Lead institution:
IOCAFRICA – Kenya
The SEAWARD Africa aims to provide a coordinated framework for the implementation of the Ocean Decade Africa Roadmap, which provides a vision and plan for diverse stakeholders to convene around a common set of priorities for the implementation of the Ocean Decade in Africa.
The Programme is structured around four thematic components addressing sustainable management of marine resources; climate change and marine biodiversity; ocean pollution; and extreme events and disaster risk reduction. It will be supported by a number of enabling and underpinning components including capacity development, technology and innovation, ocean literacy, ocean observations, and data and information.
Start Date: 06/03/2024
End Date: 31/12/2030
Lead Contact: Ibukun Adewumi (i.adewumi@unesco.org)
This Programme hosts the following Ocean Decade Projects: