Capacity Development for Ocean Sciences, Observations, and Data/Information Management

On occasion, SCOR has supported meetings and publications to organize international and regional organizations and share advice toward improving and expanding efforts to increase global capacity in international ocean science. SCOR has also compiled a set of example approaches for SCOR activities to conduct their own capacity development activities, including utilization of SCOR's own opportunities. Those seeking comprehensive web-based portals of capacity building opportunities should review the IOC-UNESCO Ocean CD-Hub, Ocean Connector, and the WCRP Academy.

Meeting Reports: Resources for International Organizations

Graduate Education in Oceanography in Developing Countries as a Means to Understand Global Environmental Problems (26 August – 1 September 1998, Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio Study and Conference Center, Italy)
- Meeting Report
Ocean Science Capacity Building Summit 1 (2010, Bremen, Germany)
1. Meeting Report
2. Matrix of Capacity Development Approaches by International Organizations
Web site for Ocean Science Capacity Building Summit 2 (2011, Izmir, Turkey)
Meeting on Capacity Building and Development for the Southern Africa Region (2012, Henties Bay, Namibia)
Virtual Conference on Application of Ocean Science and Technology for the Practice of Sustainable “Blue Economy” in Developing Countries (2021, virtual)
- Final Program
- Final Report
- Urban, E. R., Jr., V. Ittekkot. 2022. Blue Economy: An Ocean Science Perspective. Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5065-0

Other Publications

Morrison. R.J., J. Zhang, E.R. Urban Jr., J. Hall, V. Ittekkot, B. Avril, L. Hu, G.H. Hong, S. Kidwai, C.B. Lange, V. Lobanov, J. Machiwa, M.L. San Diego-McGlone, T. Oguz, F.G. Plumley, T. Yeemin, W. Zhu, and F. Zuo. 2013. Developing human capital for successful implementation of international marine scientific research projects. Marine Pollution Bulletin 77:11-22, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.09.001.
Urban, E.R. Jr., and R. Boscolo. 2013. Using scientific meetings to enhance the development of early career scientists. Oceanography, https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2013.16.
Urban, E., and S. Seeyave. 2021. Visiting scientists provide capacity development: Lessons learned by POGO and SCOR. Oceanography 34(3):26-34, https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2021.306.
Twigg, E., P. Miloslavich, E.R. Urban Jr., and R. Zitoun. 2025. Enhancing global ocean science networks: The impact of SCOR’s Travel Grant Initiative. Oceanography 38(1):29–30, https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2025.106.
Seeyave, S., L.A. Krug, E. Urban Jr., F.A. Beckman, S. Sathyendranath, and E. Twigg. 2025. Developing capacity for ocean science through visiting fellowships. Oceanography 38(1):14–19, https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2025.134.