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
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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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DETAILED WORKSHOP PROGRAM
Sunday 14 February 2010
12:00 - 18:00 | Arrival & Registration |
18:00 - 20:00 | LOC & SC Informal Meeting |
Monday 15 February 2010
0800-0900 | Arrival & Registration |
0900-1000 | Opening Session. |
0900-1000 |
1 - Mot de bienvenu de l´Ambassadeur Délégué permanent du Bénin auprès de l´UNESCO, Prof YAÏ Olabiyi Joseph
2 - Allocution de la Directrice du Bureau Multipays de l´UNESCO à Accra, Madame Elisabeth MOUNDO
3 - Allocution de la Sous-directrice générale de l´UNESCO, Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission océanographique intergouvernementale de l´UNESCO et Représentant la Directrice générale de l´UNESCO, Madame Wendy Watson-Wright
4 - Allocution de la Coordinatrice Résidente des Nations Unies et Représentante Résidente du Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement, Madame Nardos Bekele-Thomas
5 - Allocution du Commissaire chargé des Sciences et techniques et des Ressources humaines de la Commission d l´Union Africaine le Professeur Jean Pierre EZIN
6 - Allocation d´ouverture du Ministre de l´environnement et de la Protection de la Nature de la République du Bénin, Excellence Monsieur Justin Sossou ADANMAYI
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1000-1030 | Coffee Break |
1030-1300 | Joint Plenary Session 1: Keynote Presentations |
1030-1040 | Objectif de la Réunion
1 - Mots de bienvenue du Vice Président du Comité local d´Organisation du Bénin le Professeur Abel AFOUDA
2 - Objectifs et résultats attendus de l´atelier par Messieurs Justin AHANHANZO, Coordinateur de GOOS-AFRICA & Jimmy Adegoke, Workshop Co-chair (pdf)
3 - Introduction par le Secrétariat de GEO, Douglas Cripe
4 - Introduction par le Secrétariat du PNUE, Joana Akrofi |
1040-1050 |
Climate change and its impacts in Africa: IPCC Africa Chapter 2007
by Prof. Michel BOKO, lead coordinator IPCC Africa chapter 2007 |
1050-1110 | Climate change and coastal zones in Africa: Perspective for African-led Capacity Building framework by Prof. Chidi Ibe, Chancellor and Chairman, University Governing Council, Imo State University, Nigeria |
1110-1130 | Social and Economic Issues in Water Management in Africa by, Abel AFOUDA and Abou AMANI |
1130-1150 | Earth Observations Applications for Decision Making Support and
capacity building for Coastal Zone Management, Water Resources & Climate Change in Africa by Prof. Sias Moster, University of Stellenbosh and Space Commercial Services, South Africa |
1150-1210 | The Global Climate Services Framework by the Representative of WMO |
1210-1230 | The Copenhagen COP 15/UNFCCC: Outputs and Africa: Representative of the African Negotiators Group/AMCEN Secretariat Representative |
1230-1300 | Discussion/Q&A |
1300-1430 | Lunch |
Sub-Theme 1 (PTS1)
Strengthening Observing Systems Capacity for Managing and Mitigating the Impacts of Human Activities and Coastal Inundation in the African Region
(Conveners: J. Ahanhanzo – IOC/UNESCO/GOOS-Africa & J. Adegoke – GEO/AARSE)
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Sub-Theme 2 (PTS2)
Climate change and water resources management and related issues in Africa
(Conveners: A. Afouda – IHP-Benin and A. AMANI – IHP/UNESCO)
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Session 1
PARADIGMS & CHALLENGES OF COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE IN AFRICA
SETTING THE SCENE, HIGHLIGHTING NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Session Chair: Dr. Magnus Ngoile, Policy and Governance Coordinator, ASCLME
Session Rapporteur: Dr. Isabelle Nyang Diop, ACCC Coordinator, UNESCO Dakar |
Session 1
séminaire technique sur les changements climatiques et la gestion des ressources en eau et les questions connexes |
1430-1500 | THE CHALLENGES OF VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTATION TO GLOBAL CHANGE ALONG THE COAST OF AFRICA
Panel discussions on climate change impacts along the coast of Africa: tropical cyclones, sea level rise, coastal erosion, coral reefs led by Charles Magori, Regina Folorunsho, Niang Isabelle |
1500-1530 | African efforts and success stories in Capacity Building with a special emphasis on national and regional scientific infrastructures and expertise including High Performance Computing towards building African operational oceanographic Systems for Coastal Zone Management, Water Resources and Climate Change in Africa: Panel Discussions by Jeff Chen, CHPC/South Africa, Neville Sweijd, ACCESS/South Africa, Deputy Director, IMS, Zanzibar, Jimmy Adegoke, Univ. of Misouri Kansas-City (Chen, pdf, Sweijd, pdf) |
1540-1540 | Session Brief & Charge to Breakout Session – Session Chair |
1540-1700 | Breakout Session A (Day 1) |
1700-1730 | Breakout Sessions Regroup for Rapporteurs Report, Synthesis & Summary |
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1430-1450 | Gestion des ressources en eau dans le contexte des changements climatiques en Afrique: enjeux et approches nouvelles, Abou AMANI |
