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IODE-XXII Adopted Recommendations

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DRAFT DECISION OF IOC-XXVII

 

                       

Recommendation IODE-XXII.1:          ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JOINT IODE/IAMSLIC GROUP OF EXPERTS ON MARINE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (IODE/IAMSLIC GE-MIM)                                

Recommendation IODE-XXII.2:          THE IODE OCEAN KNOWLEDGE PLATFORM PILOT PROJECT (OceanKnowledge)

Recommendation IODE-XXII.3:          REVISION OF THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE IODE NATIONAL COORDINATORS FOR MARINE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

Recommendation IODE-XXII.4:          THE IODE OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (IODE/OBIS)

Recommendation IODE-XXII.5:          THE OCEAN DATA STANDARDS PILOT PROJECT (ODS)

Recommendation IODE-XXII.6:          THE OCEAN DATA STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES PROJECT (ODSBP)

Recommendation IODE-XXII.7:          REVISED TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE IODE STEERING GROUP FOR THE IODE OCEAN DATA PORTAL (SG-ODP)

Recommendation IODE-XXII.8:          TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF THE IODE OCEAN DATA PORTAL

Recommendation IODE-XXII.9:          TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE PARTNERSHIP CENTRE FOR THE IODE OCEAN DATA PORTAL

Recommendation IODE-XXII.10:        GLOBAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA ARCHAEOLOGY AND RESCUE (GODAR) AND WORLD OCEAN DATABASE (WOD) PROJECTS

Recommendation IODE-XXII.11:        REVISED TERMS OF REFERENCE AND COMPOSITION OF THE STEERING GROUP FOR THE GLOBAL TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY PROFILE PROGRAMME (GTSPP)

Recommendation IODE-XXII.12:        THE IODE INTERNATIONAL COASTAL ATLAS NETWORK PROJECT (IODE/ICAN)

Recommendation IODE-XXII.13:        IODE GLOBAL DATA ASSEMBLY CENTRES (IODE GDACs)

Recommendation IODE-XXII.14:        THE MARINE CLIMATE DATA SYSTEM (MCDS)

Recommendation IODE-XXII.15:        THE IODE OBJECTIVES

Recommendation IODE-XXII.16:        IODE ASSOCIATE DATA UNIT (ADU)

Recommendation IODE-XXII.17:        STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF IODE

Recommendation IODE-XXII.18:        ESTABLISHMENT OF THE IODE QUALITY MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK PROJECT

Recommendation IODE-XXII.19:        IODE CLEARING HOUSE SERVICE FOR DATA/INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PRACTICES PROJECT

Recommendation IODE-XXII.20:        IODE WORK PLAN AND BUDGET FOR 2013-2015

 

 

Draft Decision of IOC-XXVII:             DRAFT DECISION ON THE IOC STRATEGIC PLAN FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE (2013-2016)
Recommendation IODE-XXII.1

 

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JOINT IODE/IAMSLIC GROUP OF EXPERTS ON MARINE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (IODE/IAMSLIC GE-MIM)

 

The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange,

 

Recognizing that the International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC) is non-profit volunteer association of individuals and organizations having an interest in library and information science, especially as these are applied to the recording, retrieval and dissemination of knowledge and information in all aspects of aquatic and marine sciences and their allied disciplines;

 

Recognizing further that there exist substantial synergies between the objectives and activities of IAMSLIC, the objectives of the IODE’s Group of Experts for Marine Information Management and the IODE’s marine information management programme activities;

 

Recalling the establishment of the IODE Group of Experts on Marine Information Management by IODE-IX (New York, 9-18 January 1984) through Recommendation IODE-IX.4 (IODE's role in marine information management);

Convinced that joint work between the IODE programme and IAMSLIC in the field of marine information management will be mutually beneficial to both Organizations and to the marine research community as a whole;

 

Recommends establishing the Joint IODE/IAMSLIC Group of Experts on Marine Information Management with the following Terms of Reference:

 

  1. Advocate marine information managers as essential partners in the knowledge cycle, that includes observation, management, sharing and product/service provision, contributing to the marine related decision making process;
  2. Advise the IODE Committee on the policy, development and further implementation of an effective international system for scientific and technical information about the marine environment by keeping user requirements under continuing review and ensuring that these requirements can be met adequately;
  3. Identify the policy, technical and financial issues involved in the development and implementation of marine information systems, and make recommendations concerning their solution;
  4. Develop activities and information products to improve the capability of the marine information management community, particularly within developing countries, to benefit from and participate in marine information systems and keep the marine information management community informed on how they might best have access to such systems through the application of new technology;
  5. Provide expertise to, and participate in other organizations, programmes, projects and activities where a marine information management component has been identified;
  6. Foster collaboration between the marine information management community and other knowledge managers such as data managers, informaticists and archivists to create new knowledge systems.

 

Encourages IOC Member States and IAMSLIC to nominate experts having expertise in marine information management to the Group of Experts.

 

Further requests that a progress report be submitted regularly to the IODE Officers, the IODE Committee and the IAMSLIC Executive Board.

 

 

Recommendation IODE-XXII.2

 

THE IODE OCEAN KNOWLEDGE PLATFORM PILOT PROJECT (OceanKnowledge)

The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange,

 

Acknowledging the importance and success of IODE Data and Information Products such as OceanExpert, OceanDocs, OceanDataPortal, OpenScienceDirectory, OBIS, as well as its partner IAMSLIC Aquatic Commons,

 

Noting the ongoing efforts in initiating and maintaining the products and the need to expand their utilization,

 

Noting further the rapid development of social platforms that integrate multiple knowledge sources, such as the Virtual Open Access Agriculture and Aquaculture Repository (VOA3R), and the availability of related open source applications,

 

Recommends the establishment of the IODE OceanKnowledge Platform Pilot Project to bring together in an interactive, interoperable and dynamic environment all IODE Data and Information Products, with Terms of Reference attached as Annex A,

 

Recommends further the establishment of the IODE Steering Group for the IODE OceanKnowledge Platform Pilot Project with Terms of Reference attached as Annex B.

