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PROGRAMME MATTERS REQUIRING DECISIONS BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL GENERAL POLICY AND COORDINATION [] Follow up of the Seventh Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC-VII) Professor Hyung Tack Huh, Former Chairman of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC), introduced this agenda item. WESTPAC has made considerable progress during the intersessional period in revitalizing itself to meet the IOCs High-level Objectives, mainly through: (i) enhancing the participation and raising the support of Member States, by establishing efficient communications and extensive interactions; (ii) restructuring and refining WESTPAC projects, by reformulating the WESTPAC rules of procedure and by initiating new regional projects; (iii) implementing the WESTPAC Work Plan (20062008), by strengthening coordination with Project Leaders; (iv) enhancing the regional capability by initiating regional capacity-building initiative on the UNESCO/IOC Regional Network of Training and Research Centres on Oceanography in the Western Pacific"; (v) strengthening regional cooperation with other regional/international organizations, by conducting joint activities of mutual interest. The 7th WESTPAC International Scientific Symposium (Sabah, Malaysia, 2125 May 2008) was aimed at orienting the regional marine scientific activities around the IOC High-level Objective; the Symposium was recognized as the largest gathering in the history of the WESTPAC Symposiums, and demonstrated its role as the regional platform for sharing marine scientific knowledge, stimulating new ideas and imparting experience and lessons gained from WESTPAC project implementation. DrHuh thanked the Government of Malaysia for having hosted the 7th Symposium. The major outcomes of the 7th Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for WESTPAC (Sabah, Malaysia, 2629 May 2008) were: (i) the adoption of the WESTPAC Strategy and Programme Structure (20082013) to better reflect the priority of IOC and region-specific objectives; (ii) the decision to establish a WESTPAC Advisory Group to provide scientific and technical advice on the development, planning and implementation of WESTPAC activities; (iii) the fostering of new regional country-driven projects, contributing to the IOC High-Level Objectives in the context of the region;(iv) endorsement of the new regional capacity-building initiative on the IOC/UNESCO Regional Network of Training and Research Centres on Oceanography in the Western Pacific; (v) rescheduling of the WESTPAC Sessions to be in phase with the IOC planning cycle. Professor Huh expressed his deep appreciation of the strong support of the Member States, particularly Thailand, Malaysia and China for their contribution to WESTPAC and its Secretariat, and of several regional experts, notably Dr Neville Smith (Australia) for his overall guidance and inspiration, Dr Hugh Kirkman (Australia), Nick DAdamo (Australia), and DrSomkiat Khokiattiwong (Thailand), for their efforts in the development of SEAGOOS. He commended MrWenxi Zhu (China) for his excellent work as Acting Head of the WESTPAC Secretariat, in initiating the revitalization of WESTPAC. The Executive Council noted with satisfaction and endorsed the significant progress made in restructuring and revitalizing WESTPAC and the changes in the strategic approach and alignment with IOC. It thanked Professor Hyung Tack Huh for his good work as Chairman of WESTPAC, and Dr Zhang Zhanhai for accepting the challenge to lead WESTPAC in this new phase; it also thanked Mr Wenxi Zhu, Acting Head of the WESTPAC Secretariat, for the efforts that were made in a short time to start the process of revitalizing WESTPAC. The Executive Council expressed its special appreciation to: the Government of Thailand, for its continued hosting of the WESTPAC Secretariat and the provision of local staff; the Government of China, for seconding Mr Wenxi Zhu as Acting Head of the WESTPAC Secretariat since July 2006 and for its contribution to the IOC Special Account for WESTPAC activities; and the Government of Japan, for its continuous support for WESTPAC activities through the Japan Fund-in-Trust. The Executive Council thanked the Government of Malaysia for its generosity and excellent organization of the 7th WESTPAC International Scientific Symposium and the 7th Session of the WESTPAC in Sabah, Malaysia, from 21 to 29 May 2008. The Executive Council also expressed its strong wish that the present momentum of revitalization should continue, and that progress to date should be further reinforced, with the aim of making significant contributions to the global programmes of IOC. It requested the Executive Secretary to pay special attention to ensure that the role of Regional Subsidiary Bodies in the implementation of IOC global programmes should be better reflected in the operational plan of the Commission and strengthened accordingly. The Executive Council also requested the Executive Secretary to share the lessons learned during the successful revitalization of WESTPAC with other Regional Subsidiary Bodies of IOC, as a reference for their own strategic analysis and restructuring. The Executive Council welcomed the concrete commitment by Member States to a revitalized WESTPAC, as a viable and effective vehicle for regional cooperation. It particularly welcomed the decision of the Government of China to increase its annual financial contribution from US$20,000 to US$60,000, and the decision of the Government of the Republic of Korea to contribute US$50,000 to enhance the regional capability in oil-spill response and in the restoration of marine ecosystems. It appreciated the willingness of China, the Republic of Korea, and Malaysia to join the regional capacity-building initiative on the UNESCO/IOC Regional Network of Training and Research Centres on Oceanography in the Western Pacific. The Executive Council appreciated and welcomed the decision of UNESCO to provide a post for the Head of the WESTPAC Secretariat at the UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok. The Executive Council also expressed its gratitude to the Governments of The Philippines and the Republic of Korea for their kind offer to host the 8th International Scientific Symposium of WESTPAC, in 2011, and to the Government of Indonesia for its kind offer to host the 8th Session of the Sub-Commission for WESTPAC, in 2010. The Executive Council accepted the Executive Summary of the 7th Session of the Sub-Commission for WESTPAC and the set of recommendations therein. The Executive Council adopted Resolution EC-XLI.