Fourth Session of IOC Sub Commission for Africa and the Adjacent Island States

06 - 08 March 2017,

Alexandria
Egypt

Annotated Agenda

1.1 WELCOME AND OFFICIAL OPENING.
2.0 ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE MEETING
2.1 ADOPTION OF AGENDA
2.2 DESIGNATION OF RAPPORTEUR
2.3 CONDUCT OF SESSION
3.0 REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION AND PLANNING OF ACTVITIES
3.1 REPORT ON IOCAFRICA ACTIVITIES 2015-2017
3.2 FOLLOW-UP ON IOCAFRICA-I, II AND III DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
3.3 REVIEW OF PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IOCAFRICA STRATEGIC PLAN 2014-2021 AND RELATED UNESCO/IOC PROGRAMMES & PRIORITIES [INCLUDING IOC MEDIUM TERM STRATEGY]
3.4 OVERVIEW OF NATIONAL OCEAN PROGRAMMES AND PLANS
3.5 MAINSTREAMING OCEANS SCIENCES IN UN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FRAMEWORKS (UNDAFs).
4.0 DEVELOPMENT OF IOCAFRICA WORK PLAN 2017-2019
4.1 OCEAN OBSERVATIONS AND MONITORING
4.2 OCEAN SCIENCES AND ASSESSMENTS
4.3 OCEAN DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
4.4 CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
4.5 PUBLIC AWARENESS AND SCIENCE TO POLICY INTERFACE
4.6 EMERGING ISSUES
5.0 ADDRESSING OTHER RELEVANT ISSUES ON AGENDA OF 29TH SESSION OF IOC ASSEMBLY.
5.1 FUTURE OF IOC
5.2 INTERNATIONAL UN DECADE FOR OCEAN SCIENCE
5.3 SDG-14 IMPLEMENTATION IN AFRICA
6.0 MODALITIES OF IMPLEMENTATION
6.1 PARTNERSHIP AND LINKAGES
6.2 STRENGTHENING OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL COORDINATION MECHANISMS
6.3 RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
6.4 MONITORING AND EVALUATION
7.0 ELECTIONS OF THE OFFICERS OF IOC- AFRICA
8.0 OTHER BUSSINESS
9.0 DATES AND PLACES OF THE 5TH SESSION OF THE IOC-AFRICA SUB COMMISSION.
10.0 ADOPTION OF THE DRAFT IOCAFRICA WORK PLAN AND BUDGET 2017-2019.
11.0 ADOPTION OF THE DECISIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUMMARY REPORT
12.0 CLOSURE