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INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION
(of UNESCO)
Twenty-sixth Session of the Assembly
UNESCO, Paris, 22 June–5 July 2011
Item 3.2 of the Provisional Agenda
DRAFT IOC PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 2012–2013
Summary. At its Forty-third Session, the Executive Council, through
Resolution EC-XLIII.8, requested the IOC Executive Secretary to prepare a
draft Programme and Budget for 2012–2013 to be submitted to the
Assembly at its Twenty-Sixth Session, based on the Biennial Priorities and
Implementation Strategy annexed to the resolution.
The Assembly will be invited to adopt the IOC Programme and Budget for
2012–2013.
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Introduction – General guiding principles
1.
At its Forty-third Session, the Executive Council, through Resolution EC-XLIII.8, requested
the IOC Executive Secretary to prepare a draft Programme and Budget for 2012–2013 to be
submitted to the Assembly at its Twenty-Sixth Session, based on the Biennial Priorities and
Implementation Strategy annexed to the resolution. The present Draft Programme and Budget for
2012–2013 elaborates on the IOC component of the proposed 36 C/5 presented by the DirectorGeneral of UNESCO to the 186th Executive Board (Major Programme II Natural Sciences, Main
Line of Action 4).
2.
In the preparation of the draft Programme and Budget for 2012–2013 the Secretariat was
guided by a series of underlying principles and the analysis of the budgets of the past three
biennia. In comparison, this budget aims at a transparent and clear presentation of the
Commission’s actual costs, budgeting the fixed costs related to its intergovernmental structure and
legally-signed commitments as approved by Governing Bodies at real cost. The past practices of
under-budgeting such costs were seen as counter-productive, not sufficiently transparent and
possibly even affecting the trust relationship with the Member States and donors. The fact that
such under-budgeted fixed costs were usually absorbed either with non-earmarked extrabudgetary
funds, or through additional funds obtained due to under-expenditure in other parts of UNESCO, or
through ‘taxes’ imposed on programmes in the course of the biennium, does not justify the
continuation of such practices and is incompatible with the obligations under fiduciary duty.
3.
Clear and transparent information on the intergovernmental component of the programme
and its related costs, as well as on the legal commitments of the Commission, will allow the
Governing Bodies to make informed and knowledgeable decisions. It goes without saying that
efforts to secure additional flexible non-earmarked funding, both within the Organization as
opportunities present themselves, and from extrabudgetary donors, will be continued and
reinforced. Should such additional funding become available, the Secretariat will assign the funds
to the priorities determined by Member States and will report accordingly to the Governing Bodes.
Intersessional consultation mechanisms with Member States through the Officers of the
Commission will also be extremely useful for this purpose.
4.
With regard to personnel vs programme ratio in the proposed draft programme and budget, it
should be noted that the IOC Secretariat has been extremely transparent in reporting personnel
costs to the Governing Bodies. Personnel-related expenditure is reported in its entirety, including
recourse to temporary assistance under regular budget programme activities. It should also be
noted that while the relatively high cost of personnel is inherent to the intergovernmental nature of
the programmes, the overall ratio for both regular budget and extrabudgetary funding is very close
to 50/50 (see Figure 3).
Mid-term strategy and biennial priorities
5.
The Draft Programme and Budget for 2012–2013 is developed based on: (i) the Draft
Biennial Priorities and Implementation Strategy for 2012–2013 adopted by the 43rd Executive
Council through Resolution EC-XLIII.9 and submitted to the Assembly as refined by the
Intersessional Advisory Group on Finance (document IOC-XXVI/2 Annex 3); (ii) additional
guidance from the 43rd Executive Council, such as in Resolution EC-XLIII.7 on the Future of IOC;
and (iii) further guidance by the 185th Executive Board of UNESCO (Paris, 5–21 October 2010),
such as in Decision 17 on the Draft Programme and Budget for 2012–2013 (36 C/5). Additional
guidance may come from the 186th session (Paris, 3–19 May 2011).
6.
The relations among the different programming and budgetary frameworks at the UNESCO,
Natural Sciences Sector and IOC level are represented in Table 1.
