Director-General made some pertinent observations on some of the key issues under discussion. The full text of the Director-General's intervention is in Annex III-A. Mr Matsuura highlighted that the Working Group on the Future of IOC agreed that the future of IOC should unquestionably remain, and be reinforced, within UNESCO. UNESCOs Member States, at the last UNESCO General Conference (UNESCO, 16 October3 November 2007) expressed unanimous support for IOC and decided to increase its resources for the 20082009 biennium by US$500,000. The Director-General noted the growing collaboration between IOC and such international programmes as the Man and Biosphere (MAB) and the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) in the fields of marine biodiversity and the sustainable management of coastal aquifers. He was pleased to see that the Executive Council would examine, during the present session, the interaction between IOC and other UNESCO marine-related activities, including the Marine Programme of the World Heritage Centre and the Secretariat of the Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage. UNESCOs Executive Board at its 177th Session (1-11 October 2007) approved a draft strategy for action on climate change, which includes the broader educational, cultural and social aspects of global climate change. IOCs work is clearly pivotal to UNESCOs climate change strategy. The Assistant Director-General and Executive Secretary of the IOC, Patricio Bernal, leads the Intersectoral Platform on Climate Change, which will ensure the effective implementation of UNESCOs action on climate change. The Director-General highlighted IOCs support to the World Climate Research Programme and its input to the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He also recalled that the IOC, by coordinating the regular, real-time gathering of ocean data through the Global Ocean Observing System, performs an essential function under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. Four years after the Indian Ocean tsunami, much progress has been made: with IOCs support, and a great deal of hard work and investment, Member States have now established tsunami warning systems in all four oceans a remarkable and truly collective achievement. A plan has been agreed for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System to take over full responsibility by 2011, thus replacing the interim advisory service currently provided by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii and the Japanese Meteorological Agency in Tokyo. The tsunami off Sumatra in September 2007 was the first live test of the Indian Ocean System. Last December, IOC signed an agreement with INMARSAT to further upgrade the Indian Ocean system through a broadband global area network transmission service for 50 sea-level stations. The Director-General was particularly pleased to note that the European component of IOCs North-East Atlantic and Mediterranean and Connected Seas Tsunami Warning System was recognized (in December 2007) by the European Unions Council of Home and Justice Ministers as the European Tsunami Warning System, covering all ocean-related hazards. He also welcomed the progress in the development of tsunami warning systems in the other major oceans. Last year when the UN General Assembly confirmed the IOCs mandate for establishing and co-coordinating tsunami warning systems, it also re-affirmed the view that Member States should responsively interact with each other through nominating tsunami national contacts. National leadership and ownership are paramount to the success of any early warning system. UNESCO is pursuing several measures to strengthen IOCs regional delivery, backed by UNESCO's efforts to strengthen national capacity in the ocean sciences. The Director-General is working with the Executive Secretary of IOC to ensure the most effective synergy between IOCs decentralized network and UNESCO Field Units. The Director-General noted UNESCO's increased support to IOC Regional Committees, to ensure greater overall institutional and programmatic coherence and to enhance IOCs regional presence, particularly in Africa. IOC's efforts to develop capacity have in many cases made it easier to improve the delivery of more specific interventions. For example, training on how to develop inundation maps for marine related hazards, saw twelve countries participate including seven African states bordering the Indian Ocean. The IOC has worked alongside institutes to develop their modelling capabilities so that they can provide the science to underpin policies for safe and sustainable development in their respective national coastal zones. The Director-General highlighted one particularly urgent aspect of IOCs country-level action. Following resolutions of the UN General Assembly and UNESCO, IOC, in cooperation with UNEP and the UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS), is assisting Member States in the exercise of their rights and responsibilities to determine the outer limits of their continental shelf under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Director-General informed the Executive Council that IOC is a source of great pride for UNESCO, and while UNESCO is doing much to support the IOC programme in terms of financial and human resources, there are obvious limitations to the support that can be provided from the regular budget. Extrabugetary funding will therefore remain vital, if IOC is to fulfil the high expectations of its Member States. The Director-General wished the participants a very fruitful meeting and looked forward to hearing the conclusions and the recommendations of this Executive Council, especially as concerns the proposals for celebrating, here in Paris and worldwide, the 50th anniversary of the Commission in 2010. The Chairman then asked the participants to stand in silence for one minute as a mark of respect to distinguished individuals who have collaborated with the Commission and have passed away during the past year: Tom Winterfeld (USA, 19232008), oceanographer and past Chairman of IODE (1979 and 1981);  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_D._Goldberg" Edward D. Goldberg (USA, 19212008), marine chemist and professor, author of an IOC book titled Health of the Ocean; Professor Carlo Morelli (Italy, 19172007), a prominent contributor to the IOC Ocean Mapping Programme and the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO), formerly Chief Editor and Chairman of the International Bathymetric Chart of the Mediterranean Sea (IBCM) and Head of the Italian Delegation to the IOC; Professor DrFriedrich Schott (Germany, 19392008), of the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences, contributor and leader in such international programmes as WOCE, CLIVAR, GOOS SC and OOPC; Mike Fasham, Peter Killworth (United Kingdom); Raul Colomb (Argentina). 2. ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA The Executive Secretary introduced this item. All agenda items decided by the Assembly at its 24th Session, in June 2007, and by the Executive Council at its 39th Session, in 2006, were included. The Provisional Agenda was prepared to reflect the structure of the Main Lines of Actions in the UNESCO Programme and Budget 20082009 (34C/5) that the IOC is involved in. The Executive Secretary proposed, in accordance with Rule 21.2c, the addition of a new item 4.4.3, Integrated Coastal Research. The Executive Council accepted this proposal and adopted the Revised Provisional Agenda thus revised. 2.2 DESIGNATION OF THE RAPPORTEUR The Chairman invited nominations for Rapporteur. Argentina proposed Helen Joseph (Canada); Canada agreed. The proposal of Argentina was seconded by several delegations. The Executive Council designated Helen Joseph (Canada) Rapporteur for the present session, to assist the Chairman and the Executive Secretary in the preparation of the Draft Summary Report. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTRASESSIONAL COMMITTEES The Executive Council decided to constitute the following statutory and open-ended sessional committees: Resolutions Committee: the Chairman invited Member States to indicate their wish to participate in the Resolutions Committee. The composition of this Committee was: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Norway, Russian Federation, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States of America, Venezuela. The Chairman then proposed that Peter Haugan (Norway) chair this Committee. Norway agreed to this proposal. Financial Committee, under the chairmanship of Neville Smith (Australia), Vice-Chairman responsible for financial matters: the Chairman invited Member States to express their wish to participate in the Financial Committee. The composition of this Committee was: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, India, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Portugal, Russian Federation, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America. The Chairman reminded the Executive Council that the Financial Committee is required to screen all Draft Resolutions and Decisions on the ground of their potential financial implications for the Commission. He also invited the Executive Council to constitute open-ended adhoc sessional working/drafting groups, as needed: On the Preliminary Plan and Schedule of Initiatives for the 50th Anniversary of the Commission (item 4.1.2; IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 3), under the Chairmanship of Professor David Pugh (United Kingdom), past Chairman of IOC. The composition of this Working Group was: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, France, Greece, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Portugal, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States of America. Professor Pugh accepted the nomination; he also reminded the Executive Council that this Group should also be open to Representatives of organizations co-operating with the Commission, since the celebration was not limited to the IOC alone. On the Future of IOC (item 4.1.1), under the Chairmanship of Vice-Chairperson Dr Savithri Narayanan (Canada). Dr Narayanan accepted the nomination. Several Member States raised the question of the advisability of establishing this sessional Working Group at this point, since there was a specific agenda item later on this present session. The Executive Council decided to establish the proposed sessional Working Group, as a formality, but to allow Member States to declare their participation in the light of the discussion under agenda item 4.1.1. 2.4 INTRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTATION AND TIMETABLE The Executive Secretary introduced this item. He briefly reviewed the list of Working Documents. He called the attention of the Executive Council to some important aspects of the revised Provisional Timetable, particularly the timing of the Roger Revelle Memorial Lectures and the possibility of a Draft Resolution from the Financial Committee after the normal deadline for DRs. He informed the Council of the timing of meetings of the two statutory Committees and of the sessional Working Group on the 50th Anniversary of the IOC. He informed the Council that the plenary will be in session on the morning of Saturday 28 June; and that the deadline for the submission of Draft Resolutions (other than any submitted by the Financial Committee, as noted above) was Thursday 26 June, 5.30p.m. The Executive Secretary also reminded the Executive Council of the fact that the Executive Council's Decisions (reached in unanimity in plenary) and Resolutions (adopted by vote in plenary) were equally binding in terms of implementation. India (on IOTWS) and Indonesia (on the World Ocean Conference 2009) both offered to make presentations during the present session, with the agreement of the Council and the Secretariat. The Chairman requested Member States to limit their interventions in plenary to three minutes each, if possible, and called on lecturers to limit their presentations each to ten minutes, also if possible. The Executive Council agreed to these proposals and adopted the revised Provisional Timetable. 