Project Name: The Mami Wata Project

Country: Mali

Website: https://mamiwataproject.org/

Context: The Mami Wata project ?Enhancing Marine Management in West, Central and Southern Africa through Training and Application? is working in and with African countries to further develop their capacities for Integrated Ocean Management (IOM).

Focal Area: International Waters

Lead Implementing Agency: partners GRID-Arendal and the Abidjan Convention Secretariat,

Project Name: Using Marine Spatial Planning in the Gulf of Guinea for the implementation of Payment for Ecosystem Services and Coastal Nature-basedSolutions

Website: https://publicpartnershipdata.azureedge.net/gef/GEFProjectVersions/f49ad938-9915-ec11-b6e6-00224808e56f_PIF.pdf

Funds Source: Global Environment facility (GEF)

Legal Name: Using Marine Spatial Planning in the Gulf of Guinea for the implementation of Payment for Ecosystem Services and Coastal Nature-

Context: To implement a regional mechanism for nature-based solution implementation for habitat restoration and maintenance using payment for ecosystem services inthe countries of Togo, C?te d'Ivoire, Ghana (Gulf of Guinea).

Identifier: 10875

Project Type: FSP

Focal Area: International Waters

Thematic Areas: Fisheries, Biomes, Mangrove, Seagrasses, Large Marine Ecosystems, Marine Protected Area, Infl uencing models, Demonstrate innovative approache, Deployinnovative fi nancial instruments, Strengthen institutional capacity and decision-making, Participation, P

Project Name: Africa Hydromet Program

Country: Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Senegal, Togo, Zambia, Djibouti, Ghana, Guinea, Cameroon, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Sierra Leon, Mali

Website: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/africa_hydromet_program

Funds Source: World Bank (WB)

Legal Name: Africa Hydromet Program

Context: The Africa Hydromet Program is a partnership of development organizations working to improve weather, water, and climate services throughout Africa.

Project Type: Research

Focal Area: International Waters

Thematic Areas: Hydrology; Meteorology ; weather; water; climate

Project Name: West African Regional Coastal Observatory (ORLOA)

Website: https://ocean-climate.org/en/west-african-regional-coastal-observatory-orloa/

Funds Source: World Bank (WB)

Legal Name: West African Regional Coastal Observatory (ORLOA)

Context: The West African Regional Coastal Observatory (ORLOA) is under development as part of the West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project (WACA-ResIP) funded by the World Bank. It builds on the West African Coastal Observation Mission (MO

Project Type: Research

Focal Area: International Waters

Contact Person: Ana I. Catarino, VLIZ, Belgium Edem Mahu, University of Ghana, Ghana collect@pogo-ocean.org