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Table 1 Hierarchy of programming and budgetary frameworks
UNESCO Medium-term Strategy for 2008–
2013 (34 C/4)
IOC Medium-term
Strategy for 2008–
2013
Overarching objective
2: Mobilizing science
knowledge and policy
for sustainable
development
High-level objective
2: Mitigation of the
impacts and
adaptation to climate
change and variability
High-level objective
3: Safeguarding the
health of ocean
ecosystems
High-level objective
4: Management
procedures and
policies leading to the
sustainability of
coastal and ocean
environment and
resources
High-level objective
1: Prevention and
reduction of the
impacts of natural
hazards
Strategic programme
objective 3:
Leveraging scientific
knowledge for the
benefit of the
environment and the
management of
natural resources
Strategic programme
objective 5:
Contributing to
disaster
preparedness and
mitigation
Major Programme II
Natural Sciences –
Draft Programme
and Budget for
2012–2013 (36 C/5)
Biennial sectoral
priority 2: Mobilizing
science for the
sustainable use of
natural resources and
renewable energies
and for energy
efficiency and for
natural disaster
reduction and
mitigation
IOC – Draft
Programme and
Budget for 2012–
2013 (36 C/5)
Main line of action 4:
UNESCO
IOC:strengthening
IOC with a view to
improving
governance and
fostering
intergovernmental
cooperation in
managing and
protecting oceans
and coastal zones for
the benefit of Member
States
The IOC Main Line of Action in the Draft 36 C/5
7.
In the Draft 36 C/5, the total proposed enveloped for IOC is:
Activities:
$ 3 654 500
(compared to $ 3 449 900 in 35 C/5)
Staff:
$ 7 112 600
(compared to $ 6 037 300 in 35 C/5)
Total:
$ 10 767 100 (compared to $ 9 487 200 in 35 C/5)
8.
Overall, this represents a nominal increase of $ 1 279 900 with respect to the 35 C/5 (see
below Overall budget breakdown).
Figure 1 IOC within the UNESCO Draft 36 C/5
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Still such a draft envelope is only a marginal fraction of the entire UNESCO draft budget
9.
($ 685 700 000): less than 1.6% (Figure 1).
Overall approach to the Draft Programme and Budget for 2012–2013
10. The IOC promotes international cooperation and coordinates programmes in research,
observations, services and capacity-building, in order to learn more about the nature and
resources of the ocean and coastal areas and to apply that knowledge for the improvement of
management, sustainable development, the protection of the marine environment, and the
decision-making processes of its Member States. Under its Medium-Term Strategy 2008–2013,
the IOC pursues four high-level objectives: prevention and reduction of the impacts of natural
hazards; mitigation of the impacts of and adaptation to climate change and variability; safeguarding
the health of ocean ecosystems; and promoting management procedures and policies leading to
the sustainability of coastal and ocean environment and resources.
11. While maintaining a leading role in ocean observation, and the related sharing of
oceanographic data, the IOC will strengthen its responsibility in catalyzing and coordinating marine
scientific research in climate change through its contribution to increasing the understanding of the
ocean’s role in climate variability and climate change, including observations and models on the
carbon cycle and ocean acidification; facilitating partnerships between the marine meteorological
and oceanographic communities; and assisting Member States, at their request, to mitigate coastal
erosion and protect communities and economies through coastal adaptation measures and
strategies, especially in Africa, Arab States and SIDS. The IOC will continue to make operational
end-to end warning systems for tsunami and other sea-level hazards in the Pacific Ocean and
other regions (North-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean; Caribbean), with a special attention to
SIDS and Africa. Enhancing its role as catalyst of the international exchange of biological
oceanographic data, the IOC will further contribute to the protection of marine ecosystems by
assisting in identifying biodiversity hotspots and large-scale ecological patterns, analyzing
dispersions of species over time and space, and plotting species’ locations.
Expected results, performance indicators and benchmarks
High-level objective 1: Prevention and reduction of the impacts of natural hazards
12. Increasing vulnerability to natural disasters in coastal zones poses a major threat to
sustainable development, affecting lives and livelihoods. Awareness of natural hazards, preparing
for minimizing the risks and involving all relevant national entities are part of any fast end-to-end
warning system. Following the rapid progress in installing the Indian Ocean Tsunami Early
Warning and Mitigation System, the IOC, through intergovernmental processes, will continue to
make operational end-to-end warning systems for tsunami and other sea level hazards in the
Pacific Ocean and other regions (North-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean; Caribbean) working
with other UN agencies towards the development of global coverage to address multiple marine
hazards, thus supporting the overall objective of contributing to disaster preparedness, mitigation
and recovery.
13. Effective end-to-end early warning systems for tsunamis and other sea level-related hazards,
established by Member States at national and regional levels, including disaster preparedness and
mitigation measures:

Improved lapse time for regional watch messages after tsunami-generating
earthquakes (less than 20 minutes in all regional warning systems)

Number of countries at risk for tsunami developing gender sensitive tsunami
community preparedness programmes (10)
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High-level objective 2: Mitigation of the impacts and adaptation to climate change and variability
14. Environmental observations taken with coherent, sustained systems over decades have
provided the underpinning of all decisions and actions related to global climate change. The IOC,
through its role as the UN’s foremost marine science intergovernmental advocate, coordinator, and
partner in international scientific research, will assure that global observations of the ocean will be
adequate to advance the science and policy of climate change. IOC programmes improve the
understanding of the earth system, by contributing to the enhancement of climate predictions and
the effects on marine ecosystems and resources. Sustained ocean observation and process
studies at regional and global scales and the development of science applications enhance the
ability to mitigate the effects of climate change, including sea-level rise.