3. DEVELOPMENTS SINCE THE 24th SESSION OF THE IOC ASSEMBLY REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN ON INTERSESSIONAL ACTIVITIES The Chairman's full statement is in Annex III-B. He noted that, although it is now the twenty-first century, it is still difficult to exchange ideas at a distance. During this intersessional period, the Chairman participated in the First JCOMM Scientific and Technical Symposium on Storm Surges (Seoul, Republic of Korea, 26 October 2007). The participants approved recommendations and actions in relation to: research and development on short- and long-term storm surge prediction; the translation of storm-surge research into operations, data management and observations; and capacity-building and outreach, of which, the "JCOMM Guide to Storm Surge Forecasting", and its effective linkage to integrated coastal area management guidelines. The participants stressed the need for interdisciplinary cooperation and international coordination and recommended that JCOMM foster a forum for enhanced and rapid exchange of information and ideas on surge modelling among ongoing and future national efforts. They also recognized the importance of developing risk assessments and providing related expert recommendations to UNESCO/IOC, the WMO and national agencies. Regarding forecasts, the Symposium highlighted the need to further develop fully coupled basin/coastal/tide/wave/atmosphere models and programmes, including coupled hydrologic, hydraulic and surge models for inundation. It also addressed the meteorological research community concerning the requirement for fully coupled models to improve numerical predictions of tropical cyclones, extra-tropical storms and winds in coastal areas. The Chairman visited the Republic of Korea again to participate in the World Ocean Forum (Busan, 57 November 2007). He learned how important it is for Member States to be fully committed to dealing with ocean issues. An IOC Officers' meeting took place (UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, 1718 February 2008). The Officers decided to modify the way topics are presented and distributed in the Agendas of our governing body plenary meetings, with the aim of making them more comprehensible, more related to the adopted Main Lines of Action, and easier to supervise. This decision is now put to the Member States at the present session for consideration. The Officers also gave special attention to the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Commission, and approved some initiatives, subject of course to the final agreement of this Executive Council, as follows: To establish a Publishing Committee to publish a concise history of the Commission. A proposed list of conferences and events to be held during 2009 and 2010 (a point that will receive more in-depth treatment later at the present session). The proposed anniversary ties and pins will be made available very soon. Also during the intersessional period, the Chairman participated in the meeting of the Working Group on the Future of IOC, chaired intelligently by Dr Savi Narayanan, our Vice-Chairperson for Group I, and who will be reporting later to this session of the Executive Council. It was clear at this meeting that the participants not only had a problem, but also had different interpretations of it. However, having certain management tools available, such as the questionnaire drawn up by ATKINS, along with the experience of delegates who have been involved with the IOC for many years, and the reports of similar previous groups (e.g. DOSS), the Working Group searched for an acceptable outcome. There was an apparent will amongst Member States to form stronger bonds, through an agreement on data and information or, more simply, to raise the status of the Commission as a specialized organization in marine scientific research. The results of the questionnaire supported an initiative in this sense, but clearly during the meeting no agreement was reached as to the why or the cost/benefit it would demand. The Chairman believed that discussion on this topic should continue. The Working Group's report will be considered by the Council at the present session, but the experience enriched all those who participated in its work and allowed the emergence of an acceptable solution for the coming years. The Chairman also attended the Fourth Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands (Hanoi, VietNam, 811 April 2008). The Conference focused on ecosystem-based management and integrated coastal and ocean management, with a view to meeting the targets set by the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg, 26 August4September 2002). The Chairman visited the Permanent Commission for the South Pacific (CPPS; Guayaquil, Ecuador) and shared his views with the stakeholders of the southeastern Pacific. He then attended the Fourth Meeting of the Regional Alliance in Oceanography for the Upper Southwest and Tropical Atlantic (OCEATLAN; Rio de Janeiro, 2628 May 2008) it was held back-to-back with the Twelfth International South Atlantic Buoy Programme's biannual meeting, both sponsored by the Rio GOOS Office. The Chairman informed the Executive Council of his intention to represent the Commission at the Fiftieth Anniversary Symposium of the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR; Woods Holes, Massachusetts, USA, 2021 October 2008). In closing, the Chairman expressed his grief to the people of China, Myanmar and The Philippines who have lost their families, their homes and their livelihoods in recent natural disasters in their respective countries. Only a few years have passed since the terrible tsunami of December 2004, and in the wake of such momentous events, there are always questions: How did this happen? What are the implications? What should we do? Such questions, indeed, are further reminders of the importance of early warning systems and the value and significance of increased and more precise forecasting. The Executive Council thanked the Chairman for his report. 3.2 REPORT BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ON PROGRAMME AND BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION The Executive Secretary introduced this item. At the 34th General Conference of UNESCO (Paris, 16 October 3 November 2007) there was unanimously strong support for the Commission, that after adopting corrective actions to increase the proposed budget, allows the Commission to maintain approximately the same budget allocation for the activities specified in the previous biennium, as requested by the Assembly at its 24th Session (Paris, 1928 June 2007). The final adopted appropriation for 20082009, inclusive of indirect programme costs, is slightly less than 5% more than for the biennium 20062007. The General Conference also encouraged the Director-General to look for ways to reinforce the IOC budget through an additional allocation. The Executive Secretary emphasized the fact that it will not be possible to rely on such flexibility in the budgetary process of UNESCO in the long term and that the Member States of IOC must pay careful attention to the full planning and budget cycle and closely coordinate with their representatives to UNESCO. The Executive Secretary also reminded the Executive Council that the Commission has today 