One of the major objectives of the European Commission´s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, as expressed during the PEGASO Negotiation Meeting held in Brussels in September 2009, is to assist International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC) in building their research capacity. Supporting this objective, the PEGASO project has scheduled several workshops to foster scientific capacity in Southern and Eastern partners in the coming months.

• Nile Delta northern lakes investment scenarios for restoration actions in an ICZM framework. Cairo, 28-29 September 2013. This training session will focus on how to secure sustainable aquaculture in the Nile Delta in an ICZM framework. For more information: Suzan E.A, Kholeif, and Denis Bailly.

• Aquaculture in the Greek Islands in an integrated coastal zone management framework. Athens, October 2013. The workshop will explore prospective aquaculture alternatives and planning for local development in an ICZM framework. For more information: Denis Bailly

• Training on indicators and Land and Ecosystem Accounting (LEAC) methodology for ICZM implementation in Georgia (the Guria CASE). October 2013. For more information: Mamuka Gvilava

• Workshop and training on indicators and LEAC methodology for ICZM implementation, Marine Protected Areas and aquaculture in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. 11-16 November, venue to be announced. For more information: Samir Grimes