Eighth Session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, Sub-commission for Africa and the Adjacent Island States
IOCAFRICA VIII
Meeting
07 - 09 May 2025
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Organiser(s) & Staff
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Mombasa
Kenya
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By invitation only.
Eighth Session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, Sub-commission for Africa and the Adjacent Island States
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- 1 - OPENING
- 2 - ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENT
Action Paper
IOCAFRICA-VIII/AP Prov_V3 Action Paper_V3- 2.1 - ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
IOCAFRICA-VIII/2.1.Prov.1 PROVISIONAL AGENDA - 2.2 - DESIGNATION OF THE RAPPORTEUR
- 2.3 - ESTABLISHMENT OF SESSIONAL WORKING GROUPS
IOCAFRICA-VIII/2.3.Doc(1) DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNCTIONING OF SESSIONAL WORKING GROUPS - 2.4 - INTRODUCTION TO TIMETABLE AND DOCUMENTATION
Provisional Timetable
- 3 - INTERSESSIONAL REPORTS
- 3.1 - Statement of the Chairperson
- 3.2 - Report of the Technical Secretary on the work accomplished since the 7th sesssion of the IOCAFRICA Sub-Commission
IOCAFRICA-VIII/3.2.Doc(1) REPORT OF THE TECHNICAL SECRETARY ON THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED SINCE THE SEVENTH SESSION OF THE SUB-COMMISSION (March 2023–April 2025)
IOCAFRICA-VIII/3.2.Doc(2) REPORT ON 2024–2025 (42 C/5) BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION AS AT FEB31 AND APRIL 28, 2025
IOCAFRICA-VIII/3.2.Doc(1) Add. REPORT OF THE TECHNICAL SECRETARY ON THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED SINCE THE THIRTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY (March 2023–May 2025) - 3.3 - Recent developments within UNESCO and IOC and their relevance to IOCAFRICA
- 3.3.1 - Report of the Executive Secretary on the Implementation of 42 C/5 Programme of Work (2022–2024)
- 3.3.2 - IOC and the Future of the Ocean: Consultation Process
IOCAFRICA-VIII/3.3.2 CONSULTATION PROCESS – IOC AND THE FUTURE OF THE OCEAN: SUSTAINABLE DELIVERY AND EXPANSION OF IOC ACTIVITIES
IOC/EC-57/3.1.Doc(4) CONSULTATION PROCESS – IOC AND THE FUTURE OF THE OCEAN: SUSTAINABLE DELIVERY AND EXPANSION OF IOC ACTIVITIES
IOC/INF-1412 IOC Medium-Term Strategy 2022-2029
IOC/EC-57/52.Doc(1) Action Plan in Response to the IOS Evaluation of the IOC’s Strategic Positioning – Update on Implementation
IOS/EVS/PI/197 UNESCO’s Internal Oversight Service published The Evaluation of the Strategic Positioning of IOC-UNESCO (Sep 2021)
IOC and the Future of the Ocean: Phase 1 Consultation of Member State Focus Group Discussions- 3.3.3 - Draft IOC-wide Strategy on Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management
IOC/A-32/4.7.Doc(1) Development of a new IOC-wide Strategy on Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management
Development of a new IOC-wide Strategy on Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management
CL-2968 Development of a new IOC-wide Strategy on Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management and deployment of user-needs survey [deadline extended to 10 December 2023]
IOC/EC-57/4.3.Doc(1) Rev. Draft Strategy on Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management
IOC/INF-1537 Compendium of IOC Member State inputs to IOC Circular Letter 2968 (IOC-wide Strategy on Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management)
IOC/EC-57/4.3.Doc(1).Rev. DRAFT IOC-WIDE STRATEGY ON SUSTAINABLE OCEAN PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT (2024–2030)
- 3.3.4 - Reports on IOC Programmes and Initiatives
- 3.3.4.1 - International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange Programme (IODE)
IOC/IODE-MG-2024/1 prov. 2024 Meeting of the IODE Management Group UNESCO Headquarters, Oostende, Belgium, 5-7 February 2024: PROVISIONAL AGENDA
IOC/IODE-28/3.3.2 Reporting Summary of IODE NODCs and ADUs (Survey)
IOC/IODE-28/3.3.3 Review of NODC health status within the IODE network