9 permanent professional staff (financed under the staff allocation from the regular budget), while 30 professional staff are covered by extrabudgetary sources; this situation therefore requires a significant additional effort on the part of the Secretariat to secure a constant flow of extrabudgetary resources and is unstable by nature. The Executive Secretary emphasized the importance of the effort by the United Nations system to put climate change at the top of the international agenda. The Secretary-General of the United Nations has recognized the role of IOC and the WMO in leading the action of the UN system on the Science Monitoring Assessment and early warning on climate change especially to address, and adapt to, climate change. He noted the significant contribution of IOC and its programmes, notably through the GOOS Climate Module, to goals of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. IOC is also engaged in implementing a project on adaptation to climate change, and its impact on coastal erosion, in West Africa. A similar project is under consideration for West Central Africa. The Director-General has entrusted the Executive Secretary with the responsibility of leading the UNESCO Intersectoral Platform on Climate Change. In the context of tsunami warning systems, IOC signed an agreement with INMARSAT, a leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, to further upgrade the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System through a broadband global area network (BGAN) transmission service for 50 sea-level stations. In other regions the coordination of regional systems for tsunami warning and mitigation also made progress such as in the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. The architecture of a regional system of tsunami watch centres is under development in the Caribbean, including the creation of a real-time data-sharing system for existing seismic monitoring networks agreed at the Third Session of the ICG/CARIBE-EWS (Panama City, 1214 March 2008). The Executive Secretary also referred to the role of IOC programmes in the context of safeguarding marine ecosystems, and in support of the goals of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The international scientific programme Census of Marine Life will end in 2010 and IOC may need to help to ensure the preservation of some of the data services generated by the programme. The Executive Secretary then recalled IOC's role in coordinating, with UNEP, the Assessment of Assessment phase of the Regular Process for the Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, based on relevant regional assessments. The final report of the Assessment of Assessments Group of Experts will be submitted to the UN General Assembly in 2009. The Executive Secretary also reminded the Executive Council of IOC's engagement in the One-UN process, with participation in some of the pilot countries (Pakistan, Cape Verde, and Uruguay). For 20082009, the high-level objectives and actions of the IOC Medium-Term Strategy have been fully incorporated into the UNESCO Programme and Budget (34C/5). The Assistant Deputy Minister for Fisheries and Oceans, DrWendy Watson-Wright (Canada), addressed the Executive Council. She expressed Canada's appreciation to the Executive Secretary for his report and his responsiveness to the requests from the Member States for a better articulation of IOC priorities with the IOC budget. While UNESCO has initiated regional consultations with National Commissions for UNESCO on the preparation of the Draft Programme and Budget for 20102011 (Draft C/5), Ms Wendy Watson-Wright urged the IOC Member State representatives present to develop a clear, concise position statement on the 35 C/5 that the Member States can use to input to the national exercise. This will help to raise unified support in UNESCO. The full text of DrWatson-Wrights address is attached as Annex III to this report. Several Member States (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Cuba, Germany, India, Japan, Portugal. UK, and the USA) emphasized the good execution of the programme and work plans based on the Medium-Term Strategy 2008-2013; they expressed satisfaction with the timeliness, quality and accessibility of the documentation for the present session, noting also that reporting on the many results achieved by the IOC is crucial to its visibility within UNESCO and beyond and hence to its support. Australia stressed the need to improve the SISTER report to allow better assessment of results. Different programmes report with very different levels of detail, producing an overall picture that is skewed. Many Member States underlined the need to support IOC within UNESCO to ensure more stable and long-term funding. Member States expressed their desire that IOC foster its cooperation with other components of UNESCO, especially the IHP and MAB, as well as with other agencies of the United Nations system. The relevance of IOC leadership of the UNESCO Intersectoral Platform on Climate Change was underlined; and the UK requested that more information be provided on the implications of IOC involvement. Australia and Brazil stressed the importance, in this context, of careful prioritization of activities. Some Member States expressed the need for a stronger IOC connection with the major international scientific programmes dealing with the oceans. Several Member States noted the need to consolidate or reinforce the budget allocation for IOC within the UNESCO Programme of Work and Budget; the USA advocated a specific reference to IOC in the relevant resolution of the UNESCO General Conference. Several Member States called for an increase in the mobilization of extrabudgetary resources: Germany and China, in particular pledged an increase in their contributions to the IOC. The Chairman and the Executive Secretary responded to the comments of Member States. The Chairman insisted on the role of the Officers, working as a team trying to address the requests of Member States. He encouraged Member States to participate actively in the work of the Commission and to make their messages to the Commission as clear as possible. He also stressed the importance of collaboration in the field of capacity-building; he looked forward to active IOC participation in the meeting Coordination on Capacity Development Actions of IHO, IOC and IMO to take place 14-15 October at UNESCO Paris, France. The Executive Secretary pointed out the distinction between the work to be