___. Relations with Other Marine-Related Programmes of UNESCO On behalf of the Director of the UNESCO Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences for Sustainable Development (EES), Mr Salvatore Arico presented the activities of the Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), which deals with biodiversity and the ecosystem approach, and especially the world network of biosphere reserves and their contribution to conservation of biodiversity, sustainable development, and research and monitoring. The Madrid Action Plan adopted by the 20th Session of the International Co-ordinating Council (ICC) places biosphere reserves at the interface between conservation and the sustainable use of biodiversity, "mitigation of climate change" and the adaptation of human populations and the enhancement of human well-being. The current cooperation between IOC and MAB includes: (i) the development, through a Group of Experts, of ecological criteria and a biogeographical classification system for marine areas; (ii) the application of marine spatial planning approaches to the management of a biosphere reserve and of World Heritage sites in VietNam; (iii) the organization of scientific cooperation with the marine component of Diversitas, the international programme on biodiversity; (iv) the creation of a Global Federation of Marine Biodiversity Stations and Sites; and (v) preparatory work on the organization of the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, to be held in Valencia, Spain in 2008. He encouraged the IOC to continue its collaboration with EES, to foster international science activities directed at policy development. The Deputy-Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC), Mr Kishore Rao, presented the World Heritage Marine Programme, aimed at using the World Heritage Convention to conserve outstanding marine areas. The Marine Programme has been developed since 2002, with support from the IUCNs World Commission for Protected Areas (WCPA). Following a workshop on Marine Biodiversity organized by the World Heritage Centre in 2002 in Vietnam, several marine World Heritage sites were established. Current activities include the Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape project, focusing on Galpagos (Ecuador), Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Malpelo (Colombia) and Coiba (Panama) and aimed at exploring serial and transboundary World Heritage opportunities. To foster the establishment and management of World Heritage marine sites, the World Heritage Centre has organized regional training workshops and meetings in the Caribbean and the Pacific and is developing business plans for the management of the Aldabra and Tubattaha Reefs. Collaboration is ongoing with other UNESCO sectors, NGOs, and Member States in support of marine site nomination and conservation and to promote networking among marine World Heritage sites. Recent cooperation with IOC focuses on the preparation of a dedicated session of the biennial Status of Coral Reefs of the World Report, sponsored by IOC, on coral reefs in World Heritage sites. Ms Ulrike Koschtial, of the UNESCO Section of Museums and Cultural Objects, presented the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, adopted on 2 November 2001 by the UNESCO General Conference. The Convention is intended to enable States to effectively protect and preserve their underwater cultural heritage. It is expected that the Convention will enter into force in the coming months. The Convention is specific to underwater cultural heritage. For its purposes the term underwater cultural heritage is used to mean all traces of human existence having a cultural, historical or archaeological character which have been partially or totally under water, periodically or continuously, for at least 100 years (Art.1 para.1(a)). The Convention sets a high standard for the protection of underwater cultural heritage, with a view to preventing its being looted or destroyed. Marine scientific research and knowledge exchange in respect of this heritage plays a key role in the application of the Convention and in the recently developed discipline of underwater archaeology. The contribution of the IOC may be relevant in matters related to information exchange in the context of the Conventions international cooperation mechanism, the monitoring of environmental conditions, issues of conservation and recovery, conduct of research and related authorizations, and the transfer of marine technology, such as geophysics and engineering sciences applied to underwater archaeology. Potential cooperation with IOC could be aimed at the elaboration of operational guidelines for the conduct of marine scientific research to study and protect underwater cultural heritage and the development of activities to support the implementation of the Convention (e.g. creation of a data base for information exchange, inventorization and control of sites, capacity-building, research, creation of category-2 centres). The cooperative activities undertaken by IOC with the marine-related programmes of UNESCO address the recommendations of the Review Committee that reviewed UNESCO Major Programmes II (Natural Sciences) and III (Social and Human Sciences), notably, Recommendation 3 (Strengthening interdisciplinary and intersectoral activities) and Recommendation 5 (International science programmes: towards better coordination and synergy); they can also assist in providing coordinated UNESCO contributions to such United Nations processes and mechanisms as the Informal Consultative Process (ICP) on Oceans and the Law of the Sea, and the UN-Oceans network. The Executive Council thanked the speakers for their presentations; it endorsed the collaboration between IOC and the marine-related programmes of UNESCO as a contribution to intersectoral and interdisciplinary cooperation. Relations with the Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP) The Acting Head of the Ocean Sciences Section, Mr J. Barbire, introduced this item. The new GESAMP mechanism is framed by an updated draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Rules of Procedures amongst the co-sponsors (document IOC/INF-1248). After final editing, in June 2008, the MoU will be sent to the Heads of each sponsoring organization for signature. IOC is not currently leading in any GESAMP Working Group, although GESAMP is contributing to the Assessment of Assessments co-led by IOC and UNEP. Mr Barbire reflected recent concern over potential areas of duplication between GESAMP and the Commission, and GESAMP's apparent autonomy, as exemplified by a recently published GESAMP statement on ocean fertilization. The newly elected Chairman of GESAMP, MrTim Bowmer, provided a short overview of GESAMPs current status and activities. GESAMP was established in 1969 as a group of independent experts to give scientific advice to the cosponsors at their request. At present, it is jointly sponsored by eight United Nations Specialized Agencies with responsibilities relating to the marine environment. GESAMP consists of 25 to 30 experts, drawn from a wide range