 

Annex A to Recommendation IODE-XXII.2

Terms of Reference of the IODE OceanKnowledge Platform Pilot Project

 

Objectives of the Project

The OceanKnowledge Platform will offer the user a single access point to various linked IODE information and data products such as researcher profiles, publications, data, learning objects, etc. and will furthermore facilitate social networking between specialized research communities.

The strategic goal of the IODE Ocean Knowledge Platform Pilot Project:

  1. Combining multiple inter-linked IODE (and partner) Data and Information knowledge sources and making them discoverable and accessible through a single access point with social networking functionality;
  2. (ii)Linking IODE (and partner) Data and Information Products through semantic web technologies;
  3. (iii)Promoting IODE (and partner) Data and Information Products within the ocean research and observation community;


Duration

The duration of the Project will be two years.

Annex B to Recommendation IODE-XXII.2

Terms of Reference of the Steering Group for the IODE OceanKnowledge Platform Pilot Project

 

Objectives

The SG-OceanKnowledge shall:

  1. (i)Develop the work plan and timetable for the Pilot Project;
  2. (ii)Identify, install and test the required technologies;
  3. (iii)Promote the system to its target user communities and obtain feedback;
  4. (iv)Evaluate results of the Pilot Project;
  5. (v)Based upon the experience obtained and the evaluation, develop a detailed proposal for a sustained IODE/OceanKnowledge project, including identification of required resources;
  6. (vi)Submit the proposal for an IODE/OceanKnowledge project to the 23rd Session of the IODE Committee

 

Recommendation IODE-XXII.3

 

REVISION OF THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE IODE NATIONAL COORDINATORS FOR MARINE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

 

The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange,

 

Recalling that the 7th Session (2002) of the IODE Group of Experts on Marine Information Management recommended (Recommendation MIM-VII.1) the nomination of IODE National Coordinators for Marine Information Management, in addition to IODE National Coordinators for Ocean Data Management,

 

Recalling further that the 9th Session (2007) of the of the IODE Group of Experts recommended a revision of the Terms of Reference of the IODE National Coordinators for Marine Information Management,

 

Noting the increased convergence between marine information management and data management in areas such as data publication and data citation, as well as knowledge integration,

 

Recommends the revision of the Terms of Reference of the IODE National Coordinators for Marine Information Management as follows:

 

  1. Act as a point of contact for marine librarians and marine information managers in their country, in order to liaise with the IODE community (via the GE-MIM) on matters of importance to MIM;
  2. Act as a communicator of IOC activities and initiatives to the national MIM community and beyond;
  3. Provide assistance and support to the GE-MIM on IODE programme activities at the national or international level;
  4. Establish a national working group that will create a national network of marine related libraries/marine information centres for their country or participate in existing related networks;
  5. Highlight and identify issues and participate in discussions of national importance relating to MIM with the GE-MIM and the national MIM community (such as capacity building and professional standards, technological innovations and policy, communications and collaboration, national and international MIM resources);
  6. Liaise with the IODE national coordinators for data management, the NODCs and ADUs, taking into account the role and expertise of marine information managers in data management;
  7. (vii)Provide reports to the IODE Committee (or IODE Officers), highlighting needs and issues that should be addressed by GE-MIM, for consideration by the IODE Committee or IODE Officers. The Committee or IODE Officers can then instruct the GE-MIM to deal with these needs and issues;
  8. (viii)Participate in Sessions of the IODE Committee.

Invites IOC Member States to nominate experts with relevant expertise in marine information management,

 

Urges IOC Member States to promote active collaboration and coordination between data and information managers as well as their equitable participation in IODE Committee meetings and projects.

 

 

 


 

Recommendation IODE-XXII.4

 

THE IODE OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (IODE/OBIS)

 

The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange,

 

Acknowledging the importance of open-access, global databases on the diversity, distribution and abundance of marine species, to assist decision makers to sustainably manage our Ocean’s living resources.

 

Noting that the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (Decision COP10/29 para 10 and 35; Nagoya October 2010) requested Member States to further enhance globally networked scientific efforts, such as the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), to continue to update a comprehensive and accessible global database of all forms of life in the sea, and further assess and map the distribution and abundance of species in the sea, and called upon IOC/OBIS to facilitate availability and inter-operability of the best available marine and coastal biodiversity data sets and information across global, regional and national scales.

 

Noting with Appreciation that OBIS is extensively used by the research community and is playing a crucial role in providing scientific guidance, data and information for the identification of Ecologically or Biologically Significant marine Areas, through a series of regional workshops in 2011, 2012 and 2013, as part of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, and in particular Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 to conserve and sustainably manage at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas by 2020, as agreed upon by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya in 2010.

 

Noting with Appreciation the successful integration of the OBIS project in IODE and the creation of two extra-budgetary Programme Specialist positions (Project Manager and Data Manager) for OBIS.

 

Recalling the request to the IOC Executive Secretary to prepare documentation to the Director-General and the UNESCO Executive Board requesting a regular programme post for the OBIS Programme at the earliest opportunity.

 

Urges Member States to provide financial and in-kind support for OBIS to enable the IOC to fulfill the commitment it made to the continuation and further development of OBIS, as well as to fulfill its role to ensure the maintenance and further growth of marine biodiversity data to serve policy and management needs as IOC and in particular OBIS is called upon by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

 

Approves the proposal that OBIS nodes can participate as NODCs and ADUs in the IODE network, and to publish the procedures, tasks, standards and best practices associated to OBIS nodes in an IOC Manual & Guides for OBIS nodes.

 

Encourages Member states to share their biodiversity data and to participate in OBIS through the establishment of new and/or strengthening existing OBIS nodes.

