Forty-first Session of the Executive Council UNESCO, Paris, 24 June 1 July 2008 REPORT BY THE IOC EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ON PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

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1 Restricted Distribution IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 Paris, 14 May 2008 Original: English INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION (of UNESCO) Forty-first Session of the Executive Council UNESCO, Paris, 24 June 1 July 2008 Item 3.2 of the Provisional Agenda REPORT BY THE IOC EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ON PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION Summary: As stated in Article 49.1 of the Rules of Procedure, the Executive Secretary shall submit to each session of the Assembly and the Executive Council a report on the work accomplished since the previous session. This report is complemented by the following documents: IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 2 Add. 1, SISTER Follow-up Qualitative Report* IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 2 Add. 2, Implementation of IOC Governing Bodies Resolutions IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 2, Report on Budget Execution ( ) and Budget Outline and Progress Report for 2008 The Executive Council is invited to consider, with a view to accepting, the Executive Secretary s Report on Programme Implementation and on Budget Execution ( ) and Budget Outline and Progress Report for * Due to the late reactivation of SISTER, Add. 1 will only be available at the session. (SC-2008/CONF.203/CLD.5)

2 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 Introduction by the Executive Secretary 1. As the specialized mechanism of the United Nations system to coordinate ocean scientific research and ocean services worldwide, between 2007 and 2008 IOC has continued pursuing its mission of promoting international cooperation and coordinating programmes in research, services and capacity-building for the management of oceans and coastal zones. The number of IOC Member States is currently 136, 24 of which (or 18%) are known having established national coordinating bodies for marine sciences and/or National Oceanographic Commissions. 1 National representation within the Commission varies, including line ministries, academic and research institutes, National Commissions for UNESCO, hydrographic and meteorological services. 2. Besides the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS, part XIII on Marine Scientific Research and part XIV on Transfer of Marine Technology), other international conventions require an active role of the Commission in support to their implementation. Concerning climate change and its impacts on the marine environment and coastal zones the theme of the Roger Revelle Lecture Series for this year the recognized expertise of IOC in the systematic observation, analysis and assessment of the role of oceans as a carbon sink, 2 is complemented by its more recent role in supporting Member States to develop adaptation measures to climate change through integrated coastal management plans, as required by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), 3 whose 13 th Conference of the Parties in Bali (3 15 December 2007) was attended by IOC. The need to mobilize scientifically rigorous and unbiased expertise on critical and uncertain issues such as ocean iron fertilization is emerging. In this context IOC has been assigned by UNESCO the leading role in its multisectoral action to address climate change The privileged location of IOC in a multisectoral organization such as UNESCO enables it to develop the necessary synergies to address other multidisciplinary challenges such as the conservation of marine biodiversity. In cooperation with the Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), IOC has synthesized, through a group of experts, ecological criteria and biogeographic classification systems for marine areas that serve the purposes of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). IOC and MAB are also working towards the application of marine spatial planning approaches in a World Heritage site and biosphere reserve in Viet Nam, as well as establishing stronger relations with the international programme of biodiversity, Diversitas, part of the Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP). With the World Heritage Marine Programme, IOC is developing a dedicated session of the biennial report Status of Coral Reefs of the World on coral reefs in World Heritage marine sites. In a global perspective, it is timely for IOC to consider its relations with key international research networks, programmes and projects on marine biodiversity such as the Census of Marine Life (CoML), with a view to ensure continuity in this area. 4. The development of the Assessment of Assessments (AoA) of the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment (GRAME) is advancing, with the second and third meetings of the Group of Experts held respectively on 8 10 November 2007 in Paris and on April in Copenhagen at the European Environment Agency Replies to Circular Letter 2062 of 17 March 2003 on Nomination of the official national coordinating body for liaison with the IOC in States members of the IOC and follow-up: Benin, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Democratic People s Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, Georgia, Germany, Islamic Republic of Iran, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Republic of Tanzania, Viet Nam. Agenda 21, paragraph ; UNGA Resolution A/RES/62/215. Art. 4.1(e). See documents 175 EX/15, Report by the Director-General on a draft UNESCO strategy for action on climate change and 175 EX/16, Report by the Director-General on the development and management of intersectoral platforms.

3 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 page 2 (EEA). Availability of extrabudgetary resources constitutes a prerequisite for the implementation of the Resolution and of the AoA. In this respect, IOC and UNEP are fully dependent on extrabudgetary contributions to perform this important task. Both are working to mobilize the financial and human resources necessary, in line with UNGA Resolution 60/30, and Member States are invited to provide voluntary contributions. 5. Within UN-Oceans, the United Nations coordination mechanism on ocean affairs, IOC holds the coordination and participates, on behalf of UNESCO, in a task force on marine protected areas and other area-based management tools. UN-Oceans members have engaged in a stocktaking exercise of coastal and marine projects ongoing in the pilot countries of the One-UN process, namely, Albania, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uruguay, and Viet Nam. The compilation has identified about 50 projects at the national and regional level carried out by the three implementing agencies of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and the IOC. The analysis has highlighted opportunities for increased synergy in the areas of fishery management, integrated coastal zone management, and prevention of marine pollution. Programme implementation and related services 6. The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission held its 24th Assembly on June This section addresses key developments since then with regard to the Approved Programme and Budget. For details on programme implementation, results and experiences, reference is made to the IOC annual reports 2006 and 2007 and documents IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 Add. 1 on SISTER Follow-up Qualitative Report and IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 Add. 2 on Implementation of IOC Governing Bodies Resolutions. Ocean Observations and Services Programme 7. During the biennium the I-GOOS board placed an emphasis upon the development of the coastal GOOS component. The GOOS Scientific Steering Committee was reorganized to create the Panel on the Implementation of Coastal Observations. Following the successful 3rd GOOS Regional Forum, the I-GOOS VIII recognized twelve existing GOOS Regional Alliances, GRAs, in accordance with GOOS principles and the GOOS Regional Policy. (EuroGOOS, MedGOOS, Black Sea GOOS, NEAR GOOS, Pacific Islands GOOS, Indian Ocean GOOS, IOCARIBE GOOS, GOOS-Africa, US GOOS, SEA GOOS, OCEATLAN and GRA for Southeast Pacific). I-GOOS Board has taken action towards the establishment of an Arctic GOOS Regional Alliance through its involvement with the EuroGOOS Arctic Regional Ocean Observing System and the Sustained Arctic Observing Network Initiating Group (SAON- IG). 8. During the biennium the GOOS deployed through the Argo project the 3,000th Argo float and (as of January 2008) completed 58% of the open-ocean observing system planned for completion by The initial goals of GOOS are being met, but at a slower rate than originally planned and timely completion of the 2012 target goals do not seem plausible. The key goal of identifying and committing sustained funding for the system has not been achieved. 9. The WMO-IOC Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM) has finalized a capacity-building strategy and Operating Plan to implement the strategic plans of the parent organizations. Progress is being made towards the establishment of an Observing Programme Support Centre, to incorporate the existing JCOMMOPS operating in Toulouse. The Scientific and Technical Symposium on Storm Surges was held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 2 7 October Work is in progress for the development of the rationale, structure and methodology for preparing a JCOMM virtual (web-based) handbook on

