CD Focal points: Question 2.13: In the context of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development for which of the following Ocean Decade objectives are capacity development needs greatest in your country?

Country	Institution	Your Position	Gender	OBJECTIVE 1: Identify required knowledge for sustainable development, and increase the capacity of ocean science to deliver needed ocean data and information	OBJECTIVE 2: Build capacity and generate comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the ocean including human interactions, and interactions with the atmosphere, cryosphere and the land sea interface.	OBJECTIVE 3: Increase the use of ocean knowledge and understanding, and develop capacity to contribute to sustainable development solutions.	Other needs:
Argentina	Servicio de HidrografÃa Naval	Technical Secretary	M	Very Important	Essential	Essential
Australia	CSIRO	Marine scientist	M	Of Some Importance	Of Some Importance	Of Some Importance
Brazil	Diretoria de Hidrografia e NavegaÃ§Ã£o	Institutional Advisor on IOC Affairs	M	Essential	Essential	Essential
Côte D’Ivoire	Centre de Recherches Oceanologiques	Senior Scientist, Head of Environment Department	M	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important
Indonesia	Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology	Research Staff	M	Essential	Essential	Essential
Mexico	SEP-DGETAyCM	Asesor en asuntos de la COI y desarrollo curricular	M	Essential	Essential	Essential
Myanmar	Department of Meteorology and Hydrology	Deputy Director	M	Essential	Very Important	Essential
Nigeria	Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment	Legal Metrologist	M	Very Important	Very Important	Very Important
Senegal	Minstare de la Paeche et de l’Economie Maritime	Technical Secretary	M	Very Important	Very Important	Essential
Trinidad and Tobago	Institute of Marine Affairs	Librarian	F	Of Some Importance	Very Important	Very Important
United Republic of Tanzania	Institute of Marine Sciences, UDSM		M	Essential	Essential	Essential	Establish mechanisms to enhance participation of African countries in oceanographic cruises as most of them do not research infrastructures at sea such as research vessels.