Schedule

Event Schedule

Here is our event schedule

DAY 3 – Sunday, 20th August 2023 at the African Regent Hotel Nhyiemu Meeting Room

ECOP Side Event (09:00am - 12:35pm)

8:30 am – 9:00 am

Arrival and Registration

SESSION 1 - Enabling Access to Enhance Critical Understanding of Africa's Eastern Atlantic

Moderators: Noel Kok - Nature Environment Wildlife and Filmmaking, South Africa

Brian Arbic - University of Michigan, USA

09:00am - 09:10am

Keynote Talk

Aristide Takoukam Kamla

AMMCO, Cameroon

9:10 am – 9:20 am

Presentation - Joining Forces: A Multi-scale, Year-round, Multidisciplinary Observational Campaign in the Tropical West African Upwelling System (FUTURO)

Bjoern Fiedler

GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany

9:20 am – 9:30 am

Presentation - Application of cpDNA Analysis to Assess Genetic Diversity of Avicennia germinans in Coastal Ghana

Millicent S. A. Kwawu

University of Ghana

9:30 am – 9:40 am

Presentation - Transforming to Open Science: NASA's Open Data for the West African Community

Paige Martin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), USA

9:40 am – 9:50 am

Presentation - Characterization of Coastal Flooding Events along Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa)

Tano Anoumou Réné

Nangui Abrogoua University, Côte D’Ivoire

9:50 am – 10:00 am

Presentation - Development of Low-cost Instrumentation for Advanced Underwater Ecology Observations

Coffi Gérard Franck Zinzindohoué

Benin Institute for Halieutic and Oceanographic Research (IRHOB)

10:00 am – 10:10 am

Presentation – BIOTTA: Building Capacity in Ocean Acidification in the Gulf of Guinea

Calvin Groove Barbornuobor

10:10 am – 10:40 am

Discussion Session

All Participants

10:40 am – 10:50 am

Working Cocoa Break

All Participants

SESSION 2 - Community Leadership and Participation in Ocean Knowledge Generation

Moderators: Angela M. Lamptey – University of Ghana

Ngozi Margaret Oguguah - Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research

10:55 am – 11:05 am

Keynote Talk - Community Leadership and Participation in Ocean Knowledge Generation

Richmond Kennedy Quarcoo

Plastic Punch, Ghana

11:05 am – 11:15 am

Presentation - Citizen Observation of Plastic Pollution in Coastal Ecosystems to Address Data Gaps in Marine Litter Distribution

Ana Isabel Catarino

Flanders Marine Institute, Belgium

11: 15 am –11:25 am

Presentation - Evaluating Community-Based Participation in Coastal Waste Management Using Bottom-Top Approach

Ayodele Oduwole

Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Nigeria

11:25 am – 11:35 am

Presentation – The Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing in Cameroon

Mbotiji Noella Njeuyap

AMMCO, Cameroon

11:35 pm – 11:45 pm

Presentation - Strengthening Sea Turtle Conservation in the Keta Lagoon Complex Ramsar Site, Ghana

Bright Adzagba

Keta Ramsar Centre, Ghana

11:45 pm – 11:55 pm

Presentation - Combating Marine Plastic Pollution via Societal Engagement: Plastic Punch and Citizen Science

Noémie Simon

Plastic Punch, Ghana

11:55 am – 12:25 pm

Discussion Session

All Participants

12:25 pm – 1:25 pm

Lunch

All Participants

SESSION 3 - Building Coastal Community Resilience against Coastal Hazards

Moderators: Kwasi Appeaning Addo - University of Ghana

Regina Folorunsho - Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research

1:25 pm – 1:35 pm

Keynote Talk- Coastal Erosion Risks and Adaptation to Climate Change in West Africa

Donatus Angnuureng

University of Cape Coast, Ghana

1:35 pm – 1:45 pm

Presentation - Assessing Historical Shoreline Changes along the Eastern Coast of Ghana

Peace Dziedzom Gbeckor-Kove

University of Ghana

1:45 pm – 1:55 pm

Presentation - Into Uncharted Territories - Assessing the Influence of Land Subsidence on Vulnerability and Inundation Projections for the Volta Delta, Ghana

Selasi Yao Avornyo

University of Ghana

1:55 pm – 2:05 pm

Presentation - Fostering Partnerships to Advance Ocean Science in West Africa

Priscilla Iyiola Ibadin

Kwara State University, Nigeria

2:05 pm – 2:15 pm

Presentation - The MANCOGA Project: Co-designing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) using Mangroves against Coastal Hazards in Ghana

Senyo Yao Adzah

University of Ghana

2:15 pm – 2:25 pm

Presentation - Spatio-temporal Variations of Future Wave Climate-Driven Longshore Sediment Transport in the Gulf of Guinea

