43rd Session of IOC Executive Council8 - 16 June 2010, Paris, France |
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OPENING |
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ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION for the Preparation and Consideration of Draft Resolutions |
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ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 3 The Executive Secretary will introduce this item. She will remind the Member States’ representatives that the formal deadline for the submission of Draft Resolutions is Thursday 10 June 2010 at 17:30 hour. The Executive Council will be invited to adopt the Revised Provisional Agenda, as is or as amended by the Council at the present session. |
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DESIGNATION OF THE RAPPORTEUR The Chairman will invite the Executive Council to designate a Rapporteur for the present session to assist the Chairman and the Executive Secretary in the preparation of the Draft Summary Report. |
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ESTABLISHMENT OF INTRASESSIONAL COMMITTEES The Chairman will invite the Executive Council to constitute the following statutory sessional committees and will remind the participating Member States of the open-ended character thereof: |
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INTRODUCTION OF TIMETABLE AND DOCUMENTATION 5 The Chairman will invite the Executive Council to adopt the Revised Provisional Timetable taking into account: (i) any Executive Council decision to constitute sessional committees and working groups; (ii) the time likely to be required by those groups to report, if requested to do so, to the plenary; (iii) the timely preparation of the Draft Summary Report and Resolutions in all the Commission's working languages; and (iv) the need to benefit from the interpretation service available. |
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ROGER REVELLE MEMORIAL LECTURE 7 Dr Manuel Barange, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, will deliver the 2010 Roger Revelle Memorial Lecture; the theme of his lecture will be “Science in the Sustainable Development of the Ocean.” The presentation will be followed by a medal ceremony on 10 June 2010 at 16:15 hours. An abstract of the lecture will be reproduced in Annex III to the Summary Report. |
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DEVELOPMENTS SINCE THE 25th SESSION OF THE IOC ASSEMBLY |
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REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN 8 The Chairman, Lic. Javier Valladares, pursuant to Rule of Procedure 51.2, will report on his and the other Officers’ activities since the 25th Session of the Assembly, with particular reference to their official representation of the Commission on official visits to some Member States and to some organizations collaborating with the Commission. The Executive council will be invited to note and comment on the report of the Chairman. |
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REPORT BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY The Executive Council will be invited to consider, with a view to accepting, the Executive Secretary’s Reports on Programme Implementation and on Programme and Budget Execution (2008–2009) and on Budget Execution (34 C/5) and Anticipated Funding (35 C/5), for 2010. |
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CONTRIBUTING TO UNESCO GLOBAL PRIORITIES: GENDER AND AFRICA The Executive Council will be invited to: (i) review the Commission’s progress in addressing UNESCO Global Priority Africa and Gender Equality; (ii) advise the Executive Secretary on further actions that could be undertaken, with a view to strengthening IOC presence on the African continent and to promoting gender equality in IOC activities; and (iii) urge Member States to take gender equality into account when nominating participants in IOC activities. |
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GOVERNANCE |
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CELEBRATING OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY The Executive Council will be invited to: (i) note the progress achieved in the preparation of the anniversary celebrations; (ii) decide the ways to overcome the problems identified in the IOC/INF-1257 Part II; (iii) look critically at the celebration plans as accepted by the IOC in 2007–2009 regarding: (a) the length and closing date of the commemorative year, which was originally planned to be in October 2011; (b) the procedure for selecting individuals to be decorated with the anniversary medal for their outstanding contribution to the IOC; and; (c) the need for a scientific Conference at the end of the commemorative year, and, if positive, identify the theme of the Conference; (iv)decide, if necessary, any modification of the Anniversary celebration plans for 2010–2011, bearing in mind the heavy financial constraints. |
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IOC Work Plan for 2010–2011 The Executive Council will be invited to: (i) consider the Work Plan 2010–2011 and, as appropriate, make suggestions for its adjustment; (ii) provide guidance to the Executive Secretary on the implementation of the Work Plan during the biennium; (iii) invite Member States to consider supporting the implementation of the extrabudgetary activities in the Work Plan through voluntary contributions. |
