{"id":345,"date":"2021-03-25T19:37:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T19:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surveys.ioc-cd.org\/?page_id=345"},"modified":"2021-06-07T08:15:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T08:15:27","slug":"ioc-focal-points-question-2-12-in-the-context-of-the-un-decade-of-ocean-science-for-sustainable-development-for-which-of-the-following-ocean-decade-challenges-are-capacity-development-needs-greatest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/surveys.ioc-cd.org\/index.php\/ioc-focal-points-question-2-12-in-the-context-of-the-un-decade-of-ocean-science-for-sustainable-development-for-which-of-the-following-ocean-decade-challenges-are-capacity-development-needs-greatest\/","title":{"rendered":"IOC Focal points: Question 2.12: In the context of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development for which of the following Ocean Decade Challenges are capacity development needs greatest in your country?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p 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https:\/\/surveys.ioc-cd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Focal-Points-Q2.12-table-1-768x244.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">2.12 Summary Table<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This report has 2 pages<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"59\" src=\"https:\/\/surveys.ioc-cd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/legend-not-at-all-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1896\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/surveys.ioc-cd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/legend-not-at-all-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/surveys.ioc-cd.org\/index.php\/ioc-focal-points-question-2-12-in-the-context-of-the-un-decade-of-ocean-science-for-sustainable-development-for-which-of-the-following-ocean-decade-challenges-are-capacity-development-needs-greatest\/legend-not-at-all-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-1896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surveys.ioc-cd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/legend-not-at-all-2.jpg 764w, https:\/\/surveys.ioc-cd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/legend-not-at-all-2-300x23.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Country<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Institution<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Your Position<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Gender<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>CHALLENGE&nbsp;1: Understand and map land and sea-based sources of pollutants and contaminants and their potential impacts on human health and ocean ecosystems, and develop solutions to remove or mitigate them.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>CHALLENGE&nbsp;2: Understand the effects of multiple stressors on ocean ecosystems, and develop solutions to monitor, protect, manage and restore ecosystems and their biodiversity under changing environmental, social and climate conditions.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>CHALLENGE&nbsp;3: Generate knowledge, support innovation, and develop solutions to optimise the role of the ocean in sustainably feeding the world\u2019s population under changing environmental, social and climate conditions.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>CHALLENGE&nbsp;4: Generate knowledge, support innovation, and develop solutions for equitable and sustainable development of the ocean economy under changing environmental, social and climate conditions.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>CHALLENGE&nbsp;5: Enhance understanding of the ocean-climate nexus and generate knowledge and solutions to mitigate, adapt and build resilience to the effects of climate change across all geographies and at all scales, and to improve services including predictions for the ocean, climate and weather.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Argentina<\/td><td>Servicio de Hidrograf\u00c3\u00ada Naval<\/td><td>Technical Secretary<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Benin<\/td><td>Institut de Recherches Halieutiques et Oc\u00e9anologiques du B\u00e9nin (IRHOB)<\/td><td>Director<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chile<\/td><td>CHILEAN NAVY HYDROGRAPHIC AND OCEANOGRAPHIC SERVICE<\/td><td>DIRECTOR<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Colombia<\/td><td>Colombian Ocean Commission<\/td><td>International Adviser<\/td><td>Female<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Comoros<\/td><td>Universit\u00e9 des Comores<\/td><td>Lecturer<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Democratic People&#8217;s Republic of Korea<\/td><td>State Hydro-Meteorological Administration&nbsp;<\/td><td>Director<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Egypt<\/td><td>National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries<\/td><td>President of National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>El Salvador<\/td><td>Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales<\/td><td>Especialista en Oceanograf\u00eda<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Estonia<\/td><td>Ministry of the Environment of Estonia<\/td><td>Coordinator<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Finland<\/td><td>Finnish Meteorological Institute<\/td><td>Safety, Head of Group<\/td><td>Female<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>France<\/td><td>Comit\u00e9 national fran\u00e7ais pour la COI<\/td><td>Pr\u00e9sidente<\/td><td>Female<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Germany<\/td><td>Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency<\/td><td>Secretariat of German IOC-Section<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Guinea<\/td><td>Centre de Recherche Scientifique de Conakry Rogban\u00e8 (CERESCOR)<\/td><td>Chercheur Oc\u00e9anographe \/ Directeur Ecole Doctorale en Oc\u00e9anographie, Environnement Marin et C\u00f4tier<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>India<\/td><td>INCOIS<\/td><td>Director<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Iran (Islamic Republic of)<\/td><td>Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science<\/td><td>Director<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kenya<\/td><td>Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute<\/td><td>Director-Focal Point 3<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kuwait<\/td><td>Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research<\/td><td>Principal Research Scientist, Kuwait Representative to IOC&nbsp;<\/td><td>Female<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lebanon<\/td><td>National Centre for Marine Sciences-CNRSL<\/td><td>Director of the Centre &amp; Researcher<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mexico<\/td><td>MEXICO NODC<\/td><td>Coordinator<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Morocco<\/td><td>INRH<\/td><td>National Focal Point&nbsp;<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nigeria<\/td><td>Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research&nbsp;<\/td><td>Director&nbsp;<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pakistan<\/td><td>National