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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
Regional workshop - Mediterranean - UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030)
21 - 23 January 2020
Venice , Italy
The Mediterranean Sea We Need for the Future We Want Regional Workshops for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030
21 - 23 January 2020
Italy
GOA-ON Biological Working Group
21 - 23 January 2020
Kristineberg, Sweden
ICG/PTWS Scientific meeting of experts to understand tsunami sources, hazards, risk and uncertainties associated with the Colombia-Ecuador Subduction Zone
27 - 29 January 2020
Guayaquil, Ecuador