4 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 page 3 standards and best practices in observations, data management and services (see also the following paragraph). 10. The First Session of the IODE/JCOMM Forum on Oceanographic Data Management and Exchange Standards (IOC Project Office for IODE, Ostend, January 2008) discussed key standards related to ocean data management, so as to facilitate exchange between oceanographic institutions. The Meeting recommended that the task of continuing the development of standards and managing the standards process should be assigned to the IODE/JCOMM ETDMP. IODE is now a partner in the JCOMM Pilot Project for the WMO Integrated Global Observing Systems (WIGOS). The aim of the WIGOS Pilot Project is to promote and develop integration of marine and other appropriate observations into the global observing system through three core deliverables: (i) integration of instrument best practices; (ii) development of interoperable arrangements between the ocean data systems and the WMO Information System (WIS); and (iii) the integration of quality management systems. The interoperability between the IODE Ocean Data Portal (ODP) and the WIS will be addressed by the pilot project, which will ensure access to data from the ocean community. Development of standards and their wide acceptance within the meteorological and oceanographic communities is also an important activity that will be addressed by the Pilot Project, and this links naturally with the development of the IODE/JCOMM standards process. 11. The IODE continues to implement the Ocean Data and Information Network (ODIN) strategy. The ODINAFRICA-III project concludes in 2008 and a proposal for the next phase is in preparation and will be submitted for funding later this year. This new phase of the project will focus on networking activities and the development of regional products, such as common catalogues and directories integrating global standards and controlled vocabularies, to provide access to available marine data and products for Africa. Ocean Sciences Programme 12. The International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOCCP) initiated two new projects: the Global Ocean Ship-based Hydrographic Investigations Panel (GO-SHIP) to develop an integrated strategy for post-clivar hydrography, and the Surface Ocean CO 2 Atlas (SOCAT) project to develop a common format global data base and gridded data product of publicly available surface CO 2 data. In February of this year, PICES and the IOCCP published the Guide to Best Practices for Ocean CO 2 Measurements 5. A revised hydrography manual will be published in early The IOCCP established an ad hoc Consultative Group on Ocean Fertilization in response to requests for scientific and technical information from the Scientific Group of the IMO London Convention. The 2 nd Ocean in a High CO 2 World conference will be held in Monaco with the esteemed patronage of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II in October 2008, to assess what is known about ocean acidification. 13. The IPHAB initiated two new projects: a joint Task Team with IODE to develop a worldwide harmful algal information system, and a joint Task Team with GSSC on Implementation of HAB Monitoring within the Global Ocean Observing System. The GEOHAB SSC launched a new Core Research Project and GEOHABAsia to develop cooperative regional research that will deliver improved understanding and modelling capabilities of harmful marine algal events. In the intersection of GlobalNEWS, GEOHAB, ICAM, GOOS, and LME the outline of an integrative activity was developed by the GEOHAB Core Research Project on HABs and Eutrophication and GlobalNEWS. 14. Following the work carried out in the last and previous biennium, IOC is continuing working on the development of methodologies and tools for integrated coastal area management. Three meetings of experts have taken place for the development of guidelines to 5 Dickson, A.G., Sabine, C.L. and Christian, J.R. (Eds.) Guide to Best Practices for Ocean CO 2 Measurements. PICES Special Publication 3, 191 pp. (ISBN ; ISSN )

5 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 page 4 address marine hazards in the context of integrated coastal area management; the guidelines are expected to be released in the Fall of This has been carried out as a collaboration between the ICAM and Tsunami Programmes and other United Nations organizations such as the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations University (UNU). 15. Building on the existing collaboration with CPPS and the previous work on ICAM indicators (A Handbook for measuring the Progress and outomes of Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management, IOC Manuals and Guides 46), IOC has launched in June 2008 the SPINCAM Project which aims to establish an ICAM indicator framework in each country of the CPPS region (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Peru), focused on environmental and socio-economic conditions within the context of sustainable development and integrated coastal area management. The project will be implemented over a three-year period and is partly funded by the Government of Flanders (Belgium). Tsunami Programme 16. Between July 2007 and June 2008, the four intergovernmental coordination groups for tsunami early warning and mitigation systems all held sessions: (a) Twenty-second Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/PTWS-XXII), Guayaquil, Ecuador, September 2007; (b) Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/IOTWS-V), Putrajaya, Malaysia, 8 10 April 2008; (c) Fourth 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-IV), Lisbon, Portugal, November 2007; (d) Third Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (ICG/CARIBE EWS-III), Panama City, Panama, March Detailed assessment of progress with the establishment of tsunami early warning system at the regional level will be provided under the relevant agenda items. 17. At the moment of writing, it is noteworthy to highlight that in the Indian Ocean the number of upgraded sea level stations grew of more than 25 units with respect to the first semester of In this context, on 20 December 2007 IOC signed an agreement with Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, to further upgrade and enhance the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System through a Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) transmission service for 50 sea-level stations that will enable to transmit data every 15 minutes via meteorological satellites. In the Pacific, the last session highlighted the need to enhance the establishment and maintenance of tsunami warning centres, implement better methods to rapidly detect near-field earthquakes and possible tsunami, and enhance, update, and modernize the capabilities of the seismic and sea-level monitoring networks. In the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, the ICG/NEAMTWS decided to establish an adhoc Task Team to look into a regional architecture of Tsunami Watch Centres. The Task Team met on January 2008 in Paris and noted the need to harmonize the tsunami warning nomenclature among regions. The ICG decided to harmonize methods and eventually software among regional centres and welcomed the initiative of Working Group 2 to provide all available real-time seismic data to Regional Tsunami Watch Centres (RTWC) on the basis of its SeisComP3 software within the next months for the interim NEAMTWS. In the Caribbean, the ICG endorsed the definition of a core network of seismic stations and accepted the definition of a core network of sea level stations for tsunami monitoring. It also agreed that data from the core network of seismic stations will be freely and openly available to the national, regional and tsunami warning centres for the timely production of tsunami and other early warning information. Gaps in the sea level network were identified and contributions from Member States and donors are required to cover those. 18. The USA offered, after the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004 at the 23rd Assembly to have the ITIC established as an IOC Programme Office. The negotiations since had to reflect the US