1450-1510 | Analyse Multidisciplinaire de la Mousson Africaine (AMMA) par Harouna KARAMBIRI et al |
1510-1530 | Le changement climatique et les eaux souterraines en Afrique: défis et les actions nécessaires, par Alexandros et al |
1530-1600 | Présentation PHI Allemand |
1600-1630 | la gestion des Hydro-catastrophes (inondations) en Afrique, par ABOU AMANI |
1630-1700 | outils de contrôle de la sécheresse pour l'Afrique, Siegfried DEMUTH |
1700-1730 | Le changement climatique et la conception et gestion des infrastructures hydrauliques en Afrique, par Harouna KARAMBIRI et Abou AMANI |
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Session 2
LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS IN AFRICA: CONCEPT, IMPLEMENTATION,
CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES & FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
Session Chair: Brad Brown, former Director, NOAA South East Fisheries Center, USA
Session Rapporteur: Jacques Abe, GCLME |
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1800-1900 | Introduction by Brad Brown, former Director, NOAA SouthEast Fisheries Center, USA
The Guinea Current LME(GCLME) – Dr. Jacques Abe, GCLME Environmental Expert (pptx)
The Agulhas & Somali Currents LME (ASCLME): Dr. Magnus Ngoile, Policy and Governance Coordinator and Lucy Scott, ASLME, BCC, by Neville Sweijd (pdf) |
1900-1930 | Discussion/Q&A |
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1800-1830 | discussion générale et recommandations | |
1930 | End of Day 1 Sessions |
Tuesday 16 February 2010
Session 3
TOWARDS AN END TO END EARTH OBSERVATION NETWORK IN AFRICA: PRESENT CAPACITY AND FUTURE NEEDS
Session Chair: Regina Folorunsho (PHD) Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research
Session Rapporteur: Fidel Kilanda, Namibe Oceanographic Center, Angola |
3rd Meeting of Sub-Saharan Africa IHP National Committees
Président:
Rapporteur: |
0800-0815 | GOOS-AFRICA and Role of the African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment, UNESCO, GOOS AFRICA Remote Sensing Group Leader & Workshop co-Chair. Dr. Justin Ahanhanzo, UNESCO/OIC, Paris, France |
0815-0830 | The GEO Coastal Zone Community of Practice (CZCP):
Vision & Implementation Strategy for Building Networks to Advance Coastal Science & Management – Dr. Jimmy Adegoke, GEO-CZCP Africa Initiative Lead & Workshop co-Chair (pdf) |
0830-0845 | ASSIMILATION, MODELLING AND FORECASTING: TOWARDS OCEAN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN AFRICA
Modelling in ACCESS – Dr. Neville Sweijd, CSIR, South Africa (pptx) |
0845-0900 | OBSERVATIONS and MEASUREMENTS in AFRICAN COASTAL OCEANS: Effective Strategies for Building & Sustaining Networks
Julius Francis, Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) |
0900-0915 | Integrated data and information products and services for the Management of oceans and coasts in Africa, ODINAFRICA IV: 2009 – 2012 Dr. Mika Odido, UNESCO/IOC9 - Represented by Dr Roger Djiman (Centre de Recherches Halieutiques et Océanographiques du Benin) (pdf) |
0915-0930 | AN AFRICAN COASTAL Observing NETWORK for the IGOS Coastal Theme Chair GOOS-Africa - Prof. Geoff Brundrit, University of Cape Town, South Africa – Represented by GOOS-AFRICA Cordinator, Justin Ahanhanzo |
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0800-0930 |
- Opening ceremony
- Introduction of IHP focal points
- Establishment of the bureau
- a.Chair and vice – chairs
- b.Rapporteurs
- Adoption of the agenda
- Adoption of the report of 2nd meeting (Cape Town)
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1000-1150 | Breakout Sessions B - Day 2
Discussions should focus on an observing and decision-support systems required to address regional applications and high-priority gaps identified in breakout sessions on Monday in all relevant areas, including:
- Observing systems
- Data management, modeling, and integration
- Prediction, scenarios, and decision-support
These issues should be addressed in three Regional Breakout Groups with separate group focusing on The Atlantic Coast /West Africa, the Indian Ocean/East Africa and the Benguela Current Region/Southern Africa, respectively. |
1150-1215 | Breakout Sessions Regroup for Rapporteurs Report, Synthesis & Summary |
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1000-1215 |
6.Presentation of IHP VII with focused on Africa (activities implemented and planned IHP VII)
- a. Report from IHP secretariat (global presentation on IHP VII)
- b. Report on regional activities in Africa by regional office
- c. Reports by cluster offices (Accra, Addis, Bamako, Dakar, Dar Es Salam, Harare, Nairobi, Windhoek and Yaoundé)
- d. Discussion
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1330-1430 | Joint Coastal Zone and Water Sub-Themes Poster Session | |
1330-1430 | 7. National reports by IHP focal points
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JOINT COASTAL ZONE & WATER JOINT TECHNICAL Session
COASTAL ZONE PARALLEL SESSION (PTS1)
CLIMATE IMPACTS ON WATER AND COASTAL RESOURCES
Session Co-Chairs: Chair African IHP Committee & CZCP Co-Chair
