The 26th Session of the IODE Committee (20-23 April 2021) adopted the following Decisions and Recommendations:
DECISIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
DECISIONS
Decision IODE-XXVI.4.1.2
IODE OCEAN DATA AND INFORMATION NETWORKS (ODINs)
The IODE Committee,
Recalling the Ocean Data and Information Networks (ODINs) established for Africa (ODINAFRICA, 2004), Latin America and the Caribbean (ODINCARSA, 2004), Central Indian Ocean (ODINCINDIO, 2005), European Countries in Economic Transition (ODINECET, 2007), WESTPAC region (ODINWESTPAC, 2007) and Black Sea region (ODINBlackSea, 2007),
Noting the development of IODE projects covering one or more regions such as OceanTeacher Global Academy (all regions), Ocean Biodiversity Information System (all regions), Ocean InfoHub (Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, Pacific SIDS), PacMAN (Pacific SIDS),
Noting further the limited level of activities in some of the ODINs,
Recognizing the importance of developing ocean data and information management capacity in IOC Member States across all regions,
Recognizing further the importance of addressing data and information as an important element in the value chain from observations to policymaking,
Decides:
(i) to continue ODINs as IODE projects,
(ii) to link ODINs more closely to IOC regional subsidiary bodies (IOCARIBE, IOCAFRICA, IOCINDIO, WESTPAC),
(iii) to continue the governance of ODINs fully as IODE projects in cases where no IOC subsidiary body exists,
(iv) that ODINs are encouraged to collaborate with and strengthen the regional implementation of IODE projects (e.g., OBIS, OTGA, OIH),
(v) to establish an inter-ODIN forum to provide closer connections between the ODINs and with other IOC global programmes and facilitate the sharing of best practices,
Invites IOC regional subsidiary bodies to include representatives of ODIN projects (through their Steering Group Chair(s)) in their respective “board of officers”,
Instructs the IODE Co-Chairs to discuss this IODE decision with the respective regional subsidiary body Chairs,
Instructs each ODIN to submit a detailed project proposal including a work plan and budget to IODE-XXVII, following the instructions for projects provided in IOC Manual and Guides Nr 81 and to take into account opportunities offered by the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development,
Establishes an inter-sessional working group to revise the terms of reference of IODE Ocean Data and Information Networks (ODINs) and develop a strategy for sustainability of the ODINs and to submit its report to the next meeting of the IODE Management Group (2022).
Initial membership will include:
- Chairs of ODIN steering groups
- Representatives of the IOC Regional Subsidiary Bodies
- IODE Co-Chairs
- IODE Secretariat
- Turkey (Mr Murat Elge)
- Malaysia – ADU (Mr Aidy M Muslim)
- Tunisia – AIU (Ms Saida Messaoudi)
Decision IODE-XXVI.6.1.2
REVISION OF THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE PARTNERSHIP CENTRE FOR THE IODE OCEAN DATA PORTAL
The IODE Committee,
Recalling the establishment of the IODE Ocean Data Portal project through Recommendation IODE-XIX.4 (THE IODE OCEAN DATA PORTAL PROJECT) (2007),
Recalling further the adoption of Terms of Reference of the Partnership Centre for the IODE Ocean Data Portal through Recommendation IODE-XXII.9. (2013),
Recalling further the recommendation at IODE-XXV (2019) to renew the MoU of the Partnership Centre for the IODE Ocean Data Portal,
Recognizing that while central portals were considered as the best way to improve regional or global data access and management, today’s data sharing aims at interoperability technology making use of existing data systems, leveraging the web as the platform,
Recognizing further that within the IODE network many of the 150 Member States currently do not have the required human and technical capacity to host online data and information services,
Acknowledging the need to develop the Ocean Data and Information System (ODIS) as an inclusive system that ensures equitable participation of all IOC Member States,
Recognizing the expertise available at the RIHMI-WDC of Roshydromet in Obninsk, Russian Federation and its experience gained through its hosting of the Partnership Centre for the IODE Ocean Data Portal since 2013,
Decides to rename the “Partnership Centre for the IODE Ocean Data Portal” to “IODE Partnership Centre for ODIS”,
Decides to revise the terms of reference of the Partnership Centre for the IODE Ocean Data Portal as follows:
The IODE Partnership Centre for ODIS shall:
- Provide a ODIS software tool that enables ingestion, description (metadata), quality control and transmission (to the Partnership Centre) of data/information held by the stakeholder/provider;
- Provide training support as well as documentation for the use of the ODIS software tool;
- Provide secondary quality control of data/information received from stakeholders/providers through the ODIS software tool
- Archive and make available online of the data sets received from the stakeholders/providers;
- Provide a secure archival/mirror of all stakeholders/providers who cannot ensure/assure the long-term and secure archival of their data/information;
- Make all data and information available globally through the ODIS interoperability network;
- Coordinate, with their respective secretariats/hosts, the submission of data held by the Partnership to the World Ocean Database (WOD) and Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS);
- Make all data and information available through a mirror site at the IOC Project Office for IODE, Oostende, Belgium;
- Report on activities to the IODE Management Group, including backlog of member state contacts, status of work (data hosting, data sharing, ODIS integration, data use, etc.).
