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At the end of the project, preliminary but operational applications of modelling to decision-support in pilot sites will have been developed, and a strategy for the development of decision-support services through modelling will have been developed in participating institutes. Background and project rationale The Western coast of Africa is endowed with considerable marine resources, living and non-living, upon which economies and many communities depend critically. With the many threats to these resources, such as overexploitation, erosion, pollution and climate change, to name a few, countries in this region are faced with the challenge of rationally managing these many pressures on vital resources. Despite much recent progress, to date most still lack the capacity to address these challenges with sound science. The IOC has conducted several projects that have been successful at developing marine scientific capacity in the region, including ODINAFRICA, Ocean Teacher, GLOSS, and many others, thanks to the generous support of Member States, especially the funds from the Govt. of Flanders. These projects have developed many critical technical skills. The sustainability of these benefits now needs to be ensured through end-to-end applications that convincingly show policy-makers the benefits of marine science and observations, and in this manner attract stable national funding support. Coastal modelling can integrate these data and technical skills into a Decision Support System for coastal development that provides concrete solutions demanded by politicians, communities and industries. Associated visualization can greatly increase the advocacy of scientists to convince decision-makers to take into account their scientific results in coastal development. Other important benefits for institutes include real possibilities for significant extra-budgetary funds from government and industries, whilst simultaneously advancing scientific understanding of coastal processes. As such, they have been powerful tools for jump starting modern oceanography and application in several of todays emerging economies. Project activities Start-up phase: 3 months Prioritize pilot sites in Central Africa for the coastal modelling demonstration. The sites will be chosen based on where scientific support to decision-making is urgently needed and demanded by relevant national authorities. The National Ocean Data Centres established by ODINAFRICA will be used for a stocktaking of available data for modelling this area. Available teaching tools and existing publications from OceanTeacher ODINPubAfrica will be used to their fullest extent. Workshop A coastal modelling expert with an excellent track record in using coastal models for science, decision-making, and services to industry will be selected as the workshop facilitator. Workshop format will consist of an initial presentation by the facilitator to directors and senior scientists of available modelling tools and illustrative examples as applied to specific coastal issues in the country. This senior group will identify a site where an identified issue needs clarification. The facilitator will then guide working groups of scientists and engineers through a series of preparatory stages prior to running the model. If resources and time allow, a field trip will aim to collect any missing data. With the best set of data possible, the model will be run for different scenarios. At the conclusion of the workshop the groups will present model results as applied to the pilot site to institute directors and coastal zone management authorities. Follow-up Follow-up activities by the institutes could include continuation of the pilot studies. The long-term ODINAFRICA projects sponsored under Flanders funds will be used as the basis to ensure reliable exchange of available data in particular those of the NODC and sea-level gauges. The ultimate goal is to use modelling as a jump-start tool that will lead to robust marine science and operational program capabilities. Project deliverables: The following are expected at the end of the project in the participating institutes: Increased awareness of directors and scientists of the growth possibilities offered by coastal models to their institutes Operational modelling and preliminary results will be available for pilot sites Societal applications of ODINAFRICA, GLOSS, and remote sensing will be strengthened as their importance to decision-support applications through modelling become apparent. Tools for the physical oceanography aspects of studies in harmful algal blooms, and integrated coastal area management will have a good basis for growth in the region Coastal and marine scientists in Central Africa initiated to modelling techniques Institutes will be able to adopt clear strategies in developing services for decision-making using coastal models. Higher level outcomes within the context of IOC capacity-development in Africa Within the overall framework of UNESCO IOC capacity-development, interventions from different IOC programs are harmonized to ensure that an additive effect is achieved within each institute. This project is an example of such harmonization, through modelling. Thus, institutional expertise developed in data management & exchange, sea-level observations, satellite remote sensing of the ocean, and GIS will be used to create integrated products with immediate applications of interest to decision-makers and communities. Modelling is a powerful tool for resource rich and poor countries alike. It is hoped that this will be the self-driven spring-board to raise profiles of marine science institutes in the region. The workshop will closely coordinate with the ODINAFRICA National Ocean Data Centre (NODC). Coastal modelling will spark interest of institutional scientists in the data holdings at their NODC, whilst analysis of model outputs will indicate them the data gaps that need to be addressed. Authorities responsible for sea-level gauges installed by ODINAFRICA and GLOSS will also be important partners as they will be the providers of essential data for model calibration and testing. Directors and senior scientists of most of the target institutes have already participated in the advanced leadership development workshops conducted by IOC, and there will be further institutional inputs through future team-building and proposal-writing workshops. These workshops address the soft-skills essential to raising institutional performance. The coastal modelling workshops are the complementary hard skills needed by an institute. Support: The Republic of Cameroun through IRAD/CERECOMA is providing venue and ensuring local arrangements, coordination and logistics. 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