of relevant disciplines, covering topics related to biodiversity; studies and assessments are usually carried out by dedicated working groups. The GESAMP work programme includes the provision, upon request, of: synthesized results of regional and thematic assessments and scientific studies to support global assessments of the marine environment; scientific and technical guidance on the design and execution of marine environmental assessments; scientific reviews, analyses, and advice on specific topics relevant to the condition of the marine environment, its investigation, protection, and/or management. GESAMP, at the invitation of the lead agencies, is also participating fully in the Assessment of Assessments as the initial step to the establishment of a Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment. GESAMP has undergone extensive reorganization following an independent, in-depth review in 2001. A GESAMP Office, currently hosted by IMO, is presently responsible for general administration on behalf of all the sponsoring organizations. The Groups activities have been significantly revitalized after receiving substantial financial support from  HYPERLINK "http://www.sida.se" Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency). GESAMP Sessions have been reinstated on an annual basis. The GESAMP Chairman also informed the Executive Council that, at its 35th Session (Accra, May 2008), the Executive Committee of GESAMP discussed the procedure for addressing requests from other sources than the current cosponsors of GESAMP. The Executive Committee agreed that GESAMP should discuss if and how they are able to address such requests. The Executive Committee would then approve such requests by correspondence in accordance with the GESAMP Rules of Procedure. Mr Bowmer invited the Commission to sign the Draft MoU, so as not to lose momentum in the revitalization of GESAMP. Several Member States welcomed the revitalized role of GESAMP as a source of independent scientific advice to the UN and its agencies dealing with the marine environment, as well as GESAMP's concrete contribution to the Assessment of Assessments work led by IOC and UNEP. Some Member States expressed their concerns over GESAMP statements on specific issues without GESAMP having received from its cosponsors a valid request to emit an opinion on a given subject. Member States recognized the importance of delivering a clear and consistent message on marine environmental issues to IOC Member States and to society at large. However it is also important that such messages be delivered expeditiously. The circumstances in which GESAMP could be allowed to make unilateral public statements should be agreed upon and clarified. IOC should also take steps to ensure that urgent requests from external parties to GESAMP are handled in a timely manner. The Executive Council, having considered the new GESAMP Strategic Vision and the actions taken by GESAMP as a Group of Experts cosponsored by eight UN bodies, called on the cosponsors, including IOC in particular, to reaffirm the fundamental nature of GESAMP as a scientific advisory body to its cosponsors and to the IOC. The Executive Council also called on the cosponsors of GESAMP to establish a rational mechanism for coordination between GESAMP and its sponsoring agencies including IOC, so as to improve GESAMPs governance and to ensure that GESAMP's status is clear and subsidiary to that of its cosponsors and of the IOC. The Executive Council believed that the cosponsors should ensure that the objectives of Member States are reflected in the work programme of GESAMP through co-operation between the GESAMP Executive Committee and the cosponsors Technical Secretaries for GESAMP. General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) The Chairman of the GEBCO Guiding Committee, Mr David Monahan, introduced this item. The GEBCO Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure approved in 1991 were found to be in need of revision so as to allow the GEBCO Guiding Committee to meet the challenges generated by new cartographic technologies and approaches. Pursuant to Resolution EC-XXXVII.5, the International Hydrographic Bureau and the GEBCO Guiding Committee, with the support of the IOC Secretariat, carefully modified the existing GEBCO Terms of References and Rules of Procedure which were approved by the member countries of the International Hydrographic Organization in 2007. Since GEBCO is a Joint IHOIOC programme, the revised GEBCO Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure must be submitted to an IOC Governing Body for consideration and approval. Several Member States made positive comments on the new Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure of the GEBCO Guiding Committee and its Sub-Committees. Some Member States reported on relevant achievements in their respective regions. The Russian Federation highlighted the importance of GEBCO for the successful development of other IOC programmes and called for strengthening the Commissions financial support to GEBCO. The Republic of Korea considered paragraph 2.10 of the SCUFN Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure not to be necessary. China expressed its willingness to join SCUFN. The Representative of the IHO explained the procedure followed to reach the final texts of the new Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure, and informed the Council that the IHO Member States approved these texts in March 2008. He also stressed that the expected effectiveness and efficiency of GEBCO are in direct relation to the support provided by the two cosponsoring organizations, IOC and IHO. The Executive Council considered the revised Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure, for the GEBCO Guiding Committee, as well as those for its Technical Sub-Committees on Undersea Features Names (SCUFN) and on Ocean Mapping (TSCOM). The Executive Council approved the revised texts for the GEBCO Committee and its two Sub-Committees. UN CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS 4.2.1 IOC and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea The Executive Secretary introduced this item. The progress achieved in the Law of the Sea intersessional activities during 20072008 are reported in Information Document IOC/INF-1245. He introduced two European Commission publications resulting from EU Actions SI2.455289 and SI2.455302: (i) Procedure for the Application of Article 247 of UNCLOS by IOC; and (ii) National Ocean Policy: basic texts from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Russian Federation and the United States of America. The Executive Secretary also presented the new contents of the IOC/ABE-LOS web site, notably the data base to promote the IOC Criteria and Guidelines on Transfer of Marine Technology and the compilation of National Legislations on Marine Scientific