 


 

Recommendation IODE-XXII.5

 

THE OCEAN DATA STANDARDS PILOT PROJECT (ODS)

The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange,

 

Acknowledging that the issue of standards is one of the most critical elements for IODE, and the consolidation of a set of standards will benefit every member of IODE as well as the broader oceanographic and marine meteorology data community,

 

Considering existing practices in ocean data management and exchange, developed and used by IODE NODCs as well as by international projects,

 

Recognizing that interoperability between NODCs will be achieved through the use of internationally endorsed standards and best practices to allow shared use of metadata, data and products, and is key to the successful development of the Ocean Data Portal and similar systems,

 

Noting with satisfaction the work of the Ocean Data Standards Pilot Project in developing a standards process,

 

Recommends to adopt the following standards:

  1. (i)Recommendation to Adopt ISO 8601:2004 as the Standard for the Representation of Date and Time in Oceanographic Data Exchange
  2. (ii)Recommendation to Adopt ISO 3166-1 and 3166-3 Country Codes as the Standard for Identifying Countries in Oceanographic Data Exchange
  3. (iii)Recommendation to Adopt the Quality Flag Scheme for the Exchange of Oceanographic and Marine Meteorological Data

 

Urges Member States to utilize these standards in their national data centres.

 


Recommendation IODE-XXII.6

 

THE OCEAN DATA STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES PROJECT (ODSBP)

The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange,

 

Acknowledging that the issue of standards is one of the most critical elements for IODE, and the consolidation of a set of standards will benefit every member of IODE as well as the broader oceanographic and marine meteorology data community,

 

Considering existing practices in ocean data management and exchange, developed and used by IODE NODCs as well as by international projects,

 

Recognizing that interoperability between NODCs will be achieved through the use of internationally endorsed standards and best practices to allow shared use of metadata, data and products, and is key to the successful development of the Ocean Data Portal and similar systems,

 

Noting with satisfaction the work of the Ocean Data Standards Pilot Project in developing a standards process,

 

Recommends to close the JCOMM/IODE Ocean Data Standards Pilot Project,

 

Recommends to establish the Ocean Data Standards and Best Practices Project with the Terms of Reference as attached in the Annex to this recommendation,

 

Encourages all IOC Member States, Programmes, relevant organizations and projects, to collaborate with the Ocean Data Standards and Best Practices Project, by submitting standards and best practices for consideration and contributing to the evaluation process.

 

Urges Member States to play an active role in the Ocean Data Standards and Best Practices Project and to adopt recommended standards at the earliest opportunity,

 

Invites JCOMM to join the Ocean Data Standards and Best Practices Project.

 

Annex to Recommendation IODE-XXII.6

Terms of Reference of the Ocean Data Standards and Best Practices Project (ODSBP)

 

Objectives of the Project

The objective of the Ocean Data Standards and Best Practices Project (ODSBP) is to achieve broad agreement and commitment to adopt a number of standards and best practices related to ocean data management and exchange.  This will include the following main tasks:

  1. (i)develop and manage a process for the reception, reviewing and recommending of standards and best practices, based upon the process developed by the Ocean Data Standards Pilot Project;
  2. (ii)actively liaise with all relevant communities, programmes and projects such as Ocean Data Portal, ETDMP Metadata Task Team, SeaDataNet Technical Task Team, GE-BICH, GE-MIM, SG-OBIS, GTSPP, ICSU WDS, GEO/GEOSS, ICES;
  3. (iii)promote and monitor the usage of recommended standards and practices in the relevant communities, including those mentioned under (ii);
  4. (iv)regularly review and revise recommended standards and best practices based upon feedback from the relevant communities, including those mentioned under (ii);
  5. (v)maintain an online catalogue of best practices, enabling easy discovery and downloading of these documents by users (e.g. JCOMM Catalogue of practices and standards).

 

 

 

 

Management

The Project will be managed by a Steering Group with the following Terms of Reference:

  1. (i)advise the IODE Committee on the vision, strategy and implementation of the Ocean Data Standards and Best Practices Project (ODSBP);
  2. (ii)report to the IODE Committee (and ETDMP, as appropriate) on the progress of submission, recommendation, publishing and revision of standards and best practices recommended through the Project;
  3. (iii)develop a document on, and maintain the process for evaluating proposals for standards and best practices.


The Steering Group will be composed, initially, of the former members of the JCOMM/IODE ETDMP Task Team for the Ocean Data Standards Pilot Project, experts from relevant JCOMM bodies, and representatives of IODE NODCs with a special interest in data standards. In addition representatives of major international oceanographic data management projects will be invited as relevant to the agenda (e.g. GTSPP, Argo, SeaDataNet, MyOcean, OceanSITES, IMOS,…), as well as other experts as deemed necessary by the Steering Group. The Steering Group will designate its own Chair(s). For the first Session the former members of the JCOMM/IODE ETDMP Task Team for the Ocean Data Standards Pilot Project will Chair the meeting.

 

Meetings of the Steering Group

The Steering Group will work largely by email. One Steering Group meeting will be organized annually (this can be in person or by video conferencing or mixed). Cost of participation will be met preferably by the experts.

 


Recommendation IODE-XXII.7

 

REVISED TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE IODE STEERING GROUP FOR THE IODE OCEAN DATA PORTAL (SG-ODP)

The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange,

 

Recognizing the importance of integration of marine data and information from a network of distributed IODE data centres,

 

Recalling the establishment of the IODE Ocean Data Portal project through Recommendation IODE-XIX.4 in March 2007,

 

Recommends the revision of the Terms of Reference of the IODE Steering Group for the IODE Ocean Data Portal as follows:

  1. (i)To develop and prioritize plans for ODP related activities;
  2. (ii)To provide guidance on delivery of the ODP work plan and to review the results of project activities under the leadership of JCOMM/IODE ETDMP and IODE Committees;
  3. (iii)To develop and maintain the terms of reference for the structural elements of the IODE Ocean Data Portal.

 

Recommends further that the membership of the Steering Group shall be as follows: Ariel Troisi  (Chair of the Steering Group), Sergey Belov (Co-Chair), ODP Project Manager (tbd), Representative(s) of the Partnership Centre for the IODE Ocean Data Portal, Representatives of the Data Providers, Partner programme representatives, IODE Secretariat.

 

Invites Member States to actively support the work of the Group by supporting members’ participation in the activities and meetings of the Group.