6 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 page 5 Tsunami Warning and Education Act of January The USA and the IOC Secretariat in the mean time have established an agreement that reconciles IOC Resolution IV-6 of 1965, which accepted the generous offer of the USA in establishing ITIC, with the current US legislation. 19. UNESCO has identified the IOC work on tsunami early warning systems as one of the high impact activities that are expected to deliver important outcomes within the current biennium. To reinforce IOC work, the Secretariat has prepared a project proposal of the value of US$ 12 million for the establishment and initial operation of tsunami information centres in all the regions covered by the ICGs. The proposal has been submitted by UNESCO to bilateral and multilateral donors in the context of the Additional programme of extrabudgetary activities. Capacity-Development Programme 20. Activities in the field have continued in the area of capacity-development through workshops aimed at strengthening capacities of marine science institutes. Self-financed attendance at workshops has proven an important performance indicator of the ownership and relevance in which the strategy of self-driven capacity-development is held in the Member States. At the last workshop for leaders in East Africa (Accra, 1 3 October 2007), for example, over 90% of participants obtained travel funds on their own initiative. Training workshops and proposal-writing workshops in East Africa had even higher self-financing percentages. All advantage gained by the programme to date would, however, be lost if such effort ceased before the introduction of the necessary subsequent stages. 21. Having established that self-driven capacity-development is a viable means of rapidly building capacity, and based on the learning from the first phase, the Executive Secretary proposes to initiate a second phase with the following elements: (i) identification of a number of the most responsive institutes and working with them; (ii) ensuring that the appropriate ministries are engaged and committed to supporting and relying on their institutes to provide a sound scientific basis for dealing with importance national marine issues; (iii) assisting institutes to raise the awareness of coastal communities with a view to providing useful science-based services for sustainable development; (iv) fostering regional science associations to act as catalysers for research and the dissemination of its results; (v) identification of mechanisms that will, where possible, foster local human-resource trainers, so that regular leadership training can be made regionally available; (vi) assisting institutes of higher learning, using, as a guideline, the UNESCO initiative of engaging with industry, and acting as incubators of responsible and independent entities for applied research; and (vii) increasing the depth and spread of training in the use of: decision-support tools for modelling, geographical information systems, and remote sensing. General Policy and Coordination 22. The Office of the Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (OES/IOC) coordinated the follow-up to the Decisions and Resolutions adopted by the 24th Assembly including (i) implementation of the IOC Biennial Strategy , (ii) coordination of global and regional programmes and offices also to optimize IOC participation in common country programming processes with other UN organizations, (iii) monitoring and assessment of implementation of the Biennial Strategy , (iv) organization of statutory meetings of Governing Bodies and Subsidiary Bodies, (v) communication with Member States and National Oceanographic Committees, (vi) communication with relevant UNESCO Field Offices, (vii) liaison with other UN and international organizations, (viii) reporting at IOC, UNESCO and UN system level, and (ix) dissemination of information to a wider audience through a Communication Strategy; it also ensured participation in UN and other international processes and scientific forums, including for the coordination of the UN-Oceans mechanism.

7 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 page 6 Regional activities 23. In response to Resolution XXIV-10, for support is being provided to the IOC regional committees for the organization of their sessions; this is of particular value in Africa (Resolution XXIV-3), where both the IOC Regional Committee for the Eastern Atlantic (IOCEA) and the IOC Regional Committee for the Western Indian Ocean (IOCWIO) will hold their sessions later this year. Cooperation has been fostered with the Permanent Commission for the South Pacific (CPPS) (Resolution XXIV-11), which is acting as regional coordinator of the SPINCAM project (South Pacific data and Information Network for Integrated Coastal Area Management), funded by the Flemish Government and aimed to develop indicators and state of the coast reports for the Pacific rim of Latin America. 24. To remediate to the administrative limitations of the regional operations of the IOC Subcommissions, the Director-General of UNESCO is supporting IOC through the provision of one permanent post for the Head of the WESTPAC Secretariat at the UNESCO Office in Bangkok, Thailand, who is expected to be in function from next Fall. Similar arrangements have been put in place for the post of Head of IOCARIBE through the UNESCO Office in Kingston, Jamaica. In addition, IOC is supporting its regional committees also through the administrative assistance of the UNESCO offices in Accra, Ghana, Nairobi, Kenya, and Doha, Qatar. Management issues Human resources 25. In the IOC counted approximately 58 employees (51 persons/month, compared to persons/month in the biennium ): 43 at Headquarters and 15 in the Field. Of these, 39 were professional staff and 19 provided administrative and secretarial assistance. Two (2) professionals C. Clark and W. Zhu were seconded to the IOC Secretariat by, respectively, USA and China. Only 21 out of 58 employees are core UNESCO staff (posts funded by the UNESCO staff allocation): 8 professionals and 13 administrative and secretarial assistants. The person/month ration improved compared to the biennium due to the creation of the Tsunami Unit with extra-budgetary funded posts. Budget execution 26. For budget execution in and anticipated funding for 2008 see document IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 2. Monitoring and evaluation 27. In cooperation with the UNESCO Bureau of Strategic Planning (BSP), the performance indicators contained in the IOC Biennial Strategy were reviewed and slightly adapted to the format of the UNESCO Programme and Budget for (34 C/5) in relation to the High-Level expected results for IOC. Progress with the performance indicators will be reported periodically according to UNESCO procedures. An overview of key progress markers for is as follows.

8 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 page 7 Table 1 Progress with the 33 C/5 (July December 2007) MLAs Expected results Performance indicators and benchmarks end 2007 MLA 1 - Addressing scientific uncertainties for the management of the marine environment and climate change. International cooperation reinforced on scientific research in marine environment. Joint scientific research undertaken. Operational international and regional networks. Working groups on selected issues. Progress July December 2007 IOCCP became a partner in 2 new EU Framework 7 Research Programs with the goal of providing international (non-eu) coordination: European Ocean Acidification Project, and the Coordinated Action for a Carbon Observing System. Start date is GEOHAB Core Research Projects in Eutrophic and Stratified Systems launched. VOS carbon networks reassessed by over 100 scientists from 20 countries in 2007, with new on-line tables and maps developed for international coordination. IOCCP established the Global Ocean Ship-based Hydrographic Investigations Panel (GO-SHIP) to develop a global strategy for post- CLIVAR hydrography. IOCCP established the Surface Ocean CO 2 Atlas (SOCAT) project to develop a common format global data set of publicly available surface pco2 data that will be the basis of an operational data management system. Regular gridded data products will be developed from this data base. International committee formed to implement the 2nd Ocean in a High CO 2 World symposium to assess what is known about ocean acidification. Symposium will be held in October IPHAB established a joint IPHAB-IODE Task Team to develop a world wide harmful algal information system as a one-stop access to HAB data.

9 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 page 8 MLAs Expected results Performance indicators and benchmarks end 2007 Scientific publications produced. Progress July December 2007 A Guide to Best Practices for Oceanic CO 2 Measurements (IOCCP report number 8). Capacity of Member States improved to implement Integrated Coastal Area Management. References to IOC publications in scientific and policy literature/ documents. IOC website consultations. Tools and guidelines for Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM). Surface Ocean CO 2 Variability and Vulnerability, Deep-Sea Research II special issue, in press. UNESCO monographs on oceanographic methodology: Real-time Coastal Observing Systems for Marine Ecosystem Dynamics and Harmful Algal Blooms: Theory, Instrumentation and Modelling in press to be released early World Resources Institute / EarthTrends 2007 article references the Ocean Acidification Network. The Pew Charitable Trusts report Carbon Dioxide and Our Ocean Legacy refers to the Ocean in a High CO 2 World web information (now the ocean-acidification network). IOCCP / web contact list grew from 180 to over 260 in the last half of IOCCP Published the Ocean Acidification Network an information network for the research community. A Group of Experts has been established to develop guidelines to mainstream awareness and mitigation of marine hazards through integrated coastal area management; three meetings have been held (Paris, April 2007; Lisbon, October 2007; Paris, April 2008). The guidelines are expected to be finalized in the Fall of Following an international workshop held in 2006 on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP), a project to develop a set of international

10 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 page 9 MLAs Expected results Performance indicators and benchmarks end 2007 MLA 2 - Developing operational capabilities for the management and sustainable development of the open and coastal ocean. Coordination of the provision and use of ocean observations, data and warning services enhanced. Application of IOC guidelines for ICAM plans. 10 plans ICAM projects carried out. 2 projects Coordination of Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System. Progress July December 2007 guidelines on MSP has been approved in October 2007 The Handbook for measuring the progress and outcomes of integrated coastal and ocean management was translated into Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese and Vietnamese by different organizations, international (PERSGA), national (Brazilian Ministry of Environment), and local (provincial authorities in China and Viet Nam) for application at different scales. A project proposal to develop an ICAM indicator framework in 5 countries of Latin America, in collaboration with CPPS has been submitted for funding The GEF/UNDP PDF-B project on Adaptation to Climate Change in Coastal Zones (ACCC) was implemented in Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania and Senegal; the full project ($4 million) is expected to start within the year. A preparatory meeting was held in Praia, Cape Verde in November While 6 training courses and workshops on inundation modelling, bathymetric data processing, hazard assessment and tsunami watch information in the Indian Ocean region have been conducted, 4 intersessional ICG/IOTWS working group meetings have been held. Technical support has been provided through several country visits, instrumentation provision, and an assessment mission to Timor Leste.

