29th Session of the IOC Assembly
IOC-29
Meeting
21 - 29 June 2017
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO†
7 Place de Fontenoy
75007 Paris
France
Organiser(s) & Staff
- Mr. Stephen HALL
- Dr. Peter HAUGAN
- Dr Ashley JOHNSON
- Dr. Somkiat KHOKIATTIWONG
- Dr Alexander POSTNOV
- Dr. Vladimir RYABININ
- MSc Ariel TROISI
Participation
Resolutions and Decisions adopted:
- Resolution XXIX-1: International (UN) Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
- Resolution XXIX-2: Financial Matters of the Commission
- Decisions: Decisions adopted by the IOC Assembly at its 29th Session, Paris, 21-29 June 2017
Summary Report (final): Full Report (English); Parts below in all languages
- Part 1: items 1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2.1, 3.2.3, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2
- Part 2: items 5. 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 8.1, 8.2, & 9.1
- Part 3: items 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.3, 3.4.4, 3.4.6, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 7.1.4, 7.2, 9.3 & 10.1
- Part 4: items 3.4.5, 3.5, 4.2 (cont’d), 6.1.1, 9.2, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 12, & 13
IOC Elections 2017: Please see here Documents published during the session
- Thursday 29 June 2017,
- IOC-XXIX/3 Prov. Pt.4: Part 4 Draft Summary Report (Agenda Item 12)
- Wednesday 28 June 2017
- IOC-XXIX/3 Prov. Pt.3: Part 3 Draft Summary Report (Agenda Item 12)
- IOC-XXIX, Dec. 9.2 rev.: Decisions: IOC Relevant Issues Related to the United Nations Preparatory Committee on the Conservation and Sustainable use of Biological Diversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (Agenda Item 9.2)
- Tuesday 27 June 2017
- IOC-XXIX/Dec.6.1.1 rev.: Revised Draft Decision on Global Ocean Observing System (Agenda Item 6.1.1)
- IOC-XXIX/DR.(11.1):Draft Resolution: Financial Matters of the Commission (Agenda Item 11.1)
- IOC-XXIX/DR.(4.2):Draft Resolution: International (UN) Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (Agenda Item 4.2)
- IOC-XXIX/3 Prov. Pt.2: Part 2 Draft Summary Report (Agenda Item 12)
- Monday 26 June 2017
- IOC-XXIX/NOM/WP3: List of Candidates for Election (Paris, 26 June 2017)
- IOC-XXIX/RSB/3s: Executive Summary Report of the Regional Subsidiary Body meeting (Paris, 19 June 2017)
- IOC-XXIX/Inf.5: DOALOS Information on the UN World Ocean Assessment, Phase II
- IOC-XXIX/2 Annex 5 Rev.2: Draft Programme and Budget for 2018–2021 (Draft 39 C/5)
- Friday 23 June 2017
- IOC-XXIX/2 Annex 10 Rev.: Global Ocean Science Report: Perspectives and Development
- IOC-XXIX/3 Prov. Pt.1: Draft Summary Report: Part 1 (Agenda Item 12)
- Thursday 22 June 2017
- Co-Chairs Draft Rev.2: Sub-Group 2: Structure, composition and methods of work of UNESCO’s International and Intergovernmental Bodies (IIBs) Draft Recommendations as of 19 June 2017 (Agenda Item 3.2.3)
- IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-XIV/6 Prov.: Draft IOCARIBE Medium-Term Strategic Science Plan (2017-2026) (Agenda item 3.4.2; information)
- Sli.do Event Summary Report and Poll of the Discussion Panel on the ‘Ocean Decade’
- IOC-XXIX/NOM/WP2: List of Candidates for Election, Paris, 22 June 2017 (Agenda Item 11.2)
- Wednesday 21 June 2017
- IOC-XXIX/NOM/WP1: List of Candidates for Election, Paris, 21 June 2017 (Agenda Item 11.2)
- IOC/EC-L/3s: Executive Summary of the 50th Session of the IOC Executive Council, Paris, 20 June 2017
- IOC-XXIX/2 Annex 4: Report of the Chairperson of the Executive Council Working Group on the Recommendations on Governance, Working Methods and Procedures of the Commission (Agenda item 3.2.3)
- Co-Chairs’ Draft REV1 as of 12 June 2017: Sub-Group 2: Structure, composition and methods of work of UNESCO’s International and Intergovernmental Bodies (IIBs) (Agenda Item 3.2.3)

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- 1. - OPENING
