6th Session of the IOC Group of Experts on Capacity Development

22 - 24 October 2024,

InnovOcean Campus
8400 Oostende
Belgium



Agenda



1 OPENING AND INTRODUCTIONS
1.1 ADDRESS BY THE CHAIR
1.2 TOUR-DE-TABLE (INTRODUCTIONS)
1.3 ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND TIMETABLE
2 OVERVIEW OF GE-CD AND PAST SESSIONS
2.1 GE-CD SESSIONS 1-5
2.2 EC57 OUTCOMES AND INSTRUCTIONS for IOC-33
2.2.1 Revision of the GE-CD TORs
3 IOC CD STRATEGY, CD ACTIVITIES AND NEEDS
3.1 IOC CD STRATEGY 2023-2030
3.2 IOC CD activities and needs (global)
3.2.1 Ocean Science Section (OSS)
3.2.2 Marine Policy Research
3.2.3 Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)
3.2.4 Tsunami Resilience Section (TSR)
3.2.5 Ocean Decade
3.2.6 Ocean Teacher Global Academy (OTGA/IODE)
3.2.7 Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS/IODE)
3.2.8 Ocean Data Information System (ODIS/IODE
3.3 IOC CD activities and needs (regional)
3.3.1 IOCAFRICA
3.3.2 IOCARIBE
3.3.3 IOC-WESTPAC
3.3.4 IOCINDIO
3.4 New IOC CD Activities
3.4.2 Traineeships/Internships
3.4.3 Mentorships
3.5 CD Priorities and Future Initiatives
3.5.1 IOC-Led
3.5.2 Joint Collaborations
3.5.3 Other Potential Partners
4 Election of Chair
5 Establishment of Working Groups/Task Team
5.1 Establishment of WGs and TTs
5.2 WGs/TT Breakout Discussions
5.2.1 Implementation Plan Working Group
5.2.2 Communication/Outreach Plan Working Group
5.2.3 Task Team on Needs Assessments/Survey
5.3 Plenary report from WGs/TT
6 Other Items/Initiatives
6.1 CD Biennial Survey
6.2 Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management (SOPM)
6.3 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ)
7 Any Other Business
8 Workplan for the Intersessional Period
9 Meeting Report and Closing