Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)

Commission océanographique intergouvernementale (COI)
Comisión Oceanografica Intergubernamental (COI)
Mezpravitelstvennaja Okeanograficeskaja Komissija (MOK)

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URL: http://ioc.unesco.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/iocunesco/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IocUnesco/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ioc-unesco/
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Founded

1960 Paris France

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Aims

Promote international cooperation and coordinate programmes in research, services and capacity-building, in order to learn more about the nature and resources of the ocean and coastal areas, and apply that knowledge for the improvement of management, sustainable development, the protection of the marine environment, and the decision-making processes of Member States.

Events

2025-03-11 | Tokyo, Japan – Session

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Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations

UN members of ICSPRO: B-XB0971 - FAO; B-XB1117 - International Maritime Organization (IMO); United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS); B-XB3556 - World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Agreement with: F-XJ7911 - Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM); D-XD2685 - Comisión Permanente del Pacifico Sur (CPPS); E-XE6119 - Coordinating Committee for Geoscience Programmes in East and Southeast Asia (CCOP); B-XB1383 - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); C-XC1732 - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES); B-XB2115 - International Hydrographic Organization (IHO); D-XD1542 - The Mediterranean Science Commission (CIESM); E-XE4161 - UNEP. Member of: E-XJ7741 - Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites (CGMS); E-XJ5752 - UN-OCEANS. Cooperates with: F-XF1971 - Caribbean Action Plan (CAR); E-XE4545 - Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP); F-XM0470 - Group on Earth Observations (GEO); F-XF0809 - Inter-Islamic Science and Technology Network on Oceanography; H-XF1927 - West and Central African Action Plan (WACAF). Observer status with: E-XD0107 - Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission - Helsinki Commission (HELCOM); Hydrographic Commission on Antarctica (HCA). Recognized as the competent international organization in the fields of Marine Scientific Research (Part XIII) and Transfer of Marine Technology (Part XIV) through T-XT8298 - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Instrumental in setting up: U-XF1601 - Indian Ocean Marine Affairs Cooperation (IOMAC); E-XE1921 - Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI).

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Member of: E-XE0530 - Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea (ACOPS); E-XE4164 - Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (POGO); E-XE4165 - Ocean Observations Panel for Climate (OOPC). Advisory body: Advisory Committee on Marine Resources Research. Instrumental in setting up: E-XE4614 - GOOS Regional Alliance for the South East Pacific (GRASP); K-XK1274 - IOC Science and Communication Centre on Harmful Algae; E-XE4158 - International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG).

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UN Sustainable Development Goals **

GOAL 14: Life Below WaterGOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

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XE1118

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