15. Member States’ understanding of ocean environment and related processes in the global
climate improved, and skills developed for adaptation to climate change impacts

Level of in situ infrastructure (e.g., floats, buoys, ship tracks) for GOOS maintained by
Member States (maintain 62% as measured by JCOMM based on GOOS/GCOS
targets)

Number of peer-reviewed published regional sea level projections used in the IPCC
Fifth Assessment Working Group I Report (due in September 2013) (increase of 10%
on baseline of number of referred peer-reviewed published regional sea level
predictions in IPCC 4AR report (2007))

Number of countries taking steps towards development of coastal adaptation
strategies and implementation of national or local measures or both, including with a
gender perspective (increase of five countries)
High-level objective 3: Safeguarding the health of ocean ecosystems
16. IOC will leverage the science and capacity to monitor and safeguard the health of ocean
ecosystems and services, by addressing the conservation and sustainable management of coastal
resources and marine biodiversity. In this regard, IOC will continue harmonizing its capacity
development activities according to long-term capacity-development principles that improve the
ability of Member States to apply sound scientific methods to the sustainable management of their
resources.
17. Capacities of Member States and their national agencies improved in ocean sciences and
services to monitor, assess and manage marine resources:

Increase in number of Member States participating in UN Regular Process for the
global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine environment (at least 50
countries engaged in Regular Process frameworks)

Number of women and men expert/managers trained by Member States in Ocean
Sciences and services in accordance with IOC capacity-building principles (at least
ten capacity-enhancing workshops and meetings of regional networks)

Increase in the number of agencies and institutions using information and data from
IODE and OBIS (ten percent above 2010-2011 levels)

Volume of data and information available through the IOC/IODE data and information
systems, OceanDataPortal and OceanDocs (twenty percent above 2010–2011 levels)
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High-level objective 4: Management procedures and policies leading to the sustainability of coastal
and ocean environment and resources
18. When requested IOC will assist Member States in managing their marine and coastal
environment, focusing on regional needs and developing national capabilities, by translating
research results into management approaches and wise practices. This is done by area-based
management such as marine spatial planning in target regions, by providing training and
assistance to implement them and by strengthening IOC Regional Subsidiary Bodies to fully
ensure the regional implementation of the IOC Medium-Term Strategy 2008–2013. A number of
specific actions will be undertaken to strengthen the operation of the IOC and its governance and
to raise awareness of, and involvement in, IOC’s programme of action.
19.
Oceans and coastal zones protected and sustainably used by Member States:

Number of countries using IOC’s area-based management guidelines (20 countries)

Level of Member States’ participation in IOC Regional Subsidiary Body meetings and
region-specific activities (at least 70% of regional constituencies attend IOC regional
meetings)

Number of new IOC regional training and research centres on oceanography (at least
one new regional training and research centre established)
UNESCO global priorities
20. The IOC implements activities in Africa through global programmes in coordination with
regional subsidiary bodies. Activities to enhance ocean observing systems and data exchange
standards are implemented largely through the Global Ocean Observing System in Africa (GOOSAFRICA) and the Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa (ODINAFRICA IV), now in its
fourth phase. IOC will strengthen its approach to Priority Africa by increased decentralization of
activities including coastal hazard assessment, ocean and coastal observations and research, data
and information management, climate change research and adaptation, capacity building by
reinforcing national and regional institutions that will foster intra-regional cooperation in marine
sciences. The Regional Committees (IOCEA and IOCWIO) will be strengthened to serve as
platforms for the implementation of IOC programmes and may possibly be transformed towards
the establishment of an IOC Sub-Commission for Africa building on the lessons learnt from the
existing IOC Sub-Commissions covering the marine regions of the African continent (agenda item
4.5, document IOC-XXVI/2 Annex 5). Through these mechanisms, IOC will also facilitate the
involvement of African scientists in large-scale global programmes and networks, including IOC
Chairs. IOC will initiate consultations with African regional economic groupings and institutions to
foster the appropriation of its programmes by African governments and stakeholders. The aim is to
establish a regular consultation mechanism at a high-level between IOC Secretariat and the
African regional institutions to ensure the appropriation of the IOC programmes by the latter.