11 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 page 10 MLAs Expected results Performance indicators and benchmarks end 2007 Coordination of oceanographic data and information exchange in the framework of IODE/JCOMM. Buoys/sea-level gauges of GOOS or GLOSS. 10% annual increase Progress July December 2007 IOC Assembly (June 2007) adopted IOC Strategic Plan for Oceanographic Data and Information Management, thereby creating a crosscutting approach to IODE operations and IOC ocean science and observation programmes. IODE was successfully reviewed by UNESCO/IOS. Follow-up actions were discussed by the IODE Officers meeting (November 2007) The deployment of the IODE Ocean Data Portal continued with the organization of a first training course (October 2007) The Oceans Biodiversity Conference (2007) was held in Dartmouth, Canada (October 2007) with over 100 participants. Following the success of the African Marine Atlas, 9 small island states in the Caribbean region decided to develop the Caribbean Marine Atlas (October 2007). Startup funds were secured. The ODINAFRICA Project Steering Committee reviewed progress and started planning for a fourth phase of the project that will focus on increased services for coastal zone management and decision support as well as continued support of the GLOSS sea level stations that support the IOTWS. The GLOSS Group of Experts has played a leading role in the upgrade of the global network of sea level stations and in particularly in the Indian Ocean. The number of operational sea level stations grew by more than 25 units.

12 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 page 11 MLAs Expected results Performance indicators and benchmarks end 2007 MLA 3 - Capacity of Member States in marine science for the coastal ocean strengthened. Marine scientific research capacities enhanced. Capacities built to implement the articles on Marine Scientific Research (Part XIII) and Transfer of Marine Technology (Part XIV) of UNCLOS Capacity-building principles formulated. Capacity-building modalities implemented. Recourse to technology for synoptic understanding and prediction of the coastal ocean in capacity-building activities. Technical, legal and scientific information provided. Technical advice provided. Capacity-building modalities implemented. Progress July December 2007 Principles were formulated and endorsed by the 23rd IOC Assembly in 2005 (Resolution XXIII-10). First team-building workshop for the Western Indian Ocean region, 2nd leadership and 1st teambuilding workshops for the Eastern Atlantic region, and first team-building and first proposal-writing workshop for the Latin American and Caribbean region were conducted. Harmonisation of activities with IOTWS fellowships through training of students in use of coastal modelling for both safety in coastal zones and applications to high priority local coastal issues in Kenya and Mozambique. Finalisation of the IOCWIO proposal with important coastal modelling components, and submission of two coastalmodelling proposals in Kenya and Tanzania. Compilation of national legislation and analysis of Member States practices in marine scientific research has been made available through the internet. A roster of nationallydesignated experts was established to promote and facilitate the development and conduct of marine scientific research. Through a dedicated website, demands for marine technology transfer from Member States can be circulated.

13 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 page 12 Table 2 Progress with the 34 C/5 (January April 2008) Expected results Risks from tsunamis and other ocean-related hazards reduced through early warning systems and preparedness and mitigation measures. Performance indicators and benchmarks end 2009 Number of regional early warning systems for tsunamis and other ocean-related hazards operational. 4 regional tsunami system operational or strengthened as part of the global multi-hazard warning system Number of preparedness materials produced or communities at risk educated with respect to natural hazards impact prevention, preparedness and mitigation measures. 6 culturally adapted and gender- Progress January May 2008 Pacific Ocean: The 22nd ICG/PTWS session was hosted by Instituto Oceanográfico de la Armada (INOCAR) of Ecuador in September while a Tsunami Mitigation Workshop was conducted prior to PTWS-XXII. Indian Ocean: 25 more sea level stations installed. Agreement with Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT) for a Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) transmission service for 50 sea-level stations that will enable to transmit data every 15 minutes via meteorological satellites. Training courses on Bathymetric Data acquisition, processing, management and multibeam training for shallow waters areas (14 30 March 2008, Goa, India) and GIS and Inundation Mapping training (16 April 2008, Bangkok, Thailand). Mediterranean: Task Team established to review regional architecture of Tsunami Watch Centres agreed (28 29 January 2008) on the need to harmonize the tsunami warning nomenclature among regions and to initiate a pilot warning system using existing resources and all available real-time seismic data and the SeisComp3 software. Caribbean: core network of seismic stations and core network of sea level stations agreed on; data from core network of seismic stations to be freely available to national, regional and tsunami warning centres for production of tsunami and other early-warning information. CARIBE-EWS Implementation Plan finalized. Revised TsunamiTeacher awareness package available on the web. Training courses held: ITSU Training Programme (Honolulu, Hawaii, 5 7

14 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 page 13 Expected results Management of ocean resources and coastal areas improved via development of policy-relevant information on impacts of climate change and variability on marine ecosystems and coastal zones. Performance indicators and benchmarks end 2009 responsive tsunami preparedness educational materials produced in different languages; 1 community per regional warning system educated Degree of complete implementation of the open ocean module of the GOOS. 62% of system Progress January May 2008 November 2007 and 26 December 5 January 2008) Seismology and Tsunami Warnings (Mauritius, January 2008; Bangkok, Thailand, August 2007; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 2008) Tsunami Capacity Building assistance provided to Mauritius and Mozambique. Distribution of materials and tools, including earthquake and sea level monitoring tools, PTWC heads-up SMS alerts, travel time calculation software, and historical databases, in additional tsunami awareness materials of the ITIC that had been updated in Translations of a number of materials have been provided by countries, including French, Spanish, Chinese, Indonesian, and Thai. The Group of Expert developing the guidelines to mainstream awareness and mitigation of marine hazards through ICAM had their last meeting in April A final draft of the guidelines is expected by June (in collaboration with ICAM programme) The COAST-MAP-IO Project has initiated its activities, following the kick off meeting organised in Bangkok in October Two training courses in hydrographic data collection and coastal inundation modelling have been held in India and Germany (March and April 2008). 3000th GOOS Argo float deployed in January 2000, completing 58% of the open-ocean observing system planned for completion by The initial goals of GOOS are being met, but at a slower rate than originally planned and timely completion of the 2012 target goals do not seem plausible. The goal of identifying and committing sustained funding for the system has not been achieved. The CLIVAR decadal hydrographic survey will be approximately 85% complete in early 2008.

