Eighteenth Intergovernmental Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions
SC-IOCARIBE-XVIII
Meeting
23 - 25 April 2025
Brasilia-
Brazil
Organiser(s) & Staff
Participation
By invitation only.
English / Español
The Eighteenth Intergovernmental Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (SC-IOCARIBE-XVIII) will take place from April 23–25, 2025. This session will bring together representatives from IOCARIBE member states, as well as international and regional organizations, to review the progress of the Sub-Commission's activities since the last session in 2023.
During the session, key topics for the strategic development of the region will be addressed, including the Medium-Term Strategic Plan 2023–2029 and the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030) initiatives. In addition, the progress of important projects will be reviewed in areas such as ocean observation, sustainable ocean management, and marine spatial planning.
At the conclusion of the session, participants will adopt key decisions and formulate recommendations to guide the Sub-Commission's actions during the next biennium (2025–2027), as well as elect new members of the Board of Officers for the intersessional period.
This event will be a key opportunity to strengthen regional and international cooperation for marine sustainability and scientific and technical development in the Caribbean and adjacent regions.
REGISTRATION
All participants in the session must register individually in the online registration platform, in this form they must indicate whether they will participate in person or virtually and if they plan to attend the Technical Science Meeting: A Warming Ocean in the Tropical Americas and Caribbean Region on April 22, 2025, which will be held at the same venue as the IOCARIBE Session:
Link: https://forms.gle/dS1PaojxpxNsq6A69
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La Decimoctava Sesión Intergubernamental de la Subcomisión IOC de la UNESCO para el Caribe y las Regiones Adyacentes (SC-IOCARIBE-XVIII) se llevará a cabo del 23 al 25 de abril de 2025. Esta sesión reunirá a representantes de los Estados miembros de IOCARIBE, así como a organizaciones internacionales y regionales, para revisar el progreso de las actividades de la Subcomisión desde la última sesión en 2023.
Durante la sesión, se abordarán temas clave para el desarrollo estratégico de la región, incluyendo el Plan Estratégico a Mediano Plazo 2023–2029 y las iniciativas de la Década de la Ciencia Oceánica para el Desarrollo Sostenible (2021–2030). Además, se revisarán los avances de proyectos importantes en áreas como la observación oceánica, la gestión sostenible de los océanos y la planificación espacial marina.
Al final de la sesión, los participantes adoptarán decisiones clave y formularán recomendaciones para guiar las acciones de la Subcomisión durante el próximo bienio (2025–2027), además de elegir a los nuevos miembros de la Junta Directiva para el período intersesional.
Este evento será una oportunidad fundamental para fortalecer la cooperación regional e internacional en pro de la sostenibilidad marina y el desarrollo científico y técnico en el Caribe y las regiones adyacentes.
INSCRIPCIÓN
Todos los participantes en la sesión deberán inscribirse individualmente en la plataforma de registro online, en este formulario deberán indicar si participarán de forma presencial o virtual y si tienen previsto asistir a la Reunión Técnica Científica Un Océano en Calentamiento en la Región Tropical de las Américas y el Caribe el 22 de abril de 2025, que se celebrará en la misma sede que la Sesión de IOCARIBE:
Enlace: https://forms.gle/dS1PaojxpxNsq6A69
[View an annotated printable version of this agenda]
- 1 - OPENING
IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-XVIII/1 Opening Ceremony Program - 2 - ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION
IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-XVIII/2 Provisional Action Paper- 2.1 - ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-XVIII/2.1 Provisional Agenda - 2.2 - DESIGNATION OF THE RAPPORTEUR FOR THE SESSION
- 2.3 - ESTABLISHMENT OF SESSIONAL COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS
- 2.4 - INTRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTATION AND TIMETABLE
IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-XVIII/2.4.2 Provisional Timetable
IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-XVIII/2.4.1 Provisional List of Documents
- 3 - IOCARIBE MATTERS AND REPORTS
- 3.1 - STATEMENT OF THE CHAIRPERSON
- 4 - STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
- 4.1 - SESSION ON IOC AND THE FUTURE OF THE OCEAN
IOC/INF-1412 IOC Medium-term Strategy, 2022-2029
IOS/EVS/PI/197 Evaluation of the strategic positioning of IOC-UNESCO
IOC/EC-57/52.Doc(1) Action Plan in Response to the IOS Evaluation of the IOC’s Strategic Positioning – Update on Implementation
IOC/EC-57/3.1.Doc(4) Consultation Process - IOC and the Future of the Ocean; Sustainable Delivery and Expansion of IOC Activities
IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-XVII/4.1/Inf IOC and the Future of the Ocean: Phase 1 Consultation of Member State Focus Group Discussions-Information Note - 4.2 - DRAFT STRATEGY ON SUSTAINABLE OCEAN PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
IOC/EC-57/4.3.Doc(1) Rev. Draft Strategy on Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management - 4.3 - DRAFT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR IOC CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
IOC/INF-1433 IOC Capacity Development Strategy, 2023-2030
- 5 - IOCARIBE CONTRIBUTION TO UN DECADE OF OCEAN SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (2021–2030)