Research and National Ocean Policies. The Executive Council thanked the European Union for its support and expressed its appreciation of the Information Document IOC/INF-1245, which reports the Commissions activities in the field of Law of the Sea. At the request of Argentina, the Executive Secretary explained that the promotion of capacity-building activities linked to the Law of the Sea would be focused in existing international standardized procedures for undertaking marine scientific research in waters under national jurisdiction, referring particularly to the UN Guide (Marine Scientific Research: A Guide to the Implementation of Relevant Provisions of UNCLOS) which is being updated by UN/OLA/DOALOS in close cooperation with IOC. The United Kingdom stressed the importance of IOC taking the lead in the debate on developments in legal affairs, marine science and policy, and bringing together policy-makers and scientists. It suggested that workshops or other activities may be organized by IOC. The Russian Federation stated that, in accordance with Article 3.c of the IOC Statutes, the IOC Rules of Procedure should be amended to highlight the Commissions role in Law of the Sea, to add that IOC is the competent international body in the field of marine science. It added that IOC should deal with legal frameworks for marine scientific research matters not already covered in international instruments, particularly UNCLOS. In response to requests from Brazil and Kenya, the Executive Secretary briefly explained the role of IOC in relation to Article 76 of UNCLOS taking into account the mandate given by Decision 16, Part II of the 179th Session of the Executive Board of UNESCO. He pointed out that even if IOC is not in position to finance or collect new geological or geophysical data for any location; IOC is co-operating with UNEP/GRID-Arendal and UN/OLA/DOALOS, to the best of its capabilities, to assist Member States in discharging their responsibilities under the Convention. This assistance includes raising awareness, training to undertake a desk-top study, and facilitating access to existing publicly available geological or geophysical data. The Executive Secretary welcomed the Decision of the 18th Meeting of the States Parties to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (New York, 1220 June 2008) with regard to the deadline of May 2009, for most of the States Parties to UNCLOS, for submitting information relative to the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles. This decision states that the time period referred to in Article 4 of Annex II to the Convention and the decision contained in SPLOS/72, paragraph (a), may be satisfied by transmitting to the Secretary-General of the UN preliminary information indicating the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles and a description of the status of preparation and intended date of making a submission in accordance with the requirements of Article 76 of the Convention. 4.2.2 Follow-up of the Eighth Session of the IOC Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea (IOC/ABE-LOS VIII) The Chairman of the IOC Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea, Mr Elie Jarmache, introduced this item. He informed the Executive Council of the progress made at the 8th Session of the IOC Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea, particularly regarding the mandate it received on the IOC legal framework within the context of UNCLOS which is applicable to the collection of oceanographic data and brought to the attention of the Executive Council the need to discuss unresolved political matters concerning the Draft Guidelines for the implementation of Resolution XX-6 of the Assembly regarding the deployment of floats in the high seas within the framework of the Argo programme, particularly Article 5-bis of the Guidelines. The Executive Council thanked the Chairman of the Advisory Body, the Coordinator of the sub-group on the IOC Legal Framework for the Collection of Oceanographic Data within the Context of UNCLOS, Professor Kari Hakap, and the IOC Secretariat, for their hard work; it also welcomed the very substantial progress achieved. The Executive Council also thanked the hosts of the Easton (USA) Informal Consultation (2325 October 2007), as well as the participants. Following intensive plenary discussion of Article 5-bis of the Guidelines, the Executive Council decided only to retain the second sentence in brackets and remove the first and third sentences from the original text of this article. Next, the IOC/ABE-LOS Chairman invited comments to the text of the Guidelines. Argentina stated that the notification referred to in the guidelines should be made to all parties in the dispute, in accordance with the international practice and international law reflected in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Russian Federation agreed with the Guidelines, but considered that the collection of data by Argo floats falls under marine scientific research. The Russian Federation believed that the collection of oceanographic data through automatic instruments should be developed in the framework of an international convention or a similar instrument. The United States of America expressed its concern about whether the proposed guidelines would be practicable for the users and implementers of the Argo project and that special attention should be given to how the guidelines will be implemented to ensure that the flow of data to operational centres for forecasting purposes would not be adversely impacted. The United States believed that the guidelines should not place disproportionate burdens on the staffing and budgets of implementers. It suggested that IOC, Coastal States and national Argo programmes develop procedures addressing the guidelines that would have minimal impact on implementers and data users. The United States proposed that IOC/ABE-LOS should suspend further work on this item pending the evaluation of the guidelines and reconsideration of them by the IOC Governing Bodies. The United Kingdom recalled document IOC/ABE-LOSVIII/INF-01 United Kingdom discussion paper on suggested topics of work to be undertaken by the IOC/ABE-LOS, and pointed out that the aim of the paper was to stimulate discussion on emerging issues that IOC/ABE-LOS, subject to IOC Governing Body approval, might undertake in its future activities. Argentina also noted that the issue of marine genetic resources beyond areas of national jurisdiction has to be treated by the appropriate fora with direct competence in Law of the Sea issues. Argentina recalled that this issue is being discussed at the UN open-ended Informal working group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction established by the UN General Assembly, and requested that this be taken into account by IOC which should only work on this matter when