The IODE Partnership Centre for ODIS will furthermore contribute to the data as well as CD chapters of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
The Partnership Centre for ODIS will report to the IODE Steering Group for the Ocean Data and Information System (SG-ODIS).
Invites the Secretariat to establish a new partnership agreement between IOC and Roshydromet, Russian Federation.
Decision IODE-XXVI.6.2
IODE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UN DECADE OF OCEAN SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (2021-2030) AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AN IODE INTER-SESSIONAL WORKING GROUP
The IODE Committee,
Recalling the proclamation, by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at its 72nd session regarding the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030), through Resolution A/RES/72/73, therein the Ocean Decade, and stating that the Ocean Decade could benefit from making scientific data and information freely and openly available in accordance with the applicable legal framework,
Recognizing the important role that IODE has, and continues to play in timely and unrestricted international exchange of oceanographic data by the countries of the world for a wide variety of purposes including the prediction of weather and climate, the operational forecasting of the marine environment, the preservation of life, the mitigation of human-induced changes in the marine and coastal environment, as well as for the advancement of scientific understanding that makes this possible,
Noting the establishment of the inter-sessional working group to propose a strategy on ocean data and information stewardship for the Ocean Decade (IWG-SODIS) through Recommendation IODE-XXV.5.3,
Decides to register OTGA, OBIS, OIH/ODIS and PacMAN as UN Ocean Decade Action following the procedure established for UN entities in the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) Implementation Plan,
Instructs the IODE Secretariat, in close coordination with the IODE MG, to prepare the necessary documentation to register future IODE Decade Actions during the intersessional period,
Decides to establish the IODE Intersessional Working Group (IWG) to identify the IODE contribution to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) with the following terms of reference:
- develop an inventory of IODE data and information management assets and tools that could help serve the needs of the Ocean Decade data and information access needs;
- collaborate and coordinate with the Decade Coordination Unit (DCU) to identify gaps and scope;
- submit its report with recommendations for further action to the IODE XXVII Session.
- Membership: The membership of the group will be composed, inter alia, of:
IWG Lead (to be designated by the IWG),
- members of the IODE community
- invited Experts from the global ocean data and information communities
- members of the IODE Secretariat
- representative(s) of the Decade Coordination Unit.
Initial membership will include:
- OBIS - Anton Van de Putte
- United States of America - Hernan Garcia
- Mexico – Mr Carlos Torres
- Expert- Pier Luigi Buttigieg
- GOOS OCG (Kevin O’Brien) 2021 –(tentative: will confirm name of participant after next OCG executive meeting)
- United Kingdom ADU (OBIS-UK) – Mr Dan Lear
Decision IODE-XXVI.6.3
ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTER-SESSIONAL WORKING GROUP TO REVISE THE IOC STRATEGIC PLAN FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
The IODE Committee,
Recalling that the “IOC Strategic Plan for Oceanographic Data and Information Management (2017-2021)” was adopted by the IOC Assembly at its 29th Session (2017) through Decision IOC-XXIX/Dec. 6.2.2,
Noting that the systems following the IOC Data and Information Management strategic plan will deliver:
interoperable, quality-controlled data on a diverse range of variables, 1) generated according to scientifically and operationally sound methods and 2) persistently archived in well-documented, globally applicable standards and formats,
timely dissemination of data on a diverse range of variables (generated from observations and model outputs) both in real-time and delayed modes depending on the needs of user groups and their technical capabilities (“on demand” as well as automatically scheduled), and
easy discovery and access to data and information about a diverse range of variables and derived products (including forecasts, alerts and warnings) by users who have a broad range of capabilities.
