Detailed program

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

9:00 AM11:00 AM

Welcome & Registration

Participant Welcome, Badge Collection & Morning Coffee/Tea

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

11:00 AM11:20 AM

Welcome & General Introduction to Workshop

Mercator Ocean International

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

11:20 AM11:35 AM

UNESCO - ICMPA

Keynote presentation

Ezinvi BALOITCHA

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

11:35 AM11:50 AM

Benin Institute of Fisheries and Oceanographic Research - IRHOB

Keynote presentation

Christian ADJÉ

IRHOB - Institut de Recherches Halieutique et Océanologique du Bénin

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

11:50 AM12:05 PM

Benin Environment & Education Society - BEES

Keynote Presentation

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

12:05 PM12:20 PM

Mercator Ocean International

Keynote presentation

Enrique ALVAREZ FANJUL

Mercator Ocean international

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

12:20 PM12:30 PM

Keynote - Contre-Amiral Fernand M. AHOYO

Préfecture Maritime Présidence de la République

Contre-amiral Fernand M. AHOYO

Préfecture maritime-Présidence de la République

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

12:30 PM12:40 PM

Group Photo

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

12:40 PM2:00 PM

Networking Break

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

The OceanPrediction DCC

Keynote presentation

Enrique ALVAREZ FANJUL

Mercator Ocean international

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

Ocean Prediction Enhancement in Regions of Africa - OPERA

Keynote presentation

Mercator Ocean International

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

Africa Regional Centres of Excellence Programme I ArcX

Keynote presentation

Michela PAGANINI

AESA - Agriconsulting Europe SA

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

The Ocean Decade Africa Roadmap and SEAWARD programme

Keynote presentation

IOC Sub Commission for Africa and the Adjacent Island States

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

Roundtable Discussion - The OPERA project in the Framework of the Ocean Decade

Panelists representing: IOC Africa, AUC, GOOS Africa, ECOP Africa, European Commission, OPDCC African Regional Team

IOC Sub Commission for Africa and the Adjacent Island States

Sèna Donalde DEGUENON

University of Abomey-Calavi

Kwame A. KORANTENG

Africa Ocean Decade Taskforce

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

Networking

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

Panel #1 - GOOS Africa in support to OPERA

Building on National Ocean Observing and Forecasting Systems (NOOFS) to empower regional and international Ocean Observing and Forecasting Systems in Africa, as a vital contribution to Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS). - Welcome by the GOOS-AFRICA Chair (Koudio AFFIAN) - GOOS-AFRICA Retrospective and Perspective (Justin AHANHANZO) - Ocean Observing Systems for Reliable Forecasts & Enhanced Impact (Jennifer VEITCH)

University Félix-Houphouët-Boigny

Justin AHANHANZO

Global Ocean Observing Systems in Africa I GOOS-AFRICA

Jennifer VEITCH

South African Environmental Observation Network I SAEON

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

Panel #2 - Science-Policy and Governance Dialogue

Users priorities and needs: Listening and Learning from local, national, regional and international stakeholders including municipality leaders and Majors, Ministerial authorities and NGOs.

African Regional Institute for Geospatial Information Science & Technology - AFRIGIST

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

Panel #3 - Interactive discussions and exchanges

How Ocean and Climate Science, Observations and Services respond to relevant societal priorities and needs through National Ocean Observing and Forecasting Systems (NOOFS), Regional Ocean Observing and Forecasting Systems (ROOFS) and Global Ocean Observing Systems (GOOS)

Justin AHANHANZO

Global Ocean Observing Systems in Africa I GOOS-AFRICA

Enrique ALVAREZ FANJUL

Mercator Ocean international

Mercator Ocean International

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

7:30 PM10:30 PM

Networking Event

La Marquise Restaurant

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

Introduction to session

Enrique ALVAREZ FANJUL

Mercator Ocean international

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

Presentation of OPERA ocean forecasting system developments

Keynote presentation

Jennifer VEITCH

South African Environmental Observation Network I SAEON

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

9:35 AM10:15 AM

African EU dialogue on ocean forecasting with OceanPrediction African DCC team

- Facilitated by Enrique Alvarez Fanjul (Mercator Ocean Intenational)

Enrique ALVAREZ FANJUL

Mercator Ocean international

Phillip OKELLO OCHIEN'G

Kenya Meteorology Service

Ramontsheng RAPOLAKI

South African Weather Service

Babette TCHONANG

Florida State University

Jennifer VEITCH

South African Environmental Observation Network I SAEON

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

10:15 AM10:30 AM

Q & A

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

10:30 AM11:00 AM

Networking

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

11:00 AM11:10 AM

Introduction to application development in OPERA

Keynote presentation

Mercator Ocean International

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

11:10 AM11:40 AM

OPERA Application consortia and selected applications

Keynote presentations from: - Council for Scientific and Industrial Research I CSIR - Marie Smith - University of Ghana - Philip-Neri Jayson-Quashigah

Philip-Neri JAYSON-QUASHIGAH

University of Ghana

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research I CSIR

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

11:40 AM12:10 PM

Roundtable discussion on ocean information services and applications

Facilitated by Lillian Diarra (Mercator Ocean International)

Kwame Adu AGYEKUM

University of Ghana

Mercator Ocean International

Philip-Neri JAYSON-QUASHIGAH

University of Ghana

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research I CSIR

Hervé TREBOSSEN

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

12:10 PM12:20 PM

Q&A

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

12:20 PM12:30 PM

Overview of African Digital Twin Ocean under OPERA

Victoria PERSSON

Mercator Ocean International

Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

12:30 PM2:00 PM

Networking Break