OPENING

ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

• Revised provisional Agenda (IOC-XXX)
• Revised Provisional Timetable (IOC-30)
• Provisional Action Paper (IOC-30)
• Summary Report (EC-52)

DESIGNATION OF THE RAPPORTEUR

ESTABLISHMENT OF INTRASESSIONAL COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS

INTRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTATION, TIMETABLE AND MEMORIAL LECTURES

• Working arrangements for the IOC 30th Assembly, 2019
• Provisional list of documents

IOC MATTERS AND REPORTS

STATEMENT OF THE CHAIRPERSON

REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ON THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED SINCE THE FIFTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND ON BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION (JULY 2018–MAY 2019)

• Report of the Executive Secretary on the work accomplished since the Twenty-ninth session of the Assembly (July 2017-May 2019)
• Report on budget execution 2018 and outline of 2019 budget
• Update on IOC Custodianship Role in relation to SDG 14 Indicators, 2019
• Preparation of the Second Edition of the Global Ocean Science Report (GOSR-II)
• Reports of Category 2 Centres and Institutes of UNESCO related to the Ocean and the Activities of IOC
• Status Report on the Implementation of the IOC Communications Advisory Report (since the 29th IOC Assembly, June 2017)
• Draft Policy Brief on Multiple Ocean Stressors: Ocean under Stress: A changing ocean at all locations
• The Second International Indian Ocean Expedition (2015-2020): The New Frontier of Indian Ocean Science
• Progress Report on the Second International Indian Ocean Expedition (2015-2020)

REPORTS BY THE CHAIRS OF THE IOC SUB-COMMISSIONS AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES

IOC Sub-commission for the Western Pacific: 12th Session of WESTPAC, Manila, Philippines, 2–5 April 2019

IOC Sub-commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions: 15th Session of IOCARIBE, Oranjestad, Aruba, 6–10 May 2019

IOC Sub-commission for Africa and the Adjacent Island States: 5th Session of IOCAFRICA, Nairobi, Kenya, 25–27 March 2019

IOC Regional Committee for the Central Indian Ocean: 7th Session of IOCINDIO, Hyderabad, India, 25–26 April 2019

REPORT OF THE IOC ON ITS ACTIVITIES (2018–2019) TO THE FORTIETH GENERAL CONFERENCE OF UNESCO

IOC AND THE FUTURE OF THE OCEAN: STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS

PROGRESS REPORT ON THE PREPARATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS DECADE OF OCEAN SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

• Progress of the Implementation Plan of the Decade Roadmap
• Post-2020 Coordination and Implementation Mechanisms
• Accelerating Ocean Science for a Better World: The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030
• First Executive Planning Group Meeting, 17-19 December 2018
• Proposed modification on the Decade Roadmap
• First Global Planning Meeting: UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (13-15 May 2019, National Museum of Denmark, Copenhague)
• G7 Future of the Seas and Oceans Working Group Statement to the International Community
• Progress Report on the Preparation of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development

ENHANCED COHERENCE, IMPACT AND FUTURE ORIENTATIONS OF THE IOC IN SUPPORT OF THE UN DECADE OF OCEAN SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND 2030 AGENDA

UNITED NATIONS PARNERSHIPS

COOPERATION WITH WMO

• Letter of Intent and draft five year Memorandum of Understanding between the World meteorological Organization and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
• Report of the Co-chairs of the Joint WMO-IOC Consultation Group on the future of JCOMM
• Joint WMO-IOC Collaborative Board
• Establishment of WMO Technical Commissions for the Eighteenth Financial Period
• Joint WMO-IOC Collaborative Board

IOC CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE (UNFCCC)

OCEAN RESEARCH

HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS: 14TH SESSION OF IPHAB, UNESCO, PARIS, 20–26 April 2019

• Executive Summary of the Fourteenth session of the IOC Intergovernmental Panel on Harmful Algal Blooms
• Draft Memorandum of Understanding between the Food And Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO on Ciguatera Fish Poisoning

REPORT OF THE WMO-IOC-ISC WORLD CLIMATE RESEARCH PROGRAMME (WCRP)