Decides to establish an inter-sessional working group to revise the IOC Strategic Plan for Oceanographic Data and Information Management (2017-2021), with the Terms of Reference as attached in Annex A to this Decision.
Annex A to Decision IODE-XXVI.6.3
Terms of Reference of the Inter-sessional working group
to revise the IOC strategic plan for oceanographic data and information exchange
Objectives:
This working group will review and update the IOC Strategic Plan for Oceanographic Data and Information Management (2017-2021). The first draft will be available to the IODE MG meeting (January 2022) with the revised version of the Strategic Plan (2023-2027) to be presented to IODE-XXVII (February/March 2023) for endorsement and the IODE Co-chairs will formally submit the 2023-2027 Strategic Plan, on behalf of the IODE Committee, to the 32nd Session of the IOC Assembly (2023). The working group will carry out its work remotely, over the internet.
In revising the Strategic Plan, the following should be taken into consideration:
- Changes/updates to the IOC Vision, High-Level Objectives and Medium-Term Strategy and the IOC Capacity Development Strategy
- Recent WMO developments, in particular the dissolution of JCOMM and the establishment of the Joint WMO-IOC Collaborative Board
- Ensure alignment with, and contribution to, the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030)
- Results of the Inter-sessional working group to propose a strategy on ocean data and information stewardship for the UN Decade (IWG-SODIS), particularly, Document IOC/IODE-MG-2021/5.1 (Proposed Data and Information Strategy for the Ocean Decade)
- Support of community data principles such as FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable), CARE (Collective benefit, Authority to control, Responsibility, Ethics), and TRUST (Transparency, Responsibility, User Focus, Sustainability, Technology)
- A stronger focus on how sustainable interfaces between the various global, national and regional efforts will be built and maintained
- How we can move to a more compatible machine-2-machine architecture
- Acknowledge that the strategy can pertain to a changing set of partners and participants - we should consider how to add robustness and resilience into each component
- Acknowledge the involvement of developing communities which may not have large amounts of data (yet), but can share digitised knowledge to ensure their interests are visible to the systems emerging
- Inclusion and coordination of regional-scale data, information, and digital knowledge activities in a global partnership to support this IOC Strategic Plan
- Acknowledge the progress made and build on experiences from bi- and multilateral marine data exchange collaborations between major marine data initiatives and organisations across global regions
- The trends and best practices in data science that are of relevance for diplomacy and international affairs and ocean governance.
- The evolving landscape of data ethics
- Developments in Ocean Literacy (i.e. understanding the ocean’s influence on you and your influence on the ocean) at global and regional levels
- Developments within OBPS, noting that currently we may not have methods and best practices relevant to IODE/IOC's digital strategy; a call for such practices will be needed
- Developments within ODIS and ODIScat as an interoperability framework to interlink regional and national digital resources
Membership: The initial membership will include:
- GOOS OCG (Kevin O’Brien)
- Expert- Pier Luigi Buttigieg
- OBPS - Pauline Simpson
- Mexico - Leon Alvarez
- Canada ADU (OBIS) – Ms Lenore Bajona
- United Kingdom - NODC– Ms Lesley Rickards
Decision IODE-XXVI.8.2
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AQUADOCS PROJECT
The IODE Committee,
Recognizing that:
- free and open access to ocean information addresses the needs of both scientific users and society at large;
- IODE has successfully established a permanent open access repository offering the scientific community a platform to publish their ocean-related research;
- IODE and IAMSLIC have established close, efficient and effective collaboration in marine science information.
Noting that AquaDocs will support all IOC programmes including the new Ocean InfoHub and ODIS and contribute to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and UN Sustainable Development Goals by providing a permanent curated archive of research publications and multimedia in ocean sciences;
Decides to:
- close the IODE OceanDocs project;
- establish the AquaDocs repository as a joint IODE-IAMSLIC-FAO/ASFA project with the terms of reference as attached in Annex 1 to this decision;
- establish the IODE Steering Group for the AquaDocs project with the terms of reference as attached in Annex 2 to this decision;
Urges Member States to actively participate in the AquaDocs project by submitting relevant ocean publications and multimedia, and promote the use of AquaDocs at the national, regional and global level;
Invites relevant stakeholders to contribute ocean publications and collaborate with AquaDocs.