Session Rapporteur: Dr Appollonia Okhimamhe Associate Professor of Geography (Remote Sensing Applications), DIRECTOR, Centre for Climate Change and Freshwater Resources (CCCFR) |
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1430-1445 | Potential Impacts of Harmattan/Saharan Dust Aerosol on Regional Precipitation in West Africa
Vernon R. Morris, NOAA Center for Atmospheric Sciences (NCAS) Howard University, Washington, USA |
1445-1500 | Droughts in the Sudano-Sahelian Zone of Nigeria: Implications for Agriculture and Water Resources Development
Dr. Ojonigu F. Ati, Department of Geography, Ahmadu Bello University |
1500-1515 | Large Marine Ecosystems Assessment Methodology for the World's Coastal Zones During Climate Change
K. Sherman NOAA, NMFS, Narragansett Laboratory, USA presented by Bradford E. Brown (pdf |
1515-1530 | Natural & Anthropogenic Drivers of Environmental Degradation in Coastal and Lake Ecosystems: Case Studies of the Niger Delta & Lake Chad Basin
Dr. Jimmy Adegoke, University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA |
1545-1600 | GEO Water Cycle Community of Practice: Capacity Building & Water Resource Initiatives in Africa
Dr. Douglas Cripe, GEO Secretariat (pdf) |
1600-1630 | |
1445-1500 | Discussion/Q&A |
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1430-1630 |
8. Overview of the questionnaire outcomes
9. general discussion
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Session 4
The application to Human benefit areas
vital to the coastal zone of Africa National & Regional Demonstration projects
Session Chair: Brad BOWN, Former Director NOAA SE Fisheries Center, Miami
Session Rapporteur: Michel Boko, Professor of Climatology University of Benin
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1700-1715 | Adaptation to Climate Change and Coastal Change (ACCC) Global Ecological Fund (GEF) Project
Dr. Niang Isabelle, Département de Géologie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal (pptx) |
1715-1730 | Ecosystem services, Resource management, food security: Land-based activities, biological resources, fisheries
Dr. George Wiafe, University of Ghana, Accra Ghana (pdf) |
1730-1745 | Satellite –based assessment of natural and human-induced environmental change in Lake Ecosystems
Dr Appollonia Okhimamhe, Centre for Climate Change and Freshwater Resources (CCCFR) Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria (pdf) |
1745-1800 | Coastal Impact and Environmental Change along the West African Coastline:
Ulrike Sturm, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany (pdf) |
1800-1815 | Mangrove & Ecosystem Dynamics of the Niger Delta
Dr Peter Nwilo, University of Lagos, Nigeria |
1815-1830 | The Lagos Megacity Coastal Project.
Adeniran Akanni Lagos State Ministry of Environment, Nigeria |
1830-1900 | Discussion/Q&A |
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1700-1830 |
10. Identification of priorities and programs to be strengthened and/or initiated
11. Role of IHP national committees and Discussions on making IHP national Committees Effective
Improving impacts of IHP at national, sub-regional and regional levels and kind of partnership with AMCOW, GWP, RECs water units,.;)
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1930 | End of Day 2 Sessions |
Wednesday 17 February 2010
0900-1000 | COASTAL ZONE WRAP UP SESSION:
The future needs for formal partnerships and linkages in the African coastal zone community of practice. |
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0800-1000 |
12. Priority areas for IHP VIII
13. IHP Council (July 2010) |
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1030-1200 | COASTAL ZONE WRAP UP SESSION:
The future needs for formal partnerships and linkages in the African coastal zone community of practice. |
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1030-1200 |
14. Resolutions
15. Any other matters
16. report recommandations |
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1200-1300 | Lunch |
1300-1800 | JOINT GOVERNANCE SESSION:
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON WATER RESOURCES & THE COASTAL ENVIRONMENT In AFRICA |
1300- 1430 | First Seminar of African Union and African Scientific Institute on the
Contribution of the African Diaspora in Earth Sciences and Technologies for
Africa´s Renaissance towards Sustainable Development
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1430- 1800 | Political Forum: Co-chairs: Hon. Ezeuike Ubani, Chairman Committee on Climate Change, House of Representatives, National Assembly, Abuja, Nigeria & Madame Wendy Watson-Wright, Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission océanographique intergouvernementale de l´UNESCO et Représentant la Directrice générale de l´UNESCO.
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1800 | Formal closing of the Workshop |
1800-2100 | CONFERENCE DINNER & ENTERTAINMENT |
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Water/IHP National Committee Meeting
Field Trip "Coping with coastal erosion in Benin: Zone des Ambassadeurs"
Slave Route in Ouidah Joint Benin – UNESCO Initiative
Side collaborative meetings upon invitation only (18-22 February 2010)
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