OBSERVING SYSTEMS AND DATA MANAGEMENT

OBSERVING SYSTEMS

GOOS: Strategy, Implementation, and Governance

• The Global Ocean Observing System 2030 Strategy
• Ocean observations in support of Earth System Prediction and WMO support to GOOS Strategy 2030 (incl. Tropical Pacific Observing System 2020)
• Ensuring Adequate Marine Meteorological and Oceanographic Observations and Data Coverage for the Safety of Navigation and the Protection of Life and Property in Coastal and Offshore Areas
• Future Collaboration Between WMO and IOC on Facilitating Oceanographic Observations in Coastal Regions in Support of Earth System Prediction and Climate Services
• Initial Global Ocean Observing System Implementation Plan
• G7 Future of the Seas and Oceans Working Group Statement to the International Community

A Ten-Year Strategy for the WMO-ISC-IOC-UNEP Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)

Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM)

• 2018 Review of the JCOMM in situ Observations Programme Support Centre (JCOMMOPS Review 2018)
• Joint World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO Strategy for Marine Meteorological and Oceanographic Data Management (2018-2021)

DATA MANAGEMENT

International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange: 25th Session of IODE, Tokyo, Japan, 18–22 February 2019

• IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange, Twenty-fifth Session, Tokyo, Japan, 20-22 February 2019
• Executive Summary of the Twenty-fifth session of the IOC Committee on International Data and Information Exchange, 20-22 February 2019, Tokyo, Japan

Draft Concept for an Ocean Data and Information System (ODIS)

EARLY WARNING AND SERVICES

REGIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEMS

Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System: 28th Session of ICG/PTWS, Montelimar, Nicaragua, 2–5 April 2019

Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System: 12th Session of ICG/IOTWMS, Kish Island, Iran (I.R.), 9–12 March 2019

Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions: 14th Session of the ICG/CARIBE-EWS, Punta Leona, Costa Rica, 8–11 April 2019

Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Connected Seas: 15th Session of ICG/NEAMTWS, UNESCO, Paris, 26–28 November 2018

GLOBAL COORDINATION OF WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEMS

Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems: 12th Meeting of TOWS-WG, UNESCO, Paris, 21–22 February 2019

ASSESSMENT AND INFORMATION FOR POLICY

REPORT OF THE IHO-IOC GEBCO GUIDING COMMITTEE

• First Report of the IOC Regular Working Group on User Requirements and Contributions to GEBCO Products
• Thirty Fifth Meeting of the GEBCO Guiding Committee (GGC35), 15–16 November 2018, Canberra, Australia
• GEBCO Guiding Committee Biennial Report to the IOC Assembly for the period 2017-2019

SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE

IOC RELEVANT ISSUES RELATED TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONFERENCE ON AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT UNDER THE UN CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA ON THE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF AREAS BEYOND NATIONAL JURISDICTION

INTEGRATED COASTAL AREAS MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME (ICAM) STRATEGY

• Progress in the implementation of the Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM) Strategy, including Marine Spatial Planning, Sustainable Blue Economy and Large Marine Ecosystems
• Strengthening Global Governance of Large Marine Ecosystems and their Coasts in the context of IOC activities

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

• IOC Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology
• First Joint Meeting of the Task Teams of the IOC Group of Experts Capacity Development on Capacity Development requirements of Member States and implementation of a Clearing House Mechanism for the Transfer of Marine Technology

OCEAN LITERACY

FOLLOW-UP TO RESOLUTION EC-LI.2

DRAFT PROGRAMME BUDGET FOR 2020-2021 (Draft 40 C/5)

DRAFT MEDIUM-TERM STRATEGY 2022-2029

REPORT BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE FINANCIAL COMMITTEE

PREPARATION FOR THE COMMEMORATION OF THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE IOC (1960–2020)

ELECTIONS OF THE OFFICERS OF THE COMMISSION AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

• Curriculum vitae of Ashley Johnson (2019)
• Curriculum vitae of Ariel H. Troisi (2021)
• Curriculum Vitae of Ms Monika Breuch-Moritz (2019)
• Curriculum vitae of Alexander V. Frolov (2021)
• Curriculum vitae of Frederico Antonio Saraiva Nogueira (2021)
• List of Candidates for election (IOC-30)
• Curriculum vitae of Karim Hilmi (Morocco)
• Curriculum vitae of Satesh Chandra Shenoi (2019)

31TH SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY AND 53RD AND 54TH SESSIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS AND SUMMARY REPORT

• List of Participants
• Progress Report on the Preparation of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
• Joint WMO-IOC Collaborative Board
• Draft Summary Report- Part 1
• Financial Matters of the Commission
• Draft Summary report - Part 2
• Adopted Decisions and Resolutions
• Draft Summary report - Part 3
• Draft Summary report - Part 4

CLOSURE