21. Following the recommendation of the 43rd session of the IOC Executive Council, IOC
increased its target to 25% participation of women in its activities for the period 2008-2013, and
Member States are urged to take gender equality into consideration when nominating participants
in IOC activities. IOC will further pursue the mainstreaming of priority gender equality in its
programmes, especially capacity-building and field activities, including support to women scientists
in their work environment in the follow-up to training courses as well as activities to raise
awareness and preparedness of coastal communities to sea-level related hazards and their
capacity to adapt to climate and coastal change.
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Interdisciplinary and intersectoral cooperation
22. Continuing the work undertaken in the current and past biennia, IOC will foster
interdisciplinary collaboration with relevant UNESCO bodies, most notably: (a) the International
Hydrological Programme (IHP) for transboundary water assessments and addressing coastal
inundation and floods; (b) the Man and Biosphere Programme (MAB) and the World Heritage
Centre (WHC) for implementing integrated coastal area management and marine spatial planning
approaches in coastal and marine biosphere reserves and World Heritage sites; and (c) the
Secretariat of the Convention for the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage for promoting
seabed mapping and oceanographic data exchange for archaeological research.
23. ADG/IOC leads the intersectoral platform on UNESCO’s contribution to climate change
mitigation and adaptation. The Platform is charged with promoting the implementation of the
UNESCO Strategy for Action on Climate Change and the associated UNESCO Initiative on
Climate Change with a focus on: climate science and knowledge; climate change education in the
overall context of ESD; climate change, cultural and biological diversity and cultural heritage; the
ethical, social, human and gender dimensions of climate change; and UNESCO’s own climate
neutrality policy. The Platform adopts the following biennial priority: enhancing and applying the
climate change knowledge base for building green societies through reinforcing the scientific,
mitigation and adaptation capacities of countries, communities and groups that are most
vulnerable to the effects of climate change, with special focus on Africa and SIDS. The gender
dimension of climate change will be mainstreamed within all of the Platform’s activities.
24. IOC’s activities provide a contribution also to two other intersectoral platforms: (a)
UNESCO’s support to countries in post-conflict and post-disaster situations and (b) UNESCO’s
contribution to the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action
for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
25. Unlike other entities of UNESCO, IOC does not provide the direct financial contribution of
10% of programme resources to the intersectoral platforms, as the budget appropriations for the
IOC shall not be decreased by transfers of funds to other Parts of the budget. The contribution of
IOC programmes to the work of the intersectoral platform on climate change concerns especially
the climate module of GOOS, JCOMM and OOPC and can be estimated in about $ 365 000.
Changes with respect to the 35 C/5
26. The differences with respect to the 35 C/5 in terms of new activities, activities reorganized or
reinforced, and activities reduced or terminated are synthesized in Table 2.
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Table 2 Differences with respect to the 35 C/5
MLA 2
HLO 1 - Prevention and
reduction of the impacts of
natural hazards
New activities
36 C/5
2012-2013
Reorganized/reinforced
activities
(1c) Contribute to
develop Member States’
capacities for coastal
hazard assessment
(new action: + $ 80 000)
Terminated/reduced
activities
(1a) Promote integrated
and sustained monitoring
and warning systems
(redistributed to 1c and
NO-A staff: - $ 71 100)
(1b) Educating
communities at risk with
respect to natural hazards
impact prevention,
preparedness and
mitigation measures
(redistributed to 1c and
NO-A staff: - $ 54 900)
HLO 2 - Mitigation of and
adaptation to climate change
and variability
(2a) World Climate
Research Programme
(WCRP)
(budgeted at real cost:
+ $ 47 000)
(2b) WMO-IOC Joint
Technical Commission for
Oceanography and Marine
Meteorology (JCOMM)
(reinforced: + $ 60 000)
(2b) GOOS (Global Ocean
Observing System)
decentralization
(Transferred to Capacity
Development for SIDS for
ocean observation: $ 80 000)
(2b) Ocean acidification
(reinforced: + $ 18 700)
(2c) Increase the
understanding of the
impacts of climate change
and variability on marine
ecosystems and their living
resources
(reinforced: + $ 9 000)
HLO 3 - Safeguarding the
health of ocean ecosystems
(3c) Ocean
Biogeographic
Information System
(OBIS)
(new activity: + $ 90 000)
(2d) Climate change
adaptation for Africa and
SIDS
(reinforced: + $ 70 300)
(3c) Decentralization of
capacity development
activities
(reorganized: + $ 160 000
to regions)
HLO 4 - Management
procedures and policies leading
to the sustainability of coastal
and ocean environment and
resources
(3a) Regular Process for
Global Reporting and
Assessment of the State of
the Marine Environment
(reduced: - $ 76 600)
(4b) Science for coastal
and ocean resource
management
(reduced: - $ 30 000)
(4c) Decision support tools
for integrated coastal and
ocean management
(reduced: - $ 38 400)
Governance and policy
IOC Governing Bodies’
meetings
(budgeted at real cost:
+ $ 210 300)
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27. The budgetary choices have been made giving priority to global environment and
development issues, such as (a) climate and climate change impacts, adaptation and mitigation
and biodiversity, (b) a more decentralized approach for activities concerning developing countries,
and (c) leverage of extrabudgetary resources vis-à-vis the regular programme, as follows:
HLO 1 - Prevention and reduction of the impacts of natural hazards
 A new action to contribute to develop Member States’ capacities for coastal hazard
assessment is being proposed (1c) to cover an area of work that is currently absent in the
HLO. Activities foreseen target Africa, the Asia/Pacific, and Latin America and the
Caribbean.