15 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 page 14 Expected results Healthier ocean ecosystems and sustainable coastal and ocean environments achieved by means of development and dissemination of scientific research, better information and procedures on which policies can be based. Performance indicators and benchmarks end policy brief on sea level established and disseminated. Number of new cases where results from IOC globallycoordinated or sponsored oceanrelated climate research and forecasts have been applied to address national priorities in climate assessment, adaptation, or mitigation. 10 countries Progress achieved in global monitoring of the oceans. Assessment of assessments completed and transmitted to UNGA Number of countries with strengthened scientific capabilities to understand, forecast and manage marine and coastal environmental problems. 3 new local and regional initiatives utilizing IOC management guidelines and results from IOC coastal research activities Progress January May 2008 Discussions held with GLOSS Chair and co-chairs of WCRP workshop Understanding Sea Level Rise and Variability (6 9 June 2006, UNESCO) on potential scope of sea level brief vis-à-vis the IPCC assessments, the annual WCRP climate statement, the annual statement on global sea level published in the American Bulletin of Meteorology and the proceedings from the WCRP workshop. Two meetings of the AoA Group of Experts were organized in March and April Two additional meetings are scheduled, leading to a peerreviewed report in June 2009 to be submitted to the Ad Hoc Steering Committee for transmission to the UN General Assembly in the autumn of The structure of the report has been defined, and 3 draft chapters are ready for review. Supporting activities include: the establishment of a functional online virtual office to facilitate the exchange of resources among the members of the Group of Experts; a website ( to inform Member States on the progress of this project; and a dedicated brochure. GEOHABAsia launched to develop cooperative regional research that will deliver improved understanding and modelling capabilities of harmful marine algal events and patterns of nutrient input to coastal ecosystem.

16 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 page 15 Expected results IOC Biennial Strategy implemented and results achieved reported to UNESCO governing bodies. Performance indicators and benchmarks end countries in 4 regions supported in the management of coastal and marine resources through capacity-building and increased access to available ocean data and information products. 15 workshops (cumulative) for strengthening marine science institutes; 2 networks of UNESCO/IOC Chairs partnering in implementing regional projects; 10 new countries joining regional ocean data and information networks Number of countries applying integrated approaches to the management of coastal and marine resources. Guidelines for ecosystem-based marine spatial planning tested in one biosphere reserve; development of indicator-based state of the coast reports and decision-support tools for integrated coastal area management supported in 5 countries Progress January May 2008 Workshops held: Leadership workshop for the Eastern Atlantic (Accra, Ghana, 1 3 October 2007; seventh in the series) Bid-writing workshop for Latin American marine institutes (São Paulo, Brazil, December 2007) Final workshop for directors (10 14 April 2008, Maputo, Mozambique; second in the series) UNESCO Chair in Marine Geosciences (Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia). Established in 1995, the Chair has an international responsibility for the execution of the Trainingthrough-Research (TTR) programme. In 2007 the TTR cruise did not happen. The Chair was involved in the international TTR16 Post-cruise Conference (Bremen, Germany). Eight MSc and one PhD dissertations were successfully defended. SPINCAM project, aimed to develop indicators and state of the coast reports for the Pacific rim of Latin America (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru), approved by the Flemish Government. Kick-off meeting scheduled for June 2008 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The Marine Spatial Planning Project, in collaboration with MAB has been initiated, thanks to funding from Moore and Packard foundations. A meeting of expert was held in March. A website has been established: The first draft of the guidelines should be ready in September 2008 Draft IOC Operating Plan to implement the IOC Biennial Strategy finalized.

17 Restricted Distribution IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 Add. 1 Paris, 14 May 2008 English only INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION (of UNESCO) Forty-first Session of the Executive Council UNESCO, Paris, 24 June 1 July 2008 Item 3.2 of the Provisional Agenda REPORT BY THE IOC EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ON PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION ADDENDUM 1 SISTER FOLLOW-UP QUALITATIVE REPORT FOR THE IOC Summary: Through SISTER (UNESCO System of Information on Strategies, Tasks and the Evaluation of Results), detailed quantitative and qualitative information is provided concerning the evaluation of progress in programme implementation: The period July December 2007 based on the UNESCO Programme and Budget (33 C/5 Approved, Major Programme II.1.3, paragraphs , specifically for IOC, and paragraphs 02007, 02120, 02422, for activities in collaboration); The period January June 2008 based on the UNESCO Programme and Budget (34 C/5 Approved, Major Programme II, paragraphs 02000, 02021, 02024, , specifically for IOC; but see also, for more general aspects, paragraphs , , 02020, 02022). (SC-2008/CONF.203/CLD.5 Add.1)

18 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 Add. 1 Programme and Budget for (33 C/5) UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission: The General Conference Authorizes the Director-General: (a) to implement the corresponding plan of action pertaining to the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) in order to: (b) (i) improve scientific knowledge and understanding of oceanic and coastal processes with a view to assisting Member States in the design and implementation of sustainable policies for the ocean and coastal zones, through the organization and coordination of major scientific programmes, responding to the mandate of the United Nations Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Chapter 17 of Agenda 21/the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI) adopted at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Millennium Development Goals and the relevant regional conventions and programmes; (ii) continue the development of operational oceanography and information and data systems through the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), the International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange programme (IODE) and the IOC/WMO Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM); (iii) coordinate the establishment of a tsunami warning system in the Indian Ocean region, building upon the 40-year experience of the Tsunami Warning System for the Pacific; (iv) strengthen the capacities of Member States to monitor and predict the transfer of harmful algal species and other introduced non-native species by oil tanker traffic; (v) continue the implementation of regional coastal management projects contributing to the operational phase of the African Process in the framework of the environment component of the New Partnership for Africa s Development (NEPAD); (vi) answer the call to the IOC contained in the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation to support the development of permanent capacities in ocean sciences, services and observations by Member States of IOC, contributing towards building the capacities of developing countries to establish science-based management systems for the coastal resources and ecosystems in their exclusive economic zone; to allocate for this purpose an amount of $3,821,600 for programme costs and $54,800 for indirect costs at the Headquarters Main line of action 1: Addressing scientific uncertainties for the management of marine environment and climate change Expected result: International cooperation reinforced on scientific research in marine environment. Progress achieved as related to performance indicators: (i) Number of publications and references to IOC documents in UN documents and in the scientific and international literature: A Guide to Best Practices for Oceanic CO 2 Measurements (IOCCP report number 8).

19 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 Add.1 page 2 Surface Ocean CO 2 Variability and Vulnerability, Deep-Sea Research II special issue, in press. UNESCO monographs on oceanographic methodology: Real-time Coastal Observing Systems for Marine Ecosystem Dynamics and Harmful Algal Blooms: Theory, Instrumentation and Modelling in press to be released early World Resources Institute / EarthTrends 2007 article references the Ocean Acidification Network. ( The Pew Charitable Trusts report Carbon Dioxide and Our Ocean Legacy refers to the Ocean in a High CO 2 World web information (now the ocean-acidification network). The IOCCP / web contact list grew from 180 to over 260 in the last half of IOCCP published the Ocean Acidification Network ( an information network for the research community. (ii) Quality of participation in IOC Conferences, meetings, panels and working groups: IOCCP became a partner in 2 new EU Framework 7 Research Programmes with the goal of providing international (non-eu) coordination: European Ocean Acidification Project, and the Coordinated Action for a Carbon Observing System. Start date is GEOHAB Core Research Projects in Eutrophic and Stratified Systems launched. VOS carbon networks re-assessed by over 100 scientists from 20 countries in 2007, with new on-line tables and maps developed for international coordination. IOCCP established the Global Ocean Ship-based Hydrographic Investigations Panel (GO- SHIP) to develop a global strategy for post-clivar hydrography. IOCCP established the Surface Ocean CO 2 Atlas (SOCAT) project to develop a common format global data set of publicly available surface pco2 data that will be the basis of an operational data management system. Regular gridded data products will be developed from this data base. International committee formed to implement the 2nd Ocean in a High CO 2 World symposium to assess what is known about ocean acidification. Symposium will be held in October IPHAB established a joint IPHAB-IODE Task Team to develop a world wide harmful algal information system as a one-stop access to HAB data. Expected result: Capacity of Member States improved to implement Integrated Coastal Area Management. Progress achieved as related to performance indicators: (i) Tools and guidelines for Integrated Coastal Area Management: A Group of Experts has been established to develop guidelines to mainstream awareness and mitigation of marine hazards through integrated coastal area management; three meetings have been held (Paris, April 2007; Lisbon, October 2007; Paris, April 2008). The guidelines are expected to be finalized in the Fall of 2008.