done by the Secretariat and that to be done by the Member States, with their respective resources. He welcomed the statement by DrWatson-Wright (Canadas Assistant Deputy-Minister for Fisheries and Oceans) and her particular reference to the work of IOC on biodiversity issues. With respect to the UKs concerns about IOC's leading role in the UNESCO Intersectoral Platform on Climate Change, he emphasized that IOCs current contribution, mainly in the fields of climate science and ocean observation, will benefit from inputs from other UNESCO sectors, such as Education and Human Sciences, in order to consider the human components of climate change, its impact on communities at risk, and the response of these communities, as well as addressing ethical aspects through the work of The World Commission of the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST). Supporting marine sciences and marine observations will remain the main core of this leadership, but with a view to developing other pilot projects on adaptation on climate change, to ensure that climate-related knowledge is made available and properly used by society. The Executive Secretary took note of Australias concerns regarding WMO taking the lead in modelling activities in the climate-change field. He pointed out that there is a very relevant role to be played by IOC in improving the work of regional groups, work that is already being supported by International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP). With respect to the US's point on the identification of a specific IOC budget within UNESCO, the Executive Secretary insisted on the need to coordinate the actions and decisions by the Member State delegations at the IOC assembly and at the UNESCO General Conference. The Executive Secretary expressed his strong agreement with Cubas statement insisting on a reactivation of the Commission's links to the marine research community, nationally and internationally. He also agreed with Japans suggestion to strengthen IOC's intersectoral work within UNESCO, particularly in the framework of climate change. The Representative of the International Hydrographic Organization highlighted the existing co-operative activities being carried out by IOC and IHO under the current Memorandum of Understanding, especially on capacity-building. He recalled that the IHOIMOIOC Meeting on Capacity-Building (Monaco, 15 - 16 October 2007) focussed on the definition and scope of capacity-building in the IOC and IHO, the scope of their activities, modalities and means of implementation, and areas of common interest. These include: organization of training courses, exchange of information and communication on tsunamis and other marine hazards, particularly the COASTMAPIO Project, which is providing technical assistance to the countries of the Indian Ocean for the development of inundation maps. A similar meeting is expected to be held in October 2008. The Executive Council thanked the Executive Secretary for his report. 4. PROGRAMME MATTERS REQUIRING DECISIONS BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL GENERAL POLICY AND COORDINATION Working Group on the Future of the IOC The Co-chairperson of the Working Group on the Future of IOC, DrSavi Narayanan (Canada), introduced this item. At its meeting (Paris, France, 1920 February 2008) the Working Group confirmed that the current IOC mandate, as stated in its Statutes (Article 2), as amended in 1999, is appropriate and, with its current Medium-Term Strategy, provides a positive starting point for assessing long-term trends that may affect the IOC, constituting a flexible institutional mechanism enabling the IOC to adapt to emerging trends in oceanography and to respond to Member States priorities in a timely manner. It also agreed that, at this stage, the future of IOC should be based on the premise that the IOC will remain, and should be reinforced, as a body with functional autonomy within UNESCO. The Working Group recommended that the IOC should look for an enhanced role within UNESCO in terms of intersectoral cooperation, based on its strong technical expertise in ocean sciences, ocean services and capacity-development. It did not reach any consensus on options for a more independent IOC, outside UNESCO. DrNarayanan introduced a list of short-term actions produced by the Working Group and reported on the consultations conducted by the IOC Chairman with IOC partners to ascertain their views on what role IOC should play to contribute to the effective coordination of ocean affairs in the relevant intergovernmental fora and on how IOC could be reinforced in order to carry out its mission more effectively. Several Member States expressed their general agreement with the recommendations of the Working Group and commended DrNarayanan's leadership. The Executive Council agreed on the need to raise IOC's visibility within Member States, within UNESCO and within the UN system. It also approved two proposals made by the Working Group: holding a Ministerial Round Table on Oceans and the IOC at the 35th UNESCO General Conference; and organizing a ministerial-level meeting or a UN Conference in the medium term, perhaps as early as 2010, as part of the IOC's 50th Anniversary commemoration. Several Member States strongly supported the Working Group's proposal to seek a clear identification of IOC's budget in the corresponding appropriation resolution of the UNESCO General Conference and in full recognition of the governance agreed by the IOC Assembly at its 24th Session. The Executive Council agreed that the IOC should explore the possibility of obtaining its budget from the UNESCO General Conference as a financial allocation. The USA proposed the creation of a special budget line and reporting framework for the IOC that could be approved by the UNESCO Executive Board at its 181st Session (1430 April 2009) which would be consistent with the special organizational structure already afforded the IOC. Spain supported the proposal made by the USA at the meeting of the Working Group on the Future of IOC, to explore options to access private-sector funding sources through partnerships. Japan reported on its experience in raising the visibility of IOC's programmes nationally through the establishment of a National Advisory Body for relations with IOC which has enabled efficient communications with academic research centres, universities, and governmental organizations. Thailand and Sri Lanka supported a more decentralized approach for IOC's