- 2. - ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION
- 2.1 - ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
IOC-XXIX/1 Prov. Rev. Revised Provisional Agenda (IOC-29)
IOC-XXIX/2 Prov. Provisional Action Paper (IOC-29) - Completed - 2.2 - DESIGNATION OF THE RAPPORTEUR
- 2.3 - ESTABLISHMENT OF INTRASESSIONAL COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS
- 2.4 - INTRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTATION, TIMETABLE AND MEMORIAL LECTURES
IOC-XXIX/1 Add. Prov. Rev.3 Third Revised Provisional Timetable (IOC-29)
IOC-XXIX/2 Prov. Provisional Action Paper (IOC-29) - Completed
IOC-XXIX/4 Prov. Provisional List of Documents (IOC-29)
IOC-XXIX/Inf.2 Programme of IOC Memorial Lectures 2017
IOC-XXIX/Inf.1 Add Template for submission of written records to the Assembly Summary Report
IOC-XXIX/Inf.1 Add.2 Draft Resolution Submission form
IOC-XXIX/Inf.1 Working arrangements during the IOC 29th Assembly, June 2017 - 3. - IOC MATTERS AND REPORTS
- 3.1 - STATEMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN ON THE STATE OF IOC
- 3.2 - REPORT BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ON THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED SINCE THE LAST SESSSION
IOC-XXIX/2 Annex 2 Add. Complementary Additional Programme of Extrabudgetary Resources (Proposals for 2016–2017)
IOC-XXIX/2 annex 3 Audit of IOC by External Auditor of UNESCO: Draft Implementation Plan - 3.2.1 - Report on Programme and Budget Implementation
IOC-XXIX/2 Annex 2 Add. Complementary Additional Programme of Extrabudgetary Resources (Proposals for 2016–2017)
IOC/EC-XLIX/2 Annex 1 Report of the IOC Executive Secretary on the work accomplished since the previous session (June 2015- May 2016)
IOC-XXIX/2 Annex 1 Report of the IOC Executive Secretary on the work accomplished since the previous session (July 2016–May 2017)
IOC/BRO/2017/1 One Planet, One Ocean (Corporate brochure)
201/EX/4 Part 1 Execution of the Programme adopted by the General Conference, Part 1: Programme Implementation Report (1st January 2014–31st December 2016)
IOC-XXIX/2 Annex 2 Report on Budget Execution 2016 and outline of 2017 Budget
IOC/INF-1351 The Second International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2) – Update on Activities, 2017
IOC/INF-1348 A Follow-up on the Implementation of The Draft Communications Advisory Report for the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
IOC/INF-1343 Report on Activities of Regional Education and Research Center on Oceanography for West Asia (RCOWA) under the auspices of UNESCO, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, March 2017 - 3.2.2 - IOC External Audit Recommendation Follow-Up
200 EX/20.INF.2 New audits by the External Auditor: audit report on the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) - 2016
200 EX/20 Part II New audits by the External Auditor (short form): audit report on the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
IOC/IODE-XXIV/6.2.1rev republished as IOC-XXIX/2 Annex 3 Addendum II Ocean Data and Information System – Concept Paper Summary (IOC External Audit Rec.15)
IOC-XXIX/2 annex 3 Audit of IOC by External Auditor of UNESCO: Draft Implementation Plan
IOC-XXIX/2 Annex 3 Add.1 A Review of the Potential for Pooling Reports of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) to its Governing Bodies - 3.2.3 - Recommendations on Governance, Working Methods and Procedures of the Commission
Co-Chairs’ Draft Rev.1 Sub-Group 2: Structure, composition and methods of work of UNESCO’s International and Intergovernmental Bodies (IIBs) Draft Recommendations as of 12 June 2017
IOC-XXIX/2 Annex 4 Report of the Chairperson of the Executive Council Working Group on the Recommendations on Governance, Working Methods and Procedures of the Commission
