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Finance Documents and Reports

  The IHO operates under a three year budget approved by the Assembly and an annual operational Budget endorsed by the Council, overseen by the Finance Committee and approved by the Member-States through correspondence. The most up-to-date list of the Finance Committee Members is linked here. The Member States are informed via Finance Circular Letters which can be downloaded from the Circular Letters section - under the top menu called "About IHO".

IHO Council

COUNCIL OF THE INTERNATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC ORGANIZATION

Become a Member State

How to join the IHO to become a member state?

IHO Strategic Plan and Work Programme

  This Strategic Plan sets the course for the IHO as it navigates opportunities and challenges on a 6-year cycle. The forthcoming 2027 to 2032 period promises profound transformation in world hydrography with the introduction of a new generation of electronic navigation products and services in line with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) E-Navigation and maritime digitalization strategy. To succeed in this evolving landscape, this Plan identifies specific strategic goals and targets that will guide the IHO's Work Programme, fostering its vision, mission, and objectives, and establishing clear performance indicators to track progress. The IHO Work Programme is the annual operational plan approved by Member States, translating the IHO Strategic Plan into concrete programmes, objectives and actions delivered by the Secretariat and IHO bodies.      

Circular Letters 2026

IHO Disclaimer – Integrated Platform Version

Version 2.0 – July 2025

Policy on the Use of IHO Logos, Branding, and Materials by External Stakeholders

Side Event: Global Ocean Data Sharing

A Key Enabler to Inform Science, Management, and Policy Development   This high-level networking event will discuss why and how the public and private sectors can contribute ocean depth data.

2nd UN Ocean Conference Lisbon

The Stockholm Environment Institute and the IHO are organizing a side-event on seabed mapping & marine data to support multifunctional spatial planning at the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon. Organized in partnership with IOC-UNESCO, Sweden, the African Union Commission, and the United Kingdom, the event will look at the role of marine data to inform the competing needs of a broad range of ocean stakeholders. Participants will discuss activities, innovations and challenges, as well as technologies and monitoring systems. It will examine how improved data could inform the organization of the marine space to ensure a more sustainable use of ecosystems.