 


 

Recommendation IODE-XXII.8

 

TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF THE IODE OCEAN DATA PORTAL

The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange,

 

Recognizing the importance of integration of marine data and information from a network of distributed IODE data centres,

 

Recalling the establishment of the IODE Ocean Data Portal project through Recommendation IODE-XIX.4 in March 2007,

 

Recommends the Terms of Reference of the structural elements of the IODE Ocean Data Portal as follows:

 

The ODP global node (IOC Project Office for IODE) shall:

  1. (i)Coordinate the IODE distributed data system including the monitoring of performance, system statistics and reporting;
  2. (ii)Manage consolidated metadata catalogues (nodes, data and services, user metadata) by accumulating metadata from associated data providers (national nodes) and synchronizing of this metadata with other nodes;
  3. (iii)Manage and disseminate among other nodes the common controlled dictionaries, basic electronic maps and other cross-system data and metadata;
  4. (iv)Provide the user access to data and services submitted by all ODP nodes. If required, it redirects users to the portal of other nodes;

 

The ODP regional/specialized nodes (ODINs centres, GDACs and centres of JCOMM and centres of other IOC/IODE programmes and projects) shall:

  1. (i)Coordinate the IODE distributed data system including associated data providers of its area of responsibility;
  2. (ii)Manage the metadata catalogues of its area of responsibility and synchronize this metadata with other nodes;
  3. (iii)Provide access to the IODE distributed data system of its area of responsibility and redirects users to the portal of other nodes, if required.

 

The ODP national node (NODCs) shall:

  1. (i)Submit metadata and data sets to IODE distributed data system for shared use.
  2. (ii)Undergo an accreditation procedure, based upon the IODE Quality Management Framework.
  3. (iii)Be reviewed periodically by the IODE Steering Group for the IODE Ocean Data Portal and the IODE Steering Group for the Quality Management Framework


 

Recommendation IODE-XXII.9

 

TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE PARTNERSHIP CENTRE FOR THE IODE OCEAN DATA PORTAL

The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange,

 

Recognizing the importance of integration of marine data and information from a network of distributed IODE data centres,

 

Recalling the establishment of the IODE Ocean Data Portal project through Recommendation IODE-XIX.4 in March 2007 to facilitate the seamless access to oceanographic, marine meteorology, and other data and products,

 

Recalling further Decision EC-XVL/Dec.4.2.1 on the Centre for the Ocean Data Portal, inviting the Russian Federation to consider entering into a partnership agreement with the IOC of UNESCO concerning this Centre with a view to exchanges of information and possible joint activities related to the Ocean Data Portal at RIHMI-WDC of Roshydromet in Obninsk.

 

Recommends the Terms of Reference of the Partnership Centre for the IODE Ocean Data Portal as follows:

The Partnership Centre for the IODE Ocean Data Portal shall contribute to the planning and coordination of the IODE Ocean Data Portal by:

  1. (i)Maintaining and developing the IODE ODP specifications and tools, and coordinating the use of the IODE ODP technology for the distributed marine data system based upon the IODE data network and data sources from other IOC programmes, including JCOMM;
  2. (ii)Creating, in cooperation with the IOC Project Office for IODE, an enabling environment, and assisting in strengthening the capacity of the IODE ODP nodes to manage marine data and products, and to provide the IODE ODP resources and services required by users;
  3. (iii)Assisting with the coordination and monitoring of the implementation of the IODE ODP work plan as adopted by the IODE Committee.

The Partnership Centre for the IODE Ocean Data Portal shall contribute to the development and implementation of the IODE Ocean Data Portal by:

  1. (i)Developing, hosting and maintaining the tools and specifications of the IODE ODP for the portal and IODE data system operation;
  2. (ii)Assisting IODE's ODINs, NODCs and other IODE ODP nodes to achieve their regional and thematic objectives;
  3. (iii)Monitoring and reporting on the IODE ODP portal tools and specifications used by the IODE ODP nodes;
  4. (iv)Providing an infrastructure to develop and test the web-based technologies and tools and also to generate new ideas and perspectives of the IODE ODP

 

Training and Promotion:

  1. (i)Developing, strengthening and maintaining the IODE ODP data management training programmes and tools;
  2. (ii)Promoting collaboration between relevant experts in integrated marine data management in IOC programmes and projects, other organizations and systems (e.g. OBIS, WIS, GEOSS)

The IOC Project Support Centre for the IODE ODP will report to the IODE Steering Group for the IODE Ocean Data Portal and to the JCOMM/IODE ETDMP.


Recommendation IODE-XXII.10

 

GLOBAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA ARCHAEOLOGY AND RESCUE (GODAR) AND WORLD OCEAN DATABASE (WOD) PROJECTS

The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange,

 

Recalling the IODE objectives that call for the discovery, exchange of, access to and preservation of ocean data

 

Recognizing the importance of locating, collecting, quality controlling, and disseminating in electronic form, historical ocean data that are at risk of loss due to media decay or changes of format,

 

Further recognizing the important progress made by the Global Oceanographic Data Archaeology and Rescue (GODAR) Project, established by the 14th Session of the IODE Committee,

 

Taking into account that these efforts result in an invaluable contribution to several initiatives and activities, inter alia the World Ocean Database (WOD) Project, established by the 16th Session of the IODE Committee,

 

Noting that GODAR and WOD activities are core elements of the IODE global data network and a valuable integrated quality ocean profile data product essential for climate change research,

 

Recognizing the important contributions and support from the United States of America, through the US-NODC, in the development and continuous progress of the GODAR and WOD Projects since their inception,

 

Invites the United States of America to continue its support of the Global Oceanographic Data Archaeology and Rescue (GODAR) and the World Ocean Database (WOD) Projects,

 

Recommends Member States to provide in-kind support by continuing locating, collecting and quality controlling historical ocean data at risk, and contributing these to the WDC - Oceanography, Silver Spring, United States of America, in support of GODAR and WOD,

 

Invites the GODAR/WOD Project Leader to report on progress of the projects at the next Session of IODE.