Annex 1
Terms of Reference of the AquaDocs Project
Objectives: The objectives of this project are to:
- make aquatic and marine science information FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) and address the needs of both the scientific users and society at large.
- offer a repository platform to those organizations and individuals without the infrastructure to support their own.
- provide a capacity development opportunity for IODE and IAMSLIC Community.
Annex 2
Terms of Reference of the IODE Steering Group for the AquaDocs project
The SG-AquaDocs will:
- propose the vision, strategy, work plan, and timetable for AquaDocs Project.
- advise on technical aspects such as user interface, back office, etc. to the technical service provider;
- report to the IODE and IAMSLIC (and to any future partners/sponsors) on the progress of the AquaDocs Project;
- advise on the creation of task teams as needed, for example, copyright/permissions, promotion, recruitment, and training.
Membership: The IODE Steering Group for the AquaDocs project will be composed, inter alia, of:
- project manager/s
- IODE IT Advisor
- invited Experts from the IODE, IAMSLIC and global information communities
- representatives of the IODE Secretariat and IAMSLIC Executive Board
The Chair (or co-Chairs) will be appointed by the Steering Group from its membership, with a term limit of two sessions. The frequency of meetings will be proposed by the Steering Group in their proposed work plan and budget and can be once every year or every two years.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendation IODE-XXVI/6.1.1
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE IOC OCEAN DATA AND INFORMATION SYSTEM PROJECT (ODIS)
The IODE Committee,
Recalling Decision IODE-XXIV.4 on the Ocean Data and Information System,
Recognizing that a major component of the ocean data and information system landscape is not linked to the IOC and the need to collaborate with those communities/systems in order to achieve improved accessibility, unrestricted use and interoperability of data and information,
Recognizing the key role that distributed and interoperable data, information, and digitized knowledge resources will have during the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development,
Recalling that the IOC decided that IODE will work with existing stakeholders, linked and not linked to the IOC, to improve the accessibility and interoperability of existing data and information, and to contribute to the development of a global ocean data and information system, to be referred to as the IOC Ocean Data and Information System, leveraging established solutions where possible, including existing IODE systems and others,
Noting with appreciation that IODE has:
- established the IOC Ocean Data and Information System Catalogue of Sources Project (ODISCat) in 2019;
- started the implementation of the Ocean InfoHub project as a three-year project (2020-2023) funded by the Government of Flanders (Kingdom of Belgium).
Having examined Document IOC/IODE-XXVI/6.1.1 (Proposal for the Establishment of the IOC Ocean Data and Information System (ODIS),
Recommends the establishment of the “IOC Ocean Data and Information System (ODIS)” as an IODE project, with the terms of reference as attached in Annex A, and terms of reference of the Steering Group as attached in Annex B to this recommendation,
Invites all IOC programmes, IOC regional subsidiary bodies and partner organizations to collaborate by mobilizing their stakeholder communities to enter information into the ODIS-Cat system, and to participate in the OIH and ODIS Projects.
Annex A to Recommendation IODE-XXVI/6.1.1
Terms of Reference of the IOC Ocean Data and Information System (ODIS)
Objectives: The objectives of this project are to:
- develop the IOC Ocean Data and Information System (ODIS) as an e-environment where users can discover data, data products, data services, information, information products and services provided by Member States, projects and other partners associated with IOC;
- work with partners, linked and not linked to the IOC, to improve the accessibility and interoperability of existing data and information. It will contribute to the development of a global ocean data and information system, to be referred to as the IOC Ocean Data and Information System, leveraging established solutions where possible;
- start its development using already existing “ecosystem component” such as, inter alia, the ODIS Catalogue of Sources (ODISCat), the Ocean InfoHub project, and all IODE data and information products and services, and to add components within and outside the IODE programme as these become available to and interoperable with the ODIS ecosystem.