IOC/IODE-28/3 Summary Report of the 28th Session of the IODE Committee , Santa Marta, Colombia, 12-14 March 2025 - 3.3.4.2 - IOC-FAO Intergovernmental Panel on Harmful Algal Blooms (IPHAB)
IPHAB-XII.Inf.16_IOCAFRICA.HAB First session of the IOCAFRICA Group of Experts on Harmful Algal Blooms, 22-26 February 2016, Mombasa, Kenya
IOC/IPHAB-XIII/Inf.8 Report of HANA activities 2016-2017
IOC/IPHAB-XV/Inf.8 Report of the IOC Regional Working Group on Harmful Algal Blooms in North Africa (HANA)
Summary of the HANA Fourth Workshop on HAB in North Africa
IOC-FAO/IPHAB-XVI/Inf.9 Progress Report of the IOC Regional Working Group on Harmful Algal Blooms in North Africa (HANA) - 3.3.4.3 - IOC Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme
Exercise Indian Ocean Wave 23 (IOWave23) Draft Report
IOC/ICG/NEAMTWS-XIX/3 Summary Report of the Nineteenth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Connected Seas (ICG/NEAMTWS-XIX), 27–29 November 2024, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris
2024 Capacity Assessment of Tsunami Preparedness in the Indian Ocean (Draft Report)
IOC/BRO/2025/1 Summary Statement from 2nd UNESCO-IOC Global Tsunami Symposium on Two Decades After 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Reflection and Way Forward, Banda Aceh, 11–14 November 2024
IOC/ICG/IOTWMS-XIV/3s Executive Summary Report of the Fourteenth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/IOTWMS-XIV), Banten, Indonesia, 17-19 November 2024 - 3.3.4.5 - Marine Spatial Planning Global Initiative (MSPGlobal)
ICAM dossier nº 10 Technical report on the status of coastal vulnerability in central African countries
A Sustainable Blue Economy for Cabo Verde
Current Conditions and Compatibility of Maritime Uses in the Western Mediterranean
Future Conditions and Scenarios for Marine Spatial Planning and Sustainable Blue Economy Opportunities in the Western Mediterranean
- 3.4 - Strategic Developments
- 3.4.1 - Overview of National Ocean Programmes and Plans
- 3.4.2 - Partners Report on Ocean Science, Management and Blue Economy
IOCAFRICA-VIII/3.4.2.Doc(1) PARTNERS' REPORT ON OCEAN SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT, AND THE BLUE ECONOMY - 3.4.3 - IOCAFRICA Scientific Conference on Advancing the Blue Economy in Africa Report
- 4 - PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS
- 4.1 - IOCAFRICA STRATEGIC PLAN 2023–2030
- 4.2 - STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE OCEAN DATA AND INFORMATION NETWORK FOR AFRICA 2022–2030
IODE-XXIV: draft recommendation 6.2.1 ODIS
DMCG-7 Doc 7.2 ODIS
IOC/IODE-XXVII/6.5 The Ocean Data and Information System (ODIS) - Progress and way forward
ODIS SG I report
IOCAFRICA-VIII/4.2.Doc(1) STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE OCEAN DATA AND INFORMATION NETWORK FOR AFRICA 2022–2030 - 4.3 - REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UN DECADE OF OCEAN SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP FOR AFRICA (2021–2030)
IOC/2025/ODS/53 Ocean Decade progress report July 2023 - June 2024 - 4.5 - ESTABLISHMENT OF THE IOCAFRICA OCEAN DATA AND INFORMATION WORKING GROUP
IOC/IODE-MG-2024/3 2024 Meeting of the IODE Management Group: Summary Report
IOCAFRICA-VIII/4.5.Doc(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE IOCAFRICA OCEAN DATA AND INFORMATION WORKING GROUP
IOC/INF-1269 OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA AND INFORMATION NETWORK FOR AFRICA (ODINAFRICA) FINAL REPORT 1998-2000 (including report for 2000) - 4.6 - ESTABLISHMENT OF THE IOCAFRICA OCEAN-CLIMATE WORKING GROUP
IOCAFRICA-VIII/4.6.Doc(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE IOCAFRICA OCEAN-CLIMATE WORKING GROUP
AFRICAN UNION CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN (2022-2032)
IOC/INF-1270) OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA AND INFORMATION NETWORK FOR AFRICA - ODINAFRICA‐II FINAL REPORT 2001-2003 - 4.7 - REVITALISATION OF THE IOCAFRICA GROUP OF EXPERTS ON HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS
IOC/IPHAB-XII/Inf.16 Document for IOCAFRICA-III April 2015: Assessing The Demand For Assistance In The Observations Of And Management Of Harmful Marine Microalgae In African Coastal Waters