Co-Chairs Draft Rev.2 Sub-Group 2: Structure, composition and methods of work of UNESCO’s International and Intergovernmental Bodies (IIBs) Draft Recommendations as of 19 June 2017 - 3.3 - DRAFT PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 2018–2021 (39 C/5) AND SECOND PHASE OF THE IOC MEDIUM-TERM STRATEGY
IOC-XXIX/2 Annex 6 Update to the Introduction to the IOC Medium-Term Strategy (2014–2021)
IOC-XXIX/2 Annex 5 Rev.2 Draft Programme and Budget for 2018–2021 (Draft 39 C/5) - 3.4 - REPORTS BY THE CHAIRS OF THE IOC SUB-COMMISSIONS AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES
- 3.4.1 - IOC SUB-COMMISSION FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC: 11TH SESSION OF WESTPAC, APRIL 2017, QINGDAO, CHINA
IOC/WESTPAC-XI/3s Executive Summary Report of the Eleventh Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC), 21–23 April 2017, Qingdao, China - 3.4.2 - IOC SUB-COMMISSION FOR THE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT REGIONS: 14TH SESSION OF IOCARIBE, 26-28 APRIL 2017
IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-XIV/3s Executive Summary of the 14th Session of the IOC Sub-commission for the Caribbeab and Adjacent Regions, Cartagena, Colombia, 26-28 April 2017
IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-XIV/6 Prov. Draft IOCARIBE Medium-Term Strategic Science Plan (2016-2026) - 3.4.3 - IOC SUB-COMMISSION FOR AFRICA AND THE ADJACENT ISLAND STATES: 4TH SESSION OF IOCAFRICA, 6–8 MARCH 2017, ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT
IOCAFRICA IV/3s Executive Summary Report of the Fourth Session of IOC Sub Commission for Africa and the Adjacent Island States - 3.4.4 - IOC REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE CENTRAL INDIAN OCEAN: 6TH SESSION OF IOCINDIO, 24-25 May 2017, KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT
IOCINDIO-VI/3s Executive Summary Report Sixth Session of the IOC Regional Committee for the Central Indian Ocean (IOCINDIO-VI) - 3.4.5 - REPORT OF THE IOC MEETING OF THE REGIONAL SUBSIDIARY BODIES
IOC/INF-1349 Prov. Update on the status of IOC Subsidiary Bodies, 2017
IOC-XXIX/RSB/3s Executive Summary Report of the Regional Subsidiary Body meeting (Paris, 19 June 2017) - 3.4.6 - Proposal to Establish the International Training Centre on Operational Oceanography hosted by the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) of Ministry of Earth Sciences, as a UNESCO Category 2 Centre
IOC-XXIX/2 Annex 7 Proposal to Establish the International Training Centre on Operational Oceanography hosted by the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) of Ministry of Earth Sciences, as a UNESCO Category 2 Centre
IOC-XXIX/2 Annex 7 Add. Results of the Fact-Finding Mission for the Establishment of the International Training Centre on Operational Oceanography in the Republic of India as a UNESCO Category 2 Centre
Draft Agreement between UNESCO and the Republic of India regarding the Establishment of the Indian Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences as an International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography under the Auspices of UNESCO (Category 2) - 3.5 - REPORT OF THE IOC (2016–2017) TO THE THIRTY-NINTH GENERAL CONFERENCE OF UNESCO
IOC-XXIX/6 Draft Report of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission on its Activities (2015–2017) to the 39th General Conference of UNESCO - 4. - IOC AND THE FUTURE OF THE OCEAN
- 4.2 - PROPOSAL OF AN INTERNATIONAL (UN) DECADE OF OCEAN SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
IOC-XXIX/2 Annex 9 Development of the IOC Proposal for an International (UN) Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
IOC/INF-1341 Rev. Prov. International (UN) Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development - Towards the ocean we need for the future we want
Resolution XXIX-1 IOC Resolution: International (UN) Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
