Strengthening Sea Level Monitoring and Data Management in East Africa for Coastal Resilience and Community Safety (SEAMARCS) - Inception Workshop
SEAMARCS Inception Workshop

Workshop

24 - 26 September 2025

Location

PrideInn Flamingo Hotel
Mombasa
Kenya


Organiser(s) & Staff
Organiser
Staff
Participation

By invitation only.

Strengthening Sea Level Monitoring and Data Management in East Africa for Coastal Resilience and Community Safety (SEAMARCS) - Inception Workshop
Summary

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:

•Diagnosing the project’s scope
•Assessing current conditions
•Aligning stakeholders
•Refining objectives
•Review timeline

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20 Participants
2 Provisional
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Agenda Documents: 31
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Agenda Documents
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1 Flanders Unesco Science Trust 24/09/25
1.2 SEAMARCS Project Presentation 22/09/25
1.3 GOOS Africa Presentation 22/09/25
1.3 Modeling/Calibration/Generated Scenarios in East Africa 22/09/25
1.3 SLR_SEAMARCS_AMAN_Angora 22/09/25
1.3 RIMES_IOC Sea Level Station 23/09/25
1.3 Sea level rise rates, trends and impacts in WIO region 23/09/25
1.3 Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility 24/09/25
1.3 Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS) 24/09/25
1.4 Country Reports - Kenya SEAMRCS Inception Workshop_CM 22/09/25
1.4 Seychelles Country Report 24/09/25
1.4 Madagascar Country Report 24/09/25
1.4 Mozambique Country Report 24/09/25
2 Summary Day 1 26/09/25
2.1 Existing Sea Level Stations Kenya 22/09/25
2.1 SEAMARCS Stakeholder mapping 24/09/25
2.1 Existing Sea Level Stations Seychelles 24/09/25
2.1 Existing Sea Level Station Mozambique 24/09/25
2.1 Existing Sea Level Stations Madagascar 24/09/25
2.2 GMES MarCOSIO Overview 25/09/25
2.2 IOCAFRICA Work on Ocean Observation 25/09/25
2.3 Original M&E Table 25/09/25
2.3 Original M&E Written Text 25/09/25
2.3 Results Framework Table 25/09/25
2.3 SEAMARCS II.8 Risk Assessment and Preventive Mitigation Measures 25/09/25
2.3 SEAMARCS Risk Assessment and Preventive Mitigation Measures 25/09/25
2.3 Theory of Change SEAMARCS project 25/09/25
2.5 Revised Results Framework 25/09/25
2.5 Revised Monitor and Evaluation 25/09/25
2.5 Revised Theory of Change 26/09/25
3.2 Concluding Remarks 26/09/25

There are 22 participants associated with Strengthening Sea Level Monitoring and Data Management in East Africa for Coastal Resilience and Community Safety (SEAMARCS) - Inception Workshop , 2 of whom are provisional .

Participants
Name Country
NOMENISOA Aina Le Don Madagascar
OCHIENG Phillip Kenya
TODINANAHARY Gildas Madagascar
SIGAUQUE Paulo Mozambique
TUMMALA Srinivasa Kumar Australia
RAJAOBELISON Lucky Madagascar
MARIE Stephan Seychelles
SIMEON Ricky Seychelles
GOVENDER Sives South Africa
GALE Nora Australia
HERNANDEZ Francisco Belgium
AMAN Angora Côte d'Ivoire
HUSSEIN ATHMAN Kenya
MAGORI Charles Kenya
BET Florence Kenya
RABERINARY Daniel Madagascar
HOGUANE Antonio Mozambique
MAUEUA Clousa Mozambique
DENIS Marie-Eve Seychelles
OWINO Fredrick Seychelles
SIBOLLA Bolelang South Africa
ASVAKITTIMAKUL Bojara Thailand
= Person has confirmed their participation and been approved to participate.
= Person has not yet confirmed their participation.
Participant Stats:
Total Invited: 22
Confirmed: 20
Not confirmed: 2
Unapproved: 0
Not-participating: 0
Rejected: 0
Group(s): GOOS - Global Ocean Observing System, IOC - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, IOCAfrica, TSR - Tsunami Resilience Section.
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Created at 18:03 on 03 Sep 2025 by Bernardo Aliaga Rossel
Last Updated at 23:09 on 23 Sep 2025 by Bernardo Aliaga Rossel