La Cabaña Beach Resort and Casino
J.E. Irausquin Blvd 250, Eagle Beach
Oranjestad, Aruba
Tel: (297) 520-1100
Oranjestad
Aruba
| 1. | OPENING |
| 2. | ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION |
| 2.1 | ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA |
| 2.2 | DESIGNATION OF RAPPORTEUR FOR THE SESSION |
| 2.3 | ESTABLISHMENT OF INTRASESSIONAL COMMITEES AND WORKING GROUPS |
| 2.4 | INTRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTATION AND TIMETABLE |
| 3. | STATUTORY REPORTS |
| 3.1 | STATEMENT OF THE CHAIRPERSON |
| 3.2 | IOCARIBE PROGRAMME AND BUDGET SECRETARY´S REPORT |
| 4. | STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT |
| 4.1 | IOC DRAFT MEDIUM TERM-TERM STRATEGY 2014-2021 AND DRAFT MEDIUM TERM STRATEGY 2022-2029 |
| 4.2 | IOC NEW CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT STRTATEGY: IMPLEMENTATION PLAN |
| 4.3 | UN DECADE OF OCEAN SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT |
| 4.3.1 | Regional Workshops |
| 4.3.2 | Alliances and Partnerships to contribute to the UN Decade Goals Implementation |
| 4.4 | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS SDG-14 |
| 4.5 | IOCARIBE INTERNATIONAL MARINE SCIENCE CONFERENCE 2021 |
| 4.6 | OCEAN LITERACY |
| 5. | REGIONAL PROJECTS |
| 5.1 | OCEAN RESEARCH |
| 5.1.1 | Harmful Algae Blooms in the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (HAB-ANCA) |
| 5.1.2 | Ocean Acidification |
| 5.2 | OBSERVING SYSTEMS AND SERVICES |
| 5.2.1 | Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) |
| 5.2.1.1 | IODE XXV |
| 5.2.1.2 | ODINCARSA |
| 5.2.1.3 | Caribbean Marine Atlas CMA |
| 5.2.1.4 | Ocean Teacher Global Academy OTGA |
| 5.2.2 | GEBCO General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans |
| 5.2.2.1 | SEABED 2030 |
| 5.2.2.2 | Meso American & Caribbean Sea Hydrographic Commission |
| 5.2.3 | International Bathymetric Chart for the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico (IBCCA) |
| 5.2.3.1 | News Bathymetric Surveys Initiatives in the Region |
| 5.2.4 | Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS):IOCARIBE-GOOS |
| 5.2.4.1 | Initiatives within IOCARIBE-GOOS to improve Member States Ocean Observing, Monitoring and Forecasting Capacity |
| 5.2.5 | Sargassum and Oil Spills Forecasting System |
| 5.2.6 | Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project in the Caribbean (CIFDP-C) |
| 5.3 | EARLY WARNING AND SERVICES |
| 5.3.1 | ICG/CARIBE-EWS IOC Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazads Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions |
| 5.4 | ASSESSMENT INFORMATION FOR POLICY |
| 5.4.1 | UN Regular Process on Global Reporting and Assessment on the State of the Marine Environment, including Socio-economic Aspects - World Ocean Assessment |
| 5.4.2 | IOC Global Ocean Science Report (GOSR) |
| 5.5 | SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE |
| 5.5.1 | Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM) |
| 5.5.1.1 | ICAM LA Project |
| 5.5.1.2 | IWECO Project |
| 5.5.2 | Marine Spatial Planning |
| 5.5.3 | Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem (CLME+) |
| 5.6 | IOCARIBE PROGRAMME PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND WORKPLAN March 2017 - April 2019 |
| 6. | INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
| 6.1 | STATUS OF COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS |
| 7. | ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT |
| 7.1 | REPORT BY IOCARIBE SECRETARY ON PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 2019-2021 |
| 7.2.2 | Election of Vice-Chairpersons of the Sub-Commission |
| 7.2 | ELECTIONS OF THE BOARD OF OFFICERS OF THE SUB-COMMISSION |
| 7.2.1 | Election of the Chairperson of the Sub-Commission |
| 7.3 | DATES AND PLACE OF THE SIXTEENTH SESSION OF THE SUB-COMMISSION |
| 8. | ADOPTION OF DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS |
| 9. | CLOSURE |