GEOSS Support for Decision-Making in the Coastal Zone: Managing and
Mitigating the Impacts of Human Activities and Natural Hazards in the
Coastal Zone
A workshop series organized by the GEO Coastal Zone Community of Practice
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AFRICA WORKSHOP
Decision-Making Support For Coastal Zone Management, Water Resources & Climate Change In Africa
Sub-Theme 1: Strengthening Observing Systems Capacity for Managing and Mitigating the Impacts of Human Activities and Coastal Inundation in the African Region
Sub-Theme 2: Mitigating the Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources in Africa
February 15-18, 2010, Cotonou, Benin
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The CZCP Regional Workshop in West Africa is integrated into a broader Workshop jointly organized by UNESCO-IOC-GOOS-Africa-IHP, AARSE, GEO, and the Coastal Zone Community of Practice. The program of Sub-Theme 1 of the Workshop is organized by the CZCP.
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Local Organizing Committee:
Workshop Steering Committee:
- Jacques Abe, Guinea Current Large Marine Ecosystem (GCLME)
- Jimmy Adegoke, Geosciences Department, University of Missouri-Kansas City (Sub-Theme 1 chair); AARSE
- Abel Afouda, UNESCO/IHP (Sub-Theme 2 co-chair)
- Justin Ahanhanzo, UNESCO IOC, Paris; GOOS-Africa (workshop co-chair)
- Abou Amani, UNESCO Accra Office
- Alice Aureli, UNESCO/IHP
- Geoff Brundrit, Oceanography Department, University of Cape Town (workshop co-chair); GOOS-Africa
- Michael Bruno, Stevens Institute of Technology (CZCP Regional workshop series chair)
- Douglas Cripe, GEO Secretariat
- Ifeyinwa Davis, EPA, USA
- Paul Digiacomo, Marine Ecosystems and Climate Branch NOAA (CZCP Co-Chair)
- Julius Francis, Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA)
- Hashali Hamukuaya, Benguela Current Commission (BCC)
- Niang-Diop Isabelle, Université Cheikh Anta Diop. Dakar, Senegal
- Alexandros Makarigakis, UNESCO Addis Ababa
- Tom Malone, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Cambridge MD
- Emmanuel NAAH, UNESCO
- Mika Odido, UNESCO IOC, Nairobi; ODINAFRICA
- George Philander, Princeton University; ACCESS
- Hans-Peter Plag, University of Nevada, Reno (CZCP Co-chair)
- Neville Sweijd, CSIR, South Africa; ACCESS
- Marcel Tchaou, UNESCO
- Alberto J. Tejada-Guibert, UNESCO/IHP (Sub-Theme 2 co-chair)
- David Vousden, Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystem (SCLME)
- George Wiafe, Dept Oceanography & Fisheries, University of Ghana,
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