IOC/INF-1337 Rev. Synthesis of IOC Development, Work and Results: Opportunities and Coincidences 1960-2015
IOC/BRO/2017/3 The Ocean we need for the future we want: proposal for an International Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) - 5. - OCEAN RESEARCH
- 5.1 - GLOBAL OCEAN SCIENCE REPORT: PERSPECTIVES AND DEVELOPMENT
IOC/POL/2017/1 Global Ocean Science Report - Executive Summary
IOC-XXIX/2 Annex 10 Rev. Global Ocean Science Report: Perspectives and Development - 5.2 - HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS: 13TH SESSION OF IPHAB, 3-5 May 2017, UNESCO, PARIS
IOC/IPHAB-XIII/3s Executive Summary Report of the 13th Session of the IOC Intergovernmental Panel on Harmful Algal Blooms, 3–5 May 2017, UNESCO, Paris - 5.3 - REPORT OF AND UPDATE ON THE WMO-IOC-ICSU WORLD CLIMATE RESEARCH PROGRAMME (WCRP) AND ITS REVIEW BY ITS SPONSORS
IOC/INF-1342 Prov. Report of and update on the WMO-IOC-ICSU World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and its Review by its Sponsors - 6. - OBSERVING SYSTEMS AND DATA MANAGEMENT
- 6.1 - OBSERVING SYSTEMS
- 6.1.1 - Global Ocean Observing System
IOC/INF-1344 Evolving Capabilities of the Argo Profiling Float Network
IOC-XXIX/2 Annex 11 Proposed Global Ocean Observing System Work Plan for 2018-2019 - 6.1.2 - WMO-ICSU-IOC-UNEP Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)
GCOS-200 (GOOS-214) GCOS Implementation Plan 2016 - 6.1.3 - Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM)
IOC-XXIX/2 Annex 12 Future Perspectives for the Joint IOC-WMO Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM) - 6.2 - DATA MANAGEMENT
- 6.2.1 - International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange: 24th Session of IODE, 24–28 March 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
IOC/IODE-XXIV/3s Executive Summary Report of the Twenty-fourth Session of the IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange, 24–28 March 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
IOC/IODE-XXIV6.3 IOC Communication and Outreach Strategy for Data and Information Management - 6.2.2 - Strategic Plan for Ocean Data and Information Management
- 7. - EARLY WARNING AND SERVICES
- 7.1 - REGIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEMS
- 7.1.1 - Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System: 27th Session of ICG/PTWS, 28-31 March 2017, Tahiti, France
IOC/ICG/PTWS-XXVII/3s Summary Report of the 27th Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/PTWS-XXVII), Tahiti, France, 28-31 March 2017 - 7.1.2 - Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System: 11th Session of ICG/IOTWMS, 18-20 April 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ICG/IOTWMS-XI/3s Executive Summary Report of the 11th Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/IOTWMS-X), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 18–20 April 2017 - 7.1.3 - Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions: 10th Session of the ICG/CARIBE-EWS, 10-12 May 2017, Punta Arenas, Costa Rica
ICG/CARIBE-EWS-XII/3 Rev. Twelfth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (ICG/CARIBE-EWS), Puntarenas, Costa Rica, 10–12 May 2017 - 7.1.4 - Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Connected Seas: 12th Session of ICG/NEAMTWS, 26–28 September 2016, Bucharest, Romania
- 7.2 - GLOBAL COORDINATION OF WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEMS
IOC/TOWS-WG-X/3 Tenth Meeting of the Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems; Paris, France; 23–24 February 2017 - 8. - ASSESSMENT AND INFORMATION FOR POLICY
- 8.1 - REPORT OF THE IHO-IOC GEBCO GUIDING COMMITTEE
IOC/INF-1345 GEBCO Guiding Committee Biennial Report for the period 2015–2017
GGS33/12 Thirty-third Meeting of the GEBCO Guiding Committee, 13-14 October 2016, Valparaiso, Chile
IHO Res. PRO-11 Proposal to adopt a Resolution on Improving the Availability of Bathymetric Data Worldwide - 8.2 - CONTRIBUTION TO THE SECOND CYCLE OF THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD OCEAN ASSESSMENT (WOA-II)
