In carrying out their commitments under Article 4, paragraph 1(g), the Parties shall:
(a) Support and further develop, as appropriate, international and intergovernmental programmes and networks or
organizations aimed at defining, conducting, assessing and financing research, data collection and systematic
observation, taking into account the need to minimize duplication of effort;
(b) Support international and intergovernmental efforts to strengthen systematic observation and national
scientific and technical research capacities and capabilities, particularly in developing countries, and to
promote access to, and the exchange of, data and analyses thereof obtained from areas beyond national
jurisdiction; and
(c) Take into account the particular concerns and needs of developing countries and cooperate in improving
their endogenous capacities and capabilities to participate in the efforts referred to in subparagraphs (a) and
(b) above.