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The Role of IOC for Future Ocean Sang-Kyung Byun IOC Chairman World Ocean Forum 2011 Emerging SMART Ocean Industries 26 October 2011 BEXCO, Busan, Korea Goal of presentation: • Review issues in global ocean science • Examine International programmes • Gain insights for sustainable green ocean 2 Our Planet: Mostly Oceans • 71 % of Earth’s surface • 96% of water on earth • Fragile: Mean depth/Earth radius=4km/6400km=0.06% Pacific Indian Artic & Atlantic 3 Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)(정부간 해양학 위원회) IOC was Born • Under UNESCO • In 1960 Purpose Founding father Roger Revelle • Promote international cooperation • Coordinate programmes Member States • 142 countries (as of 4th Oct. 2011, Montenegro) Warren Wooster IOCs 1st Executive Secretary 4 IOC Offices: 47 people - Headquarter: - Regional Sub-Commissions: - Regional Committees: - Regional Programme Offices: - Project Offices: UNESCO, Paris IOCARIBE, IOCWESTPAC IOCEA, IOCINDIO, IOWIO, BSRC GOOS Rio, IOC Perth Office HAB, IODE, JTIC, Nairobi IODE, JCOMMOPS 5 IOC in the UN System • Functional autonomy in UNESCO • Focal point in the UN System for ocean observations, ocean science, ocean services and data exchange. • Competent international organization for marine science in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 6 HLO 1: Prevention and Reduction of the Impacts of Marine Hazards ♦ Tsunami Warning System (TWS) - Indonesian Tsunami: 26 December 2004 - Japanese Tsunami: 11 March 2011 ♦ Storm Surge ♦ HAB: Harmful Algal Bloom 7 HLO 2: Mitigation of the Impacts of and Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability - WCRP: World Climate Research Program - GOOS: Global Ocean Observing System - JCOMM: Joint IOC-WMO Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology - GLOSS: Global Sea Level Observing System 8 HLO 3: Safeguarding the Health of Ocean Ecosystems - Ocean Acidification - UN-Reg Process: UN Regular Process and Assessment of Assessments - HAB: Harmful Algal Bloom Program 9 HLO 4:Management Procedures and Policies Leading to the Sustainability of Coastal and Ocean Environment and Resources - IODE: - MSP: IOC Data and Information Exchange Marine Spatial Planning - ICAM: Integrated Coastal Area Management 10 Conclusion Major Actions for Future Ocean - Natural hazards - Climate change - Ocean ecosystems - Management and Policies 11 Protecting our Oceans…together - Capacity Development - Transfer of Technology 12 Thank you for your attention www.ioc-unesco.org 13