The eighth session of the JCOMM Management Committee took place at the Conference Room XV, Headquarters of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The MAN Committee through this session kept the intersessional activities under reivew, focussing on key strategic issues and actions requiring input from the Committee.
The Committee agreed on a number of activities to continue and pursue during the intersessional period, among which the following items may be highlighted:
- Continuing efforts within the Observations Programme Area (OPA) to implement the initial ocean observing system, as endorsed by the OceanObs09, including development of a strategy to better express and document trends and regional gaps in the observing system, as well as the impacts of these on Members/Member States, in order to better address any issues to funding agencies;
- Implementation of the five new Arctic Metareas (see also the JCOMM marine weather information page for GMDSS);
- Increased emphasis on facilitating coastal storm surge and inundation forecasting capabilities in response to increased risks associated with global climate change (see also a summary on JCOMM Storm Surge Modelling and Forecasting);
- Development of new metrics to better evaluate the long-term trend in marine service quality within the JCOMM mandate, to facilitate continuing improvements;
- Establishment of a new cross-cutting Team on Satellite Data Requirements, to incorporate the existing Programme Area satellite rapporteurs;
- Establishment of a process for adopting a WMO/IOC Regional Marine Instrument Centre, following approval of the concept by JCOMM-III; two such centres have already been approved, in China and the USA;
- Development of a procedure for regular web reporting of the Commission’s capacity building activities, to better publicise the breadth and depth of its achievements in this vital area;
- Ongoing work towards the adoption within JCOMM of a quality management approach to the delivery of marine weather and ocean services:
- Agreement to cosponsor, with the Commission for Agricultural Meteorology (CAgM), a workshop on climate and oceanic fisheries, focussed on Pacific Island Countries.
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Location
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
1 rue Miollis
75732 CEDEX 15 Paris
France
Organisers and Staff
| Organisers | |
|---|---|
| Mr Keith Alverson | |
1
Organization of the Session
1.1
Opening
1.2
Adoption of the agenda
1.3
Working arrangements
2
Reports by Co-Presidents and Secretariats
2.1
(Presentation) Co-Presidents Report to MAN 8
3
Intersessional Activities, Plans, and Deliverables
3.1.1
(Presentation) Observation Programme Area
3.1.2
(Presentation) Services Programme Area
3.1.3
(Presentation) Data Management Programme Area
3.2
Cross-cutting activities within JCOMM
- WMO – Quality Management Framework
- Report on the Capacity Building Activities
- (Presentation) JCOMM Observations Program Area Satellite Data Requirements Activity
- (Presentation) REPORT ON THE CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES’ OF JCOMM
- (Presentation) Marine Meteorological Services in North-West Africa and Gulf of Guinea
4
Scientific and Technical Support
4.1
Scientific and operational requirements
4.2
Standards, best practices and guides
5
Priority Issues for Intersessional Period
5.1
WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS), WMO Information System (WIS) and IOC/IODE Ocean Data Portal (ODP)
5.2
Maritime Safety Services
5.4
Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS)
5.5
Legacy of the International Polar Year (IPY) and polar observations/services
6
Strategic and Structural Issues
6.1
JCOMM Collaboration with IOC-WMO and External Programmes and Projects
6.2
JCOMM Strategy
6.3
Structural and related management issues
7
Logistical Preparation for JCOMM-IV
8
Any Other Business
9
Closure of the Session
Report Documents
| Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| JCOMM-MR-083, MAN-8 | JCOMM Management Committee, 8th Session |
Agenda Documents
| Agenda | Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN-VIII/Doc. 1.2(1) | Provisional Agenda | |
| 1 | MAN-VIII/Doc. 1.2(2) | Annotated Provisional Agenda | |
| 1 | MAN-VIII/Doc 1.3 | Provisional Timetable (revised 07 Oct 2010) | |
| 2 | MAN-VIII/Doc 2.1 | Report of the Co-Presidents | |
| 2 | MAN-VIII/Doc. 2.2 | Report on Intersessional Activities and Plans | |
| 2.1 | (Presentation) Co-Presidents Report to MAN 8 | ||
| 3.1 | MAN-VIII/Doc. 3.1.2 | Services and Forecasting Systems Programme Area | |
| 3.1 | MAN-VIII/Doc. 3.1.1 | Observations Programme Area including JCOMMOPS | |
| 3.1 | MAN-VIII/Doc. 3.1.3 | Data Management Programme Area | |
| 3.1.1 | (Presentation) Observations Programme Area | ||
| 3.1.2 | (Presentation) Service and Forecast Systems Program Area Report | ||
| 3.1.3 | (Presentation) Chairperson's Report for the Activities of the DMPA | ||
| 3.2 | MAN-VIII/Doc 3.2 | WMO – Quality Management Framework | |
| 3.2 | MAN-VIII/Doc. 3.2(1) | Report on the Capacity Building Activities | |
| 3.2 | (Presentation) JCOMM Observations Program Area Satellite Data Requirements Activity | ||
| 3.2 | (Presentation) REPORT ON THE CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES’ OF JCOMM | ||
| 3.2 | (Presentation) Marine Meteorological Services in North-West Africa and Gulf of Guinea | ||
| 4.1 | (Presentation) Ocean Observation Panel for Climate (OOPC) | ||
| 4.2 | MAN-VIII/Doc 3.2 | WMO – Quality Management Framework | |
| 4.2 | MAN-VIII/Doc. 4.2 | Standards, Best Practices and Guides | |
| 4.2 | (Presentation) JCOMM_QM_Report | ||
| 5.1 | MAN-VIII/Doc. 5.1 | WIGOS, WIS, and ODP | |
| 5.2 | MAN-VIII/Doc. 3.1.2 | Services and Forecasting Systems Programme Area | |
| 5.3 | MAN-VIII/Doc. 3.1.2 | Services and Forecasting Systems Programme Area | |
| 5.3 | MAN-VIII/Doc. 5.3(1) | Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project | |
| 5.3 | (Presentation) Marine Hazards Matters | ||
| 5.3 | (Presentation) Enhancing Regional Capabilities for Coastal Hazards Forecasting | ||
| 5.4 | MAN-VIII/Doc. 5.4 | The Global Framework for Climate Change | |
| 5.4 | (Presentation) BRIEFING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE HIGH-LEVEL TASKFORCE | ||
| 5.5 | MAN-VIII/Doc. 5.5 | Polar Observations and Research | |
| 5.5 | (Presentation) Polar Observations and Research | ||
| 6 | MAN-11/BM.5.1 | A Strategy for JCOMM | |
| 6.1 | MAN-VIII/Doc. 6.1(1) | Proposed joint CAgM/JCOMM Expert Team on Weather, Climate and Fisheries | |
| 6.1 | (Presentation) Weather, Climate and Fisheries | ||
| 6.2 | MAN-VIII/Doc. 6.2(1) | JCOMM Review |
Background Documents
Other Documents
| Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| MAP: Meeting Dinner (Le Vauban) |
Participant Stats:
| Staff and organisers | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Confirmed | 24 | |
| Not Confirmed | 0 | |
| Not-participating | 4 | |
| Total | 25 |
Groups:
IODE, JCOMM
Created at 20:49 on 11 January 2010 by Dr. Boram Lee
Last Updated at 14:50 on 6 June 2012 by Mr. Etienne M. Charpentier