20 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 Add.1 page 3 Following an international workshop held in 2006 on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP), a project to develop a set of international guidelines on MSP has been approved in October (ii) Application of IOC guidelines for ICAM plans: The Handbook for measuring the progress and outcomes of integrated coastal and ocean management was translated into Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese and Vietnamese by different organizations, international (PERSGA), national (Brazilian Ministry of Environment), and local (provincial authorities in China and Viet Nam) for application at different scales. A project proposal to develop an ICAM indicator framework in 5 countries of Latin America, in collaboration with CPPS has been submitted for funding. (iii) ICAM projects carried out: The GEF/UNDP PDF-B project on Adaptation to Climate Change in Coastal Zones (ACCC) was implemented in Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania and Senegal; the full project ($4 million) is expected to start within the year. A preparatory meeting was held in Praia, Cape Verde in November Main line of action 2: Developing operational capabilities for the management and sustainable development of the open and coastal ocean Expected result: Coordination of the provision and use of ocean observations, data and warning services enhanced. Progress achieved as related to performance indicators: (i) Enhanced international collaboration to observe the global oceans and coasts: The GLOSS Group of Experts has played a leading role in the upgrade of the global network of sea level stations and in particularly in the Indian Ocean. The number of operational sea level stations grew by more than 25 units. In Cooperation with YSLME and NOWPAP, Regional bio-optical dataset and Yellow/Sea China Case-2 algorithm has been developed under the WESTPAC-Remote Sensing Project. The Strategic Plan for NEAR-GOOS at its second phase was published. (ii) Improved accessibility to ocean data, both historical and real time operational: IOC Assembly (June 2007) adopted the IOC Strategic Plan for Oceanographic Data and Information Management, thereby creating a cross-cutting approach to IODE operations and IOC ocean science and observation programmes. IODE was successfully reviewed by UNESCO/IOS. Follow-up actions were discussed by the IODE Officers meeting (November 2007) The deployment of the IODE Ocean Data Portal continued with the organization of a first training course (October 2007) The Oceans Biodiversity Conference (2007) was held in Dartmouth, Canada (October 2007) with over 100 participants.

21 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 Add.1 page 4 Following the success of the African Marine Atlas, 9 small island States in the Caribbean region decided to develop the Caribbean Marine Atlas (October 2007). Startup funds were secured. The ODINAFRICA Project Steering Committee reviewed progress and started planning for a fourth phase of the project that will focus on increased services for coastal zone management and decision support as well as continued support of the GLOSS sea level stations that support the IOTWS. (iii) Protection of vulnerable coastal communities to ocean related hazards, in particular tsunamis: While 6 training courses and workshops on inundation modelling, bathymetric data processing, hazard assessment and tsunami watch information in the Indian Ocean region have been conducted, 4 intersessional ICG/IOTWS working group meetings have been held. Technical support has been provided through several country visits, instrumentation provision, and an assessment mission to Timor Leste. In the Western Pacific, new regional projects related with natural hazards were established; the 7th WESTPAC International Scientific Symposium will take place from 21 to 25 May 2008, with the theme of Natural Hazards and the Changing Marine Environment in the Western Pacific. WESTPAC is assisting the IOC HQ in implementing the Adaptive Learning in Disaster Management for Community Awareness and Resilience (ALDCAR) In Thailand Main line of action 3: Capacity of Member States in marine science for the coastal ocean strengthened Expected result: Marine scientific research capacities enhanced. Progress achieved as related to performance indicators: (i) Level of capacity-building interventions steered and harmonised according to IOC capacitybuilding principles: Principles for Capacity-Building were formulated and endorsed by the 23rd IOC Assembly in 2005 (Resolution XXIII-10). Guidelines and procedures on the IOC/UNESCO Regional Training and Research Centre in the Western Pacific on Oceanography were drafted. (ii) Level, number, and type of capacity-building interventions using technology for synoptic understanding and prediction of the coastal ocean: Harmonisation of activities with IOTWS fellowships through training of students in use of coastal modelling for both safety in coastal zones and applications to high priority local coastal issues in Kenya and Mozambique. Finalisation of the IOCWIO proposal with important coastal modelling components, and submission of two coastal-modelling proposals in Kenya and Tanzania. (iii) Level, number, and type of capacity-building interventions empowering IOC constituencies: First team-building workshop for the Western Indian Ocean region, 2nd leadership and 1st team-building workshops for the Eastern Atlantic region, and first team-building and first proposal-writing workshop for the Latin American and Caribbean region were conducted.

22 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 Add.1 page 5 Expected result: Capacities built to implement the articles on Marine Scientific Research (Part XIII) and Transfer of Marine Technology (Part XIV) of UNCLOS. Progress achieved as related to performance indicators: (i) Technical, legal and scientific information provided: Compilation of national legislation and analysis of Member States practices in marine scientific research has been made available through the internet. (ii) Technical advice provided: A roster of nationally-designated experts was established to promote and facilitate the development and conduct of marine scientific research. (iii) Capacity-building modalities implemented: Through a dedicated website, demands for marine technology transfer from Member States can be circulated Natural Sciences Links between the six scientific intergovernmental programmes IGCP, IHP, IOC, MAB, IBSP and MOST will be strengthened, in particular through joint field pilot projects. (For cooperation with MAB and IHP see document IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 7.) Natural Sciences Ecological and Earth Sciences for Sustainable Development: Strategic Approaches Global Earth Observation for sustainable development will be pursued through inter-disciplinary activities involving the intergovernmental science programmes (IGCP, IHP, IOC and MAB) as well as MP I and MP IV. (Please see related sections on GOOS.) Natural Sciences Capacity-building in science and technology for sustainable development Science and technology policies and technology for sustainable development Community-based information portals on oceans for the African, Latin American, and Caribbean regions The UNESCO/IOC community-based ocean sub-portals for the African, Latin American and Caribbean regions aim, as part of UNESCO s knowledge portal, to facilitate access to information and data on all aspects of ocean and coastal research and management. Expected result: Portals recognized by local and international stakeholders as reference information tool on oceans and coastal areas; knowledge base on ocean/coastal areas related issues improved; agreements on transfer of ownership of the Portals to partner organizations reached.

