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.

The Palais des Congres is "built in a modernized traditional architecture (Tata Somba), Le Palais des Congress, with an area of 75 000 square meters, it includes a conference room 1 200 seats, a meeting room with 300 seats, a multipurpose room 300-seat, two meeting rooms of 50 seats, two meeting rooms of 30 seats, rooms and a simultaneous translations newsroom." (cite from http://benintourisme.com).

The Palais des Congres is located on Boulevard de la Marina east of the Novotel Cotonou Orisha Hotel. The Benin Marina Hotel and the Ibis Cotonou are also nearby. Contact information for the Palais de Congress: Telepone: + 229 21 30 91 10; +229 21 30 91 29, e-mail: Palcong@hotmail.com). Click on the map to see it in higher resolution, or go to http://maps.google.com to get the original of the map.