The 49th Session of UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission's (UNESCO-IOC) Executive Council will review the Commission's work plans within the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement on climate change, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and the SAMOA Pathway. The Council meets once per biennium.  

dates: 7-10 June 2016  
venue: 7, place de Fontenoy, Paris  
location: Paris, Ile-De-France, France  
contact: UNESCO-IOC  
e-mail: p.boned@unesco.org  
www: http://en.unesco.org/events/49th-session-intergovernmental-oceanographic-commission-s-executive-council
 http://www.ioc-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_oe&task=viewDocumentRecord&docID=16729