requested to do so by the meeting of States Parties to UNCLOS. The IOC/ABE-LOS Technical Secretary, Ms Aurora Mateos, thanked Belgium, the European Union, France, Greece, the United Kingdom and the United States for the financial support received by the Secretariat for the IOC's Law of the Sea activities, and particularly for the organization and conduct of the 8th Session of IOC/ABE-LOS. The Executive Council adopted the Guidelines for the implementation of Resolution XX-6 of the Assembly regarding the deployment of floats in the high seas within the framework of the Argo Programme. The Executive Council requested the Executive Secretary work in close co-operation with the Argo scientific team to develop practical, routine procedures to implement these Guidelines. The Executive Council requested the IOC Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea continue its work until accomplishing the mandate already given it by the Governing Bodies and to present its results to the 25th Session of the Assembly. IOC and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) The Representative of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Adaptation, Technology and Science Programme, MrYoussef Nassef, introduced this item. He outlined the overall objectives of the UNFCCC and of its Nairobi Work Programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change. The UNFCCCs ultimate objective is to prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system, thus allowing ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change and enabling economic development to proceed in a sustainable manner. Its work in helping the Parties to the UNFCCC to take action to adapt to climate change focuses on actions to help develop: a future architecture for adaptation, mitigation, technology, and finance; implementation of national adaptation programmes of action; and identification of the scientific, technological and methodological issues in adaptation to climate change. Mr Nassef noted that IOCs adopted High-Level Objectives were very relevant to UNFCCC objectives. The IOC has submitted two action pledges to the UNFCCCs Nairobi Work Programme: for sea-level monitoring and prediction through GOOS, and for the IOC-led UNDPGEF project on Adaptation to Climate Change: Responding to Coastline Change in its Human Dimensions in West Africa through Integrated Coastal Area Management (ACCC). Mr Nassef encouraged the IOC Member States and Secretariat to continue their constructive participation in UNFCCC activities, more details of which can be found at its website http://unfccc.int/. The Executive Secretary reported that the action pledges made to the UNFCCC were for activities entirely within the programme of work and priorities set by IOC Member States. They were also a way to integrate the work across the UN system in climate change under the leadership of the UNFCCC. The Executive Council welcomed the contribution of IOC programmes to achieving the objectives of the UNFCCC, and decided there was no need to modify the present arrangements at this stage. It reaffirmed IOCs intention to continue its close cooperation with the UNFCCC Secretariat. IOC and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CDB) The Executive Secretary presented this item. He briefly reviewed the IOC contributions to the achievement of the goals of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its Programme of Work on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity (20042010). Some of IOC's contributions were made in cooperation with other components of UNESCO and within the UN-Oceans mechanism. The principal areas were: Integrated Marine and Coastal Area Management (IMCAM); Marine and Coastal Living Resources, especially coral reefs; Marine and Coastal Protected Areas; and Invasive Alien Species. Additional contributions concerned the conservation and sustainable use of deep-seabed genetic resources beyond national jurisdiction, as well as the identification of gaps in legal instruments, guidelines and procedures. Canada recommended that Member States engage in a discussion at the appropriate level with a view to ensuring that IOC's scientific contribution is recognized in CBD for the development of its marine component. Japan stressed that IOC is the most appropriate body to discuss marine scientific issues, including marine genetic resources, in international fora. IOC could also play a role in providing the scientific base and coordination for the establishment of marine protected areas in the high seas. Argentina encouraged IOC to work on the issue of marine genetic resources in the context of the UN Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group charged with studying issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity outside areas of national jurisdiction. Sri Lanka supported the cooperation between IOC and the Secretariat of the CBD concerning marine living resources. Germany and Tunisia underlined the importance of reporting on the IOC contribution to the CBD and recommended an assessment of its influence through performance indicators, calling on Member States to support activities through voluntary contributions. The Executive Secretary explained that IOC activities dealing with marine biodiversity are based on the availability of resources; these activities are also part of UN coordination (e.g. the UN-Oceans task force on marine protected areas led by the CBD Secretariat). There are many areas to which IOC can contribute and this may require scoping activities, as international conventions can operate by convening technical teams directly, but may choose to ask IOC to undertake specific tasks. The Executive Council endorsed the scope and content of the cooperation between IOC and the Secretariat of the CBD. UN CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS 4.3.1 IOC participation in the International Polar Year 20072008 and on the International Year of Planet earth 20072009 The Director of the GOOS Project Office, Keith Alverson, introduced this item, on behalf of the Director of the IPY Project Office, David Carlson, who was unable to attend the present session. Keith Alverson focussed on the legacy of the IPY, under three main headings. Opportunity and Urgency. About 1.2 billion US$ were spent on IPY science over the past two years, comprising about 400 million US$ (from 14 countries) for new sciences projects, and 800 million US$ for existing projects. However, society will continue to need to carry out excellent science programmes in the polar regions for many years to come. Sustaining this polar science funding is an important aspect of the IPY legacy. Other important aspects are: the development of observation networks, data management; polar environmental assessment; related political cooperation; future researchers; and an informed public. An assessment of IPY funding