Strategic Framework for Implementation of the Second International Indian Ocean Expedition (Report of the IOC Second International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2) Interim Planning Committee).

Abstract

This document provides the latest development of the Strategic Framework for Implementation of the second International Indian Ocean Expedition since the mention of the IIOE-2 as a concept. It is the result of the various meetings of the IIOE-2 Interim Planning Committee until May 2015. The IPC recommends that the SCOR’s Science Plan to be adopted as the basis for implementing science and research for IIOE-2 over a period from 2015 to 2020. The IPC also provides direction for a well-resourced governance framework.