IOC News Room Documents

1 All Ocean Decade Endorsed Actions - Updated September 2026 (16/09/2026)
A complete list of all Decade Actions endorsed since...
2 2027 Ocean Decade Conference - FAQ (24/08/2026)
3 2027 Ocean Decade Conference - Call for Special Events (Lead Partners) FAQ (06/08/2026)
4 2027 Ocean Decade Conference - Call for Special Events (Lead Partners) Guidance Note (23/07/2026)
5 2027 Ocean Decade Conference - Call for Special Events (Lead Partners) Application Form (23/07/2026)
6 Ocean Decade - Discussion Paper: Ocean Data Sharing and National Security (22/07/2026)
This paper explores how governments, research organisations,...
7 Call for Decade Actions No. 11/2026 - Programme Application (24/06/2026)
8 Island States Ocean Summit Co-Chairs Summary (05/06/2026)
The ocean is in crisis resulting from climate change,...
9 Island States Ocean Summit Satellite Event programme: Developing pathways to action for sustainable ocean planning management in Islands States (5 June 2026) (01/06/2026)
COLLABORATIVE WORKSHOP hosted by the Ocean...
10 Island States Ocean Summit: Sustainable Ocean Action for Resilient Islands – Input Request for Background Booklet (30/04/2026)
In preparation for the Island States Ocean...
11 Call for Decade Actions No. 11/2026 - Project Application (14/04/2026)
12 Call for Decade Actions No. 11/2026 - Programme Expression of Interest (14/04/2026)
13 Ocean Decade Contribution Endorsement Application (14/04/2026)
14 Guidance Note for Applicants for Call for Decade Actions No. 11/2026 (13/04/2026)
15 Frequently Asked Questions for Call for Decade Actions No. 11/2026 (13/04/2026)
16 Ocean Decade - Programmes, Projects and Contributions M&E Reporting Form (2025-2026) (13/04/2026)
17 Project Reviewer Form: Call for Decade Actions No. 08/2024 (18/03/2026)
18 Programme Review Call for Decade Action No. 08/2024 (13/03/2026)
19 Ocean Decade - National Decade Committee M&E Reporting Form (2025-2026) (04/02/2026)
20 Ocean Decade - Decade Collaborative Centre, Decade Coordination Office and Decade Implementing Partner M&E Reporting Form (2025-2026) (04/02/2026)
21 Ocean Decade - M&E Guidance Note (2025-2026) (04/02/2026)
22 Ocean Decade Indigenous and Local Knowledge Database (03/02/2026)
This is a database of resources and publications...
23 Ocean Decade Activity Guidance Note - January 2026 (29/01/2026)
24 Action Plan for National Decade Committees in support of the 2027 Ocean Decade Conference and the second half of the Decade (17/12/2025)
This Action Plan for National Decade Committees...
25 UNOC 2025 Statement of Collaboration between Decade Collaborative Centres and Decade Coordination Offices (17/12/2025)
This Statement of Collaboration summarises...
26 Ocean Decade Marine Megafauna Data Sharing Guideline (27/10/2025)
Prepared by the Ocean...
27 Terms of Reference for the Scientific Committee of the SEA BEYOND MULTI-PARTNER TRUST FUND (24/09/2025)
28 Ocean Decade Bathymetry Data Sharing Guideline (11/09/2025)
Prepared by the Ocean...
29 2026-2027 Decade Advisory Board Nomination Form (28/07/2025)
30 2027 Ocean Decade Conference Programme Committee Nomination Form (28/07/2025)
31 2027 Ocean Decade Conference Programme Committee Terms of Reference (28/07/2025)
32 Ocean Decade - 5th Foundations Dialogue concept note (20/06/2025)
33 Ocean Decade Position Paper - Benefits of investment in ocean science: Developing an evidence base to guide decision making (June 2025) (19/06/2025)
34 Ocean Decade Alliance - Call to Action: Seabed Mapping Initiative (06/06/2025)
The health of the ocean is vital for the planet's...
35 IOC/2024/ODS/59 : Ocean Decade Tropical Americas and Caribbean Roadmap (18/04/2025)
The primary purpose...
36 Call for Decade Actions - Checklist for Programme Eligibility (15/04/2025)
37 IOC/2024/ODS/55 : 2024 Ocean Decade Conference - The Barcelona Statement (14/03/2025)
38 Ocean Decade Endorsement Criteria (27/01/2025)
39 Ocean Decade Manual for NGOs (07/01/2025)
The publication is also available on UNESCO's...
