First Intergovernmental Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Central Indian Ocean (IOCINDIO-1)
IOCINDIO-1
Meeting
21 - 23 May 2025
Radisson Resort Ras Al Khaimah Marjan Island
Ras Al Khaimah
United Arab Emirates
Organiser(s) & Staff
Participation
By invitation only.
This event is to be held at the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.
For details, please refer to the IOC Circular Letter CL-3028 at https://oceanexpert.org/document/35643
Further details including participant information note to be made available soon.
The IOCINDIO session will be preceded by a Regional Workshop, which aimed at strengthening understanding of regional thematic areas, and establishing collaborations, notably in the UN Ocean Decade context. See detail at https://oceanexpert.org/event/4702
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- 1 - Opening, Inaugural, self-introductions
- 1.1 - Welcoming Remarks
- 2 - Organization of the Session
- 2.1 - Designation of the Chair and Rapporteur for the Session
- 2.2 - Adoption of the Agenda
- 2.3 - Introduction to Timetable, Documentation
- 3 - IOC Strategic Matters and Reports
- 3.1 - Statement of the Chairperson (IOCINDIO regional committee Report)
- 3.2 - IOC Executive Secretary’s Report
- 3.3 - IOC Strategic Priorities
- 3.3.1 - IOC-wide Strategy on Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management
IOC/EC-57/4.3.Doc(1) Rev. Draft Strategy on Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management - 3.3.2 - IOC and Future of Ocean
IOC/INF-1412 IOC Medium-term Strategy, 2022-2029
IOS/EVS/PI/197 Evaluation of the Strategic Positioning of the IOC
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 - 3.3.3 - IOC Recent Development regarding UN processes (e.g. UN Ocean Conference 2025)
- 4 - Reports from IOC sub-commissions
- 4.1 - IOCAFRICA (IOC Sub-commission for Africa and the Adjacent Island States)
- 4.2 - IOCARIBE (IOC Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions)
- 4.3 - IOC/WESTPAC (IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific)
- 5 - Reports from Category II Centers and Regional Training Centers
- 5.1 - INIOAS-RCOWA, Iran
- 5.2 - INCOIS-ITCOocean, India
- 5.3 - OTGA report for the region
- 5.3.1 - BMKG, Indonesia
- 5.3.2 - INOS, Malaysia
- 5.3.3 - KMFRI, Kenya
- 5.3.4 - UEM, Mozambique
- 6 - Status of Ocean Decade actions in the region and way forward
IOC/2024/ODS/55 2024 Ocean Decade Conference - The Barcelona Statement
IOC/2025/ODS/53 Ocean Decade progress report July 2023 - June 2024
IOC/2024/ODS/50 Ambition, Action, Impact: the Ocean Decade Pathway to 2030: consolidated Outcomes of the Vision 2030 Process- 6.1 - Report from the Decade Coordination Unit
- 6.2 - Engagement of Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECSN)
- 6.3 - Reports from relevant regional and thematic Decade Collaborative Centers (DCCs)
- 6.3.1 - DCC-IOR
- 6.3.2 - DCC-OceanPredict
- 6.3.3 - DCC-Coastal Resilience
- 6.4 - Cities with Oceans (Coastal Cities) initiative
IOC/2024/ODS/55 2024 Ocean Decade Conference - The Barcelona Statement
First Ocean Decade International Coastal Cities Conference - Qingdao Declaration - 6.5 - Status of National Decade Committees from the region
- 7 - IOC Programmatic frameworks
- 7.2 - IODE (NODCs, OBIS)
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-28/3.4.1.1 Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS)
IOC/IODE-28/3.4.1.2 Ocean Data and Information System (ODIS): a plan for the future
IOC/IODE-28/3.4.2.7 PROPOSAL FOR EXTENDING THE IOC-OBPS FUNDING
IOC/IODE-28/3 Annex II IODE-28 adopted decisions and recommendations
IOC/IODE-28/3 Summary Report of the 28th Session of the IODE Committee , Santa Marta, Colombia, 12-14 March 2025 - 7.3 - Capacity Development (CD strategy, OTGA)
