GMES 4th Forum Baveno, Italy 25-28 November 2003 GMES CAPACITY BUILDING ISSUES Jan H. Stel Professor...

GMES 4th Forum Baveno, Italy 25-28 November 2003GMES 4th Forum Baveno, Italy 25-28 November 2003

GMES CAPACITY BUILDING GMES CAPACITY BUILDING ISSUESISSUES

Jan H. StelJan H. StelProfessor in Ocean Space & Human ActivityProfessor in Ocean Space & Human ActivityInternational Centre for Integrative StudiesInternational Centre for Integrative StudiesUniversity of MaastrichtUniversity of MaastrichtThe NetherlandsThe [email protected]@icis.unimaas.nl


Global dimension of GMESGlobal dimension of GMES

“Information on Environment and Security in non-“Information on Environment and Security in non-EU territories (e.g. Africa) is required by a EU territories (e.g. Africa) is required by a number of EU policies (e.g. Development and number of EU policies (e.g. Development and Humanitarian Aid). GMES will help fulfilling Humanitarian Aid). GMES will help fulfilling information needs in non-EU”information needs in non-EU”

Overview of global activities of relevance to GMESOverview of global activities of relevance to GMESInfo document 4Info document 4thth GMES Forum, 2003 GMES Forum, 2003


GMES Capacity BuildingGMES Capacity Building

Focus on one sub-system of GMES:Focus on one sub-system of GMES:Ocean SpaceOcean Space

Two aspects:Two aspects:• Capacity building within GMESCapacity building within GMES• Capacity outside GMES countriesCapacity outside GMES countries

What is missing so far is a GMES What is missing so far is a GMES Education and Training ProgramEducation and Training Program


Capacity BuildingCapacity Building

Components at different levels:Components at different levels:• Micro-levelMicro-level of individual scientist, of individual scientist,

operator, technician etc.operator, technician etc.• Meso-levelMeso-level at the institutional levelat the institutional level• Macro-levelMacro-level of a national of a national

environment that is willing to support environment that is willing to support and sustain the activityand sustain the activity

OECD, OECD, 19961996



Micro-level capabilities and requirements:Micro-level capabilities and requirements:• Capacity to formulate a research proposal and Capacity to formulate a research proposal and

to carry out the entire research cycleto carry out the entire research cycle• Appropriate qualifications through further Appropriate qualifications through further

(academic) training (MA and PhD)(academic) training (MA and PhD)• Motivation, and opportunity to undertake Motivation, and opportunity to undertake

researchresearch• External contacts, networks, membership External contacts, networks, membership

professional associationsprofessional associations• Access to information (libraries, databases, Access to information (libraries, databases,

etc.) and equipmentetc.) and equipment OECD, 1996OECD, 1996



Institutional level needs:Institutional level needs:• Policy and management structure and Policy and management structure and

capabilities capabilities (priority-setting, monitoring, (priority-setting, monitoring, evaluation) – projects and programsevaluation) – projects and programs

• Adequate infrastructure in terms of Adequate infrastructure in terms of buildings, equipment, vessels etc.buildings, equipment, vessels etc.

• Acquisition and management of funds.Acquisition and management of funds.• Training of scientist and staff developmentTraining of scientist and staff development• Provision of adequate incentives and working Provision of adequate incentives and working

conditionsconditions• Network of contacts Network of contacts (government, NGOs etc.)(government, NGOs etc.)

OECD, 1996OECD, 1996



‘‘Enabling national environment’ concerns:Enabling national environment’ concerns:• National commitment to maintain the activity National commitment to maintain the activity

including fundingincluding funding• Mechanisms for bilateral and multilateral Mechanisms for bilateral and multilateral

partnershipspartnerships• Mechanism to transfer results to societyMechanism to transfer results to society• Links between research, policy, practiceLinks between research, policy, practice• A professional environment with associations, A professional environment with associations,

standards, mobility, incentives etc.standards, mobility, incentives etc. OECD, 1996OECD, 1996



Phases:Phases:• Initial stageInitial stage

research capacities are limitedresearch capacities are limited

• Transitional stageTransitional stagelocal capacity develops at one of the levels defined local capacity develops at one of the levels defined earlierearlier