 The redistribution of funds from activities 1a (Promote integrated and sustained
monitoring and warning systems) and 1b (Educate communities at risk…) is justified by
the need to create a new action (see above) and the creation of a National Officer (50%
with the Natural Sciences Sector) in Jakarta to assist with tsunami awareness and
preparedness. The large amounts of extrabudgetary resources mobilized for 1a and more
recently for 1b make the redistribution affordable.
HLO 2 - Mitigation of and adaptation to climate change and variability
 WCRP (under 2a) will be budgeted in the regular programme at its real cost.
 The reinforcement of JCOMM (under 2b) responds to the request of the 43rd Executive
Council and is especially meant to the production of standards for operational
oceanography.
 The reinforcement of the action on ocean acidification (2b) and that on the impacts of
climate change and variability on marine ecosystems (2c) will allow IOC to engage more
in scientific events and activities.
 The strong reinforcement of action 2d on Climate change adaptation for Africa and SIDS
is meant to properly address, in a decentralized way, one of the priorities of UNESCO
through demonstration activities.
 The transfer from Action 2b (GOOS) to Action 3c corresponds to the need to develop
capacities in ocean observation of SIDS from the Indian Ocean and the Pacific.
HLO 3 - Safeguarding the health of ocean ecosystems
 The new activity on OBIS (under 3c) is the first contribution from the regular programme
to the newly established programme under IODE.
 Except the IOC Chairs, capacity development activities (under 3c) will be decentralized to
IOC regional subsidiary bodies, for a better regional delivery.
 The role of IOC in the Regular Process (4a) is very uncertain and concerns only scientific
and technical expertise and no longer the prospect of hosting the secretariat; therefore,
fewer resources need to be made available.
HLO 4 - Management procedures and policies leading to the sustainability of coastal and ocean
environment and resources
 The reductions for Science for coastal and ocean resource management (4b) and
Decision support tools for integrated coastal and ocean management (4c) are justified by
the good leverage of extrabudgetary resources for these two activities.
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General policy and coordination
 The reinforcement of the meetings of the IOC Governing Bodies is motivated by the need
to budget for them at their actual cost.
Staff establishment
28. In implementation of the call of the 43rd Executive Council (Resolution EC-XLIII.7 on the
Future of IOC) to strengthen the IOC administration in Paris, and to reinforce tsunami activities in
the Indian Ocean, the IOC staff establishment will be increased as follows:
 1 post (P4 level) at the Headquarters to assist with the implementation of programmes in
Africa, in support to the IOC Africa Coordinator, and with liaison to Regional Subsidiary
Bodies, in particular for capacity development activities.
 1 post (P4 level) for Executive Officer (EO) at the Headquarters to assist with strategic
planning and programme monitoring, UN coordination, and coordination with UNESCO
senior management in the context of a reinforced IOC position within the Organization.
 1 post (NO-A) for National Officer for tsunami activities in the Jakarta UNESCO Field
Office (50% with the Natural Sciences Sector).
Overall budget breakdown
29. The overall breakdown of the proposed regular programme budget by activity and staff costs
is presented in Figure 2.
204,600, 1.9%
3,449,900, 32.0%
35 C/5 Staff
36 C/5 staff cost increase
New posts
Staff upgradings
35 C/5 activities
Additional activities
43,650, 0.4%
635,835, 5.9%
395,815, 3.7%
6,037,300, 56.1%
Figure 2 Overall budget breakdown
30. As the regular programme is complemented by extrabudgetary resources, combining regular
programme and extrabudgetary resources, the overall budget breakdown between the cost of
activities, temporary assistance and staff, in 2010, can be represented as in Figure 3:
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38%
Staff
48%
Temporary assistance
Activities
14%
Figure 3 Expenditure on activities, temporary assistance
and staff (Regular Programme + Extrabudgetary) in 2010
31. For details, see document IOC-XXVI/2 Annex 2 (Progress Report on Budget Execution 2010
and Anticipated Funding for 2011).
