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

26 - 28 April 2017,

Hotel Almirante Estelar Cartagena
Bocagrande
Avenida San Martin, Calle 6 Esquina
Tel: 57-5-6658811

Cartagena, ,
Colombia

Annotated 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 SECRETARY´S REPORT
4. STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
4.1 IOC MEDIUM TERM STRATEGY 2014-2021
4.2 IOC CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
4.3 DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IOCARIBE SCIENCE PLAN
4.4 NATIONAL PRIORITIES. NATIONAL POLICIES ON OCEAN & COASTS
4.5 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS /SDG) 14 TARGET DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
4.6 INTERNATIONAL (UN) DECADE FOR OCEAN SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - IOC PROPOSAL
5. REGIONAL PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS
5.1 OCEAN RESEARCH
5.1.1 Working Group on Harmful Algae in the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (HAB-ANCA)
5.1.2 Ocean Acidification
5.1.3 Sargassum Blooms
5.1.4 Invasive Species
5.2 OBSERVING SYSTEM / DATA MANAGEMENT
5.2.1 Oceanigraphic Data and Information Exchange (IODE)
5.2.1.1 ODINCARSA
5.2.1.2 Caribbean Marine Atlas CMA
5.2.2 International Bathymetric Chart for the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico (IBCCA)
5.2.3 Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) IOCARIBE-GOOS
5.2.4 Global Sea Level Observing System GLOSS
5.3 EARLY WARNING AND SERVICES
5.3.1 ICG/CARIBE-EWS IOC Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions
5.3.2 Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project
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 Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem (CLME+)
5.5.3 Marine Spatial Planning
6. FUND RAISING AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES
6.1 RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
6.2 PARTNERSHIPS
7. INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK
7.1 STATUS OF COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
8. ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
8.1 PREPARATION OF DRAFT PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 2016-2021
8.2 ELECTIONS OF THE BOARD OF OFFICERS
8.2.1 Election of the Chairperson of the Sub-Commission
8.2.2 Election of Vice-Chairpersons of the Sub-Commission
8.3 DATES AND PLACE OF THE FIFTEENTH SESSION OF THE SUB-COMMISSION
9. ADOPTION OF THE DRAFT SUMMARY REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
10. CLOSURE