Nineteenth Intergovernmental Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions

29 - 30 September 2026,

Ciudad de Guatemala
Guatemala



Agenda



1 OPENING CEREMONY
1.1 NATIONAL ANTHEM OF GUATEMALA
1.2 HIGH-LEVEL OPENING REMARKS
2 OPENING STATEMENTS
2.1 STATEMENT BY RSC CHAIR
2.2 STATEMENTS BY MEMBER STATES
2.3 COMMEMORATION TO SHELLY ANNE COX
3 ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
3.1 ADOPTION OF THE PROVISIONAL AGENDA
3.2 RAPPORTEUR DESIGNATION
3.3 ESTABLISHMENT OF SESSIONAL GROUPS
3.4 INTRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTATION AND TIMETABLE
3.5 PROCESS FOR ELECTION OF OFFICERS
4 REPORT OF THE REGIONAL SUB-COMMISSION (RSC) CHAIRPERSON
4.1 OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN SINCE THE LAST SESSION
4.2 KEY GOVERNANCE, POLICY AND STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL
5 REPORT OF THE IOC EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AND RSC SECRETARIAT
5.1 PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE FOR THE INTERSERSSIONAL PERIOD AND FINANCIAL AND BUDGETARY REPORT
5.2 STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISIONS ADOPTED AT THE PREVIOUS SESSION
6 REVIEW OF IOCARIBE PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES BY HIGH LEVEL OBJECTIVES (HLOS) OF THE IOC RESULT FRAMEWORK
6.1 HLO 1 — HEALTHY OCEAN AND SUSTAINED OCEAN ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
6.2 HLO 2 — EFFECTIVE WARNING SYSTEMS AND PREPAREDNESS FOR TSUNAMIS AND OTHER OCEAN-RELATED HAZARDS
6.3 HLO 3 — RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND CONTRIBUTION TO ITS MITIGATION
6.4 HLO 4 — SCIENTIFICALLY FOUNDED SERVICES FOR THE SUSTAINABLE OCEAN ECONOMY
6.5 HLO 5 — FORESIGHT ON EMERGING OCEAN SCIENCE ISSUES
6.6 REGIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OCEAN DECADE
7 CONTRIBUTIONS FROM REGIONAL PARTNERS AND OBSERVERS
7.1 BRIEF STATEMENTS OR UPDATES FROM INVITED PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND OBSERVERS
7.2 IDENTIFICATION OF COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES
8 REGIONAL WORKPLAN AND BUDGET: FINALIZATION OF PRIORITY ACTIVITIES FOR 2028 – 2029 BIENNIUM
8.1 PRESENTATION OF THE CONSOLIDATED LIST OF REGIONAL PRIORITY ACTIVITIES (DRAWING ON WORKSHOP, AND DAY 2 DISCUSSIONS)
8.2 PRESENTATION OF THE REGULAR PROGRAMME (RP) BUDGET ALLOCATION (DRAFT) AND REQUIREMENTS FOR EXTRA BUDGETARY (EXB) FUNDS
8.3 ALIGNMENT WITH IOC RESULT FRAMEWORK HIGH LEVEL OBJECTIVES AND INDICATORS AND EXPECTED RESULTS
9 PRESENTATION OF KEY CONCLUSIONS TO INFORM PHASE 3 CONSULTATION PROCESS FOR 'IOC AND FUTURE OF THE OCEAN'
9.1 PRESENTATION OF THE OUTCOMES OF THE DAY 1 WORKSHOP IN RELATION TO STRATEGIC PRIORITY ISSUES TO INFORM THE PHASE 3 CONSULTATION PROCESS LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT IOC MEDIUM TERM STRATEGY
9.2 OPTIONAL - ENDORSEMENT BY MEMBER STATES AS A RECOMMENDATION TO THE IOC ASSEMBLY FOR ISSUES TO BE INCLUDED AS REGIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO IOC AND FUTURE OF THE OCEAN PROCESS (2027)
10 ADOPTION OF THE DRAFT REGIONAL WORKPLAN AND BUDGET DOCUMENT 2028 - 2029
10.1 PRESENTATION OF THE CONSOLIDATED DRAFT DOCUMENT BY THE SECRETARIAT
10.2 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS AND AGREEMENT ON FINAL TEXT
10.3 ENDORSEMENT BY MEMBER STATES AS A RECOMMENDATION TO THE IOC ASSEMBLY (2027)
11 ADOPTION OF RSC DECISIONS TO THE IOC ASSEMBLY
11.1 PRESENTATION OF DRAFT DECISIONS BY THE SECRETARIAT
11.2 DISCUSSION AND PROPOSED AMENDMENTS BY MEMBER STATES
11.3 ADOPTION BY CONSENSUS (OR VOTE IF REQUIRED)
12 ELECTION OF RSC OFFICERS
12.1 DEPENDING ON THE NOMINATIONS RECEIVED, AN ELECTION FOR THE BEARERS OF RSC OFFICERS MAY BE REQUIRED
13 DATE AND PLACE OF THE NEXT SESSION
14 PROCESS FOR FINALIZING RSC SUMMARY REPORT
14.1 PRESENTATION OF THE DRAFT SUMMARY RECORD BY THE SECRETARIAT
14.2 REVIEW, CORRECTIONS AND ADOPTION BY MEMBER STATES
15 CLOSING OF THE SESSION
15.1 CLOSING STATEMENT BY THE RSC CHAIR
15.2 CLOSING REMARKS BY THE IOC SECRETARIAT