Twelfth Intergovernmental Session of the UNESCO IOC Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (SC-IOCARIBE-XII)

09 - 12 April 2013,

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Agenda



1. OPENING
2. ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
2.1 ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
2.2 DESIGNATION OF THE RAPPORTEUR FOR THE SESSION
2.3 CONDUCT OF THE SESSION, TIMETABLE AND DOCUMENTATION
3. STATUTORY REPORTS
3.1 STATEMENT OF THE CHAIRPERSON
3.2 REPORT BY THE SECRETARY ON PROGRAMME AND BUDGET
3.3 IOC RESOLUTION XXVI-2: ELEVENTH SESSION OF THE IOC SUB-COMMISSION FOR THE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT REGIONS (IOCARIBE)
3.4 REVIEW OF THE IOCARIBE SECRETARIAT
4. POLICY ISSUES
4.1 IOC CURRENT POLICY ISSUES – DEVELOPMENT AND PERSPECTIVES
4.2 IOC DRAFT MEDIUM-TERM STRATEGY FOR 2014–2021
4.3 IOCARIBE STRATEGIC SCIENCE PLAN AND RELATED SERVICES FOR 2006–2016
4.4 PROGRAMMED ACTIVITIES FOR 2014–2016
5. REGIONAL PROJECTS
5.1 OCEAN SCIENCES
5.1.1 Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem (CLME)
5.1.2 Working Group on Harmful Algae in the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (HAB-ANCA)
5.1.3 Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM)
5.1.3.1 Nutrient and Sediment Reduction in the Wider Caribbean Region
5.1.4 UN Regular Process on Global Reporting and Assessment on the State of the Marine Environment (GMA)
5.2 OCEAN OBSERVATION AND SERVICES
5.2.1 ICG/CARIBE-EWS — IOC Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions
5.2.2 Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE)/Ocean Data and Information Network for the Caribbean and South America (ODINCARSA)
5.2.2.1 Caribbean Marine Atlas
5.2.3 International Bathymetric Chart for the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico (IBCCA)
5.2.4 Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS): IOCARIBE-GOOS
5.2.5 Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS)
6. CAPACITY BUILDING IN MARINE SCIENCES, SERVICES AND OBSERVATIONS: DEVELOPMENT OF A MAJOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME
6.1 CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMMED ACTIVITIES
7. FUND RAISING AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES
8. INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK
8.1 STATUS OF COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
9. ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
9.1 DRAFT PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 2014–2015
9.2 ELECTIONS OF THE BOARD OF OFFICERS OF THE SUB-COMMISSION
9.2.1 Election of the Chairperson of the Sub-Commission
9.2.2 Election of Vice-Chairpersons of the Sub-Commission
9.3 DATES AND PLACE OF THE THIRTEENTH SESSION OF THE SUB-COMMISSION
9.4 THEME OF THE NEXT SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
10. ADOPTION OF THE DRAFT SUMMARY REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
11. CLOSURE