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Ras Al Khaimah
United Arab Emirates
| 1 | Opening, Inaugural, self-introductions |
| 1.1 | Welcoming Remarks |
| 2 | Organization of the Session |
| 2.1 | Designation of the Chair and Rapporteur for the Session |
| 2.2 | Adoption of the Agenda |
| 2.3 | Introduction to Timetable, Documentation |
| 3 | IOC Strategic Matters and Reports |
| 3.1 | Statement of the Chairperson (IOCINDIO regional committee Report) |
| 3.2 | IOC Executive Secretary’s Report |
| 3.3 | IOC Strategic Priorities |
| 3.3.1 | IOC-wide Strategy on Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management |
| 3.3.2 | IOC and Future of Ocean |
| 3.3.3 | IOC Recent Development regarding UN processes (e.g. UN Ocean Conference 2025) |
| 4 | Reports from IOC sub-commissions |
| 4.1 | IOCAFRICA (IOC Sub-commission for Africa and the Adjacent Island States) |
| 4.2 | IOCARIBE (IOC Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions) |
| 4.3 | IOC/WESTPAC (IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific) |
| 5 | Reports from Category II Centers and Regional Training Centers |
| 5.1 | INIOAS-RCOWA, Iran |
| 5.2 | INCOIS-ITCOocean, India |
| 5.3 | OTGA report for the region |
| 5.3.1 | BMKG, Indonesia |
| 5.3.2 | INOS, Malaysia |
| 5.3.3 | KMFRI, Kenya |
| 5.3.4 | UEM, Mozambique |
| 6 | Status of Ocean Decade actions in the region and way forward |
| 6.1 | Report from the Decade Coordination Unit |
| 6.2 | Engagement of Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECSN) |
| 6.3 | Reports from relevant regional and thematic Decade Collaborative Centers (DCCs) |
| 6.3.1 | DCC-IOR |
| 6.3.2 | DCC-OceanPredict |
| 6.3.3 | DCC-Coastal Resilience |
| 6.4 | Cities with Oceans (Coastal Cities) initiative |
| 6.5 | Status of National Decade Committees from the region |
| 7 | IOC Programmatic frameworks |
| 7.1 | GOOS and IOGOOS |
| 7.2 | IODE (NODCs, OBIS) |
| 7.3 | Capacity Development (CD strategy, OTGA) |
| 7.4 | ICG/IOTWMS |
| 7.5 | Ocean Literacy |
| 8 | UN regional frameworks |
| 8.1 | FAO |
| 8.2 | UNDP |
| 8.3 | UNDRR |
| 8.4 | UNEP |
| 8.5 | UNESCAP |
| 9 | Non-UN regional frameworks |
| 9.1 | ADB |
| 9.2 | BOBP |
| 9.3 | Indian Ocean Commission |
| 9.4 | IORA |
| 9.5 | PERSGA |
| 9.6 | POGO |
| 9.7 | RIMES |
| 9.8 | ROPME |
| 9.9 | SAHF |
| 9.10 | SCOR |
| 9.11 | World Bank |
| 10 | Preparation of Workplan and Budget (2026-2027) |
| 11 | Officers’ Elections |
| 12 | Date and Place of the Next Session |
| 13 | AOB |
| 14 | Adoption of Decisions |
| 15 | Closure |