has shown that science has been substantially funded whereas observation networks, future researchers, political cooperation, and an informed public have been only partially funded, since they take longer to develop and require sustained long-term funding. IPY data management and environmental assessment have not been adequately funded; nor have they received serious attention, so far. The challenge and urgency of sustaining these aspects of the IPY legacy will become much more apparent when the busy backdrop of IPY has gone. An Informed Public. Partners in the IPY around the world organized polar information for teachers, including the production of flyers, telling what happens, where and when in the polar regions. During the IPY Science Days, teachers organized activities in their local classrooms covering the wide range of IPY science topics. A network of teachers and young researchers helped to translate the flyers into 20 languages. The Network launched a virtual balloon, to share its activities with the rest of the world. All of this depended entirely on local enthusiastic volunteers, supported by international coordination from the IPY International Programme Office and from corporate sponsors. Future Researchers. There are various networks or groups of young researchers, including Permafrost Young Researchers Network, and national Young Researchers Networks (in the United Kingdom, Sweden, New Zealand, China). This new generation of polar researchers is multidisciplinary, international and in pursuit of excellence in research and of the development of outreach networks; they view education and outreach as essential and mutual aspects of their science careers. More partners to develop teacher information networks are required. Upcoming IPY events and Plans include the following: SCAR/IASC Open Science Conference (811 July 2008), IPY Conclusion Event, (Geneva, 25 February 2009); IPY Day at the 31st Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (Baltimore, April 2009, proposed); Polar Youth Forum (April, 2009, proposed); Oslo Science Conference, (June, 2010); the closure of the International Polar Office (October 2009). A key IPY Education, Outreach, Communication (EOC) recommendation is for continuing international coordination in the fields of polar research and environmental monitoring. The speaker, not only highlighted the successful results of the IPY and IYPE, but he also drew the attention of the Executive Council on the area where more efforts are needed to strengthen the results achieved. Particular efforts are needed to raise interests of Member States to develop archive data and monitoring systems. He concluded that the IPY is a good example of polar science that has global impacts and that should therefore be sustained. Several Member States (Canada, Argentina, Spain, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, India) commended the success of the IPY particularly emphasizing the unprecedented increase in the quantity and quality of research in the polar regions. They also recommended that the IOC encourage interaction between the Technical Committee for IODE and the new World Data Centre in the archiving and exchange of polar research and environmental assessment data. IOC should also play a major role in the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) in particular in the development of a Southern Ocean Observing System, under GOOS. The Member States declared their keenness to participate in this programme. They also recognized that sea-level rise driven by global warming is a key aspect of polar research, but better comprehensive ocean models are required. They considered that the best way to show the benefit of investment in polar science is through local effects. India informed the Executive Council of its strong interest in participating in this initiative, with an expedition to the Arctic. India hosted the 30th ATCM (NewDelhi, 31 April11 May 2007). The Russian Federation informed the Council that the outcomes of the IPY will be examined in St. Petersburg at the IASC/SCAR Open Science Conference (811 July 2008). The Representative of the International Ocean Institute (IOI) informed the Council that, at the Global Forum on Oceans and Coasts, Hanoi, VietNam, 711 April 2008), there was a recommendation to make 8 June at UN level a UN International Ocean Day. The date should be noted for future planning and to avoid conflicts. At the suggestion of the Chairman, the Executive Council decided that consideration of the legacies of the IPY and IYPE would be put on the Provisional Agenda of the 25th Session of IOC Assembly. It requested the Executive Secretary to include information related to the International Ocean Day (8 June) in all IOC activities in order to avoid a duplication of dates for Ocean Day. 4.3.2 Report on WMO-IOC Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM) Programme Implementation The Co-President of the WMOIOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM), Peter Dexter, introduced this item. The core business of JCOMM is conducted within its Observations, Services, and Data Management Programme Areas, in which, JCOMM has made progress in the past year, as well as in a number of key cross-cutting issues and by direct involvement in activities within the broader IOCWMO context. JCOMM has also worked to align its implementation and operating plans with the strategic objectives and expected results of IOC and WMO. JCOMM has developed the rationale, structure and methodology for preparing a virtual (web-based) Handbook on Standards and Best Practices; this will: (i) provide an easy access reference book and guide to all the existing material relating to standards and best practices prepared under JCOMM and its predecessors, covering observations, data management and services; (ii) allow for the identification of gaps in such material; and (iii) facilitate input to WMO Quality Management Framework (QMF) and ISO accreditation. JCOMM has provided support for the IPY and its legacy, including the proposed integrated Arctic Ocean Observing System (iAOOS) and the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS). Progress has been made on the establishment of an Observing Programme Support Centre, building on the existing highly regarded JCOMMOPS. Five institutions have been short-listed and a recommendation is expected by the end of the year for joint decision by IOC and WMO. JCOMM organized a Scientific and Technical Symposium on Storm Surges, hosted by the Korean Government (Seoul, Republic of Korea, 26 October 2007). Significant joint work was carried out with IODE on end-to-end data management, an ocean data portal and the development of oceanographic data management and exchange standards. JCOMM is also implementing an Expert Team on Operational Ocean Forecast Systems (OOFS) as a way of moving the results of GODAE research