IOC-XXIX/2 Annex 13 Contribution to the Second Cycle of the United Nations World Ocean Assessment (WOA-II) - 9. - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE
- 9.1 - OUTCOME OF THE UN SDG 14 CONFERENCE: CONTRIBUTION TO THE AGENDA 2030, UN CONFERENCE ON SDG 14 IMPLEMENTATION, AND THE SDG INDICATORS REVIEW PROCESS
IOC/INF-1346 Outcomes of the UN SDG 14 Conference (5-9 June 2017)
IOC-XXIX/2 Annex 14 IOC Custodianship role in relation to SDG 14 indicators - 9.2 - IOC RELEVANT ISSUES RELATED TO THE UNITED NATIONS PREPARATORY COMMITTEE ON THE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY IN AREAS BEYOND NATIONAL JURISDICTION (BBNJ PrepCom)
IOC-XXIX/2 Annex 15 Report from the IOC intersessional working group on the IOC relevant issues related to the United Nations Preparatory Committee established by UN General Assembly Resolution 69/292
IOC/INF-1347 Ad hoc Report of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO to the 4th Session of the Preparatory Committee on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Prepcom) (New York, 10–21 July 2017 – IOC Strategy on Activities in Relation to Capacity Development and Transfer of Marine Technology - 9.3 - INTEGRATED COASTAL AREA MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME (ICAM) STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION
IOC-XXIX/2 Annex 16 Progress in the Implementation of the Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM) Strategy including Marine Spatial Planning, Sustainable Blue Growth and Large Marine Ecosystems
IOC/INF-1350 Progress in the Implementation Of The GEF LME:Learn Project - 10. - CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
- 10.1 - CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY: IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
IOC-XXIX/2 Annex 17 IOC Capacity Development Strategy, 2015–2021 and its Implementation Plan: Status Report - 11. - ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
- 11.1 - REPORT BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE FINANCIAL COMMITTEE
- 11.2 - ELECTIONS OF THE OFFICERS OF THE COMMISSION AND MEMBERS
- 11.2.1 - Election of the Chairperson of the Commission
- 11.2.2 - Election of the Vice-Chairpersons of the Commission
- 11.2.3 - Election of the Members of the Executive Council
- 11.3 - INFORMATION ON FUTURE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY SELECTION PROCESS
IOC/INF-1316Rev Consultation for the appointment of the Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO: process for the establishment of a short list of applicants for submission to the Director-General of UNESCO - 11.4 - 30TH SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY AND 51ST AND 52ND SESSIONS
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IOC-XXIX/3 | Twenty-ninth Session of the IOC Assembly, Paris, 21-29 June 2017 | 12/04/2019 |
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IOC/INF-1315 | Revised Guidelines for the Preparation and Consideration of Draft Resolutions | 18/05/2022 |
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IOC-XXIX/Inf.1 Add | Template for submission of written records to the Assembly Summary Report | 20/06/2017 |
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IOC/EC-L/3s | Executive Summary of the 50th Session of the IOC Executive Council, Paris, 20 June 2017 | 13/02/2020 |
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IOC/INF-1148 | IOC Statutes | 20/02/2008 |
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IOC/INF-1166Rev | IOC Rules of Procedure (2023) | 22/05/2024 |
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IOC/EC-XLIX/3 | Forty-ninth Session of the IOC Executive Council, UNESCO, Paris, 7-10 June 2016 | 13/02/2020 |
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