40 African & Adjacent Island States Ocean Decade Taskforce Nomination Form (21/11/2024)
41 Ocean Decade Data & Information Strategy - Executive Summary (17/09/2024)
42 Ocean Decade - Cities with the Ocean - Call to Action (29/03/2024)
43 Survey on Ocean Data Sharing – for endorsed Ocean Decade Actions (20/03/2024)
44 Registration of Decade Actions from UN Agencies (12/01/2024)
45 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Fisheries Strategies for Changing Oceans and Resilient Ecosystems by 2030 (FishSCORE 2030) (08/01/2024)
46 Call for Decade Actions No. 06/2023 - Co-Design of Decade Action (08/12/2023)
47 2024 Ocean Decade Conference Call for Presentations (25/10/2023)
48 2024 Ocean Decade Conference Call for Posters (25/10/2023)
49 2024 Ocean Decade Conference - Call for Satellite Events (16/10/2023)
50 Charter for Endorsed Ocean Decade Projects (09/08/2023)
51 Charter for Endorsed Ocean Decade Programmes (09/08/2023)
52 Tropical Americas and Caribbean (TAC) Region Ocean Decade Task Force Nomination Form (22/06/2023)
53 New Ocean Decade Endorsed Actions - June 2023 (08/06/2023)
54 2024 Ocean Decade Conference - Call for Satellite Events Guidance Note (07/06/2023)
55 Ocean Decade Expert Roster - Terms of Reference (02/06/2023)
56 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Digital Twins of the Ocean (DITTO) (17/05/2023)
57 Ocean Decade Data Strategy Implementation Group - Terms of Reference (03/04/2023)
58 Ocean Decade M&E Framework Manual (16/01/2023)
59 Ocean Decade Action SUstainability, Predictability and REsilience of Marine Ecosystems (SUPREME) (07/11/2022)
60 New Ocean Decade Endorsed Actions - September 2022 (13/10/2022)
61 IOC Circular Letter - Annex 2: Terms of Reference and Budget Needs Estimate – Ocean Observing Decade Coordination Office (07/10/2022)
62 IOC Circular Letter - Annex 3: Terms of Reference and Budget Needs Estimate – Data Sharing Decade Coordination Office (07/10/2022)
63 IOC Circular Letter - Annex 1: List of Endorsed Decade Actions from Second Round of Endorsements from Call for Decade Actions No. 02/2021 (07/10/2022)
64 Ocean Decade - The Bouknadel Statement (26/07/2022)
65 New Ocean Decade Endorsed Actions - June 2022 (22/07/2022)
66 Ocean Decade Alliance – Call to Action on the occasion of the 2022 UN Ocean Conference (21/07/2022)
67 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Ocean Voices: Advancing equity through the Decade (03/05/2022)
68 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Global Ocean Corps and Conveyor (03/05/2022)
69 Southern Ocean Action Plan (29/04/2022)
70 Summary Report of the Regional Consultation for Africa and the Adjacent Island States, Nairobi, Kenya, 27–29 January 2020 (22/04/2022)
71 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Sustainability of Marine Ecosystems through global knowledge networks (SmartNet) (10/03/2022)
72 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Pacific solutions to save our ocean (28/01/2022)
73 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: EAF-Nansen Programme (27/01/2022)
74 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Marine Life 2030 (26/01/2022)
75 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Observing Together: Meeting Stakeholder Needs and Making Every Observation Count (24/01/2022)
76 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Global Ecosystem for Ocean Solutions (GEOS) (23/01/2022)
77 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Observing Air-Sea Interactions Strategy (OASIS) (01/01/2022)
78 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Marine.Science (01/01/2022)
79 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Ocean Literacy With All (OLWA) (23/12/2021)
80 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) (17/12/2021)
81 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: The Hydrous presents: The Decade of Ocean Empathy (07/12/2021)
82 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: ForeSea - The Ocean Prediction Capacity of the Future (07/12/2021)
83 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Early Career Ocean Professionals(ECOP) (05/12/2021)
84 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: The Coral Reef Sentinels: A Mars Shot for Blue Planetary Health (05/12/2021)
85 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Cultural Heritage Framework (04/12/2021)
86 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project (04/12/2021)
87 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Empowering Women for the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (04/12/2021)
88 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Ocean Acidification Research for Sustainability(OARS) (04/12/2021)
89 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Blue Climate Initiative - Solutions for People, Ocean, Planet (04/12/2021)
90 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Global Ocean Oxygen Decade(GOOD) (04/12/2021)
91 Supporting Action in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Land-Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) in the Ocean Decade (03/12/2021)
92 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Ocean Cities Network (15/11/2021)
93 GOOS Climate Brief 2021 (29/10/2021)
94 Example Charters (13/10/2021)
95 Co-Designing the Science We Need for the Ocean We Want (13/10/2021)
96 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: One Ocean Network for Deep Observation (11/10/2021)
97 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Challenger 150 (11/10/2021)
98 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Deep Ocean Observing Strategy(DOOS) (11/10/2021)
99 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Joint Exploration of the Twilight Zone Ocean Network (JETZON) (11/10/2021)
100 Terms of Reference: Ocean Decade Data Coordination Platform (08/10/2021)
101 Tsunami Snapshot (ICG PTWS) (04/10/2021)
The Snapshots aim to bring the work of the IOC UNESCO...