into the operational environment, and has entered into discussions with the Argo Steering Team to bring Argo, which has now become an effectively operational programme, formally under the JCOMM umbrella. JCOMM activities continue to be carried out, as required, through partnership with IODE and GOOS. The Co-President noted that the regular budget support in both the WMO and IOC Secretariats is inadequate to allow it to complete the work within its mandate and that human resources also remains an issue, owing to the difficulty of attracting volunteers to undertake Commission work and seconded staff to the Secretariats. The Chairman invited the WMO, as IOCs cosponsor of JCOMM, to speak first on this issue. The Representative of WMO briefly reviewed the discussions on JCOMM at the WMO Executive Council (Geneva, 1827 June 2008). WMO has considered, and recommends, the commissioning of a review on the future role and structure of JCOMM and on the terms of reference and working mechanisms of JCOMM. As a joint subsidiary body of WMO and IOC, the proposed review of JCOMM should also be undertaken jointly by the cosponsoring agencies. However, taking into account the fact that regular budget resources are not at present available in the WMO budget to support the study, it will need to be financed by extrabudgetary contributions from the Member States. WMO agreed to go forward with the review in close collaboration with IOC on condition that the IOC Executive Council also agrees to it and that Member States make extrabudgetary resources available for this purpose. Member States noted the excellent achievements of JCOMM, that has transformed it into the main implementing mechanism for operational oceanography and that it had begun to adjust its work programme with a view to aligning its deliverables and programme implementation plans to the appropriate expected results from the IOC and WMO strategic plans. Several Member States drew particular attention to the success of the First JCOMM Scientific/Technical Symposium on Storm Surges hosted by the Republic of Korea (Seoul, 26 October 2007). Member States agreed that the work programme of JCOMM, within its current Terms of Reference, was expanding, with substantial effort required in emerging areas, such as: operational ocean services; physical components of coastal GOOS implementation; multi-hazard marine warning systems; climate change and climate change adaptation in coastal areas. Member States supported the ongoing work on the creation of an Observations Programme Support Centre (OPSC), so as to expand on the success of JCOMMOPS. Member States supported the proposed review of JCOMM, considering it timely at this stage in the Joint Commissions lifetime. They noted that: (i) the review process should reside and be made by the governing bodies of the two co-sponsor organizations of JCOMM, and not by JCOMM itself; (ii) the review should reflect the views of IOC Member States and WMO Members; (iii) that carrying out such a review would require extrabudgetary support. Some Member States expressed the opinion that, although the initial design target of 3,000 Argo floats has been achieved and some countries are migrating the financing of the Argo Programme from research to operational budgets, they will not consider it an operational system until there is a workable plan to sustain it. Other Member States noted that, in many Member States, Argo continues to be funded out of research and development budgets, and that clear signs of Argo moving into an operational mode could help to ameliorate this situation. Canada encouraged JCOMM to be a key contributor to the 50th Anniversary celebrations of IOC in 2010. The United Kingdom expressed its concern over the fact that access to Publication 47 of WMO, and some other WMO publications relevant to JCOMM, was restricted to WMO Members. Publication 47 contains listings of Voluntary Observing Systems and is therefore of critical interest to IOC Member States. Although the United Kingdom has dealt with this issue through internal national-level communications, this may not be true for all Member States, therefore the United Kingdom strongly recommended that as a matter of principle all IOC Members States should have access to JCOMM-relevant WMO publications and all WMO Member States should have access to JCOMM-relevant IOC publications. In response, the Co-President JCOMM informed the Executive Council that the Secretary-General of WMO had been informed on the issue, and that it was now being appropriately addressed in WMO. Tunisia requested further information on how JCOMM capacity-building events are decided so as to ensure they do not overlap with other such efforts within the IOC and WMO. The Executive Council called on Member States to: (i) commit sufficient national resources, both direct and in-kind, to allow the full implementation of approved JCOMM activities; (ii) commit sufficient resources and staff to the WMOIOC JCOMM Secretariat through extrabudgetary contributions and staff secondments, including those in support of the upcoming review of JCOMM. The Executive Council expressed its continued support for the role and programme activities of JCOMM and appreciated a similar statement of support made by the Executive Council of WMO at its 60th Session (Geneva, 1827 June 2008). The Executive Council instructed the Executive Secretary to arrange a review of JCOMM, in close coordination and collaboration with WMO, noting that a similar decision had been approved by the WMO Executive Council at its 60th Session. Report on Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) Programme Implementation The Chairman of the Intergovernmental Committee for GOOS, Mr Franois Grard, introduced this item. He reported on the results and recommendations of the 8th Session of the I-GOOS (Paris, 1316 June 2007), of the 11th Session of the GOOS Scientific Steering Committee (Paris, 810 April 2008), and of the 4th Session of the I-GOOS Board (Paris, 11 April 2008). During the 20062007 biennium the GOOS has deployed the 3,000th Argo float and (as of January 2008) thus completed 58% of the open-ocean observing system planned for completion by 2012. Therefore, the initial goals of GOOS are being met, but at a slower rate than originally planned, and timely completion of the 2012 target goals now appears unlikely. The goal of identifying and committing sustained funding for the system has not been achieved. The IOC Assembly, at its 24th Session (Paris, 1928 June 2007), emphasized the fact that the current funding mechanisms for GOOS, using short-term research programme funding and indefinitely extended pilot projects, will not create the sustained observation system needed to reach GOOSs 2012 operational goals, nor fulfil the mandate for an operational ocean observing system set forth in the UNESCO/IOC Medium-Term Strategy 20082013. Also