ISA-Capacity Development Dashboard

One of the key responsibilities of ISA is to ensure that specific programmes are created and implemented to develop and/or strengthen the capacities of developing States and technologically less developed States. In so doing, ISA is committed to ensure that all programmes and initiatives implemented are meaningful, tangible, efficient, effective and targeted at the needs of developing States, as identified by them.

This position has been strengthened by ISA's Assembly through its decisions in 2020 on the implementation of a programmatic approach to capacity development ISBA/26/A/18, and again in 2022 on the first ever dedicated capacity development strategy ISBA/27/A/5.

In carrying out this important mandate several programmes and initiatives have been implemented by ISA since 1994, namely:
i. the Deep Dive ISA's e-learning platform                                         ii. National Capacity Development Workshops (Natl CD Wksp)
iii. the Abyssal Initiative for Blue Growth project (Abyssal)    iv. the Africa Deep Seabed Resources (ADSR) project, including the                                                                                                                 deployment of ADSR experts within the ISA Secretariat
v. the Contractors' Training Programme (CTP)                             vi. the Endowment fund for marine scientific research in the Area (EFMSR)
vii. the ISA internship programme (IP)                                         viii. the ISA-China Joint Training and Research Centre (JTRC)
ix. the ISA-Ifremer Postdoctoral Fellowship in Deep-Sea Taxonomy (IFREMER Fell.)        x. Sustainable Seabed Knowledge Initiative (SSKI)
xi. the Workshop on the development of a Regional Environmental Management Plan (REMP Wksp).

This ISA capacity-building dashboard provides access to detailed information on participation to these different initiatives, with a number of filters and ways to view the data, e.g., per year, per country or region, per gender, per type of programme, etc. Statistics of trainees of least developed countries (LDCs), landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) and small island developing States (SIDS) are also provided.

Geographical participation

  • Albania

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Algeria

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Angola

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Antigua and Barbuda

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Argentina

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Armenia

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Australia

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Austria

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Azerbaijan

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Bahamas

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Bahrain

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Bangladesh

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Barbados

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Belarus

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Belgium

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Belize

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Benin

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Bolivia (Purinational State of)

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Botswana

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Brazil

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Brunei Darussalam

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Bulgaria

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Burkina Faso

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Cabo Verde

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Cameroon

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Canada

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Chad

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Chile

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • China

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Colombia

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Comoros

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Congo

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Cook Islands

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Costa Rica

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Côte d’Ivoire

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Croatia

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Cuba

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Cyprus

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Czech Republic

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Denmark

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Djibouti

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Dominica

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Dominican Republic

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Ecuador

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Egypt

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Equatorial Guinea

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Estonia

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Eswatini

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • European Union

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Fiji

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Finland

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • France

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Gabon

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Gambia

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Georgia

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Germany

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Ghana

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Greece

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Grenada

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Guatemala

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Guinea

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Guinea-Bissau

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Guyana

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Haiti

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Honduras

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Hungary

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Iceland

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • India

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Indonesia

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Iraq

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Ireland

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Italy

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Jamaica

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Japan

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Jordan

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Kenya

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Kiribati

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Kuwait

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Latvia

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Lebanon

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Lesotho

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Liberia

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Lithuania

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Luxembourg

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Madagascar

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Malawi

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Malaysia

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Maldives

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Mali

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Malta

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Marshall Islands

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Mauritania

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Mauritius

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Mexico

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Micronesia (Federated States of)

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Monaco

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Mongolia

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Montenegro

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Morocco

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Mozambique

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Myanmar

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Namibia

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Nauru

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Nepal

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Netherlands

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • New Zealand

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Nicaragua

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Niger

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Nigeria

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Niue

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • North Macedonia

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Norway

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Oman

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Pakistan

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Palau

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Panama

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Papua New Guinea

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Paraguay

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Philippines

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Poland

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Portugal

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Qatar

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Republic of Korea

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Republic of Moldova

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Romania

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Russian Federation

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Rwanda

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Saint Lucia

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Samoa

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Sao Tome and Principe

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Saudi Arabia

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Senegal

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Serbia

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Seychelles

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Sierra Leone

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Singapore

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Slovakia

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Slovenia

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Solomon Islands

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Somalia

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • South Africa

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Spain

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Sri Lanka

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • State of Palestine

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Sudan

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Suriname

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Sweden

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Switzerland

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Thailand

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Timor-Leste

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Togo

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Tonga

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Trinidad and Tobago

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Tunisia

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Tuvalu

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Uganda

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Ukraine

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • United Republic of Tanzania

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Uruguay

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Vanuatu

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Viet Nam

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Yemen

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Zambia

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
  • Zimbabwe

    NameGen.CountryYearP/ACategory of Country
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Participation trends 1994-2024

Programmes/Activities

Gender

Participation from LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS

LDCs

LLDCs

SIDS

Participation per programme/Activity 1994-2024

CTP EFMSR IP ADSR Wksp ADSR Experts JTRC IFREMER Fell. Abyssal SSKI REMP Wksp Natl CD Wksp
African Group 118 51 0 292 5 24 0 0 2 2 0
Asia-Pacific Group 93 56 14 1 0 19 1 56 18 1 68
Eastern European Group 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Latin American and Caribbean States Group 84 24 12 0 0 11 0 0 8 0 0
Western European and Other States Group 0 3 11 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0
Gender (Male/Female) 180/132 87/57 15/27 180/112 3/2 36/30 0/1 25/32 18/25 2/1 31/37
Total 312 144 42 293 5 66 1 57 43 3 68

Explore Participation

You can explore in more details the participation in ISA's capacity-building and development programmes and activities since 1994 by using the search function below. For example, explore participation from a specific country in the different programmes, the gender breakdown for a specific year or discover who benefitted from the EFMSR since its creation.

Number of results is : 1055

Search Result

Name Programme/Activity Gender Year Country Region Category of country

Country

121

Programme/Activity

12

Gender (Male/Female)

591/463

Year

15

Programmes/Activities

Gender

LDCs

LLDCs

SIDS