for the Preparation and Consideration of Draft Resolutions

  IOC/EC-XLIII/1 Add. Prov. Rev.6: Second Revised Provisional Timetable for EC-43

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.

  IOC/EC-XLI/3: Forty-first Session of the Executive Council, Paris, 24 June–1 July 2008   IOC/EC-XLIII/1: Agenda (EC-XLIII)   IOC/EC-XLIII/2: Action Paper (EC-XLIII)   IOC/EC-XLIII/2 Corr.: Action Paper (EC-XLIII) - Corrigendum

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.

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:

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.

  IOC/EC-XLIII/4 Prov. Rev.: Revised Provisional List of document (EC-43)

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.

  IOC/EC-XLIII/Inf.2: Presentation and Abstracts of the R. Revelle Memorial Lecture, 2010

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.

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.

  IOC/EC-XLIII/2 Annex 1: Report by the IOC Executive Secretary on Programme Implementation   IOC/EC-XLIII/2 Annex 1 Add.1: Implementation of IOC Governing Bodies’ Resolutions   IOC/EC-XLIII/2 Annex 1 Add.2: SISTER Follow-up Qualitative Report for the IOC   IOC/EC-XLIII/2 Annex 2: Report on Budget Execution 2008-2009 and Anticipated Funding for 2010

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.

  BSP.2009/WS/7 REV.: Priority gender equality: action plan 2008-2013   IOC/INF-1274: IOC contribution to UNESCO Priority Africa Overarching Objective 2: Mobilizing science knowledge and policy for sustainable development for the Biennium 2008–2009

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.

  IOC/INF-1257 Part II: Summary of the Progress Achieved in the Implementation the 50th Anniversary (June 2010)   50th anniversary inauguration day website   50th anniversary website

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.

  IOC/EC-XLIII/2 Annex 3: Draft IOC Work Plan for 2010–2011

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.

  IOC/EC-XLIII/DR.(4.3): IOC REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE CENTRAL EASTERN ATLANTIC REGION (IOCEA)   IOC/EC-XLIII/DR.(4.3b): EIGHTH SESSION OF THE IOC SUB-COMMISSION FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC (WESTPAC-VIII)   IOC/EC-XLIII/Inf.8: Meeting of the Chairs of IOC Regional Subsidiary Bodies, 7 June 2010   IOC/SC-WESTPAC-VIII/3s: Executive Summary of the Eighth Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC-VIII), Bali, Indonesia, 10–13 May 2010   IOCEA-VI/3: Summary Report of the Sixth Session of the IOC Regional Committee for the Central and Eastern Atlantic Ocean, Accra, Ghana, 28–30 March 2010   RSB website

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.

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.

  GOOS-173: Progress Report on the Implementation of the Global Observing system for Climate in Support of the UNFCCC 2004-2008   IOC/EC-XLIII/Inf.3: WCRP: update on programme execution and budget   IOC/INF-1275: Ship-based Repeat Hydrography: A Strategy for a Sustained Global Programme   WMO/TD-No. 1499: The World Climate Research Programme Achievements— Scientific Knowledge for Climate Adaptation, Mitigation and Risk Management   WMO/TD-No. 1503: WCRP Implementation Plan 2010–2015   WMO/TD-No. 1514 (GCOS 136): GCOS Annual Report 2008–2009

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.

  GOOS-176: Ninth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Global Ocean Observing System (I-GOOS), Paris, France, 10-12 June 2009: executive summary report   GOOS-study: Planning and Implementation for GOOS   IOC/EC-XLIII/Inf.4: OceanObs’09—Ocean Information for Society: sustaining the benefits, realizing the potential, Venice, Italy, 21–25 September 2009. Conference Statement   IOC/INF-1273: Planning and Implementation for GOOS

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.

