Kenya is hosting the world's inaugural blue economy conference that has attracted around 10,000 participants from 183 countries to explore innovative ways to harness ocean and inland fresh water resources to spur growth. About ten Heads of State and Government drawn mainly from Sub-Saharan Africa ...
Behind the beaches that constitute an amenity for the increasingly substantial tourism industry in these countries are an intricate network of tidal inlets, lagoons, estuaries, coastal wetlands that form the productive base of ecosystem goods and services upon which the economic prosperity and ...
Countries like China and the Netherlands lead the chart on the amount of land area reclaimed. However, most reclamation projects today take place within urban centers in the global south. Cities in West Africa, East Asia, and the Middle East produce these new lands as economic forerunners for ...
Changes in anthropogenic nutrient enrichment may have also contributed to the trends in blooms37. For example, the decline in bloom frequency in the Arabian Sea, without clear links to SST or SST gradient changes, could result from decreased fertilizer use in the surrounding countries (such as Ir...
Ding Changfa, associate professor with the School of Economics, Xiamen University, said the outbreak exerts a short-term impact on the economy. "The trade between China and B&R countries will continue to boom, and the advance of the initiative will not be affected in the long run."...
Few people consider West African countries when planning their dream safaris, so the numerous opportunities to experience Ghana's wildlife may be surprising. Head to the Northern Region forMole National Park, the country's largest protected wildlife refuge, at nearly 2,000 square miles. Take a ...
Namibia, country located on the southwestern coast of Africa. It is bordered by Angola to the north, Zambia to the northeast, Botswana to the east, South Africa to the southeast and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. It ranges from arid in the north to desert on the coast and...
Horn of Africa Introduction The importance of groundwater resources as prime sources of freshwater in many countries of the world cannot be over-emphasized. The dependence comes with challenges of susceptibility to over-exploitation and pollution which has engendered water stress – a situation where ...
Most of the countries in Southeast Africa show a decrease in the coastline, with Eritrea, Mozambique, and South Africa showing average annual rates of change of −22.6 km/year, −16.2 km/year, and −16.4 km/year. Figure 4. The annual change rate of coastline length for 56 countries ...
Enhancing Satellite Oceanography-Driven Research in West Africa: a Case Study of Capacity Development in an Underserved Region Marine business and resources play a major role in the economics and way of life in coastal West African countries. Such countries see great profitability ... ES Nyadjro,...