during the 20062007 biennium, the I-GOOS Board emphasized the importance of developing the Coastal Module of GOOS. The GOOS Scientific Steering Committee was reorganized so as to enable the creation of a Panel on the Implementation of Coastal Observations (PICO). I-GOOSVIII recognized twelve GOOS Regional Alliances (EuroGOOS, MedGOOS, Black Sea GOOS, NEARGOOS, Pacific Islands GOOS, Indian Ocean GOOS, IOCARIBEGOOS, GOOS-Africa, USGOOS, SEAGOOS, OCEATLAN, and a GRA for the Southeast Pacific). The I-GOOS Board also moved towards the establishment of an Arctic GOOS Regional Alliance through I-GOOSs involvement with the EuroGOOS Arctic Regional Ocean Observing System and the Sustained Arctic Observing Network Initiating Group (SAON-IG). In September 2008 the SCORIAPSO Scientific Working Group 127 on Thermodynamics and Equation of State of Seawater will complete its work and a peer-reviewed update to the thermodynamic potential of standard seawater will be available to the oceanographic community for the first time since the currently used UNESCO standard (Fofonoff and Millard, UNESCO 1983: Algorithms for computation of fundamental properties of seawater, UNESCO technical papers in marine science, 44) was universally adopted. The 25th Session of the IOC Assembly in 2009 will provide an opportunity to renew IOCs role as an international standard-setting body for oceanography, and for its 137 Member States to formally resolve to adopt the new standard. Numerous Member States expressed their support for the growth of GOOS Coastal Module through strengthening of the GOOS Regional Alliances and their strong interaction with the IOC Regional Subsidiary Bodies. Examples of collaboration between GRAs mediated through the regional bodies (NEARGOOS, SEAGOOS, PIGOOS through WESTPAC; GRASP, OCEATLAN through IOCARIBE and Rio IOC Office) underlined the point. The development of priority regional projects, such as tsunami warning systems, provide GRAs and Member States with convincing arguments for the sustained support of the GOOS with which they are successfully eliciting national support to achieve GOOS goals. Tunisia noted that the most active GRAs have the advantage of financial and resource support from a few of their own member countries. GRAs composed mainly of developing countries lack this advantage and require more outside help from IOC or other sources. The Executive Secretary, in response, pointed out that support for GOOS-Africa was the largest element of the GPO budget. Brazil noted that GOOS, as the lead of the GEO Task group CL-06-06, should actively maintain communication with GEOSS about GRA activities of interest to the GEO coastal community of practice. Brazil also noted the valuable role that the IOC Regional Office in Rio de Janeiro plays as a Secretariat for the OCEATLAN GRA and interactions with GRASP and IOCARIBE. Several Member States agreed that GOOS should become engaged with the Southern Ocean Observing System, sustaining the Arctic Observing Network and Arctic ROOS, with a view to creating sustained polar observing systems which will grow out of the successful International Polar Year activities. Some Member States urged caution so as to ensure that the formation of the Southern Ocean Observing System would be developed in close coordination with the Antarctic Treaty. The Russian Federation stressed that successful functioning of GOOS will depend on the availability of appropriate mechanisms ensuring long-term financial and material support for global observations by Member States. The Russian Federation supports the GOOS Regional Implementation Strategy, actively participates in the Black Sea GOOS, BOOS and NEARGOOS, and is prepared to support the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS). Concerning creation of a GOOS Regional Alliance for the Arctic, the Russian Federation noted that particularly severe climatic conditions, the presence of the ice cover during a significant part of a year, the growing human impact, and increased vulnerability of marine ecosystems require a complex approach to the development of observing systems in the region that would take into account the specific priorities of the Coastal States. Therefore the Russian Federation reserves its position with respect to the Arctic-GOOS and considers it necessary to undertake an additional careful study of this issue, which would lead to a consensus by all countries with marine borders in the Arctic. The Russian Federation and other Member States expressed concern that coastal pollution issues have not received appropriate emphasis in the Coastal Module of GOOS and urged that GRAs and the Coastal Module implement a more comprehensive approach to pollution observations. Member States strongly supported presenting the Resolution concerning the SCORIAPSO Scientific Working Group 127 on Thermodynamics and Equation of State of Seawater, to the 25th Session of the Assembly for its adoption as a universal standard. Several Member States were satisfied with developments under the GOOS Scientific Steering Committee, including the creation of the Panel for Integrated Coastal Observations and the appointment of Ralph Rayner as the new Chairperson of the GOOS Scientific Steering Committee, who brings a marine industry perspective to the Committee. Member States reported successful meetings of GRAs. The 4th Session of OCEATLAN (Rio de Janeiro, 2628 May 2008) recommended expanded coastal observation networks along the coasts of Argentina, Brazil (including its oceanic islands), and Uruguay and, promoted collaboration between OCEATLAN and IBSA (IndiaBrazilSouth Africa). Ecuador and the Representative of CPPS reported on the GRASP conference, which emphasized cooperation between Member States and between GRAs and made plans for the global GRAs Forum to be held in Guayaquil, Ecuador, 2527 November 2008 back to back with the global meeting of UNEPs Regional Seas Programs and Conventions followed by a Regional Ministerial Meeting on the Impacts of Climate Change on the Oceans, being organized by CPPS with support of IOC and WMO. The Executive Council considered and accepted the report on GOOS Implementation. It urged Member States to support coastal and regional activities through increased extrabudgetary funding, so as to ensure effective action by the GOOS Regional Alliances and the IOC Secretariat, with a view to achieving the IOC goals for GOOS. The Executive Council reaffirmed IOC's commitment and instructed the Executive Secretary to work with the SCORIAPSO Scientific Working Group 127 with a view to presenting to the Assembly, at its 25th Session, the new Equation of State of Seawater, and to inviting the Assembly to adopt a Resolution to formally adopt this new standard.     IOC/EC-XLI/3 prov. Pt. 2 page  PAGE 18 IOC/EC-XLI/3 prov. Pt. 2 page  PAGE 17 IOC/EC-XLI/3 prov. 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