  IOC/EC-XLIII/DR.(5.3): THIRD SESSION OF THE JOINT WMO–IOC TECHNICAL COMMISSION FOR OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE METEOROLOGY (JCOMM-III)   IOC/EC-XLIII/Inf.5: World Climate Conference–3 High Level Declaration and Brief Note on Global Framework for Climate Services   IOC/EC-XLIII/Inf.6: Summary of IOC-WMO Agreements for Joint Activities   WMO-IOC/JCOMM-III/3s: Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology, Summary of results, 3rd session   WMO-No.1049, WMO-IOC/JCOMM-III/3: Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology, 3rd session

  IOC/EC-XLIII/DR.(6): GLOBAL COORDINATION OF EARLY WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEMS FOR TSUNAMIS AND OTHER SEA-LEVEL-RELATED 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).

  IOC/EC-XLIII/Inf.7: Agreement between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-test-ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)   IOC/TOWS-WG-III/3: Report TOWS-WG-III; Lisbon, Portugal

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.

  ICG/CARIBE-EWS-V/3: Summary Report of the Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (ICG/CARIBE EWS-V), Managua, Nicaragua, 15–17 March 2010   ICG/IOTWS-VII/3s: Executive Summary of the Seventh Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/IOTWS-VII), Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 14–16 April 2010   ICG/NEAMTWS-VI/3s: Executive Summary of the Sixth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Connected Seas (ICG/NEAMTWS-VI), Istanbul, Turkey, 11–13 November 2009   IOC/2010/TS/90: 12 January 2010 Haiti earthquake and tsunami event: post-event assessment of CARIBE EWS performance

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.

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.

  IOC-ICES/SGONS-I/3: Summary Report of the First Session of the Joint IOC–ICES Study Group on Nutrient Standards (SGONS), UNESCO, Paris, 23–24 March 2010

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].

  CL-2315: Scientific Summary for Policy-makers of the State of Knowledge on Ocean Fertilization   IMO/LC 31/15: Report of the Thirty-First Consultative Meeting and the Fourth Meeting of Contracting Parties   IMO/LC 31/4: Ocean Fertilization, Interim report on Ocean Fertilization Science Overviews   IMO/LC/SG-CO2 3/5: Report of the First Meeting of the Intersessional Technical Working Group on Ocean Fertilization   IMO/LP/CO2 2/5: Report of the 1st Meeting of the LP Intersessional Legal and Related Issues Working Group on Ocean Fertilization   IOC/2010/BRO/2: Ocean Fertilization: A Summary for Policy Makers   Resolution LC-LP.1(2008): The Regulation Of Ocean Fertilization

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.

  IOC/INF-1276: Empowering Developing Countries to sustainably use their coastal resources (Self-driven capacity-building)—Closure report on the SIDA funded project

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.

  A/64/347: Report on the Work of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole to Recommend a Course of Action to the General Assembly on the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, Including Socio-economic Aspects   A/RES/60/30: UNGA Resolution on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (2006)   A/RES/63/111: UNGA Resolution on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (2009)   A/RES/64/71: UNGA Resolution on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (2010)   IOC/INF-1256: An Assessment of Assessments – Finding of the Group of Experts

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.

  159 EX/36: Report by the Director-General on the choice of the location of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

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.

  IOC/EC-XLIII/2 Annex 4: Draft Biennial Priorities and Implementation Strategy for 2012–2013

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.

  IOC/EC-XLIII/2 Annex 5: Preliminary Draft Provisional Agenda for the Twenty-sixth Session of the IOC Assembly

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].

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.

  IOC/EC-XLIII/2 Annex 6: Third Draft Revised Guidelines for the Preparation and Consideration of Draft Resolutions   IOC/EC-XLIII/3 Prov., Part 1: Draft Summary Report of the 43rd session of the Executive Council   IOC/EC-XLIII/3 Prov., Part 2: IOC/EC-XLIII/3 Prov., Part 2: Draft Summary Report of the 43rd session of the Executive Council   IOC/EC-XLIII/3 Prov., Part 3 bis: Draft Summary Report of the 43rd session of the Executive Council, Part 3 bis   IOC/EC-XLIII/3, Annex II: Adopted Resolutions of the 43rd Executive Council   Template for delegation statements   Note for the report

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.

  IOC/EC-XLIII/3 Prov., Part 3: Draft Summary Report of the 43rd session of the Executive Council, Part 3