PROBLUE Ocean Governance Capacity Building Training Programme
Building regional capacity in ocean governance for sustainable ocean economies
About the programme
The Partners have complementary missions with respect to capacity development for ocean governance and therefore have agreed to cooperate to design and deliver a training program on international law related to ocean governance and the legal framework for the blue economy, including relevant regional conventions, drawing on each Partner鈥檚 respective areas of expertise. The World Bank is acting as the overall project coordinator.
DOALOS is the lead for training on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), including national implementation, ocean governance frameworks, multilateral fisheries agreements, dispute settlement, marine scientific research, maritime security, as well as the blue economy and sustainable development.
Objectives
To enhance the capacity of government officials, staff of partner organizations, and other stakeholders on ocean governance by providing training on international law related to oceans and the legal framework for the blue economy, including relevant regional conventions.
This training is expected to result in greater understanding of relevant international law and facilitate the development and implementation of national legal frameworks and ocean governance with a view to sustaining blue economies, including by mobilizing public and private financial resources for sustainable development.
Donor and Partners
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e-Learning Course
The Partners have produced a self-paced e-learning course based on training materials developed for the online deliveries.
The "Ocean Governance Capacity Building Training Program 鈥� E-Learning Course" is publicly available on the World Bank's .
Online Workshops
Regional workshops will be delivered remotely, and participants are not expected to have specialist knowledge or expertise.
The workshop are designed to provide an introduction to the ocean legal framework in the core modules, with an opportunity to develop knowledge in more specialized areas through elective modules.
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Asian Region (2025 February): 2 parallel workshops in English, 79 participants, 22 countries
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Latin America and the Caribbean Region (2024 May): 3 parallel workshops in English and Spanish, 120 participants, 27 countries
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Indian Ocean Region (2023 Sept): 3 parallel workshops in English and French, 103 participants, 22 countries
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Pacific Region (2021 April-May): 2 parallel workshops, 47 participants, 22 countries and organizations
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African Region (2021 Sept-Oct): 3 parallel workshops in English and French, 87 participants, 28 countries
Global In-Person Workshop (June 2025)
June 16-18, 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) hosted the Global Ocean Governance Workshop which was delivered by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, the World Bank, FAO, International Seabed Authority, Melbourne University Law School, and the University of Nantes. The workshop provided an opportunity for legal experts, government officials and professionals from across the world to strengthen capacity for sustainable ocean governance.