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REGIONAL SUBSIDIARY BODIES The Executive Council will be invited to: (i) note: (a) the progress made in the re-activation of IOCEA and IOCINDIO; (b) the Executive Summary Report for IOCEA-VI and its Recommendations; (c) the Executive Summary Report for WESTPAC-VIII and its recommendations; (ii) provide guidance on strengthening IOC in: (a) IOCEA; and (b) WESTPAC region; (iii) urge Member States of the IOCINDIO region to actively participate in the re-activation of IOCINDIO; (iv) provide guidance on strengthening: (a) the Regional Subsidiary Bodies; (b) the modalities of operation of the open-ended working group on IOC’s regional activities established by Resolution XXV-2. |
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IOC AND THE LAW OF THE SEA 40 The IOC Assembly requested via Resolution XXV-1 that the Executive Secretary organize a review of IOC/ABE-LOS, taking into account its achievements and opportunities for future activities. To comply with this request, under the guidance of UNESCO’s Internal Oversight Service, a consultant will be hired by IOC following UNESCO’s procurement rules and the United Nations evaluation standards, to prepare an independent evaluation of IOC/ABE-LOS’ achievements and to formulate some proposals on its future work. On the basis of this evaluation and after consultation with the Officers, the Executive Secretary will present some proposals for action on this item at the 26th Session of the IOC Assembly, in 2011. The Executive Council will be invited to call on Member States to consider providing the necessary extra-budgetary funds to enable the IOC/ABE-LOS evaluation to be carried out in accordance with UNESCO’s procurement rules and the United Nations’ evaluation standards. |
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MITIGATION OF AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIABILITY [HLO 2] |
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RESEARCH AND OBSERVATIONS FOR CLIMATE The Executive Council will be invited to: (i) note the WCRP Implementation Plan; (ii) encourage Member States to support the execution of this Plan through the participation of their scientists in the WCRP; (iii) request the Executive Secretary, in consultation with the WCRP Joint Planning Staff and its CLIVAR Project, to identify and carry out actions to improve the link between WCRP scientists and IOC Member States; (iv) note the GCOS Progress Report and the GO-SHIP initiative; (v) urge Member States to address the noted priorities and gaps, and to ensure the sustained long-term operation of essential in situ and space-based ocean observing networks; (vi) call on Member States to provide the IOC Secretariat with examples of where national or local decisions are being made using ocean climate indices, for inclusion in the OOPC State of the Ocean website. |
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ORGANIZATION OF THE GLOBAL OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM The Executive Council will be invited to: (i) consider and adopt modalities for international governance and guidance for the continued development of GOOS; (ii) endorse the OceanObs'09 Conference statement of principles and calls to action (http://www.oceanobs09.net/statement/), including the formation of the IFSOO-TT, with a view to requesting the Assembly, at its 26th Session, to consider recommendations from the IFSOO-TT and their implications for IOC ocean observing activities. |
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COOPERATION WITH WMO The Executive Council will be invited to: (i) endorse the Resolutions and Recommendations adopted at JCOMM-III, and take the necessary actions to facilitate implementation of the JCOMM Work Plans agreed at JCOMM-III; (ii) provide guidance on future cooperation between UNESCO, including IOC, and WMO in the development of a Global Framework for Climate Services; (iii) consider the existing agreements and Memoranda of Understanding on various IOC–WMO joint programmes; (iv) provide guidance on the possible development of a general IOC–WMO agreement covering the many areas of interagency cooperation. |
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PREVENTION AND REDUCTION OF THE IMPACTS OF NATURAL HAZARDS [HLO 1] |
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WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEMS FOR OCEN HAZARDS The Executive Council will be invited to: (i) note the conclusions and Recommendations of TOWS-WG-III; (ii) comment on document IOC Technical Series 91 (advance copy). |
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REGIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEMS The Executive Council will be invited to: (i) note the Decisions and Recommendations of the ICG/NEAMTWS, ICG/CARIBE EWS and ICG/IOTWS on the implementation of their respective Tsunami Warning and Mitigation Systems; (ii) provide guidance and support to secure and enhance the performance of these systems; (iii) express the Commission’s appreciation to Turkey, Nicaragua and Indonesia for having hosted, respectively, the above-mentioned sessions of these ICGs. |
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SHALLOW WATER BATHYMETRIC DATA FOR DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS The Executive Council will be invited to: (i) recognize the urgency in developing ocean-mapping capacity in many developing countries, so that they can manage their coastal and ocean resources more effectively and in a sustainable way; (ii) support GEBCO training sponsored by the Nippon Foundation, as well as the COAST-MAP-IO project sponsored by the Italian Government; (iii) recommend the joint IOC–IHO GEBCO Guiding Committee to: (a) focus on high-resolution bathymetric data collection in shallow water areas and make the data available to the community and (b) strengthen collaboration with the GEBCO Interim Subcommittee on Regional Undersea Mapping (ISCRUM); and (iv) provide extra-budgetary funds to the Secretariat to enable the Commission to interact with GEBCO and its Subcommittees. |