IOC/IODE-28/3.4.1.3 Progress Report Programme Component: OceanTeacher Global Academy (OTGA)
IOC/INF-1433 IOC Capacity Development Strategy, 2023-2030 - 7.4 - ICG/IOTWMS
- 8 - UN regional frameworks
- 8.1 - FAO
- 8.2 - UNDP
- 8.3 - UNDRR
- 8.4 - UNEP
- 8.5 - UNESCAP
- 9 - Non-UN regional frameworks
- 9.1 - ADB
- 9.2 - BOBP
- 9.3 - Indian Ocean Commission
- 9.4 - IORA
- 9.5 - PERSGA
- 9.6 - POGO
- 9.7 - RIMES
- 9.8 - ROPME
- 9.9 - SAHF
- 9.10 - SCOR
- 9.11 - World Bank
- 10 - Preparation of Workplan and Budget (2026-2027)
- 11 - Officers’ Elections
- 12 - Date and Place of the Next Session
- 13 - AOB
- 14 - Adoption of Decisions
- 15 - Closure
Agenda | Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
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Agenda | Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
CL-2956 | Invitation to Member States to submit a letter of adhesion to the newly adopted IOC Sub-Commission for the central Indian Ocean (IOCINDIO) in accordance with Resolution A-32/1 | 31/08/2023 |
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IOCINDIO | 27/06/2023 |
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IOCINDIO status | 27/06/2023 |
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IOCINDIO Presentation | 28/02/2024 |
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IOC/A-32/4.5.Doc(1) | Final Report of the Open-ended intersessional Working Group on the Status of the Regional Committee for the Central Indian Ocean (IOCINDIO), 2022-2023: Proposal for the establishment of an IOC Sub-Commission for the central Indian Ocean (IOCINDIO) | 19/06/2023 |
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Preliminary IOC-32/DR.[4.5] | Establishment of an IOC Sub-Commission for the Central Indian Ocean (IOCINDIO) - Draft Resolution | 26/06/2023 |
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IOCINDIO-IX/3s | Executive Summary Report of the 9th Session of the IOC Regional Committee for the Central Indian Ocean, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 28–30 March 2023 | 11/06/2023 |
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IOC UNESCO - UNEP Proposal for a UN Ocean Decade Programme | 05/05/2025 |
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There are 33 participants associated with First Intergovernmental Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Central Indian Ocean (IOCINDIO-1) , 2 of whom are provisional .
Name | Country |
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ABUALNAJA YASSER | Saudi Arabia |
ADEWUMI Ibukun | Kenya |
AL-SAID Turki | Kuwait |
AL-YAMANI Faiza | Kuwait |
ANGAGA Basil | Kenya |
BARBIÈRE Julian | France |
CHANG SENG Denis | France |
CLAUSEN Alison | France |
DIANSKIY Nikolay | Russian Federation |
DIWA-ACALLAR Johanna | Belgium |
FOROUGHI Fahimeh | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
GHAEMI Maryam | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
HELGESEN Vidar | France |
IAKOVENKO Nikolai | Russian Federation |
IVACHEV Igor | Russian Federation |
LOTLIKER Aneesh | India |
MASULURI Nagaraja | India |
MUKHERJEE Rajdeep | India |
NAIK Shweta | India |
NAIR Balakrishnan | India |
NAUGHTON Joe | United States of America |
ONGANDA Harrison | Kenya |
PANASENKOVA Irina | Russian Federation |
RAES Eric | Australia |
REZAH Badal | Mauritius |
RIAMA Nelly | Indonesia |
SHAMSUDDOHA Mohammad | Bangladesh |
SICRE Marie-Alexandrine | France |
STERLING Jeremy | France |
TARER Melyne | Mauritius |
VS UDAYA BHASKAR Tata | India |
WANG Shizhu | China |
ZHU Wenxi | Thailand |
= Person has not yet confirmed their participation.
Participant Stats:
Total Invited: 33
Confirmed: 31
Not confirmed: 2
Unapproved: 0
Not-participating: 0
Rejected: 0
Label(s): IOCINDIO Priority 1
Created at 10:54 on 07 Feb 2025 by Kumar Nimit
Last Updated at 19:36 on 25 Apr 2025 by Kumar Nimit