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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Conclusion
Major Actions for Future Ocean
- Natural hazards
- Climate change
- Ocean ecosystems
- Management and Policies
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Protecting our Oceans…together
- Capacity Development
- Transfer of Technology
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Thank you for your attention
www.ioc-unesco.org
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