Brasilia-
Brazil
| 1 | OPENING |
| 2 | ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION |
| 2.1 | ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA |
| 2.2 | DESIGNATION OF THE RAPPORTEUR FOR THE SESSION |
| 2.3 | ESTABLISHMENT OF SESSIONAL COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS |
| 2.4 | INTRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTATION AND TIMETABLE |
| 3 | IOCARIBE MATTERS AND REPORTS |
| 3.1 | STATEMENT OF THE CHAIRPERSON |
| 3.2 | IOCARIBE SECRETARY´S REPORT |
| 4 | STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT |
| 4.1 | SESSION ON IOC AND THE FUTURE OF THE OCEAN |
| 4.2 | DRAFT STRATEGY ON SUSTAINABLE OCEAN PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT |
| 4.3 | DRAFT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR IOC CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY |
| 5 | IOCARIBE CONTRIBUTION TO UN DECADE OF OCEAN SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (2021–2030) |
| 5.1 | UN OCEAN DECADE: GLOBAL UPDATE |
| 5.2 | UN OCEAN DECADE REGIONAL IMPLEMENTATION |
| 5.2.1 | Task Force for the TAC Region |
| 5.2.2 | Roadmap for implementation in the Tropical Americas and Caribbean Region |
| 5.2.3 | UN Ocean Decade Coordination Office for the Task Force for the TAC Region update |
| 5.4.2.1 | CoastPredict |
| 6 | REVIEW OF REGIONAL PROGRAMMES, PROJECTS, WORKING GROUPS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS |
| 6.1 | OCEAN RESEARCH |
| 6.1.1 | Harmful algal blooms (HAB/ANCA) |
| 6.1.2 | Ocean acidification |
| 6.2 | OBSERVATIONS, SERVICES, DATA AND INFORMATION, AND EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS |
| 6.2.1 | IOCARIBE GOOS |
| 6.2.2 | International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) |
| 6.2.3 | ADAPT Project |
| 6.2.4 | ICG CARIBE EWS |
| 6.3 | CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE |
| 6.3.1 | Ocean Literacy |
| 6.3.2 | UNDP/GEF/UNOPS PROCARIBE+ Project |
| 6.3.3 | Marine Spatial Planning |
| 6.3.4 | Sargassum |
| 6.3.5 | Deep Sea and Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ) |
| 7 | INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK |
| 7.1 | STATUS OF COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS |
| 7.1.1 | Agreement with the Georgia Aquarium |
| 7.1.2 | MoU with Geo Blue Planet |
| 7.1.3 | MoU with One Ocean Hub |
| 7.1.4 | The Regional Ocean Coordination Mechanism (OCM) |
| 7.1.5 | MoU with AAORIA |
| 8 | ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT |
| 8.1 | REPORT BY IOC ON THE PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR NEW BIENNIUM (2026-2027) |
| 8.2 | ELECTIONS OF THE BOARD OF OFFICERS OF THE SUB-COMMISSION |
| 8.2.1 | Election of the Chairperson of the Sub-Commission |
| 8.2.2 | Election of the Vice-Chairpersons of the Sub-Commission |
| 8.3 | DATES AND PLACE OF THE NINETEENTH SESSION OF THE SUB- COMMISSION |
| 9 | OTHER MATTERS |
| 10 | ADOPTION OF DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS |
| 11 | CLOSURE |