IPHAB-XII.Inf.16_IOCAFRICA.HAB First session of the IOCAFRICA Group of Experts on Harmful Algal Blooms, 22-26 February 2016, Mombasa, Kenya
IOC/IPHAB-XV/Inf.8 Report of the IOC Regional Working Group on Harmful Algal Blooms in North Africa (HANA)
IOC-FAO/IPHAB-XVI/Inf.9 Progress Report of the IOC Regional Working Group on Harmful Algal Blooms in North Africa (HANA)
IOCAFRICA-VIII/4.7.Doc(1) REVITALISATION OF THE IOCAFRICA GROUP OF EXPERTS ON HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS
First session of the IOCAFRICA Group of Experts on Harmful Algal Blooms - 4.8 - PROPOSAL FOR OCEAN EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR AFRICA PROGRAMME
IOCAFRICA-VIII/4.8.Doc(1) PROPOSAL FOR OCEAN EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR AFRICA PROGRAMME
Programme of Action for the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in Africa
Multi-Hazard Early Warning for All - Africa Action Plan 2023-2027 - 4.9 - PROPOSAL FOR HOSTING THE GLOBAL OCEAN ACCOUNTS AFRICAN COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
IOCAFRICA-VIII/4.9.Doc(1) PROPOSAL FOR HOSTING THE GLOBAL OCEAN ACCOUNTS AFRICAN COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
IOCAFRICA-VIII/4.9.Doc(2) PROPOSED OPERATIONAL PLAN AND RESOURCING STRATEGY: GLOBAL OCEAN ACCOUNTS PARTNERSHIP (GOAP) AFRICA COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE (ACOP) COORDINATION
IOCAFRICA-VIII/4.9.Inf1 A GLOBAL OCEAN ACCOUNTS PARTNERSHIP AFRICA VISION STRATEGY FOR OCEAN ACCOUNTING TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE OCEAN DEVELOPMENT (2024-2026) - 4.10 - FOSTERING THE DEVELOPMENT OF OCEAN SCIENCE PLANS AND STRATEGIES IN MEMBER STATES
IOC/2024/TS/190 State of the Ocean Report 2024 - 4.11 - DEVELOPING A ROLLING PLAN FOR OCEAN CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
IOC/INF-1433 IOC Capacity Development Strategy, 2023-2030
IOCAFRICA-VIII/4.11.Doc(1) DEVELOPING A ROLLING PLAN FOR OCEAN CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
- 5 - GOVERNANCE, PROGRAMMING AND BUDGETING
- 5.1 - DRAFT PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 2026-2029
42 C/7 Preparation of the Draft Programme and Budget for 2026-2029 (43 C/5)
IOCAFRICA-VIII/5.1.Doc(1) DRAFT PROGRAMME AND BUDGET 2026–2027 (43 C/5) FIRST BIENNIUM OF THE 2026-2029 QUADRENNIUM - 5.2 - DEVELOPMENT OF IOCAFRICA WORK PLAN FOR 2026–2027 REPORT OF SESSIONAL WORKING GROUPS
IOCAFRICA-VIII/5.2.Doc(1) GUIDELINES FOR SESSIONAL WORKING GROUP REPORTING- 5.2.1 - Ocean Observations and Monitoring
IOCAFRICA-VIII/5.2.1Doc(1) SESSIONAL WORKING GROUP GUIDANCE NOTE: OCEAN OBSERVATIONS AND MONITORING - 5.2.2 - Ocean Sciences, Biodiversity and Assessments
IOCAFRICA-VIII/5.2.2Doc(1) SESSIONAL WORKING GROUP GUIDANCE NOTE: OCEAN SCIENCES, BIODIVERSITY AND ASSESSMENTS - 5.2.3 - Ocean Data and Information Management
IOCAFRICA-VIII/5.2.3Doc(1) SESSIONAL WORKING GROUP GUIDANCE NOTE: OCEAN DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT - 5.2.4 - Capacity Development, Partnerships and Resource Mobilization
IOCAFRICA-VIII/5.2.4Doc(1) SESSIONAL WORKING GROUP GUIDANCE NOTE: CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT, PARTNERSHIPS AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
- 5.3 - ELECTIONS OF THE OFFICERS OF THE SUB COMMISSION
IOC/INF-1166 IOC Rules of Procedure
IOC/INF-1166Rev IOC Rules of Procedure (2023)- 5.3.1 - Elections of the Chairperson of the Sub-Commission
- 5.3.2 - Elections of the Vice-Chairpersons of the Sub-Commission
- 5.4 - DATES AND PLACE OF THE 9th SESSION OF THE SUB COMMISSION
- 5.5 - OTHER BUSINESS
- 5.6 - ADOPTION OF THE IOCAFRICA WORKPLAN AND BUDGET FOR 2026–2027
- 6 - ADOPTION OF THE DECISIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS AND MODALITIES FOR THE FINALISATION OF THE SUMMARY REPORT
- 7 - CLOSURE
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Label(s): IOC Priority 1 , IOCAfrica Official meeting
Created at 11:17 on 13 Jan 2025 by Edwin Mwashinga
Last Updated at 06:15 on 06 May 2025 by Ibukun Adewumi