 


 

Recommendation IODE-XXII.11

 

REVISED TERMS OF REFERENCE AND COMPOSITION OF THE STEERING GROUP FOR THE GLOBAL TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY PROFILE PROGRAMME (GTSPP)

The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange,

 

Acknowledging the importance to support global observation projects,

 

Recalling the establishment of the GTSPP Program through Recommendation IODE-XV.4 (1996) and its annex 1 to address Temperature and Salinity profile data management at global level,

 

Noting with satisfaction the work of GTSPP in establishing a long term temperature and salinity profile data structure,

 

Noting the close relationship with the World Ocean Database (WOD),

 

Recommends the following revised Terms of Reference and General membership of GTSPP

The Steering Group shall conduct the program for the collection and management of temperature and salinity profiledata sets to support IODE (International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange) and JCOMM (Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology) requirements with the following Terms of Reference and general membership.

 

Terms of Reference

  1. (i)Provide scientific and technical guidance for the program in the implementation and enhancement of the GTSPP including:
    1. i.Near real time data (observations within 30 days) acquisition;
    2. ii.Non real time data (observations older than 30 days or data never circulated on the Global Telecommunication System) acquisition;
    3. iii.Communications infrastructures;
    4. iv.Quality control and analysis procedures;
    5. v.Continuously managed database;
    6. vi.Ocean data and meta data standards; and
    7. vii.Data and information products.
  2. (ii)In conjunction with user groups and data collectors, design and implement data flow monitoring systems to ensure that the data are collected, processed and distributed according to agreed schedules and responsibilities.
  3. (iii)Collaborate with international projects and global scientific programs such as GCOS (Global Climate Observing System) and GOOS (Global Ocean Observing System) to assemble process and disseminate data managed by GTSPP.
  4. (iv)Actively promote the GTSPP and provide information to the users of GTSPP services, such as the planners of international science programs.
  5. (v)Provide GTSPP status reports and other requested material to the IODE committee and JCOMM ETDMP, to international programs in which GTSPP is a participant.

 

General Membership

  1. (i)One representative from each of the core participating countries (initially Australia, Canada, France, Japan, and USA) as identified by theThe core participating countries are the IOC Member States and WMO Members actively engaged in data and information exchanges with the long term archive centre of GTSPP.
  2. (ii)Experts from one or more Member / Member States of other programs/projects that are of relevance to GTSPP may accompany these representatives.
  3. (iii)Representatives invited by the SG from Member States of the IODE and JCOMM and representatives of oceanographic projects those are important to GTSPP operations.
  4. (iv)The Chair will be selected by the Steering Group and will be reviewed by them every two sessions.
  5. (v)Funding for participants and sessions of the SG will be provided by Members or Member States.

 


Recommendation IODE-XXII.12

 

THE IODE INTERNATIONAL COASTAL ATLAS NETWORK PROJECT (IODE/ICAN)

 

The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange,

 

Acknowledging the importance of atlases as interdisciplinary products that assist decision makers,

 

Noting with appreciation that ICAN has already influenced, guided and informed users on development and use of coastal and marine web atlases, through periodic workshops and international conferences held between 2006-2009, and in 2011,

 

Further noting that ICAN members have produced a suite of open source tools for creating integrated web atlases and a major peer-reviewed published guide,

 

Recommends the establishment of the IODE International Coastal Atlas Network (IODE/ICAN) Project with the Terms of Reference as attached in Annex A to this Recommendation;

 

Recommends the establishment of the IODE Steering group for the IODE/ICAN Project with the Terms of Reference as attached in Annex B to this Recommendation;

 

Urges Member States and donors to support the development of IODE/ICAN.

Annex A to Recommendation IODE-XXII.11

Terms of Reference of the IODE International Coastal Atlas Network (IODE/ICAN) Project

 

Objectives of the Project

The strategic goal of the IODE International Coastal Atlas Network Project is to encourage and help facilitate the development of digital atlases of the global coast, based on the principle of distributed, high-quality data and information, at local, regional, national or international scale. This will be achieved by sharing knowledge and experience among atlas developers in order to find common solutions for coastal and marine web atlas development while ensuring maximum relevance and added value for users. Many of these atlases will play an important role in informing national and regional decision- and policy-making across several themes, including:

•           Marine spatial planning

•           Climate change impacts, coastal vulnerability

•           Coastal governance (boundaries, protected areas, etc.)

•           Coastal conservation and protected areas management

•           Coastal hazards monitoring and planning

•           Coastal disaster management and mitigation

•           Population pressures

•           Resource availability and extraction


The Participants in the Project

All experts previously involved in ICAN are invited to participate in the Project, as well as other relevant experts designated by IOC Member States.

 

Annex B to Recommendation IODE-XXII.11

Terms of Reference of the IODE Steering Group for the IODE International Coastal Atlas Network (IODE/ICAN) Project

 

Objectives

The SG-ICAN shall:

  1. (i)Advise the IODE Committee on the global vision, mission, policy and strategy, including partnerships of the IODE/ICAN project with IOC and other projects/organizations;
  2. (ii)Advise the IODE Committee on IODE/ICAN’s strategy for its sustainability and further development including resource mobilization;
  3. (iii)Assist with the preparation and implementation of work plans, and review progress;


Membership

The Project will be managed by an IODE Steering Group for IODE ICAN (SG-ICAN), initially composed of members of the former ICAN Steering Group and Management Working Group, the project coordinators of the Caribbean Marine Atlas  and African Marine Atlas, as well as representatives from other regions.