- 5.2 - UN OCEAN DECADE REGIONAL IMPLEMENTATION
- 5.2.1 - Task Force for the TAC Region
- 5.2.2 - Roadmap for implementation in the Tropical Americas and Caribbean Region
IOC/2024/ODS/59 Ocean Decade Tropical Americas and Caribbean Roadmap - 5.2.3 - UN Ocean Decade Coordination Office for the Task Force for the TAC Region update
- 6 - REVIEW OF REGIONAL PROGRAMMES, PROJECTS, WORKING GROUPS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
- 6.1 - OCEAN RESEARCH
- 6.1.1 - Harmful algal blooms (HAB/ANCA)
IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-XVIII/6.1.1 Progress Report of the IOC Regional Working Group on Harmful Algal Blooms in the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (IOCARIBE-ANCA)
IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-XVIII/6.1.1/Inf Individual Consulting Report: Update the IOC-UNESCO ANCA Haedat Platform - 6.1.2 - Ocean acidification
IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-XVIII/6.1.2 Ocean acidification
- 6.2 - OBSERVATIONS, SERVICES, DATA AND INFORMATION, AND EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
- 6.2.2 - International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE)
IOC/IODE-28/3 Summary Report of the 28th Session of the IODE Committee , Santa Marta, Colombia, 12-14 March 2025 - 6.2.4 - ICG CARIBE EWS
IOC/ICG-CARIBE EWS-XVII/3s Executive Summary Report of the Seventeenth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (ICG/CARIBE-EWS), 6–9 May 2024, Managua, Nicaragua
IOC/ICG/CARIBE-EWS XVII ICG-CARIBE-EWS-XVII-Draft-Report-20250310.docx
- 6.3 - CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE
- 6.3.2 - UNDP/GEF/UNOPS PROCARIBE+ Project
IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-XVIII/6.3.2/Inf UNDP/GEF/UNOPS Procaribe+ Project ProDoc - 6.3.3 - Marine Spatial Planning
IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-XVIII/6.3.3/Inf Terms of Reference for UN to UN Transfer Agreement (UNESCO and UNOPS) - 6.3.4 - Sargassum
IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-XVIII/6.3.4 IOCARIBE Sargassum Working Group Report - 6.3.5 - Deep Sea and Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ)
IOCARIBE-CD-GE-I First Meeting of the IOCARIBE Capacity Development Working Group
IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-XVIII/6.3.5/Inf Agreement Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction - BBNJ Agreement
- 7 - INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
- 7.1 - STATUS OF COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
- 7.1.1 - Agreement with the Georgia Aquarium
- 7.1.2 - MoU with Geo Blue Planet
IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-XVIII/7.1.2 IOCARIBE – GEO Blue Planet Memorandum of Understanding - 7.1.3 - MoU with One Ocean Hub
IOC/VR/23.395JB/AC/mb One Ocean Hub Decade Endorsement - 7.1.4 - The Regional Ocean Coordination Mechanism (OCM)
IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-XVIII/7.1.4 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) Enabling the Creation of a Coordination Mechanism to Support Integrated Ocean Governance in the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems - 7.1.5 - MoU with AAORIA
- 8 - ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
- 8.1 - REPORT BY IOC ON THE PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR NEW BIENNIUM (2026-2027)
- 8.2 - ELECTIONS OF THE BOARD OF OFFICERS OF THE SUB-COMMISSION
IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-XVIII/Inf.2 Elections for the Members of the IOCARIBE Board of Officers- 8.2.1 - Election of the Chairperson of the Sub-Commission
- 8.2.2 - Election of the Vice-Chairpersons of the Sub-Commission
- 8.3 - DATES AND PLACE OF THE NINETEENTH SESSION OF THE SUB- COMMISSION
- 9 - OTHER MATTERS
- 10 - ADOPTION OF DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- 11 - CLOSURE
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The UNDP/GEF/UNOPS PROCARIBE+ Project | 26/03/2025 |
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IOC/IOCARIBE-MACHC-Seabed2030 | MACHC-IOCARIBE Seabed 2030 Strategy 2021-2030 | 23/03/2025 |
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CoastPredict with The Global Ocean Observing System | 26/03/2025 |
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WMO-No. 1367 | WMO Report on the State of Climate for Latin America and the Caribbean 2024 | 21/04/2025 |
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IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-XVIII/Inf.1.Add | Template for submission of written records to the IOCARIBE Summary Report | 09/04/2025 |
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IOC/EC-57/SR | Summary Report of the Fifty-seventh session of the IOC Executive Council (25-26 June 2024) | 28/10/2024 |
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IOC/2024/TS/190 | State of the Ocean Report 2024 | 19/06/2024 |
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IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-XVIII/Inf.4 | Logistics Note: Eighteenth Intergovernmental Session of the IOC (UNESCO) Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (SC-IOCARIBE-XVIII) | 14/04/2025 |
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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/INF-1166Rev, Appendix IV | Guidelines on the working methods for online sessions | 18/01/2024 |
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CL-3037 | Eighteenth Intergovernmental Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (SC-IOCARIBE-XVIII, hybrid), 23–25 April 2025 and Technical Science Meeting (22 April 2025, hybrid) Brasilia, Brazil | 02/04/2025 |
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