We are delighted and honoured that Maud Fontenoy has accepted to serve as Spokeswoman for UNESCO IOC and the World Ocean Network to help us with this task.
Co-hosted by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (UNESCO-IOC) and the Korean National Commission for UNESCO (KNCU), the exhibition offers a comprehensive understanding the primary domains of UNESCO programmes but also of the World Heritage Marine Programme and IOC activities through seven large exhibit panels.
The 45th session of the UNESCO-IOC Executive Council will take place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France on 26-28 June 2012.
UNESCO, and specifically the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO-IOC) and the International Hydrological Programme (UNESCO-IHP) bring their expertise and their scientific content to bear around issues related to water.
These centres are officially nominated by Member States to UNESCO-IOC and are national institutions that adhere to the intergovernmental governance of UNESCO.
Bae-Yong Lee, Chairman of the Presidential Council on Nation Branding, Gun-Soo Kim, Secretary-General of the Expo Organizing Committee, Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, Wendy Watson-Wright, Executive Secretary of UNESCO-IOC, and Taeck-Soo Chun, Secretary-General of the Korean National Commission for UNESCO were present at the opening ceremony.
On enhancing the knowledge base, she stressed the importance of UNESCO-IOC's Global Ocean Observing System.
The meeting was co-chaired by Wendy Watson-Wright (UNESCO-IOC) and Biliana Cicin-Sain (Global Ocean Forum).
This was the first operation of the Multi One Attitude Foundation in partnership with UNESCO-IOC.
Wendy Watson-Wright, Assistant Director-General and Executive Secretary of UNESCO-IOC, will co-chair the event with Deputy Minister Mrs.
UNESCO-IOC and the CTBTO have partnered in assisting Haiti to develop its capacity for seismic and tsunami monitoring.
For UNESCO-IOC and the scientists who research and follow these powerful phenomena, the Caribbean is a case of when, not if.
UNESCO-IOC is primarily concerned with international coordination among nations, while the operational duties of the tsunami warning centres reside with national agencies.
Over the past 50 years, the UNESCO-IOC has led, coordinated and supported a complex, multilateral programme of oceanographic and related ocean research.
UNESCO-IOC is co-founder of the Ocean Acidification network, a central source of information for ocean scientists on research activities in this area.
The Ocean in a High CO2 World symposia are co-hosted by UNESCO-IOC, The Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme.
UNESCO-IOC promotes the equal presence of men and women in the marine sciences community, especially promoting women scientists as role models for young women.
Wendy Watson-Wright, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO-IOC), was invited to speak on Environmental aspects and governance of marine and coastal areas.
The CTBTO decided at its special session on 4 March 2005 to cooperate with UNESCO-IOC on a possible contribution to an effective tsunami warning system.
UNESCO-IOC is participating in the review process of the declaration and will have an active role in the Yeosu Declaration Forum in August 2012.
As one of the main UN agencies dedicated to ocean and marine matters, UNESCO-IOC provided significant inputs for the concept and content of the UN Pavilion.
UNESCO-IOC is providing scientific and technical advice to Member States to support their marine spatial planning efforts and to define Ecologically or Biologically Significant marine Areas (EBSAs).
Notable participants include Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, and Wendy Watson Wright, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO-IOC).
Initially the CTBTO authorized the exploratory provision of data from the IMS requested by national authorities and by international tsunami warning organizations that were recognized by UNESCO-IOC.
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (UNESCO-IOC) is the UN body for ocean science, observations, data and information exchange, and ocean services such as tsunami warning systems.
The National Weather Service is working in partnership with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO-IOC) to bring the TsunamiReady program to more countries in effort to bolster international tsunami preparedness.
UNESCO-IOC established the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System following the 2004 earthquake and tsunami off the shores of Indonesia that took the lives of over 200, 000 people.
This side event was organized by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO-IOC), the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Conservation International to provide timely information to delegates during the process.
Visual displays and live presentations will introduce a selection of UNESCO-IOC activities to the ten million visitors expected to participate in the expo from 12 May to 12 August 2012.
The Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System for the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas is one of four regional Early Warning and Mitigation Systems coordinated by UNESCO- IOC.
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