Annex B to Recommendation IODE-XXVI/6.1.1
Terms of Reference of the IODE Steering Group for the IOC Ocean Data and Information System (ODIS)
Objectives: The SG-ODIS will have the following Terms of Reference:
- Propose the vision, strategy, work plan and timetable for the ODIS Project;
- Advise on technical aspects;
- Establish a stakeholder forum to ensure active participation of representatives from ODIS nodes and other contributors;
- Report to the IOC and to other partners on the progress of the ODIS Project;
- Provide guidance to the project manager and project technical manager;
- Identify funding sources to further develop the ODIS.
Membership: The Steering Group will be composed, inter alia, of:
- Representatives from IOC Programmes;
- Project Manager;
- Project Technical Manager;
- Invited Experts;
- Representatives of major stakeholder (user) groups including regional/international organizations;
- Representative of the IODE Secretariat;
- Representative of the Decade Coordination Unit.
The initial membership will include:
- GEBCO
- Poland – Mr Marcin Wichorowski
- United States of America – Mr Hernan Garcia
- GOOS OCG – Mr Kevin O’Brien
- Expert- Mr Pier Luigi Buttigieg
- EMODnet Secretariat – Mr Jan-Bart Calewaert
- OBPS - Pauline Simpson
- OBIS- Mr Anton Van de Putte
- Ireland - NODC - Adam Leadbetter
- Malaysia- ADU – Mr Aidy M Muslim
- United Kingdom – NODC – Ms Lesley Rickards
Notes: The Steering Group will designate the Project manager/editor during its first Session
Recommendation IODE-XXVI.6.4
REVISION OF THE IOC OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA EXCHANGE POLICY (2003, 2019)
The IODE Committee,
Recalling that the IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy was published in 2003 (IOC Resolution XXII-6, 2003) and since then has only had one minor change: Clause 5 revised in 2019 by Decision IOC-XXX/7.2.1(II) of the Assembly at its 30th session, Paris, 26 June–4 July 2019.
Recognizing that:
- the timely and unrestricted international exchange of oceanographic data is essential for the efficient acquisition, integration and use of ocean observations gathered by the countries of the world for a wide variety of purposes including the prediction of weather and climate, the operational forecasting of the marine environment, the preservation of life, the mitigation of human-induced changes in the marine and coastal environment, as well as for the advancement of scientific understanding that makes this possible,
- the global digital data, information, and knowledge ecosystem has radically changed since 2003,
- rapidly advancing technologies have altered the Data Stewardship paradigm (IWG-SODIS Report),
- a large amount of effort went into building consensus on the current IOC data policy, so deciding what needs to change should be considered carefully, especially with respect to acknowledging the rights of countries and the non-binding nature of the policy,
- there is a need to improve interoperability and align the IOC data policy with those at national, regional, and international levels,
- more and more Public-Private Partnerships are being established. To allow the best use of the data in this context as well as in the context of using data in journals from private publishers, the IOC data policy should provide clear guidance for commercial use of data.
Noting that partner and sister organizations are changing their data policies, which can serve as a model for updating the IOC data policy,
Noting further that principles of data sharing and licensing are becoming globally recognized and adopted, e.g., FAIR Principles and Creative Commons licences,
Recommends establishing the IOC inter-sessional working group on the Revision of the IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy 2003 (2019) with terms of reference as included in Annex A to this recommendation.
Annex A to Recommendation IODE-XXVI.6.4
Terms of Reference of the IOC inter-sessional working group on the revision of the IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy 2003 (2019) (IWG-DATAPOLICY)
Objectives: This working group will:
- Create an inventory of existing international, national and organizational data policies,
- Review and compare existing international, national and organizational data policies
- Develop a glossary with clear definitions (e.g. open vs free and unrestricted; data vs metadata vs information, licence options),
- Investigate the expansion of scope and name of the IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy,
- Gather advice from partner/sister organizations and recognized data provider/manager organizations,
- Organize a broad consultation on the proposed revised IOC Ocean Data Policy with Member States, IOC global and regional programmes,
- Submit a revised IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy to the 32nd Session of the IOC Assembly (2023).
Modalities: The IWG-DATAPOLICY aims to have at least 3 meetings (second half 2021, first half 2022). The group may meet online, face-to-face or mixed as appropriate. For face-to-face meetings participation will be self-funded.