programmes, with more visibility at regional fora and strategic partnerships with existing regional organizations. Madagascar, speaking on behalf of the African Group, stated that IOC should reinforce its support to African countries, particularly with respect to submissions on continental-shelf extensions to be presented to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS). To reinforce IOC within UNESCO, Canada and India proposed the establishment of a task team to explore ways and means of securing a separate, stable regular budget for IOC. China, the Russian Federation and Argentina proposed exploring a modification of the IOC Statutes, or other mechanisms, to strengthen IOC's status within UNESCO, considering that, under the present administrative and financial arrangements, IOC is not able to carry out some of the tasks being assigned to it, in particular, tasks on climate-change issues and operational observing systems. In connection with the possibility of modifying the Statutes, the Russian Federation and Ukraine believed it was necessary to reconsider the number of seats on the Executive Council for Electoral Group II, bearing in mind that Electoral Group II is underrepresented at present. They requested that this matter be included as an agenda item for the IOC Assembly at its 25th Session. Portugal considered that the immediate objective is to improve arrangements within UNESCO and to initiate a process aimed at enhancing the interaction with the other agencies in ICSPRO. Cuba expressed similar views and concerns, in particular with respect to resources made available to the Commission. France also indicated that a more complete assessment is needed with respect to the role of, and the means available to IOC in the field of operational oceanography, with a view to avoiding duplications and inefficiencies among IOC subsidiary bodies and with other UN specialized agencies that do play an important role in coordinating operational observing systems. Some Member States supported the idea of maintaining the present Working Group on the Future of IOC, but with a modified mandate, until the 25th Session of the Assembly; this would have the added benefit of maintaining the visibility and interest of national counterparts high on their agendas. Other Member States stated that the Working Group has met its Terms of Reference by presenting the report before the Executive Council at the present session. The Representative of POGO considered that there is a need to get interested parties together (not just in the UN) to reduce duplication and identify priorities. POGO is concerned with the lack of visibility of the IOC, although it is ideally positioned to promote of the importance of oceans. POGO is willing and eager to work with IOC. The Executive Council decided to establish a sessional Working Group on the Future of IOC, chaired by DrNarayanan, to prepare a Draft Resolution, based on the Report of the Working Group on the Future of IOC, for the consideration of the Executive Council. The Executive Council adopted Resolution EC-XLI.____. [to be continued] The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO The Past Chairman, Prof. David Pugh, introduced this item. He presented a list of initiatives, proposed to Member States to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the IOC, based on the theme Half a century of ocean science and service. The celebrations should be used to raise the visibility of the IOC and its projects today and its plans for the Future of IOC, and should not just focus on the achievements of the past. Anniversary events can be used to make the international community and its leaders aware of the enormous contribution IOC can make in the future, by showcasing the breadth and depth of IOC activities and building awareness of the advances in oceanography and related sciences. There is a need to conceive the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the IOC as a series of events devoted to Half a Century of Ocean Science and Services: One Planet, One Ocean. The celebrations should start with the 42nd Executive Council, possibly to be held in New York at the United Nations headquarters, and end with the 26th Session of the IOC Assembly, to be held in October 2011 in conjunction with the 36th General Conference of UNESCO. The programme of events should not be limited to the celebration of the past, but linked to the work on the Future of IOC. Each Member State and organization instrumental in the creation of the Commission and collaborating with it today should be engaged and provide its contribution to the celebrations. In particular, a series of regional ocean conferences could precede a final conference to be held in Paris. To steer the organization of the celebrations, a Guiding Group, comprising past Officers of the Commission and other influential people linked to the history of the Commission is being set up. Among the proposed activities are: The publication of a book on The History of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, translated into the Commissions four official languages, with contributions from marine scientists familiar with that history The holding, if possible, of a special session of the Executive Council at the United Nations headquarters in New York A celebrative conference, in collaboration with UNESCO, to be held in Paris Exhibitions on the subject of oceanography, to be held in Paris and elsewhere in the world The production of short media messages on the importance of the oceans The adaptation of IOC policy briefs (e.g. on oceans and carbon, sea level) for the general public Design of a 50th anniversary IOC logo to be used on web sites, letterhead etc. for the years prior to the anniversary The use of the IOC website to announce initiatives already funded as contributions to the anniversary (e.g. activities for the International Year of Planet Earth IYPE) The production of IOC promotional materials (e.g., neckties, ballpoint pens and lapel pins) featuring the anniversary IOC logo. Several Member States agreed that IOCs strength in policy development, education and capacity-building should receive visibility equivalent to their great importance in ocean affairs. Some Member States suggested that an International Year of the Ocean, or a World Ocean Day would bring international attention to the IOC. The IOC should also use the occasion of its 50th Anniversary to reinforce its mandate for the next 50 years. The statutes and objectives under