Objectives

The principal objective of this group is to act as a facilitator and coordinator of research on the nature and impact of the human uses of the Indian Ocean, with the overall objective of realizing peace, co-operation and ecologically sustainable development in the Indian Ocean region. The Group will also: encourage research networking, including distance education, among institutions of higher learning, facilitate dialogue between cultures and civilizations in the region, act as a resource base of data and information on the region, provide consultancy services to interested government agencies and business groups and help facilitate intra-regional investment and trade. Research and Education Projects The Indian Ocean Project The Indian Ocean Data Analysis Bank Geopolitical Orientations of Indian Ocean States Indian Ocean Regionalism Sea Lane Security in the Indian Ocean Human-Environmental Security International Population Movement in the Indian Ocean Region The Past, Present and Future Role of Extra-Regional Powers Water Security Energy Security Regional Education Programmes Distance Education - proposed multi-campus Masters Course on Indian Ocean Studies Capacity Building - Research and Training in Marine Affairs Science Projects The IORG will endeavor to enter into collaborative arrangements with various regional groups on aspects of scientific research specifically related to the Indian Ocean.