For more than a decade, the office has encouraged the development and implementation of effective regional research policies, as well as infrastructure development and collaborative networks for qualitative science communication.

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The major focus is the development of endogenous national and regional research capacities in the biological sciences and biotechnologies, for especially the developing countries.

UNESCO: Basic Sciences

The major aim is the development of endogenous national and regional research capacities in the biological sciences and biotechnology in keeping with rapid scientific advances.

UNESCO: Basic Sciences

During this meeting, policy-makers, researchers, and civil society actors shared their experiences and mutual practices in order to, notably, develop proposals to strengthen regional cooperation and promote the contribution of regional social science research institutes in the development of public development policies.

UNESCO: Education

Cariscience coordinates exchanges between researchers, teachers and students, organizes joint research projects and regional courses, supports curriculum development and the training of science teachers.

UNESCO: Small Island Developing States

UNESCO-IOC is pledging to coordinate a global and regional assessment of capacity development needs in the field of marine scientific research and ocean observation in developing nations and SIDS, leading to the formulation and implementation of a global capacity development strategy to fill identified gaps.

UNESCO: World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)

Spurring the development of clean energy industry clusters by funding new regional cluster initiatives and clean energy research consortia.

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Some wonder how the next generation of research will be funded, without the support of bodies like the regional development agencies.

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