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
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
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.
Expected Outcomes: Potential activities and products resulting from the series of Workshops include:
Improved use of the database of monitoring sites and networks for Coastal GOOS and Coastal GTOS, i.e. TEMS (http://www.fao.org/gtos/tems/index.jsp), for coastal observing systems through registration of programs and sites.
Formal partnerships and linkages among the various programs represented at the Workshops.
Development of standardized user interface tools (e.g, GIS) and integrated decision support systems for coastal management – that is, an Integrated Coastal Decision Support System (ICoDSS) - that can be used for short-term decisions as well as long-term planning.