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SAFEGUARDING THE HEALTH OF OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS [HLO 3] |
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THE JOINT IOC–ICES STUDY GROUP ON NUTRIENT STANDARDS The Executive Council will be invited to note the report of the Chairperson of the IOC–ICES Study Group on Nutrient Standards (SGONS) and the Summary Report of the Group’s First Session. |
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OCEAN FERTILIZATION The Executive Council will be invited to: (i) reassert the IOC’s policy that the Commission’s role in the ocean fertilization issue is primarily to respond to requests for scientific or technical information and advice from LC-LP or other relevant bodies or from its own Member States; (ii) decide whether the IOC should become involved in the legal aspects of ocean fertilization at this time, given the fact that the IMO Secretariat assumes responsibility for LC-LP and that UN/DOALOS, similarly, assumes responsibility for UNCLOS [note, however, that the future of IOC/ABE-LOS will be discussed under Agenda item 4.4]. |
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CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT The Executive Council will be invited to: (i) advise the Executive Secretary on innovative solutions to augment the budgetary and human resources to train local experts to address those national priorities that are in line with IOC priorities; (ii) call on Member States to: (a) support young professionals to work on capacity-development in IOC regional offices, through, for example, the UNESCO associate expert programme; (b) each dedicate the services of a national expert to help meet their regional needs in capacity-development; and (iii) provide extra-budgetary contributions for implementing the Capacity-development programme and to bridge the gap in support to address nationally requested priorities in capacity-development. |
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MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES AND POLICIES LEADING TO THE SUSTAINABILITY |
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GLOBAL REPORTING AND ASSESSMENT OF THE STATE The Executive Council will be invited to: (i) take note of the AoA report and of the proposals contained therein, with a view to seeking the support of the competent national institutions in the preparations for the discussions of the 2nd Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole in early September 2010; (ii) advocate the initiation of the Regular Process in 2010 and, in particular, the conduct of the first Integrated Assessment of the Ocean, the results of which should be presented to the meeting of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) scheduled for 2015; (iii) request the Executive Secretary to seek the support of UNEP, FAO, IMO, IAEA and other members of UN-Oceans to act in a concerted manner in support of this first Integrated Assessment of the Ocean; (iv) provide guidance to the Executive Secretary on further measures to be taken to ensure the IOC’s continued full involvement in the Regular Process, particularly with regard to the potential role of the Commission in leading and hosting a UN inter-agency secretariat in support of the implementation of the Regular Process. |
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ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT |
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THE FUTURE OF IOC AND SECRETARIAT HOSTING OFFERS The Executive Council will be invited to: (i) endorse the conduct of the proposed Feasibility and Cost–Benefit Study and the related work plan and timetable; (ii) identify the necessary funding to carry it out. |
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Biennial Priorities for 2012-2013 The Executive Council will be invited to consider the draft Biennial Priorities for 2012–2013 prepared by the Secretariat, with a view to finalizing it at the present session, for adoption by the Assembly at its 26th Session, in 2011. |
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PREPARATION OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY The Executive Council will be invited to comment on the organization of the 26th Session of the Assembly and take note of the Preliminary Draft Agenda for it, as is or as amended by the Executive Council. |
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DATES AND PLACES FOR THE FORTY-FOURTH The Executive Council will be invited to consider holding: (i) its 44th Session from 14 June 2011 to [a date still to be determined]; and (ii) its 45th Session in June 2012 [start and end dates still to be determined]. |
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ADOPTION OF THE SUMMARY REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS The Executive Council will be invited to: (i) adopt the Summary Report of the present session; (ii) make recommendations to the Assembly regarding the possible adoption of the Guidelines for the Preparation and Consideration of Draft Resolutions. |
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CLOSURE 95 The Chairman is expected to close the 43rd Session of the Executive Council at 17.30 hours, at the latest, on Wednesday 16 June 2010. |