PH Proposed Regional Training, Research Centre on Reef Management, Restoration featured in UNESCO-IOC Assembly
Experts, scientists and delegates attend the International Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) panel discussion on the sidelines of the 30th Session of the IOC Assembly at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Headquarters, Paris, France. (Paris PE photo)
PARIS 03 July 2019 – The Philippines, in cooperation with members of the International Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC), hosted a panel discussion on the “Development of Regional Network of Training and Research Centres (RTRC) on Marine Science in the Western Pacific and Adjacent Regions: A Commitment to the UN Decade of the Ocean for Sustainable Development,” on the sidelines of the 30th Session of the IOC Assembly at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Headquarters in Paris, France on 27 June 2019.
In his presentation, Philippine National Focal Point for IOC and Professor at the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI) Dr. Gil Jacinto, shared UP-MSI’s academic programs, trainings and activities on marine sciences.
He emphasized that UP-MSI, as an aspiring RTRC under the UNESCO, is well-equipped to contribute to IOC’s international cooperation and capacity-building program on marine sciences, especially in reef management and restoration.
The RTRC initiative aims to improve national and regional research capacity in a sustainable and systematic manner, through the establishment of regional training and research centers in national oceanographic institutes or universities, and provision of regular training and research opportunities on their domains of focus to young scientists mainly from developing countries within and outside the region.
It demonstrates with Member States a co-design and co-development approach to capacity development in order to suit their needs towards the sustainable development of ocean, seas and coasts. This initiative has been recognized as a best practice for capacity development and transfer of marine technology in the region. END
Philippine National Focal Point for IOC Dr. Gil S. Jacinto present on University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI) programs and proposed capacity-building activities as an RTRC on Reef Management and Restoration. (Paris PE photo)
Select Member State representatives of the IOC Subcomssion for the WESTPAC and participants posing for a photograph at the end of the side-event. (Paris PE photo)
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