102 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Mega-Delta Programme (06/08/2021)
103 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Global Estuaries Monitoring(GEM) (06/08/2021)
104 Ocean Decade Action Factsheet: Coastlines and People(CoPe) (06/08/2021)
105 Ocean Decade: Implementation Plan [Final Version] (29/06/2021)
Final Version of the Implementation Plan. Approved...
106 Tsunami Snapshot (NEAMS) (24/06/2021)
The Snapshots aim to bring the work of the...
107 Tsunami Snapshot (Caribe) (24/06/2021)
The Snapshots aim to bring the work of the IOC UNESCO...
108 Tsunami Snapshot (ICG Indian Ocean) (24/06/2021)
The Snapshots aim to bring the work of the...
109 EC-XLV : Announcment Discussion of NGO role in IOC at EC-XLV (18/06/2012)
27th June, Wednesday 9:00 - 9:45 Salle VI Objective:...
110 Agenda and discussion items (08/11/2010)
111 Where the First Wave Arrives in Minutes (27/10/2010)
112 IOC 2010 Sept/Oct Newsletter (01/10/2010)
113 Pos-Doc Fellowship - Oceans & Climate (31/08/2010)
114 Remote Sensing/Geographic Information System (RS/GIS) Expert (23/07/2010)
115 Mid-Term Evaluation of the GEF Project on Adaptation to Climate Change - Responding to Coastline Change in its Human Dimensions in West Africa through Integrated Coastal Area Management (ACCC) (21/07/2010)
116 Assistant Researcher in Oceanography, COPAS Center, Concepcion, Chile (21/07/2010)
117 IOC 2010 Spring/Summer Newsletter (29/06/2010)
118 Learning and adapting to Tsunamis in Columbia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile (31/05/2010)
119 WCRP Conference Announcement (05/05/2010)
120 Don Walsh CV 2009 (19/03/2010)
121 Post Doctoral Position on Physical Oceanography at the University of Sao Paulo (08/01/2010)
122 WMO-UNESCO Side Event on 9 Dec 2009 at COP15 - Summary (11/12/2009)
123 Book Announcement: Climate Change and Arctic Sustainable Development (09/12/2009)
124 WMO-UNESCO side event at COP15 on 9 Dec (07/12/2009)
125 Post announcement: Executive Secretary of the IOC (18/11/2008)
126 Vacancy announcement: Senior Project Officer for IOCARIBE (06/11/2008)
127 Position description : International Chair in Ocean Dynamics and Marine Biochemistry (24/06/2008)
128 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Outher Limits of the Continental Shelf (20/06/2008)
129 GRF-III-1 : 3rd Forum of GRAs Agenda & Timetable
130 Flyer Decade call for actions (test)
131 Ocean Decade: Call for Actions Form (General)
Via this document you can find a PDF version of...
132 Ocean Decade: Decade Actions Registration Form (UN Entities)
Thank you for your interest in registering a Decade...
133 Frequently Asked Questions: Call for Decade Actions 01/2020
This document provides answers to the most frequently...
134 Guidance Note for Applicants: Call for Decade Actions 01/2020
This document provides guidance for applicants...
135 Ocean Decade: Summary of the Implementation Plan (January 2021)
This is the Summary of the Ocean Decade Implementation...
136 Flyer: Call for Decade Actions 01/2020
Information flyer about the Ocean Decade's first...
137 IOC60 GOSR
138 GEBCO IOC-31 Working Document: Appendix III Charts & Tables
139 Timetable
140 2024 Ocean Decade Conference - Call for Posters Guidance Note
141 2024 Ocean Decade Conference - Call for Presentations Guidance Note

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