# @unesco on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=SSO98uAP8UQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36729599-unesco-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2025-11-10T10:33:56.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** UNESCO (@unesco) — https://gondola.cc/unesco

## Caption

"This training has shaped me into a capable and confident young scientist. It's like one pool of experts and brains working together towards the sustainability of the ocean!"

Bipasha Sookun, a research assistant at the University of Mauritius, attended the first-ever Coastal Ocean Environment School in Western Indian Ocean (COES-WIO) in September in Mombasa, Kenya. From fieldwork, laboratory analysis, data interpretation, and presentations, COES-WIO delivered a hands-on learning experience in ocean science.

Happening in the framework of the #OceanDecade and hosted by the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM), Pwani University and Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Government of Flanders, University of Michigan, Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association and ECOP Africa, this 7-day training provided 75 early-career ocean professionals from across the Western Indian Ocean region with an opportunity to hone their practical skills while connecting with experts and building networks with fellow ocean scientists. 

The Ocean Decade Capacity Development Facility and the OceanTeacher Global Academy provided additional support to enable early-career ocean professionals, or #ECOPs, to attend this training, with a focus on ecological survey techniques and data management. 

In this video, Bipasha tells us what she gained from this training, and how she will take her learnings with her back to her research community in Mauritius.

Learn more about the Ocean Decade Capacity Development Facility: https://oceandecade.org/capacity-development-facility/

#OceanDecade #CapacityDevelopment

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ecops, oceandecade, capacitydevelopment

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