IOC-Off-2024-1

IOC Officers Meeting - January 2024

22 – 24 Jan 2024, Paris

The IOC Officers meets in January-February of each year to discuss the preparation of the next governing body session and exchange on strategic developments with the senior management of the Secretariat.

The IOC Officers will meet in Room VI at UNESCO Headquarters.

At this meeting, the Officers will consider the proposed items on the 57th session of the IOC Executive Council in June 2024. 

 

Location

Place de Fontenoy
1.

Opening by the Chair & introductions

2.

Adoption of the agenda for the Officers meeting, logistical details

3.

Introduction to IOC & strategic perspectives

4.
5.

Governance, Programming & Budgeting

6.

Programmatic Developments: Ocean Sciences

7.

Programmatic Development: Implementation of the Capacity Development Strategy 2023-2030

8.

Programmatic Development: Ocean Observations

9.

Programmatic Development: Tsunami Early Warning Services

10.

Programmatic Development: Ocean Planning and Management

11.

Implementation of the UN Ocean Decade

12.

IOC and the Future of the Ocean

13.

Other matters / Conclusion

Report Documents

Code Title
2024-1 Off-SR 2024-1 Officers Meeting Action list

Agenda Documents

Agenda Code Title
1. 1. Officers responsibilities IOC Officers responsibilities (2024-2025)
10.1 10.1 GEBCO Users requirements Triennial Assessment of the Working Group on User Requirements (presentation)
10.1 10.1.2 GEBCO Governance Review Update on GEBCO Governance Review (presentation)
10.2 10.2 Ocean Management Strategy Draft Strategy on Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management (presentation)
11. 11. Ocean Decade update UN Ocean Decade Implementation update (presentation)
12. 12. IOC & Future of the Ocean IOC and the Future of the Ocean (presentation)
2. 2024-1 Off agenda Provisional Agenda (2024-1 Officers meeting)
3. 3 - Intro & Strategic Perspectives Introduction to IOC and Strategic Perspectives (presentation)
4. IOC/EC-57/2.1.Doc (Draft) Draft Provisional Agenda (EC-57)
4. IOC/EC-57/21.Doc Add. (Draft) Draft Provisional Timetable (EC-57)
4.2.1 4.2.1 Rapporteurs Rapporteurs in recent IOC Governing Bodies
4.2.2 4.2.2 Preposed theme for the RRevelle lecture "20 years since Sumatra: Advances in Tsunami Science and Mitigation" (Abstract) by Emile A. Okal
4.2.3 4.2.3 side event: Tsunami Eyewitnesses & Survivors IOC EC side event: Tsunami Eyewitnesses & Survivors (presentation)
4.3 IOC/EC-57/2.1.Doc (Draft) Draft Provisional Agenda (EC-57)
4.3 IOC/EC-57/21.Doc Add. (Draft) Draft Provisional Timetable (EC-57)
5.1 5.1 IFAG Update on IFAG (Presentation)
5.2 5.2-4 Program & Budget, strategic positioning IOC Governance, Programming & Budgeting (presentation)
5.3 5.2-4 Program & Budget, strategic positioning IOC Governance, Programming & Budgeting (presentation)
5.4 5.2-4 Program & Budget, strategic positioning IOC Governance, Programming & Budgeting (presentation)
6.1 6.1 StOR State of the Ocean Report (presentation)
6.2 6.2 SDG 14 Indicators SDG 14 Indicators (presentation)
7. 7-PPt_CD Strategy Jan2024 IOC Capacity Development Strategy Implementation
8. 8.1-3 Ocean Observations Ocean Observations: GOOS Governance, Obs in areas under national Jurisdiction, GCOS+JCB
8.1 8.1 GOOS Governance GOOS Governance Reform (presentation)
8.2 8.2 Observation under national jurisdiction Observations in areas under national jurisdiction (presentation)
8.3 8.3 GCOS & JCB Progress report on GCOS and WMO-IOC Joint Coordinating Board (presentation)
9. 9.1-2 Tsunami Early Warning Services Programmatic Development - Tsunami Early Warning Services. It covers both 9.1 Regional Early Warning Systems and 9.2 Global Coordination

Event Documents

Code Title
7-PPt_CD Strategy Jan2024 IOC Capacity Development Strategy Implementation
3.4 - IODE IODE 2024-2025 (for IOC Officers Meeting January 2024)
3.7 CD IOC Capacity Development (for IOC Officers Meeting January 2024)
5.1 IFAG Update on IFAG (Presentation)
3 - Intro & Strategic Perspectives Introduction to IOC and Strategic Perspectives (presentation)
5.2-4 Program & Budget, strategic positioning IOC Governance, Programming & Budgeting (presentation)
6.1 StOR State of the Ocean Report (presentation)
9.1-2 Tsunami Early Warning Services Programmatic Development - Tsunami Early Warning Services. It covers both 9.1 Regional Early Warning Systems and 9.2 Global Coordination
6.2 SDG 14 Indicators SDG 14 Indicators (presentation)
4.2.3 side event: Tsunami Eyewitnesses & Survivors IOC EC side event: Tsunami Eyewitnesses & Survivors (presentation)
8.1-3 Ocean Observations Ocean Observations: GOOS Governance, Obs in areas under national Jurisdiction, GCOS+JCB
10.1 GEBCO Users requirements Triennial Assessment of the Working Group on User Requirements (presentation)
11. Ocean Decade update UN Ocean Decade Implementation update (presentation)
8.1 GOOS Governance GOOS Governance Reform (presentation)
8.2 Observation under national jurisdiction Observations in areas under national jurisdiction (presentation)
8.3 GCOS & JCB Progress report on GCOS and WMO-IOC Joint Coordinating Board (presentation)
10.2 Ocean Management Strategy Draft Strategy on Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management (presentation)
12. IOC & Future of the Ocean IOC and the Future of the Ocean (presentation)

Background Documents

Code Title
IOC/A-32/6.3.Doc(1) Draft Action Plan in response to the IOS Evaluation of the IOC Strategic Positioning
IOC/A-32/6.1.Doc(1) Draft Programme and Budget for 2022–2025 (Second Biennium 2024–2025 – 42 C/5)
IOC-32/5.Doc(1) IOC and the Future of the Ocean: Sustainable Delivery and Expansion of IOC Activities
IOC/A-32/Decisions Adopted Decisions and Resolutions (A-32)
IOS/EVS/PI/197 Evaluation of the strategic positioning of IOC-UNESCO
Decision 216 EX/44 & comments Urgent requirement for increased and more stable resources to the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) & Comments by UNESCO Director-General
CL-2912 Follow-up to Internal Oversight Service Evaluation of the Strategic Positioning of IOC
IOC-2022/WS/2 UNESCO Ocean Programmes
216 EX/Decisions Decisions adopted by the Executive Board at its 216th session (May 2023)
217 EX/15 and Corr Draft Programme and budget (42 C/5)
217 EX/4.I.D Follow-up to decisions and resolutions adopted by the Executive Board and the General Conference at their previous sessions, Part I: Programme issues, D. UNESCO and the Ocean: highlights of intersectoral work under the auspices of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
42 C/7 Preparation of the Draft Programme and Budget for 2026-2029 (43 C/5)
IOC Resolution A-32/4 Governance, programming and budgeting matters of the Commission: resolution adopted by the IOC Assembly at its 32nd session
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