 

Recommendation IODE-XXII.13

 

IODE GLOBAL DATA ASSEMBLY CENTRES (IODE GDACs)

 

The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange,

 

Acknowledging the importance of close collaboration between IODE and JCOMM,

 

Recalling the usefulness of the former IODE RNODC/Data Buoys collecting, managing and making available historical drifting buoy data and metadata to end user,

 

Recalling the establishment of the Marine Climate Data System (MCDS) by JCOMM-4 through Recommendation 2 (JCOMM-4), to address the WMO and IOC applications requirements for appropriate marine-meteorological and oceanographic climatological data (met-ocean climate data), and particularly address those for long term climate monitoring (GCOS), seasonal to inter-annual climate forecasts, for the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS), and ocean climate requirements of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS),

 

Complying with the proposed MCDS structure it is advantageous to IODE to introduce the element of GDACs in the IODE structure,

 

Recommends that IODE GDACs be included as structural elements of IODE with the following Terms of Reference with respect to particular data types:

  1. (i)receive and assemble marine meteorological and/or oceanographic data (real or delayed-mode) and metadata from the appropriate data streams and check the are consistent;
  2. (ii)identify duplicates and if possible resolve by keeping the best copy of a dataset;
  3. (iii)make sure that the data are quality controlled according to the international standards and methods established by IODE, WMO or JCOMM as appropriate;
  4. (iv)provide feedback to the sources of data regarding quality issues;
  5. (v)make data accessible through IODE/ODP;
  6. (vi)make discovery metadatato IODE/ODP;
  7. (vii)forward data and metadata to the appropriate CMOC(s) in agreed format(s) within defined timescales;
  8. (viii)contribute to WMO and IOC Applications by collecting and processing worldwide marine-meteorological and oceanographic data and metadata documented in appropriate WMO and IOC publications;
  9. (ix)report to the IODE and JCOMM Committees on its data management status and activities.

 

Invites the IODE structural elements either individually or jointly to operate as IODE provisional GDACs and apply to become a GDAC, when the procedures for doing so are established.


Recommendation IODE-XXII.14

THE MARINE CLIMATE DATA SYSTEM (MCDS)

 

The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange,

 

Acknowledging the importance of close collaboration between IODE and JCOMM,

 

Recalling the establishment of the Marine Climate Data System (MCDS) by JCOMM-4 through Recommendation 2 (JCOMM-4), to address the WMO and IOC applications requirements for appropriate marine-meteorological and oceanographic climatological data (met-ocean climate data), and particularly address those for long term climate monitoring (GCOS), seasonal to inter-annual climate forecasts, for the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS), and ocean climate requirements of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS),

 

Acknowledging the important and active role of IODE in the MCDS development,

 

Realizing the user needs for integrated data and products for climate services and applications,

 

Approves the Marine Climate Data System (MCDS) Strategy taking into account decisions and the recommendations adopted by IODE-XXII on new structural elements of IODE,

 

Agrees with the evaluation criteria for the WMO-IOC Centres for Marine Meteorological and Oceanographic Climate (CMOCs),

 

Invites Member States to collaborate and support the MCDS realization.


 

Recommendation IODE-XXII.15

 

THE IODE OBJECTIVES

 

The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange,

 

Recalling the revision of the IODE objectives through Recommendation IODE-XVIII.1 and Recommendation IODE-XXI.4,

 

Noting the importance of including the ocean research and observation community as key stakeholders of the IODE,

 

Noting further the importance of providing societal benefits through appropriate data services and products,

 

Recommends that the Objectives of the IODE Programme be modified as follows:

  1. (i)To facilitate and promote the discovery, exchange of, and access to, marine data and information including metadata, products and information in real-time, near real time and delayed mode, through the use of international standards, and in compliance with the IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy for the ocean research and observation community and other stakeholders;
  2. (ii)To encourage the long term archival, preservation, documentation, management and services of all marine data, data products, and information;
  3. (iii)To develop or use existing best practices for the discovery, management, exchange of, and access to marine data and information, including international standards, quality control and appropriate information technology;
  4. (iv)To assist Member States to acquire the necessary capacity to manage marine research and observation data and information and become partners in the IODE network;
  5. (v)To support international scientific and operational marine programmes, including the Framework for Ocean Observing[1] for the benefit of a wide range of users.

 


 

Recommendation IODE-XXII.16

 

IODE ASSOCIATE DATA UNIT (ADU)

The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange,

 

Acknowledging the important role and success of the IODE National Oceanographic Data Centres (NODCs) as key partners in realizing the IODE objectives,

 

Noting the importance of including the wider ocean research and observation community as key stakeholders of the IODE,

 

Noting further the growth of ocean research and observation programmes and projects, and the ability of these projects to establish data systems,

 

Stressing the need to share, provide access to and to preserve all ocean research and observation data,

 

Noting the importance of standardization and interoperability of data and information systems across the ocean research and observation communities,

 

Recommends the establishment of IODE Associate Data Units (ADUs) as structural elements of IODE with the following Terms of Reference:

IODE Associate Data Units (ADUs) shall:

  1. (i)Be national projects, programmes, institutions or organizations (other than NODCs), or regional or international projects, programmes, institutions or organizations that carry out data management functions,
  2. (ii)Receive information on, and contribute to, IODE standards and best practices related to ocean data management,
  3. (iii)Be welcomed to participate in ocean data and information management training, organized within the framework of the IODE OceanTeacher programme,
  4. (iv)Be invited, as observers, in Sessions of the IODE Committee,
  5. (v)Participate in IODE workshops and projects,
  6. (vi)Share expertise with other ADUs and NODCs,
  7. (vii)Be invited to share their data and information on their data collection (metadata catalogue), and this should be through their NODC (in the case of national projects, programmes, institutions or organizations), or through another IODE data facility (in the case of regional or international projects, programmes, institutions or organizations) or, in the case of biogeographic data, through iOBIS,
  8. (viii)Receive assistance, upon request, from IODE, on matters related to ocean data management,
  9. (ix)Closely link with their IODE National Oceanographic Data Centre (NODC), if existing (in the case of national projects, organizations and institutions),
  10. (x)Agree to make available data management documentation (standards, practices, guides,…) used by the ADU,

 

Notes that ADUs will not replace NODCs (centralized or distributed) but should contribute to the objectives of NODCs by (i) improving the completeness of data coverage of NODCs; (ii) ensuring the long-term archival and preservation of ADU data by NODCs; and (iii) increasing awareness amongst the ocean research and observation community of the importance of professional data management through IODE NODCs,

 

Invites any project, programme, institution or organization that is willing to comply with the above-mentioned Terms of Reference to apply to join IODE as an IODE Associate Data Unit (ADU) by providing the following information:

  1. (i)name and contact information of the ADU contact point(s);
  2. (ii)name and contact point of the head of the applicant entity;
  3. (iii)description of the national, regional or international project, programme, institution or organization;
  4. (iv)brief description of data services/products provided by the entity;
  5. (v)for projects: expected lifespan of the project and indication of plan for the archival/preservation of the data, data management plan;
  6. (vi)letters of support;
  7. (vii)required expertise, training that IODE could contribute;
  8. (viii)data policy (if identified) of the applicant entity;
  9. (ix)of the existing relationship with a NODC.


