The inter-sessional working group that authored the IOC Capacity Development Strategy used a considerable volume of background documents that illustrate the history and current organization of IOC's capacity development activities.

In this section of the web site you can access this background documentation which is structured as follows:

1. BACKGROUND 
1.1 IOC and Capacity Development 
1.2 The Context 
1.3 Steps towards the new strategic plan for capacity development 

2. STRATEGIC ANALYSIS (SWOT) 

3. EXISTING CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES OF IOC REGIONAL SUB-COMMISSIONS AND GLOBAL PROGRAMMES 
3.1 Regional Sub-Commissions 
3.1.1 IOCAFRICA 
3.1.2 IOC/WESTPAC 
3.1.3 IOCARIBE 

3.2 IOC Global Programmes 
3.2.1 IOC/GOOS (Global Ocean Observing System) 
3.2.2 IOC/IODE (International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange) 
3.2.2.1 IOC/IODE/OBIS (Ocean Biogeographic Information System) 
3.2.3 IOC/HAB (Harmful Algal Blooms) 
3.2.4 IOC/MPR (Marine Policy and Regional Coordination) 
3.2.4.1 IOC/MPR and the World Ocean Assessment 
3.2.5 IOC Tsunami Programme 
3.2.6 GLOBAL OCEAN SCIENCE REPORT 

3.3 IOC/WMO JCOMM 

4. EXISTING CD STRATEGIES/PROGRAMMES OF PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS 
4.1 World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 
4.2 Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (POGO) 
4.3 Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) 
4.4 International Ocean Institute (IOI) 
4.5 UN-DOALOS 
4.6 UNITED NATIONS 
4.7 IAEA 
4.8 GEF 
4.9 European Commission 

5. OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION IN CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT 24