The Fifty-second Session of the IOC Executive Council, 25 June 2019; and the Thirtieth Session of the IOC Assembly, 26 June–4 July 2019, will be hold at UNESCO HQ in Paris – France.
The Assembly of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, composed of 150 Member States, establishes IOC-UNESCO's general policy and main lines of work. For more information on The 30th Session of the IOC Assembly at the link: http://www.ioc-unesco.org/
Some side events at the Thirtieth Session of the IOC Assembly:
27 June 2019: The Ocean Science Day and The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030)
o Ocean Science Day (OSD) in an event aimed at supporting the discussions and deliberations of the Assembly of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, which is composed by one hundred-fifty Member States.
o OSD provides an informal venue to discuss science issues that may need to be elucidated for the purpose of better informed decisions on international scientific cooperation in support of the world ocean.
o OSD 2019 will be held during the 30th session of the IOC Assembly (IOC 30), in the morning of 27 June 2019. In the afternoon of the same day, the IOC Assembly will discuss recent developments related to the continuous design of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030) and deliberate accordingly.
For more information of this event at link: https://en.unesco.org/events/ocean-science-day
27 June 2019: The IOC/WESTPAC - The initiative of “Development of a Regional Network of Regional Training and Research Centers on marine science in the Western Pacific and adjacent regions”
o The IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (IOC/WESTPAC) initiated in 2008 the “Development of a Regional Network of Training and Research Centers (RTRCs)”, aiming to improve regional capability and capacity on marine science in a sustainable and systematic manner, through the establishment of regional training and research centers in national oceanographic institutes or universities, and provision of regular training and research opportunities on their domains of focus to early career scientists within and outside the region. It employs a co-design and co-development approach to capacity development in order to suit the needs of stakeholders. This initiative has been recognized as a best practice in the region for capacity development and transfer of marine technology.
o This side event will communicate to all IOC Member States and stakeholders a best practice in capacity development and transfer of marine technology in the Western Pacific, solicit suggestions and inputs for further capacity development, and demonstrate Member States’ commitment to the implementation of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030).
(Sources: IOC/UNESCO and IOC/WESTPAC)