Budget by High-level objective and Action
32. The Draft Programme and Budget by High-level objective and Action is provided in Table 3.
Information on regional decentralization is provided in Table 4.
Table 3 Draft budget for 2012–2013
36 C/5
1 Prevention and reduction of the impacts of natural hazards
1a Promote integrated and sustained monitoring and warning systems
1b Educating communities at risk with respect to natural hazards
impact prevention, preparedness and mitigation measures
1c Contribute to develop Member States' capacities for coastal hazard
assessment (new action)
2 Mitigation of and adaptation to climate change and variability
2a Increase the understanding of the ocean's role in climate change
and variability
2b Ocean observations and information for climate
2c Increase the understanding of the impacts of climate change and
variability on marine ecosystems and their living resources
2d Climate change adaptation for Africa and SIDS
3 Safeguarding the health of ocean ecosystems
3a Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State
of the Marine Environment
3b Research and monitoring for the prevention of marine
environmental degradation
3c Capacity-development necessary for maintenance of healthy ocean
ecosystems focusing on the regional needs (including OBIS, new
activity)
4
Management procedures and policies leading to the
sustainability of coastal and ocean environment and
resources
36 C/5
$
35 C/5
$
Difference
$
135 700
206 800
-71 100
80 000
134 900
-54 900
80 000
295 700
—
341 700
80 000
-46 000
284 400
591 200
237 400
592 600
47 000
-1 400
70 000
100 000
1 045 600
61 000
29 700
920 700
9 000
70 300
124 900
70 000
146 600
-76 600
66 200
66 200
0
580 900
717 100
431 100
643 900
149 800
73 200
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36 C/5
4a Regional cooperation through capacity-building and transfer of
technology and measures to strengthen IOC Regional Subsidiary
Bodies
4b Science for coastal and ocean resource management
4c Decision support tools for integrated coastal and ocean
management
General policy and coordination
IOC Governing Bodies and UN consultation and coordination
ACTIVITIES NET
Common projects and costs
TOTAL ACTIVITIES (A)
TOTAL STAFF (B)
(nominal difference with 35 C/5 reevaluated at 36 C/5 standard
costs)
TOTAL IOC
36 C/5
$
35 C/5
$
Difference
$
255 900
90 000
255 900
120 000
0
-30 000
100 000
445 900
138 400
514 300
-38 400
-68 400
641 700
641 700
3 146 000
508 500
3 654 500
7 112 600
431 400
431 400
2 852 000
597 900
3 449 900
6 037 300
210 300
210 300
294 000
-89 400
204 600
1 075 300
773 600
10 767 100
9 487 200
1 279 900
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Table 4 Decentralization of activities
HQ
$
36 C/5
1
1a
1b
1c
Prevention and reduction of the
impacts of natural hazards
Promote integrated and sustained
monitoring and warning systems
Educating communities at risk with
respect to natural hazards impact
prevention, preparedness and
mitigation measures
Contribute to develop Member
States' capacities for coastal hazard
assessment (new action)
2a
2b
2c
2d
3
3a
3b
3c
4
4a
4b
4c
Mitigation of and adaptation to
climate change and variability
Increase the understanding of the
ocean's role in climate change and
variability
Ocean observations and information
for climate
Increase the understanding of the
impacts of climate change and
variability on marine ecosystems and
their living resources
Climate change adaptation for Africa
and SIDS
Safeguarding the health of ocean
ecosystems
Regular Process for Global Reporting
and Assessment of the State of the
Marine Environment
Research and monitoring for the
prevention of marine environmental
degradation
Capacity-development necessary for
maintenance of healthy ocean
ecosystems focusing on the regional
needs (including OBIS, new activity)
Management procedures and
policies leading to the
sustainability of coastal and ocean
environment and resources
Regional cooperation through
capacity-building and transfer of
technology and measures to
strengthen IOC Regional Subsidiary
Bodies
IOCARIBE
WESTPAC
IOCEA
IOCWIO
IOCINDIO
Science for coastal and ocean
resource management
Decision support tools for integrated
coastal and ocean management
Common projects and costs
TOTAL ACTIVITIES
Difference with 35 C/5
Asia/Pacific
$
LAC
$
Total field
$
30 000
30 000
30 000
20 000
50 000
30 000
20 000
80 000
90 000
40 000
160 000
30 000
30 000
—
30 000
284 400
551 200
40 000
30 000
40 000
20 000
20 000
40 000
20 000
20 000
20 000
20 000
20 000
80 000
885 600
60 000
40 000
40 000
20 000
160 000
405 900
100 000
20 000
25 000
30 000
175 000
542 100
100 000
20 000
25 000
30 000
175 000
74 200
74 200
74 200
39 600
39 600
20 000
20 000
70 000
66 200
74 200
39 600
39 600
28 300
90 000
80 000
198 300
General policy and coordination
IOC Governing Bodies and UN
consultation and coordination
Arab States
$
105 700
135 700
2
Africa
$
79 200
—
74 200
94 200
247 600
—
—
—
—
—
269 200
7.4%
190 000
60 000
1.6%
11 700
229 200
6.3%
5 000
184 200
5.0%
55 000
742 600
20.3%
261 700
641 700
641 700
508 500
2 911 900
79.7%
57 100
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33. In the Draft 36 C/5, the breakdown of activity allocations and estimates of staff costs by (a)
High-level Objectives, (b) General Policy and Coordination (including Governing Bodies and
participation in UN consultation and coordination processes), and (c) Programme-related Services
and Common Projects and Costs is provided in Table 5 and Figure 4.
