To address environmental challenges in coastal areas, particularly coastal erosion, it is important to understand the challenges from a comprehensive perspective, based on understanding the dynamics of sediment transport in the surrounding environment.

This short-term training course, jointly organized by the Infrastructure Development Institute – Japan (IDI) & Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR) and supported by the World Bank will help researchers, practitioners and students in the West African region enhance their ability to address coastal environmental challenges with an integrated sediment management perspective, with an understanding of the environmental systems of the coastal areas

Objectives

Participants are expected to acquire basic knowledge and skills on:

1. Understanding coastal erosion and other environmental issues in the coastal areas from the perspective of integrated sediment management;
2. Best practices on sediment management from Japan, West African Countries, and other parts of the world; and
3. Incorporating perspectives of integrated sediment management into research and practices and finding doable solutions.

Target

Researchers, government staffers, and students from West African countries who are working on issues related to coastal management, in particular, coastal erosion.

Course Features

Experienced Lecturers from Japan (Academia, private sector, government) with a coastal engineering background and ACECoR will provide lectures, guidance, and advice based on knowledge and experience in coastal erosion control and integrated sediment management in Japan and other parts of the world.

Participants will acquire basic knowledge through classroom and on-site lectures and discussions. Participants will also acquire skills through analysis of issues and solutions to their problems.

Organizers

Infrastructure Development Institute – Japan (IDI) & Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR), University of Cape Coast

Interested candidates can send an email to the communication team (Cindy Awuni at cindy.awuni@ucc.edu.gh) to register.

Kindly Note: Non-funded participants have the option of joining virtually via Zoom

Lecturers from Japan and ACECoR

Prof. Yoshimitsu Tajima Coastal Engineering Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering The University of Tokyo

Prof. Jun Sasaki Department of Soci-Cultural Environmental Studies, Graduage School of Frontier Science, The University of Tokyo

Dr. Daiki Tsujio General Manager, Project Management and Engineering Dept. PACIFIC CONSULTANTS CO., LTD

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