SERIES OF CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT WEBINARS IN THE IOCARIBE REGION

IOCARIBE organized a series of four webinars in collaboration with the IOC Capacity Development Office, held between November 21 and 22, 2023. Approximately 80 participants, including stakeholders from high-level coordination bodies, member states, professionals, universities, research institutes, young professionals, NGOs, industry, and other partners, took part.

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22 November 2023

These webinars provided an overview of the new IOC Capacity Development Strategy 2023-2030, approved by the 32nd Assembly of the IOC-UNESCO in June 2023. They also served to introduce and socialize the Ocean CD-Hub, a global search engine for capacity development opportunities worldwide, and a tool to discover existing capacity development initiatives and expertise in the IOCARIBE region.

 

Additionally, participants contributed insights on priority issues in the region related to needs, resources, and existing opportunities regarding ocean observations, ocean literacy, effective science, and policy transfer. This information can be accessed through the following links:

 

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