IOCARIBE held a series of four regional webinar sessions in collaboration with the IOC Capacity Development Unit, 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. Full report is available here 

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:

• Session 1, Nov 21: High-level coordination bodies

• Session 2, Nov 21: Member states and professionals

• Session 1, Nov 22: Universities, research institutes, young professionals

• Session 2, Nov 22: NGOs, industry, and other partners