Recommends further that applications for ADUs shall be reviewed by the IODE Officers (by email or during IODE Officer meetings) in consultation with -  and in the case of national projects, programmes, institutions or organization, subject to approval by the relevant NODC (if existing) -  SG-OBIS (for biogeographic information) or other relevant recognized international programme.

 

Invites IOC Member States to actively promote ADU membership of (inter)national projects, programmes and institutions


 

Recommendation IODE-XXII.17

 

STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF IODE

The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange,

 

Acknowledging the important role and success of the IODE National Oceanographic Data Centres (NODCs) as key partners in realizing of the IODE objectives,

 

Welcoming the close and growing cooperation between IODE and JCOMM,

 

Noting with appreciation the considerable and sustained support by Member States in establishing and maintaining the National Oceanographic Data Centres,

 

Taking into account the considerable changes in information technology, the growth of ocean research and observation programmes and projects, and the ability of these projects to establish data systems,

 

Taking into consideration the adoption of the IODE Quality Management Framework through Recommendation IODE-XXII.[8.4], and Recommendation IODE—XXII.[8.2.3] on the establishment of IODE Associate Data Units,

 

Recommends the revision of the structural elements of IODE to include:

  1. (i)National Oceanographic Data Centre (NODC)
  2. (ii)IODE Associate Data Unit (ADU)
  3. (iii)IODE Global Data Assembly Centre (IODE GDAC)

 

Instructs the Secretariat to communicate with current DNAs to determine the possibility of changing their status to NODC or ADU.

 

Recommends the OBIS nodes to become NODCs or ADUs.


Recommendation IODE-XXII.18

 

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE IODE QUALITY MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK PROJECT

The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange;

 

Noting the strategy, advice, guidance and tools necessary for an NODC to attain quality, efficiency and effectiveness to meet the requirements of the ocean research community as well as other stakeholders and to re-iterate the role of NODCs as trusted sources of ocean data;

 

Further noting the acceptance of IODE as a network member of the ICSU World Data System (WDS) and the requirement for NODCs to demonstrate their capability to meet ICSU certification criteria;

 

Recalling the IODE Committee (IODE-XXI) established an inter-sessional working group to “identify a set of quality management criteria for IODE NODCs taking into account those defined for the WDS”;

 

Recommends the establishment of the IODE Quality Management Framework (IODE-QMF) Project to carry out the following activities:

  1. (i)provide the overall strategy, advice and guidance to NODCs to establish organizational quality management systems for the delivery of oceanographic and related data, products and services,
  2. (ii)initiate and review existing standards and Manuals and Guides with respect to the inclusion of quality management procedures and practices,
  3. (iii)apply the necessary capacity development activities to ensure accreditation of NODCs according to agreed criteria in order to bring all NODCs to a minimum agreed level.

Recommends further the establishment of the Steering Group for IODE Quality Management Framework (SG-QMF) with the following terms of reference:

  1. prepare and maintain the IODE Quality Management Framework Guidelines ,
  2. receive, through the IODE Secretariat, applications and review the accreditation of NODCs,
  3. advise the IODE Committee on the accreditation of NODCs,

 

Encourages Member States to nominate experts having expertise in implementing quality management systems for management of oceanographic data to the Group of Experts;

 

Strongly encourages NODCs and former DNAs to apply for accreditation;

 

Invites Member States with a well-developed QMS in place to share experiences, expertise and documentation with other Member States developing or planning such systems.


Recommendation IODE-XXII.19

 

IODE CLEARING HOUSE SERVICE FOR DATA/INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PRACTICES PROJECT

The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange,

 

Acknowledging the important role and success of the IODE National Oceanographic Data Centres (NODCs) as key partners in realizing of the IODE objectives,

 

Noting the importance of including the ocean research and observation community as key stakeholders of the IODE,

 

Recalling the establishment of the Ocean Data Standards and Best Practices Project through Recommendation IODE-XXII.6,

 

Noting further the growth of ocean research and observation programmes and projects, and the ability of these projects to establish data systems, and the importance of standardization and interoperability of data and information systems across the ocean research and observation communities,

 

Noting further the progress of the JCOMM/IODE Ocean Data Standards Pilot Project, the JCOMM Catalogue of Practices and Standards, and also the development of practices by other organizations, programmes and projects in the area of ocean research and observation, their related data and information management, as well as marine meteorology,

 

Recommends the establishment of the IODE Clearing House Service for Data/Information Management Practices project, with the Terms of Reference as attached in the Annex of this recommendation.

 

Instructs :

  1. (i)The IODE Group of Experts on Marine Information Management (GE-MIM), jointly with the IODE Steering Group for OceanTeacher and Steering Group for the Ocean Data Standards and Best Practices Project to define the functional requirements of the Clearing House, to promote the Clearing House through appropriate channels, and to report back to the IODE Officers and IODE Committee on progress of the Project;
  2. The IOC Project Office for IODE to develop and implement the Project in accordance with the functional requirements defined under (i).
  3. (iii)The Ocean Data Standards and Best Practices Project to use the Clearing House to disseminate relevant standards and practices .

 

Invites IOC Member States, JCOMM, as well as other organizations, programmes and projects, to participate in, and contribute to the Project.

 

Annex to Recommendation IODE-XXII.19

Terms of Reference of the IODE Clearing House Service for Data/Information Management Practices Project

 

Objectives of the Project

  1. (i)The IODE Clearing House Service for Data/Information Management Practices Project will enable research groups that wish to embark on a new project and need to prepare a data management plan, to look for methodology already used by other projects or data/information centres (“best practices”)
  2. (ii)The service will be a repository of documents and links to related web sites.