23 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 Add.1 page 6 Progress achieved as related to performance indicators: Usage of African ocean portal has increased due to recognition by local and international stakeholders. The chief editor of portal was invited to meetings of the UNEP Clearing House Mechanism for Western Indian Ocean, UNEP/GEF WIOLab project, and the African Coelacanth Project. Knowledge objects doubled to more than 4280, topics to more than 280 and the site visits to more than 22,600. Twelve issues of the COSMARNews newsletter was produced and circulated in collaboration with NEPAD/COSMAR to publicize the portal. In Latin America, there was an increase by 200% of number of editors/content providers to better cover the information needs of all focus audiences. Training was provided to editors in science writing through a specific tutorial. Publication of printed newsletters as well as national public awareness campaigns continued Communication and information Summary of intersectoral action and mainstreaming issues Disaster prevention and preparedness, including tsunami warning system Expected result: Tsunami warning and disaster preparedness integrated into national science curricula and community education programmes, especially in countries at high risk of earthquakes, floods and tsunami. Progress achieved as related to performance indicators: (See other sections on the tsunami warning and mitigation systems.) Programme and Budget for (34 C/5) General Conference resolution 34 C/Res.21 for Major Programme II The General Conference 1. Authorizes the Director-General: (a) to implement the plan of action for Major Programme II, structured around the following two biennial sectoral priorities and four main lines of action, with special emphasis on the needs of Africa, gender equality, youth, LDCs, SIDS and the most vulnerable segments of society, including indigenous peoples, focused on the contributions of science and technology to poverty eradication, peace and sustainable development, and reflecting actions to be undertaken under the relevant intersectoral platforms, in order to: Biennial sectoral priority 1: Promoting research and technical capacitybuilding for the sound management of natural resources and for disaster preparedness and mitigation [...] (iii) strengthen the activities of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), as the established intergovernmental body on oceans and coastal zones within the United Nations system, reinforcing its role in improving governance and fostering intergovernmental cooperation through ocean sciences and services in

24 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 Add.1 page 7 order to improve understanding of climate change and its impacts, including sea-level rise, ecosystem functioning and biodiversity; continue to observe and monitor the open ocean and coastal seas, to prepare policy recommendations for discussion by Member States, and to foster the development of institutional capacity for coastal and marine management and for marine scientific research with a view to contributing to sustainable development, in particular in developing countries, LDCs and SIDS, and to achieving the MDGs; and increase efforts to allocate resources for the benefit of Africa and LDCs, particularly with regard to the consequences of climate change; [...] (v) provide sufficient resources to IOC in order to facilitate the implementation of a Global Tsunami Warning System within its efforts to contribute to the development of national and regional capacities for disaster prevention, preparedness and mitigation, with a special emphasis on women, through a multi-hazard approach, and to assist in the establishment and development of tsunami early warning systems in the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean and connected seas, and the Caribbean and adjacent seas; 2. Requests the Director-General: (a) (b) to implement the various activities authorized by this resolution, to the maximum extent possible through intersectoral platforms; to report in the statutory reports on the achievement of the following expected results, including information on the cost-efficient use of human and financial resources, particularly in the areas of travel, publications and contractual services, for each of the results reported, following the principles of transparency, efficiency and rationalization: [...] Main line of action 2: Oceans and coastal zones: improving governance and fostering intergovernmental cooperation through ocean sciences and services Management of ocean resources and coastal areas improved via development of policy-relevant information on impacts of climate change and variability on marine ecosystems and coastal zones Healthier ocean ecosystems and sustainable coastal and ocean environments achieved by means of development and dissemination of scientific research, better information and procedures on which policies may be based IOC Biennial Strategy implemented and results achieved reported to UNESCO governing bodies Main line of action 3: Promoting science, knowledge and education for disaster preparedness and mitigation, and enhancing national and regional coping capacities, including through support for the development of risk reduction networks and monitoring and assessment measures, such as tsunami early warning systems

25 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 Add.1 page 8 Risks from tsunamis and other ocean-related hazards reduced through early warning systems and preparedness and mitigation measures [...] Biennial sectoral priority 1: Promoting research and technical capacitybuilding for the sound management of natural resources and for disaster preparedness and mitigation [...] In the context of global changes, the role of the oceans in the earth system is of critical importance. UNESCO/IOC will catalyse new directions for improving climate change prediction and for its underlying science; monitor the changing ocean through ocean observation and process studies at the regional and global levels; build capacity for addressing the scientific issues and the challenges of coastal area management and monitoring; and improve livelihoods from healthy oceans and coasts through informed governance and strengthened intergovernmental cooperation. Earth observation and monitoring are essential for reducing scientific uncertainty about the role of the oceans in climate change as well as the effects of climate change on ocean processes and resources. UNESCO/IOC will continue to provide the lead for the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), which is the oceanographic component of the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), reporting in this capacity to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). GOOS supports operational ocean services worldwide through observation, modelling and analysis of marine and ocean data including living resources, providing valuable and often life-saving information to endusers. The societal benefits of improved ocean observation will remain at the centre of the actions carried out in the framework of GOOS. All activities under main line of action 2 are underpinned by capacity-building, as most international efforts in marine sciences incorporate a training and institutional development component. Coordination with other ISPs (for example in marine biosphere reserves or World Heritage sites) and other United Nations organizations (especially UNDP, UNEP, FAO, IMO, IAEA and WMO) will primarily consist of management efforts in field projects. A communication strategy will be developed to promote awareness of ocean issues and the importance of ocean sciences. [MLA 2] [...] UNESCO/IOC was mandated by the United Nations as the lead agency for coordinating the planning and implementation of tsunami early warning and mitigation systems, based on its accumulated experience of four decades of coordinating the Pacifi c Tsunami Warning System. In , IOC will consolidate the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System. It will also expand this mechanism to other regions and will coordinate a global system in line with the UNESCO Strategy for Establishing a Global Tsunami Warning System. All such systems will apply an integrated multi-hazard approach, and will therefore include preparedness and awareness components besides the detection networks and risk assessment. [MLA 3] Main line of action 2: Oceans and coastal zones: improving governance and fostering intergovernmental cooperation through ocean sciences and services Expected results at the end of the biennium

26 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 Add.1 page 9 Management of ocean resources and coastal areas improved via development of policy-relevant information on impacts of climate change and variability on marine ecosystems and coastal zones. Degree of complete implementation of the open ocean module of the GOOS Benchmark end 2009: 62% of system (composed of a network of buoys, moorings, fl oats, tide gauges, and repeat ship of opportunity hydrographic lines) set up baseline: 58%) 3,000th GOOS Argo float deployed in January 2000, completing 58% of the open-ocean observing system planned for completion by The initial goals of GOOS are being met, but at a slower rate than originally planned and timely completion of the 2012 target goals do not seem plausible. The goal of identifying and committing sustained funding for the system has not been achieved. The CLIVAR decadal hydrographic survey will be approximately 85% complete in early policy brief on sea level established and disseminated Discussions held with GLOSS Chair and co-chairs of WCRP workshop Understanding Sea Level Rise and Variability (6 9 June 2006, UNESCO) on potential scope of sea level brief vis-à-vis the IPCC assessments, the annual WCRP climate statement, the annual statement on global sea level published in the American Bulletin of Meteorology and the proceedings from the WCRP workshop. Number of new cases where results from IOC globally-coordinated or sponsored ocean-related climate research and forecasts have been applied to address national priorities in climate assessment, adaptation, or mitigation Benchmark end 2009: 10 countries (No measurable progress yet.) As for publications, the results from the Surface Ocean CO 2 Variability and Vulnerability workshop (Paris, April 2007), are being published as a special issue of the Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography journal, in press. Healthier ocean ecosystems and sustainable coastal and ocean environments achieved by means of development and dissemination of scientific research, better information and procedures on which policies can be based. Progress achieved in global monitoring of the oceans Benchmark end 2009: assessment of assessments phase of the regular process for global reporting and assessment on the state of the marine environment completed and transmitted to the United Nations General Assembly Two meetings of the AoA Group of Experts were organized in March and April Two additional meetings are scheduled, leading to a peer-

