About Us

THE CONSORTIUM (CRRC)

Globally, coastal areas are under severe pressure from a range of anthropogenic and natural threats. In Africa, coastal erosion and flooding severely threaten communities, livelihoods, safety and infrastructure all along the coastline. Other threats include stronger storms and rising seas that are causing massive erosion problems along the coast; beaches are being destroyed because they are deeply mined for sand; and protective mangroves being deforested to urban expansion and oil industry activities in parts of the region. The West African coastline, for example,  extends for almost 4,000km from Senegal to Cameroon. About one-third of the region’s people, estimated at 382 million and growing by 4% each year, live in the coastal areas. The African Development Bank (AfDB) estimates that about 42% of West Africa’s GDP is generated from its coastal areas.

The US-Coastal Resilience Research Consortium (CRRC) brings together a diverse and interdisciplinary group of researchers from multiple US institutions in collaboration with several leading institutions and agencies from coastal countries in Africa to develop and implement a joint research plan to better understand the physical processes that impact and threaten the region’s coastlines. The CRRC aims to improve the ability of people in African coastal regions to adapt to changing environmental conditions by addressing critical coastal resilience gaps through targeted research and capacity development efforts. The CRRC’s 5th International Workshop will bring together various stakeholders from the US and across Africa to explore strategies for developing a sustainable Blue Economy. Emphasis will be on the North Atlantic Ocean and its adjacent coastal marine environments

About the International Organizing Committee

Members

Prof. Ebenezer Nyajro (IOC Chair), Mississippi State University, USA.

About the Local Organizing Committee

Members

Dr. Bennet Atsu Foli (LOC Chair), University of Ghana, Ghana

Dr. Isaac Okeyre, University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Dr. Donatus Angnuureng, University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Ms. Philis Amamoo, University of Ghana, Ghana