Establishment
The IODE Steering Group for the International Coastal Atlas Network (SG-ICAN) was established through Recommendation IODE-XXII.12 (see below).
Members
The membership of the Steering Group can be found HERE.
Sessions
2nd Session: The 2nd Session of the Steering Group was held in conjunction with the 7th ICAN Workshop, Cape Town, South Africa, 19-20 April 2015. See more/.
1st Session
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:
- 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;
- Advise the IODE Committee on IODE/ICAN’s strategy for its sustainability and further development including resource mobilization;
- 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.
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