27 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 Add.1 page 10 reviewed report in June 2009 to be submitted to the Ad Hoc Steering Committee for transmission to the UN General Assembly in the autumn of The structure of the report has been defined, and 3 draft chapters are ready for review. Supporting activities include: the establishment of a functional on-line virtual office to facilitate the exchange of resources among the members of the Group of Experts; a website ( to inform Member States on the progress of this project; and a dedicated brochure. Number of countries with strengthened scientific capabilities to understand, forecast and manage marine and coastal environmental problems Benchmark end 2009: 3 new local and regional initiatives utilizing IOC management guidelines and results from IOC coastal research activities GEOHABAsia launched to develop cooperative regional research that will deliver improved understanding and modelling capabilities of harmful marine algal events and patterns of nutrient input to coastal ecosystem.30 countries in 4 regions supported in the management of coastal and marine resources through capacity-building and increased access to available ocean data and information products Benchmarks end 2009: 15 workshops for strengthening marine sciences institutes; 2 networks of UNESCO/IOC Chairs partnering in implementing regional projects; 10 new countries joining regional ocean data and information networks One or two IOC/UNESCO Regional Training and Research Centers are going to be established in WESTPAC. 30 countries in 4 regions supported in the management of coastal and marine resources through capacity-building and increased access to available ocean data and information products. 15 workshops (cumulative) for strengthening marine science institutes; 2 networks of UNESCO/IOC Chairs partnering in implementing regional projects; 10 new countries joining regional ocean data and information networks Workshops held: Leadership workshop for the Eastern Atlantic (Accra, Ghana, 1 3 October 2007; seventh in the series) Bid-writing workshop for Latin American marine institutes (São Paulo, Brazil, December 2007) Final workshop for directors (10 14 April 2008, Maputo, Mozambique; second in the series) UNESCO Chair in Marine Geosciences (Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia). Established in 1995, the Chair has an international responsibility for the execution of the Training-through-Research (TTR) programme. In 2007 the TTR cruise did not happen. The Chair was involved in the international TTR16 Post-cruise Conference (Bremen, Germany). Eight MSc and one PhD dissertations were successfully defended.

28 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 Add.1 page 11 Number of countries applying integrated approaches to the management of coastal and marine resources Benchmark end 2009: guidelines for ecosystem-based marine spatial planning tested in one biosphere reserve; development of: (i) indicatorbased state of the coast reports and (ii) decision support tools for integrated coastal area management supported in 5 countries; 4 countries assisted to formulate integrated management approaches for coastal groundwater within the local integrated coastal area management framework SPINCAM project, aimed to develop indicators and state of the coast reports for the Pacific rim of Latin America (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru), approved by the Flemish Government. Kick-off meeting scheduled for June 2008 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The Marine Spatial Planning Project, in collaboration with MAB has been initiated, thanks to funding from Moore and Packard foundations. A meeting of expert was held in March. A website has been established: The first draft of the guidelines should be ready in September IOC Biennial Strategy implemented and results achieved reported to UNESCO governing bodies. This expected result refers to the whole complex of IOC activities within the 34 C/5; progress in this regard will be reported at the next General Conference of UNESCO in October Main line of action 3: Promoting science, knowledge and education for disaster preparedness and mitigation, and enhancing national and regional coping capacities, including through support for the development of risk reduction networks and monitoring and assessment measures, such as tsunami early warning systems Expected results at the end of the biennium Risks from tsunami and other ocean-related hazards reduced through early warning systems and preparedness and mitigation measures. Number of regional early warning systems for tsunamis and other oceanrelated hazards operational Benchmark end 2009: 4 regional tsunami systems operational (Mediterranean and Caribbean seas) or strengthened (Pacific and Indian Ocean) as part of the global multi-hazard warning system Pacific Ocean: The 22nd ICG/PTWS session was hosted by Instituto Oceanográfico de la Armada (INOCAR) of Ecuador in September while a Tsunami Mitigation Workshop was conducted prior to PTWS-XXII. Indian Ocean: 25 more sea level stations installed. Agreement with Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT) for a Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) transmission service for 50 sea-level stations that will enable to transmit data every 15 minutes via meteorological satellites.

29 IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 Add.1 page 12 Training courses on Bathymetric Data acquisition, processing, management and multibeam training for shallow waters areas (14 30 March 2008, Goa, India) and GIS and Inundation Mapping training (16 April 2008, Bangkok, Thailand). Mediterranean: Task Team established to review regional architecture of Tsunami Watch Centres agreed (28 29 January 2008) on the need to harmonize the tsunami warning nomenclature among regions and to initiate a pilot warning system using existing resources and all available real-time seismic data and the SeisComp3 software. Caribbean: core network of seismic stations and core network of sea level stations agreed on; data from core network of seismic stations to be freely available to national, regional and tsunami warning centres for production of tsunami and other early-warning information. CARIBE-EWS Implementation Plan finalized. Number of preparedness materials produced or communities at risk educated with respect to natural hazards impact prevention, preparedness and mitigation measures Benchmarks end 2009: 6 culturally adapted and gender-responsive tsunami preparedness educational materials produced in different languages; 1 community per regional warning system (4) educated in disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness Revised TsunamiTeacher awareness package available on the web. Training courses held: ITSU Training Programme (Honolulu, Hawaii, 5 7 November 2007 and 26 December 5 January 2008) Seismology and Tsunami Warnings (Mauritius, January 2008; Bangkok, Thailand, August 2007; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 2008) Tsunami Capacity Building assistance provided to Mauritius and Mozambique. Distribution of materials and tools, including earthquake and sea level monitoring tools, PTWC heads-up SMS alerts, travel time calculation software, and historical databases, in additional tsunami awareness materials of the ITIC that had been updated in Translations of a number of materials have been provided by countries, including French, Spanish, Chinese, Indonesian, and Thai. The Group of Expert developing the guidelines to mainstream awareness and mitigation of marine hazards through ICAM had their last meeting in April A final draft of the guidelines is expected by June (in collaboration with ICAM programme) The COAST-MAP-IO Project has initiated its activities, following the kick off meeting organised in Bangkok in October Two training courses in hydrographic data collection and coastal inundation modelling have been held in India and Germany (March and April 2008).

30 Restricted Distribution IOC/EC-XLI/2 Annex 1 Add. 2 Paris, 14 May 2008 English only INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION (of UNESCO) Forty-first Session of the Assembly UNESCO, Paris, 24 June 1 July 2008 Item 3.2 of the Provisional Agenda REPORT BY THE IOC EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ON PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION ADDENDUM 2 IMPLEMENTATION OF IOC GOVERNING BODY RESOLUTIONS Summary: This document is an addendum to the Report of the Executive Secretary presented to the 41st session of the IOC Assembly. It provides in a tabulated form the status of implementation of Resolutions adopted by the Thirty-Ninth Session of the Executive Council (2006), and the Twenty-Fourth Session of the IOC Assembly (2007). (SC-2008/CONF.203/CLD.5 Add.2)