which IOC was founded should be re-examined and reaffirmed. A large number of Member States expressed their support for the proposed activities to celebrate the 50th Anniversary, and several suggested additional actions to be included in the programme of activities: Belgium proposed the preparation of a publication detailing the achievements of IOC in raising the capacity of Member States in ocean sciences and targeting policy-makers; Japan emphasized the need to raise the visibility of IOC at the national and international levels, and at UNESCO and the UN. Japan and Turkey proposed the organization of an IOC Day during the General Conference of UNESCO. Madagascar and Spain proposed the idea to declare 2010 the International Year of the Ocean. The Republic of Korea suggested that a World Ocean Conference, with participation in the Yeosu Ocean Expo 2012, could provide a good opportunity to bring together scientists and a considerable number of ministers and thus greatly help to raise the visibility of IOC during its 50th Anniversary year. The Republic of Korea hoped that its financial support to IOC could be linked to the proposed World Ocean Conference, and pledged US$100,000 for the organization of it. Numerous Member States suggested that regional activities and national anniversaries could be connected to the 50th Anniversary of IOC. Several examples were given: Cuba ColacMarCuba 2009, the Latin American Marine Science Congress (2630 October 2009); Turkey 100th Anniversary of the Hydrographic Office, and a Hydrography Day; the Russian Federation the Hydrometeorological University of St. Petersburg Conference on the theme of 50 Years of Capacity-Building in Marine Sciences; The Republic of Korea the Yeosu Expo 2012 (as noted above); Argentina 2010, the 200th Anniversary of the Independence of Argentina; Colombia 2010, a tall-ship event (planned); India inauguration of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System; Sri Lanka conferences at the national level and also regionally through IOCINDIO; China the organization of a Global Ocean Partnership Conference, in China; Indonesia the World Ocean Congress, in Indonesia (1115 May 2009); Turkey the organization of a photographic competition leading to an exhibition at UNESCO, as well as an award for senior researchers and scientists (idea supported by Spain). Various Member States suggested co-operation with the media to raise the general public's awareness of the work of IOC. Portugal particularly recommended working with European televisions. Concerning the proposed book, Peru recommended that its scope include marine activities undertaken by UNESCO even before the creation of IOC. Several Member States recommended the holding of a Special Session of the Executive Council in New York in 2010, either in conjunction with a meeting of the Informal Consultative Process or as a Special Session of the General Assembly focusing on oceans. Many Member States expressed support for an IOC-sponsored Marine Prize; and suggested that such a prize should be a continuing tradition for the future. Member States, while giving a universal affirmation of the proposals, also emphasized that the IOC 50th Anniversary activities cannot be carried out without tangible support and that this should not be at the expense of time or resources of other IOC programmes. The Executive Council welcomed the numerous suggestions for the programme of activities for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the IOC. It called on the Executive Secretary, in collaboration with David Pugh, to prepare a revised programme for circulation to Member States and co-operating organizations. The Executive Council decided to submit a Draft Resolution on the 50th Anniversary of IOC for the consideration of and adoption by the 35th General Conference of UNESCO, in 2009; it called on the Executive Secretary to prepare such a Draft Resolution, in consultation with the Officers. The Executive Council adopted Resolution EC-XLI._____. [To be continued: Report of the ad hoc sessional drafting group on the Preliminary Plan and Schedule of Initiatives for the 50th anniversary of the Commission] IOC Biennial Strategy and Operating Plan for 2008-2009 The Executive Secretary introduced this item. He informed the Council that he had decided to withdraw the working document on the Guidelines for Subsidiary Bodies (IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 6), since it required further work. Several Member States (Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Japan, Tunisia) supported the Draft Operating Plan. Other Member States recommended improvements to the draft. Australia, the Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation noted the need to enhance the previous work on monitoring and evaluation and performance indicators; Russia also stressed the need to clarify the status of the GOOS Arctic Regional Alliance (ArcticGOOS). Japan recommended paying attention to regional priorities in the organization of the Operating Plan. The United Kingdom, the Dominican Republic and Tunisia supported attention to the priorities of Africa. Concerning the proposals for the UNESCO additional programme of targeted/projected extrabudgetary activities, Belgium recommended paying strong attention to the result-based approach for mainstreaming IOC priorities into the programme. The Republic of Korea and India noted overlaps in some of the project proposals annexed to the Draft Operating Plan and recommended the necessary improvements. Some Member States also raised questions about the capability of IOC to implement extrabudgetary projects for a total $55 million. Regarding the report on the status of Subsidiary Bodies, several Member States noted that this provided valuable information on the contribution of subsidiary bodies to achievement of the High-level Objectives of the Medium-Term Strategy 20082013. They supported the idea that the Assembly, ideally every four years, should undertake a review of the terms of reference and necessity of all Subsidiary Bodies. Argentina noted that the Guidelines for Subsidiary Bodies could be prepared in time for consideration by the Assembly at its 25th Session, in 2009. In response to the comments by the Member States, the Executive Secretary explained that the series of project proposals for the Additional Programme constituted a portfolio that will require negotiations with potential donors on individual proposals. He confirmed that a GOOS Arctic Regional Alliance