Membership: The IOC intersessional working group on the revision of the IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy 2003 (2019) will be composed, inter alia, of:
- Chair of the working group (to be designated by the group)
- Invited experts from the global data and information communities including UN agencies
- Representatives of IOC programmes and projects
- IOC (including IODE) Secretariat
The initial membership will include:
- WMO
- United States of America – Mr Hernan Garcia
- Expert- Pier Luigi Buttigieg
- GOOS OCG (Kevin O’Brien) – (tentatively volunteered: will confirm name of participant after next OCG executive meeting)
- OBPS - Pauline Simpson
- Canada ADU (OBIS) – Ms Lenore Bajona
- IOC/Tsunami Unit – Mr Bernardo Aliaga
- Frederico Antonio Saraiva Nogueira
Recommendation IODE-XXVI.6.5
THE UNESCO/IOC PROJECT OFFICE FOR IODE IN OOSTENDE, BELGIUM
The IODE Committee,
Recalling
- Resolution XXII-7 which accepted with appreciation the offer of the Government of Flanders (Kingdom of Belgium) and the city of Oostende to host the IODE Project Office,
- Resolution XXII-1 which adopted the Guidelines for the Establishment of IOC Decentralized Offices, subsequently published in Document IOC/INF-1193,
Noting with appreciation
- the positive results of the review the IOC Project Office for IODE (2020),
- that the IOC Project Office for IODE has successfully continued the implementation of its objectives:
- the successful development and hosting of data/information products/services such as web sites and databases,
- the successful development and hosting of the training system OceanTeacher Global Academy,
- the continued management of an excellent international meeting and conference centre.
- the considerable financial support provided by the Government of Flanders (Kingdom of Belgium) to the IOC in general and to the IOC Project Office for IODE and the excellent in-kind support provided by the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ),
- the complementary nature of the activities carried out at the Project Office and the financial support provided by the Government of Flanders (Kingdom of Belgium) through the UNESCO/Flanders Fund-in-Trust for the support of UNESCO's activities in the field of Science (FUST),
- the contribution by the IOC Project Office for IODE (as the IODE secretariat and Meeting & Training Facility) to the further development of Ocean Data and Information Networks in developing regions,
- the efficient and effective management of the Project Office and the professionalism of its Staff,
Expressing its profound gratitude to the Government of Flanders (Kingdom of Belgium) and the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) for the considerable support provided, both financially and by hosting of the Project Office, as from April 2005,
Invites the Government of Flanders to continue hosting the IOC Project Office for IODE as well as its considerable financial and in-kind contributions and support,
Recommends that:
- the IOC Project Office for IODE in Oostende, Belgium be continued,
- the Memorandum of Understanding between UNESCO/IOC and the Government of Flanders (Kingdom of Belgium) through the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) be renewed
Recommendation IODE-XXVI. 8.3
IODE WORK PLAN AND BUDGET FOR 2021-2022
The IODE Committee,
Having reviewed its programme implementation requirements for the period 2021-2022,
Being aware of the continuing financial crisis faced by UNESCO and its IOC,
Noting with concern the continued and substantial decline in UNESCO Regular Programme funds available to IODE which will bring IODE at a critical level unable to (i) implement its work plan and maintain the global network of data and information centres built over the past 6 decades, and (ii) provide capacity development at the regional level through the regional Ocean Data and Information Networks (ODINs) which will seriously impact on the equitable participation of the concerned Member States in IODE as well as in data and information management activities contributing to the Ocean Decade.
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 growing collaboration with, and contribution to other IOC Programmes and activities, demonstrated by joint development of products and services as well as capacity development activities,
Recognizing the call on IODE to contribute to the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development,
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 as well as to other donors and Member States who are providing financial and in-kind support for IODE,
Appreciating and calling on Member States to continue (i) the in-kind support for the IODE Programme through establishing and maintaining IODE National Oceanographic Data Centres, Associate Data Units (including OBIS nodes), Associate Information Units, provision of experts; (ii) the provision of valuable ocean data and information products and services, and (iii) the provision of financial and other in-kind contributions to IODE,
Requests the IODE Co-Chairs to bring to the attention of the 31st Session of the IOC Assembly, the IODE Programme and Budget for the period 2021-2022, as attached in the Annex to this Recommendation.
Annex A to Recommendation IODE-XXVI.8.3 (not included here: see IODE-XXVI report)
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