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The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO), established in 1960 as a body with functional autonomy within UNESCO, is the only competent organization for marine science within the UN system.
The purpose of the Commission is to promote international cooperation and to coordinate programmes in research, 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. In addition, IOC is recognized through the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as the competent international organization in the fields of Marine Scientific Research (Part XIII) and Transfer of Marine Technology (Part XIV).
Upcoming Events
5 July 2019 - 2 July 2020
Paris, France
International Phytoplankton Intercomparison (IPI)
7 October - 12 December 2019
Fourth edition of the MSPforum
19 - 21 November 2019
Riga, Latvia
IOTWMS - IOTIC - BMKG Indian Ocean Regional Workshop on Strengthening Tsunami Warning Chain to Critical Infrastructure
20 - 22 November 2019
Jakarta, Indonesia
Regional workshop - South Atlantic - UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030)
25 - 27 November 2019
Rio de Janeiro, France