Institute of Oceanography<\/td><td>Senior Research Scientist<\/td><td>Female<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Panama<\/td><td>Autoridad Mar\u00edtima de Panam\u00e1<\/td><td>Jefe de Ambiente&nbsp;<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Peru<\/td><td>Direcci\u00c3\u00b3n de Hidrograf\u00c3\u00ada y Navegaci\u00c3\u00b3n &#8211; Per\u00c3\u00ba<\/td><td>Director<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Portugal<\/td><td>Instituto Hidrografico<\/td><td>Oceanographer<\/td><td>Female<\/td><td>I don&#8217;t know<\/td><td>I don&#8217;t know<\/td><td>I don&#8217;t know<\/td><td>I don&#8217;t know<\/td><td>I don&#8217;t know<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sudan<\/td><td>UNESCO Chair on Marine Biology and Oceanography \/ Sudan<\/td><td>Chairholder<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sweden<\/td><td>SMHI<\/td><td>Senior oceanographer\/data manager<\/td><td>Female<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Togo<\/td><td>University of Lome<\/td><td>Lecturer, IOC National Focal Point<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tunisia<\/td><td>Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer (INSTM)<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>United Republic of Tanzania<\/td><td>Institute of Marine Sciences, UDSM<\/td><td>PO box 668, Zanzibar, Tanzania<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vietnam<\/td><td>Institute of Oceanography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology<\/td><td>Director<\/td><td>Female<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ADDITIONAL<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ecuador<\/td><td>Instituto Oceanogr\u00e1fico y Ant\u00e1rtico de la Armada <\/td><td>Investigador Oceanogr\u00e1fico<\/td><td>Female<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption>page 2 below<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Country<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Institution<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Your Position<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Gender<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>CHALLENGE&nbsp;6: Enhance multi-hazard early warning services for all geophysical, ecological, biological, weather, climate and anthropogenic related ocean and coastal hazards, and mainstream community preparedness and resilience.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>CHALLENGE&nbsp;7: Ensure a sustainable ocean observing system across all ocean basins that delivers accessible, timely, and actionable data and information to all users.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>CHALLENGE&nbsp;8: Through multi-stakeholder collaboration, develop a comprehensive digital representation of the ocean, including a dynamic ocean map, which provides free and open access for exploring, discovering, and visualizing past, current, and future ocean conditions in a manner relevant to diverse stakeholders.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>CHALLENGE&nbsp;9: Ensure comprehensive capacity development and equitable access to data, information, knowledge and technology across all aspects of ocean science and for all stakeholders.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>CHALLENGE&nbsp;10: Ensure that the multiple values and services of the ocean for human wellbeing, culture, and sustainable development are widely understood, and identify and overcome barriers to behaviour change required for a step change in humanity\u2019srelationship with the ocean.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Argentina<\/td><td>Servicio de Hidrograf\u00c3\u00ada Naval<\/td><td>Technical Secretary<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Benin<\/td><td>Institut de Recherches Halieutiques et Oc\u00e9anologiques du B\u00e9nin (IRHOB)<\/td><td>Director<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chile<\/td><td>CHILEAN NAVY HYDROGRAPHIC AND OCEANOGRAPHIC SERVICE<\/td><td>DIRECTOR<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Colombia<\/td><td>Colombian Ocean Commission<\/td><td>International Adviser<\/td><td>Female<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Comoros<\/td><td>Universit\u00e9 des Comores<\/td><td>Lecturer<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Democratic People&#8217;s Republic of Korea<\/td><td>State Hydro-Meteorological Administration&nbsp;<\/td><td>Director<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Egypt<\/td><td>National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries<\/td><td>President of National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>El Salvador<\/td><td>Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales<\/td><td>Especialista en Oceanograf\u00eda<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Estonia<\/td><td>Ministry of the Environment of Estonia<\/td><td>Coordinator<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Finland<\/td><td>Finnish Meteorological Institute<\/td><td>Safety, Head of Group<\/td><td>Female<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>France<\/td><td>Comit\u00e9 national fran\u00e7ais pour la COI<\/td><td>Pr\u00e9sidente<\/td><td>Female<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Germany<\/td><td>Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency<\/td><td>Secretariat of German IOC-Section<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Guinea<\/td><td>Centre de Recherche Scientifique de Conakry Rogban\u00e8 (CERESCOR)<\/td><td>Chercheur Oc\u00e9anographe \/ Directeur Ecole Doctorale en Oc\u00e9anographie, Environnement Marin et C\u00f4tier<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>India<\/td><td>INCOIS<\/td><td>Director<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Iran (Islamic Republic of)<\/td><td>Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science<\/td><td>Director<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Of Some Importance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kenya<\/td><td>Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute<\/td><td>Director-Focal Point 3<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kuwait<\/td><td>Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research<\/td><td>Principal Research Scientist, Kuwait Representative to IOC&nbsp;<\/td><td>Female<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lebanon<\/td><td>National Centre for Marine Sciences-CNRSL<\/td><td>Director of the Centre &amp; Researcher<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mexico<\/td><td>MEXICO NODC<\/td><td>Coordinator<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Morocco<\/td><td>INRH<\/td><td>National Focal Point&nbsp;<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nigeria<\/td><td>Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research&nbsp;<\/td><td>Director&nbsp;<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pakistan<\/td><td>National Institute of Oceanography<\/td><td>Senior Research Scientist<\/td><td>Female<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Panama<\/td><td>Autoridad Mar\u00edtima de Panam\u00e1<\/td><td>Jefe de Ambiente&nbsp;<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><td>Very 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