• Developed stageDeveloped stagedynamic research capability, well linked to society, and dynamic research capability, well linked to society, and self supportingself supporting

RAWOORAWOO, 1996, 1996


Focus on Ocean Focus on Ocean Space Space information information relevant for relevant for South Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa Southern Africa and Europeand Europe

Partnership Partnership approachapproach

Capacity Building: South AfricaCapacity Building: South Africa


Partnership approachPartnership approach• 5 years planning, 10 years setting5 years planning, 10 years setting• Taylor made to system, country etcTaylor made to system, country etc• Joint planning, excecutionJoint planning, excecution• Education and TrainingEducation and Training• Learning by doingLearning by doing• Teach the teachersTeach the teachers• Adress CB levelsAdress CB levels• Political commitmentPolitical commitment

Capacity Building: South AfricaCapacity Building: South Africa


Capacity Building in WMOCapacity Building in WMO

The concept of capacity building encompasses a The concept of capacity building encompasses a country’s human, scientific, thechnological, country’s human, scientific, thechnological, organisational, institutionla and resource organisational, institutionla and resource capabilities and therefor embraces a multi-capabilities and therefor embraces a multi-dimensioned and multi-disciplined contextdimensioned and multi-disciplined context

An essential element in building capacity is the An essential element in building capacity is the development of human resources through development of human resources through education and trainingeducation and training

WMO and marine capacity building, 1998WMO and marine capacity building, 1998


Capacity Building in WMOCapacity Building in WMO

Insufficiency of educated or trained staff in Insufficiency of educated or trained staff in weather servics from developing countries is a weather servics from developing countries is a chronic and hard-to-solve problem, as their chronic and hard-to-solve problem, as their education or training requires, in many cases, a education or training requires, in many cases, a long period of study and advanced equipment long period of study and advanced equipment facilities to provide benefitsfacilities to provide benefits

WMO Technical co-operation Programme, TCPWMO Technical co-operation Programme, TCP• Expert missionsExpert missions• FellowshipsFellowships• Equipment supply and related servicesEquipment supply and related services

WMO and marine capacity building, 1998WMO and marine capacity building, 1998


GMES Education and TrainingGMES Education and Training

A transition to operational A transition to operational oceanographyoceanography

EuroGOOS trainingcoursesEuroGOOS trainingcoursesSvendrup School of Svendrup School of Operational Operational

OceanograpyOceanograpyEuropean Masters in EEZ European Masters in EEZ governancegovernanceSelected capacity building Selected capacity building activities in activities in

Africa through Africa through partnershipspartnerships


GMES Capacity BuildingGMES Capacity BuildingCONCLUSIONS and SUGGESTIONSCONCLUSIONS and SUGGESTIONS

Education and training should start now for Education and training should start now for the different GMES systems, being:the different GMES systems, being:

• AtmosphereAtmosphere

• Ocean SpaceOcean Space (prime candidate) (prime candidate)• LandLand• Socio-economicSocio-economic• Earth Observations (techniques)Earth Observations (techniques)


GMES Capacity BuildingGMES Capacity BuildingCONCLUSIONS and SUGGESTIONSCONCLUSIONS and SUGGESTIONS

Planning should start of focussed Planning should start of focussed capacity building in assessing capacity building in assessing countries, with Russia, and in countries, with Russia, and in developing countries through pilot developing countries through pilot projects (ArcticGOOS, Black Sea, projects (ArcticGOOS, Black Sea, North and South Africa)North and South Africa)

Partnership approachPartnership approach


Doorways of HopeDoorways of Hope

Lead yourself through these doors to fulfillLead yourself through these doors to fulfillyour lost dreamsyour lost dreamsLend a helping hand and together let usLend a helping hand and together let usbreak the barriers of selfishness, leavebreak the barriers of selfishness, leavehopelessness behind and follow the stairwayhopelessness behind and follow the stairwayinto lasting perseveranceinto lasting perseverance

Seikha Hessah Maktoum Al Maktoum, Seikha Hessah Maktoum Al Maktoum, 19971997

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