International Oceanographic Commission
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The International Oceanographic Commission is a specialized body of UNESCO that promotes international cooperation and coordinates marine research, services, and capacity-building to better understand and manage the world’s oceans and coastal areas.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO body
→
intergovernmental organization → specialized organization for ocean science → |
| affiliation |
UNESCO
→
surface form: "UNESCO Natural Sciences Sector"
United Nations → |
| alsoKnownAs | IOC-UNESCO → |
| cooperatesWith |
Food and Agriculture Organization
→
surface form: "Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations"
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change → International Maritime Organization → United Nations Environment Programme → World Meteorological Organization → regional marine science organizations → |
| country | France → |
| field |
climate change
→
coastal zone management → marine biodiversity → marine data management → marine policy → marine science → ocean governance → oceanography → tsunami warning → |
| foundedBy |
General Conference of UNESCO
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surface form: "UNESCO General Conference"
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| hasPart |
IOC Assembly
→
IOC Executive Council → IOC Secretariat → regional subsidiary bodies → |
| headquartersLocation | Paris → |
| inception | 1960 → |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish → |
| legalStatus | intergovernmental commission → |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time → |
| memberOf | United Nations system → |
| mission |
to coordinate ocean services
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to improve management of oceans and coastal areas → to promote international cooperation in marine research → to support capacity-building in marine sciences → |
| objective |
to develop and coordinate global ocean observing systems
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to facilitate the exchange of oceanographic data and information → to strengthen national and regional marine science capacities → to support early warning systems for ocean-related hazards → to understand the nature and resources of the ocean → |
| parentOrganization | UNESCO → |
| scope | global → |
| shortName | IOC → |
| website | https://ioc.unesco.org → |
| worksOn |
Global Ocean Observing System
→
Integrated Coastal Area Management → capacity development in ocean science → harmful algal bloom monitoring → marine spatial planning → ocean acidification monitoring → tsunami early warning systems → |
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this entity surface form: "Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO"
this entity surface form: "Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO"