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.


Statements (58)
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
surface form: "UNESCO General Conference"
hasPart IOC Assembly
IOC Executive Council
IOC Secretariat
regional subsidiary bodies
headquartersLocation Paris
inception 1960
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalStatus intergovernmental commission
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
memberOf United Nations system
mission to coordinate ocean services
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
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

Referenced by (3)

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CLCS cooperatesWith International Oceanographic Commission
this entity surface form: "Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO"
International Hydrographic Organization cooperatesWith International Oceanographic Commission
Global Ocean Observing System coordinatedBy International Oceanographic Commission
this entity surface form: "Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO"

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