The JCOMM Session will also explore ways to assist the development of meteorological and oceanographic services in developing countries.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

The IOC supports the JCOMM-OPS office in Toulouse which coordinates the deployment of the over 3400 Argo floats throughout the world oceans and 1250 surface drifters.

UNESCO: Lady Amber deploys Argo floats in Indian Ocean

Several programmes contribute to these efforts, including the Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology ( JCOMM) and the Ocean Observations Panel for Climate ( OOPC).

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To help save lives, JCOMM is looking for ways to improve weather and ocean observations for the coastal zones of the developing world, to increase local forecasting capability and to improve warning systems.

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'So far, Member States have, first and foremost, asked merchant and research ships to deploy the 2, 000 drifting robots and buoys needed to maintain the network', explains Mathieu Belbeoch of the JCOMM in situ Observing Platform Support Centre.

UNESCO: Post-Conflict and Post-Disaster Responses

Now, after a year of operations in the Indian Ocean for Argo Australia, under UNESCO, and JCOMM, the Lady Amber will be making landfall in Perth Australia, where she will be greeted by our Perth Regional Programme Office and Australia's CSIRO.

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In this regard the Government of the Republic of Korea, which is hosting the JCOMM meeting, has been of great assistance with strong support from the Korea Meteorological Agency (KMA), and the financial support of Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea, JeollaNamdo Province, and Yeosu City.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

Through collaboration with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), the worldwide system of navigational and meteorological areas associated with the Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS) has recently been expanded by JCOMM to include five new areas in the Arctic.

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