Recommendation IODE-XXII.20

 

IODE WORK PLAN AND BUDGET FOR 2013-2015

The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange,

 

Having reviewed its programme implementation requirements for the period 2013-2015,

 

Being aware of the acute financial crisis faced by UNESCO and its IOC,

 

Re-emphasizing the importance of high-quality oceanographic data and information, products and services for scientific, observation and ocean based disaster warning and mitigation programmes of the Commission, for Member States, the private sector and other users,

 

Noting the important role of IODE in JCOMM and the growing collaboration with, and contribution to other IOC Programmes and activities, responding to the IOC Strategic Plan for Oceanographic Data and Information Management,

 

Expressing great appreciation to the Government of Flanders (Kingdom of Belgium) for hosting and supporting the IOC Project Office for IODE and for its continuing and increasing financial support to IODE, the Russian Federation for its support through the hosting of the Partnership Centre for the IODE Ocean Data Portal in Obninsk, as well as to other donors and Member States who are providing financial and in-kind support for IODE,

 

Appreciating the in-kind support for the IODE Programme provided by Member States through establishing and maintaining IODE Data Centres, provision of experts, through the provision of valuable ocean data and information products and services, and through financial and in-kind contributions to IOC,

 

Calls on Member States to provide financial support to the IOC Special Account, earmarked for IODE, or in-kind support through the secondment of experts to the IOC Project Office for IODE or to the IODE secretariat;

 

Invites the IOC Executive Secretary to ensure stable and long-term staffing arrangements for the IODE Secretariat and for the IOC Project Office for IODE, with special attention to OBIS;

 

Requests to the IODE Co-Chairs to bring to the attention of the next Session of the IOC Assembly, the IODE Programme and Budget for the period 2013-2015, as attached in the Annex to this Recommendation.


ANNEX I to Recommendation IODE-XXII.20

Amounts expressed in 1000s of US Dollars

Agenda

Project/ Group

Item

2013 RP

2013 UNF

2013 EB

2014 RP
30K

2014 RP
100K

2014 EB

2015 RP
30K

2015 RP
100K

2015 EB

Item

4.2

Project office

IT staff position P-2

 

 

20

 

 

105

 

 

110

 

 

Project office op. exp

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

 

Participation in meetings, travel

 

 

35

 

 

25

 

 

25

5.1.1

GE-BICH

3rd GE-BICH QC workshop

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

GE-BICH-VI

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

5.1.2

GE-MIM

GE-MIM-XIII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

5.1.3

ETDMP

ETDMP-IV

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

5.1.4

GE-OBIS

GE-OBIS-I

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.2.1

OBIS

Staff cost project manager P-3

 

 

120

 

 

125

 

 

130

 

 

Staff cost DB manager P-1

 

 

123

 

 

123

 

 

123

 

 

SG-OBIS-III

10

 

 

10

15

 

 

15

 

 

 

Training courses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scientific meeting

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooperation CBD

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooperation GBIF

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.2.2

ODS

SG-ODS

 

 

15

 

 

15

 

 

 

5.2.3

ODP

SG-ODP

 

 

10

 

 

15

 

15

 

 

 

Partnership Centre

 

 

63

 

 

150

 

 

150

5.2.4

Data Publishing

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.2.5

GODAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.2.6

GTSPP

SG-GTSPP

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

GTSPP training course (IODE PO)

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

5.2.7

GOSUD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.2.8

OceanDocs/Aq. Com.

SG-OceanDocs

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

software development

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

advocacy documents

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.2.9

OceanExpert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.2.10

ICAN

SG-ICAN

 

10

 

5

10

 

10

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

0.5

0.5

 

 

 

 

6.1

OceanTeacher

SG-OTA

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Courses OTA1

 

 

217

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Courses OTA2

 

 

 

 

 

300

 

 

300

 

 

Courses Flanders PO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.2.1

ODINAFRICA

Work plan implementation

 

 

770

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.2.2

ODINCARSA-LA

expert visits

3

5

 

5

8

 

 

6.8

 

 

 

training events

 

15

 

 

15

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OceanDocs support

1

6

 

 

7.3

 

 

7

 

 

 

IAMSLIC particip.

 

5

 

 

5

 

 

4

 

 

 

IAMSLIC membership

0.2

 

 

0.2

0.2

 

 

0.2

 

6.2.2

ODINCARSA CMA

CMA/OBIS course

 

 

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMA conclusion meet

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMA misc travel

 

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMA other

 

 

43

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.2.3

ODINECET

ODINECET workshop

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SG-ODINECET meeting

 

 

 

10

10

 

 

 

 

6.2.4

ODINWESTPAC

Work plan implementation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.2.5

ODINBlackSea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.2.6

ODINPIMRIS

Equipment and training Tonga

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project support selected islands

 

 

 

 

5

5

 

 

 

 

 

Country expert visits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SG-ODINPIMRIS

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

6.2.7

Other

ASFA Board participation

1

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

IOC-XXVII

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.4

Emerging needs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

Cooperation

JCOMM MAN

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JCOMM DMCG

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

IMDIS 2013

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

IODE-XXIII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

20

 
 

TOTAL PLANNED EXPENDITURE

19

104

1,576

31

100

978

30

100

863

 

Note: for 2014 and 2015 it was decided to propose to scenarios: one based on revenue from UNESCO Regular Programme of US$S 30K/year (the budget received in 2012 and 2013) and a second scenario that assumes revenue from the UNESCO RP of US$ 100K/year (assuming that the USA would resume its contribution to UNESCO).
Note 2: UNF= unfunded; RP= UNESCO Regular Programme; EB=extra-budgetary funding (not necessarily confirmed)


[1] A Framework for Ocean Observing. By the Task Team for an Integrated Framework for Sustained Ocean Observing, UNESCO 2012, IOC/INF-1284 rev., doi: 10.5270/OceanObs09-FOO 

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