Adeola Michael Dahunsi

University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin Republic

2:25 pm – 2:35 pm

Presentation - Planned Adaptation Gone Wrong: Assessing Coastal Resilience Planning in Response to Differential Vulnerabilities and Adaptation Needs

Yaw Agyeman Boafo

University of Ghana

2:35 pm – 3:05 pm

Discussion Session

All Participants

SESSION 4 – Panel Discussions Moderators: Edem Mahu – University of Ghana
Julia Luthringer – National Geographic Society, USA

3:05 pm – 4:35 pm(Parallel Sessions)

High-Level Panel on the Future of West Africa Marine Research

Invited Participants Only

3:05 pm – 4:35 pm (Parallel Sessions)

Networking and Interactive Poster Session

All Participants

4:35 pm – 5:05 pm

Closing Ceremony

Antoinette Kailey Ankrah & Edem Mahu

Coordinators, WAMSS

5:05 pm – 5:20 pm

Cocoa Break

All Participants

Event Schedule

DAY 3 – Sunday, 20th August 2023 at the African Regent Hotel Nhyiemu Meeting Room

ECOP Side Event (09:00am - 12:35pm)

Arrival and Registration

SESSION 1 - Enabling Access to Enhance Critical Understanding of Africa's Eastern Atlantic Moderators: Noel Kok - Nature Environment Wildlife and Filmmaking, South Africa Brian Arbic - University of Michigan, USA

Keynote Talk

Presentation - Joining Forces: A Multi-scale, Year-round, Multidisciplinary Observational Campaign in the Tropical West African Upwelling System (FUTURO)

Presentation - Application of cpDNA Analysis to Assess Genetic Diversity of Avicennia germinans in Coastal Ghana

Presentation - Transforming to Open Science: NASA's Open Data for the West African Community

Presentation - Characterization of Coastal Flooding Events along Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa)

Presentation - Development of Low-cost Instrumentation for Advanced Underwater Ecology Observations

Presentation – BIOTTA: Building Capacity in Ocean Acidification in the Gulf of Guinea

Discussion Session

Working Cocoa Break

SESSION 2 - Community Leadership and Participation in Ocean Knowledge Generation Moderators: Angela M. Lamptey – University of Ghana Ngozi Margaret Oguguah - Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research

Keynote Talk - Community Leadership and Participation in Ocean Knowledge Generation

Presentation - Citizen Observation of Plastic Pollution in Coastal Ecosystems to Address Data Gaps in Marine Litter Distribution

Presentation - Evaluating Community-Based Participation in Coastal Waste Management Using Bottom-Top Approach

Presentation – The Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing in Cameroon

Presentation - Strengthening Sea Turtle Conservation in the Keta Lagoon Complex Ramsar Site, Ghana

Presentation - Combating Marine Plastic Pollution via Societal Engagement: Plastic Punch and Citizen Science

Discussion Session

Lunch

SESSION 3 - Building Coastal Community Resilience against Coastal Hazards Moderators: Kwasi Appeaning Addo - University of Ghana Regina Folorunsho - Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research

Keynote Talk- Coastal Erosion Risks and Adaptation to Climate Change in West Africa

Presentation - Assessing Historical Shoreline Changes along the Eastern Coast of Ghana

Presentation - Into Uncharted Territories - Assessing the Influence of Land Subsidence on Vulnerability and Inundation Projections for the Volta Delta, Ghana

Presentation - Fostering Partnerships to Advance Ocean Science in West Africa

Presentation - The MANCOGA Project: Co-designing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) using Mangroves against Coastal Hazards in Ghana

Presentation - Spatio-temporal Variations of Future Wave Climate-Driven Longshore Sediment Transport in the Gulf of Guinea

Presentation - Planned Adaptation Gone Wrong: Assessing Coastal Resilience Planning in Response to Differential Vulnerabilities and Adaptation Needs

Discussion Session

SESSION 4 – Panel Discussions Moderators: Edem Mahu – University of Ghana Julia Luthringer – National Geographic Society, USA

High-Level Panel on the Future of West Africa Marine Research

Networking and Interactive Poster Session

Closing Ceremony

Cocoa Break

SESSION 1 - Enabling Access to Enhance Critical Understanding of Africa's Eastern Atlantic

Moderators: Noel Kok - Nature Environment Wildlife and Filmmaking, South Africa

Brian Arbic - University of Michigan, USA

SESSION 2 - Community Leadership and Participation in Ocean Knowledge Generation

Moderators: Angela M. Lamptey – University of Ghana

Ngozi Margaret Oguguah - Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research

SESSION 3 - Building Coastal Community Resilience against Coastal Hazards

Moderators: Kwasi Appeaning Addo - University of Ghana

Regina Folorunsho - Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research

SESSION 4 – Panel Discussions Moderators: Edem Mahu – University of Ghana
Julia Luthringer – National Geographic Society, USA