has not been approved, but actions in the polar regions are included in IOCs work on ocean observations. Concerning the review of Subsidiary Bodies, he suggested the identification of a short list of deliverables against which Member States could assess the performance and cost-effectiveness of these bodies and make decisions in regard to their continuation. He also noted the overlap in scope of regional bodies, which would require harmonization of their work. The Executive Council requested the Sessional Working Group on Programme and Budget revise the draft programme according to the comments received and report back to plenary. [see item 5.1] Report on the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) Implementation The Director of the GEO Secretariat, Dr Jos Achache, introduced this item. He stressed that, from the beginning of the GEO process, the IOC has committed itself to contributing to the GEOSS through GOOS for the ocean and coastal components of the Global Climate Change programme. GEO was created in 2005 as a network of all existing earth observing systems. The main goal of GEO is to bring together all these systems with a view to achieving nine (9) Societal Benefits identified by the GEO members. Although, the ocean is not highlighted in the GEOSS Implementation Plan as one of the nine societal benefits, the important role and place of the ocean is embedded in most of the nine societal benefits. The interest in GEOSS of national governments and participating institutions has increased from 30 countries at the creation of GEOSS up to 77 countries and 51 participating institutions, respectively, at present. The purpose of GEOSS is to ensure a coordination that facilitates the building up of the System of Systems, with the necessary tools for services, to answer societal needs in decision-making, including for the UN organizations and national governments. The 2007 GEO Cape Town Ministerial Summit (Cape Town, South Africa, 30 November 2007) adopted the Cape Town Declaration which stressed the need for increased international cooperation and data sharing. GOOS, with its regional component in Africa (GOOS-AFRICA), participated in the Conference. The GEO achievements were included in a book titled The Full Picture, including the papers on GOOS and its regional achievements. The Argo Float Project is an excellent contribution to GEO, although it started well before the establishment of GEO. The adoption of data-sharing principles was a major achievement of the Cape Town Conference. Major tangible achievements include a global portal with a single point of entrance with calibration and validation tools, the GEONETCast System for data dissemination, the ChloroGIN integrating in situ and satellite remote sensing observation networks for chlorophyll; Sea Surface Temperature project assembles techniques from four different satellites; SAFARI project focuses on the area of agriculture. There are local websites such as the SERVIR developed for Latin and Caribbean regions that is being extended to Africa. Coastal Zone Community of Practices (CZCP) is a key concept for developing the best practices for coastal observations and monitoring. The first CZCP meeting was organized recently in Athens with focus on the experiences from the Mediterranean region. An important outcome of the collaboration between IOC and GEO led to the establishment of a GEO Working Group to support the IOC efforts in establishing the tsunami early warning systems. This Working Group has achieved its objectives and has been disbanded. Mr Achache informed the Executive Council that the GEO is cooperating with WMO on activities related to river discharges; water quality and the water cycle. Further areas for investigation include new possibilities for commercial constellations and multi-spectral imagery. Major challenges and tasks ahead of GEOSS consist of ensuring the continuity and sustainability of the observation systems in the future. Mr Achache therefore invited the Executive Council to contribute to the execution of the GEO Implementation Plan. The Chairman invited Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher Jr, Assistant Secretary of Commerce and NOAA Administrator (USA), to address the Executive Council in his capacity as one of the Co-Chairpersons of GEO. Admiral Lautenbacher called the attention of the Executive Council to the fact that the world is entering a new era in which the observational data that are collected, and the resulting information for decision-makers; must receive increased prominence to benefit the people of all nations. There is today enormous potential and value which remains untapped; and it is the collective responsibility of Member States to attract the support and attention of policy-makers around the world. This presentation was articulated around four key points: 1- IOC leadership and Vision 2- GEO/GEOSS November 2007 Cape Town Ministerial Summit 3- Observing Systems and Climate 4- Coordinated, Comprehensive and Sustained Observing Systems. The recent successes in building the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) were possible only because of IOC leadership within GEO and direct involvement in formulating and completing many of GEOs work plan tasks. IOC has demonstrated the importance of ocean observations through GOOS, the tsunami early warning systems, biodiversity networks. Consequently, the future success of GEO will also depend critically upon IOC leadership and involvement. The goal is to access the right information in the right format, at the right time, for the right people, to make the right decisions. Admiral Lautenbacher also stressed the way in which ocean observing systems and other Earth observation systems are contributing to the invaluable understanding of climate change especially at the poles. He emphasized the importance of sustained, comprehensive and coordinated observing systems to improve local, regional, and global understanding of the planet. He reminded the Executive Council that GEO is not a separate organization: it is the joint efforts of international organizations, including the United Nations, and Member States. There is an incredible value in advertising and working together: without the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, there would be no space for international ocean research, studies and progress. GOOS is a tangible result of investment in ocean knowledge and understanding. 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