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Empowering Women in Hydrography

Despite more and more women working in hydrography, leadership positions are still often occupied by men. In the IHO bodies, only 13% are chaired by women. With the goal of raising awareness about the different jobs available to women in hydrography, and of facilitating them to reach leadership positions, the IHO has launched a new project to “Empower women in Hydrography”.  

SAIHC16 (2019)

16th SAIHC Conference (3 to 5 September 2019) and 8th ICCWG Meeting (2 September 2019)      Cape Town, South Africa

MEETINGS AFTER 2024

List of the Inter-Regional Coordination Committee Meetings Note: To access the meeting page, you'll need an IHO Portal account. If you don't have one yet, don't worry! Creating an account is easy. Simply follow the instruction provided at the link here to set up your account and gain access to the meeting page. Click the IHO Portal to get started  

CSBWG IRCC Workshop 2024

Inter-Regional Coordination Committee discusses strategic IHO endeavours

The Inter-Regional Coordination Committee (IRCC) met last week in Denpasar, Bali to review progress and next steps for the Regional Hydrographic Commissions and various thematic working groups. Hosted by Pushidrosal, the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Centre of the Indonesian Navy, it provided a forum to discuss ocean mapping, nautical cartography, capacity-building, etc. as well as to identify actions to be taken at regional and global levels. 

The French Minister for the Sea visits the IHO

Mrs Annick Girardin, French Minister for the Sea, came to the offices of the IHO during an official visit to the Principality of Monaco on Friday 10 September. The Minister was accompanied by H.E. Mr Laurent Stéfanini, Ambassador of France to Monaco as well as other government representatives.

Major Flag State Joins the International Hydrographic Organization

The global hydrographic community expanded in January 2026 with the accession of Panama to the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), marking a significant milestone for international maritime cooperation. As one of the world’s major flag states and a strategic hub for global shipping, Panama’s membership is expected to strengthen hydrographic capacity and standards worldwide.

IHO DCDB - temporary app during NCEI outage

Hurricane Helene caused severe damage to several areas of the East Coast of the USA, which in turn has significantly impacted the operations of NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) in Asheville. Many of their systems including the online access to IHO DCDB-archived bathymetric data are currently down.