Sixteenth Session of the UNESCO IOC Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (IOCARIBE) – Virtual Session

The Sixteenth Intergovernmental Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (SC-IOCARIBE-XVI) will be held from 3 to 6 May, 2021. This Session will be a Virtual Session. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemia, the Board of Officers of the IOCARIBE Sub-Commission agreed to convene for the first time an Online Session to enable continuity and follow-up of the work of the Sub-Commission. The Session will review the implementation and development of the IOCARIBE activities since the last session of the Sub-Commission held in Aruba in 2019 and evaluate the new project proposals based on Member States common interests and examine the state of implementation of the approved Recommendations. The Sub-Commission finally will formulate a new work plan and elect its Board of Officers for the next Biennium.

Urge the member countries of IOCARIBE:
 Nominate as focal points to integrate the ANCA group experts or interested parties interested in being trained in FAN issues.
 Support the articulation of the academy (Universities and Research Institutes), the government sector and the industrial-business sector in the Caribbean region.
 Manage financial support for standardization workshops on HAB methodologies as well as regional research projects.
 Support the creation of a think tank to advice on the generation of public risk management policies in the event of FAN events in the Caribbean.