Republic of Korea

EXPO 2012 is being organized under the theme “The Living Ocean and Coast”. It was announced that, if the 2011 Global Oceans Forum takes place in the country, the government will be ready to support the event by providing 40,000 USD.

Two international meetings are being planned in conjunction with EXPO: the 2nd International Symposium on the “Effects of Climate Change on the World's Oceans” and the JCOMM-IV meeting. Organizers of EXPO are ready to provide space for the IOC Pavilion to be operational during the entire period of the exhibition.

In order to promote regional cooperation, the Ministry of Land, Transportation and Maritime Affairs (MLTM) and the IOC/WESTPAC will organize the 8th IOC/WESTPAC International Scientic Symposium entitled "Ocean Climate and Marine Ecosystems in the Western Pacific in Busan from 28-31 March 2011. The objective of the Symposium is to bring together marine scientists, particularly young scientists from and outside the region with a view to encouraging an interdisciplinary approach towards the management and sustainable development of coasts and oceans with growing challenges of climate change. More

• 23-05-2010