Table 5 Draft 36 C/5: breakdown between activities and staff
Programme areas
HLO 1 - Coastal hazards
HLO 2 - Ocean and climate
HLO 3 - Ocean ecosystems
HLO 4 - Regions and management
Activities
$
295 700
1 045 600
717 100
445 900
Staff
$
900 160
2 244 745
1 055 583
1 156 919
Total
$
1 195 860
3 290 345
1 772 683
1 602 819
Diff. 35 C/5
$
252 663
-136 690
105 482
141 120
621 700
1 135 046
1 756 746
337 013
528 500
620 148
1 148 648
184 573
3 654 500
7 112 600
10 767 100
884 160
General policy and coordination
Programme-related services
and common projects and costs
Total
Figure 4 Draft 36 C/5: HLOs, General policy and coordination,
and Programme-related services and Common projects and costs
34. The difference with the 35 C/5 is shown based on 35 C/5 staff cost re-costed at 36 C/5
standard costs.
Modalities of implementation and partnerships
35. The implementation of IOC’s activities will be enhanced by a more decentralized approach
(IOC Sub-commissions and Regional Committees; UNESCO field network). The IOC will
strengthen existing dialogue to inform the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC) on the ocean-related research and sustained observing needs of the
Convention. This effort will take place in close cooperation with the World Meteorological
Organization (WMO) with which IOC co-sponsors the World Climate Research Programme
(WCRP) and the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS). These and other activities will
contribute to the UNESCO Climate Change Initiative by strengthening the climate change science
and interdisciplinary knowledge base. IOC It will strengthen information to Parties of the
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on observing needs to protect marine biodiversity. It will
continue to input to the UN Secretary-General’s report informing and advising the General
Assembly on ocean science and the law of the sea, and to coordinate with other relevant UN
organizations, through UN-Oceans. Particular effort will go toward raising the visibility of ocean
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issues in the UNCED process. Pending confirmation of funding from the Global Environment
Facility (GEF), IOC will conduct a Transboundary Waters Assessment Programme in cooperation
with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), IHP, and other international and
national partners. In the area of marine sciences cooperation will be fostered with the Scientific
Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and other advisory bodies to the Commission.
Field network and decentralization
36. For the implementation of its activities, currently the IOC relies on a wide and varied network
(Figure 5):
 IOC Field Units (project offices with IOC staff in Cartagena, Copenhagen, Ostend, Perth,
Toulouse)
 UNESCO Field Offices hosting IOC staff and assisting with administration (Apia for
PTWS, Bangkok for WESTPAC, Dakar for the ACCC project, Doha for IOCINDIO, Jakarta
for JTIC, Kingston for IOCARIBE, Nairobi for IOCEA and IOCWIO)
 UNESCO Field Offices collaborating in the implementation of the programme (for
example, Montevideo for ICAM and Rabat for ocean sciences)
 National or international entities with which IOC has formal or informal cooperation
agreements, either on the mid- or short-term
 Holders of IOC Chairs (Concepcion, Dar es-Salaam, Kiel, Maputo, Moscow, St.
Petersburg, Sydney)
Figure 5 IOC and UNESCO networks
37. Implementing activities through such networks explains why IOC has different
decentralization rates then other components of UNESCO. Nevertheless, in the last three biennia
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the rates of direct decentralization to UNESCO Field Offices have increased, especially in favour of
Africa (Figure 6).
25.0
20.0
5.0
LAC
15.0
3.8
Asia/Pacific
6.3
10.0
Africa
4.7
5.0
0.0
Arab States
0.0
33 C/5
6.3
1.6
1.4
7.4
2.3
0.5
1.8
3.5
34 C/5
35 C/5
Draft 36 C/5
Figure 6 IOC decentralization to UNESCO Field Offices (in % of RP)
38. New forms of cooperation are being explored with newly industrialized countries: the IOC
Regional Training and Research Centre on Ocean Dynamics and Climate (ODC) with China, the
proposed International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography at INCOIS, Hyderabad, and
the cooperation with Brazil in the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone (ZPCAS). These
partnerships do not necessarily imply decentralization of funds from IOC and represent powerful
vehicles for regional programme delivery.
Additional proposal to the Director-General of UNESCO
39. The 43rd Executive Council of IOC, through Resolution EC-XLIII.7 The Future of IOC,
responded to a proposal by the Portuguese Government to host the IOC Secretariat in Lisbon,
providing it with the necessary resources and equipment and a yearly, non-earmarked contribution,
to the IOC regular budget of € 1.5 million (currently, $ 4.4 million per biennium). The Resolution
emphasized the value and need of having the IOC Secretariat, representing UNESCO’s most
important flagship programme, at the Headquarters in Paris and of strengthening its support from
UNESCO.
40. In this context, an increased enveloped for IOC, even in the context of a zero nominal growth
scenario for the Organization, is perfectly justified. As land-based resources become exploited to
their full capacity, there is increased interest in marine resources and in the factors that influence
their sustainability. In order to keep up with the world-wide demand for additional information and
coordination mechanisms, the IOC needs to reinforce its existing structures to better serve its
Member States. IOC has exclusive competence in the coordination of regional tsunami early
warning and mitigation systems and a global leadership role in other domains —observation of the
ocean, the science of oceans and climate, sustainable ocean development, and marine
biodiversity.
Extrabudgetary resources
41. UNESCO organizes extrabudgetary cooperation with its Member States through the
Complementary Additional Programme (CAP). Within the CAP, IOC manages a thematic
framework for extrabudgetary funding devoted to Oceans and coastal areas: science, services and
capacity development.
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42. The objective of this theme is to reinforce the regular programme of MP II MLA 4, by
strengthening IOC’s ability to improve governance and foster intergovernmental cooperation in
managing and protecting oceans and coastal zones for the benefit of Member States around four
main foci: development of early warning systems and strengthening of preparedness capacities for
tsunamis and other sea level related hazards; ocean observing systems and science and coastal
adaptation measures with particular attention to the impacts of climate change and sea level rise;
ocean science for the protection of coastal and ocean ecosystems; and regional cooperation and
approaches and tools for the management of coastal and marine zones. The theme capitalizes on
UNESCO/IOC’s comparative advantage as leading UN organization in the areas of tsunami early
warning systems, ocean observing systems, including sea-level monitoring, oceans and climate,
and international exchange of oceanographic data and information, as well as its strong role, in
cooperation with other partners, in monitoring the state of the ocean, integrated coastal area
management and marine spatial planning approaches, and capacity development for marine
sciences. The tentative level of funding sought for 2012–2013 is as follows.
Table 6 South levels of extrabudgetary resources for 2012–2013
Overall target
$ 15 million
Global
Africa
Arab States
Asia/ Pacific
Europe
LAC
30%
25%
10%
15%
5%
15%
43. The Secretariat seeks the advice of the Member States on priority proposals and target
regions in the context of the CAP.
44. Under ADG/IOC’s lead, IOC is also coordinating the UNESCO intersectoral platform on
UNESCO’s contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation. With a special focus on Africa
and SIDS, UNESCO is focusing its climate change efforts on four critically important areas where
additional financial resources are expected to bring particularly valuable benefits to Member
States, namely: (i) strengthening the interdisciplinary climate change knowledge base and the
UNESCO Climate Change Adaptation Forum; (ii) further developing Climate Change Education for
Sustainable Development Programme; (iii) expanding the Global Climate Change Field
Observatory of UNESCO Sites; and (iv) strengthening the Interdisciplinary Social, Human, Ethical
and Gender Dimensions of Climate Change Research Programme. Together, these four areas
form the basis for the UNESCO Climate Change Initiative, the objective of which is to assist
countries, communities and groups to enhance their capacities to mitigate and adapt to climate
change and to build green societies.
45. The organization of the CAP for 2012–2013 is expected to be completed within the year. IOC
will organize its extrabudgetary proposals according to the principles agreed with Member States
in relation to the Draft IOC Fund-raising Strategy (IOC/INF-1283). As specific proposals are
prepared they will be made available to Member States for their consideration and presented at the
45th Executive Council in 2012.
Proposed decision
46.
The Assembly will be invited to adopt the IOC Programme and Budget for 2012–2013.