The project “Strengthening Sea Level Monitoring and Data Management in East Africa for Coastal Resilience and Community Safety” (SEAMARCS) has been officially awarded through the Flanders-UNESCO Science Trust (FUST) fund.
The project is jointly led by the IOC Sub-Commission for Africa and the Adjacent Island States (IOCAFRICA), the IOC Tsunami Resilience Section (IOC/TSR) and the IOC Global Sea Level Observing Network (GLOSS) Programme, bringing together regional expertise and global technical leadership in ocean observation, disaster risk reduction, and coastal resilience. It is delivered in close collaboration with the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) and other regional and national partners, including institutions in Kenya, Mozambique, Seychelles, and Madagascar. Through the deployment of innovative sea-level monitoring technologies and targeted capacity-building efforts, SEAMARCS aims to enhance coastal risk preparedness, support data-driven policy and decision-making, and strengthen institutional and technical capacities for long-term resilience and sustainable ocean governance in Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean.
The SEAMARCS Inception Workshop objective is to lay a strong foundation for the SEAMARCS project by:
Location
PrideInn Flamingo Hotel
Mombasa
Kenya
Organisers and Staff
| Organisers | |
|---|---|
| Mr Bernardo Aliaga Rossel | |
| Mr. Ibukun Adewumi | |
| Mr. John Ndarathi | |
| Mr Angelos Haidar | |
| Ms. Agnes Jönsson Roseen | |
| Staff | |
|---|---|
| Mr Bernardo Aliaga Rossel | |
| Mr. Ibukun Adewumi | |
| Mr. Edwin Mwashinga | |
| Mr. John Ndarathi | |
Opening of the Workshop
Presentation of the SEAMARCS Project
Presentations on Regional Aspects
Presentations of National Reports
Opening Day 2
Presentation of Ocean Observation
Working in Breakout Groups
Reports from the Breakout Groups
Opening Day 3
Review the Project Timeline
Concluding Remarks from the Workshop
Agenda Documents
| Agenda | Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flanders Unesco Science Trust | ||
| 1.2 | SEAMARCS Project Presentation | ||
| 1.3 | GOOS Africa Presentation | ||
| 1.3 | Modeling/Calibration/Generated Scenarios in East Africa | ||
| 1.3 | SLR_SEAMARCS_AMAN_Angora | ||
| 1.3 | RIMES_IOC Sea Level Station | ||
| 1.3 | Sea level rise rates, trends and impacts in WIO region | ||
| 1.3 | Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility | ||
| 1.3 | Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS) | ||
| 1.4 | Country Reports - Kenya SEAMRCS Inception Workshop_CM | ||
| 1.4 | Seychelles Country Report | ||
| 1.4 | Madagascar Country Report | ||
| 1.4 | Mozambique Country Report | ||
| 2 | Summary Day 1 | ||
| 2.1 | Existing Sea Level Stations Kenya | ||
| 2.1 | SEAMARCS Stakeholder mapping | ||
| 2.1 | Existing Sea Level Stations Seychelles | ||
| 2.1 | Existing Sea Level Station Mozambique | ||
| 2.1 | Existing Sea Level Stations Madagascar | ||
| 2.2 | GMES MarCOSIO Overview | ||
| 2.2 | IOCAFRICA Work on Ocean Observation | ||
| 2.3 | Original M&E Table | ||
| 2.3 | Original M&E Written Text | ||
| 2.3 | Results Framework Table | ||
| 2.3 | SEAMARCS II.8 Risk Assessment and Preventive Mitigation Measures | ||
| 2.3 | SEAMARCS Risk Assessment and Preventive Mitigation Measures | ||
| 2.3 | Theory of Change SEAMARCS project | ||
| 2.5 | Revised Results Framework | ||
| 2.5 | Revised Monitor and Evaluation | ||
| 2.5 | Revised Theory of Change | ||
| 3.2 | Concluding Remarks |
Participant Stats:
| Staff and organisers | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Confirmed | 20 | |
| Not Confirmed | 2 | |
| Not-participating | 0 | |
| Total | 31 |