University of Education Winneba seminar
The University of Education Winneba hosted a seminar to discuss the RLN’s lagoon management framework
The University of Education Winneba hosted a seminar to discuss the RLN’s lagoon management framework
RLN and Blue Resources Research and Policy Institute held a workshop and focus group for those involved with lagoon management in the Greater Accra region. Click on “read more” to see a video summary of the event
RLN are working with innohub to understand the journeys, successes and challenges faced by environmental entrepreneurs in Ghana. A focus group bringing together ecopreneurs was held at the innohub offices in Accra.
Members of the Lagoon Network published a paper in the journal Nature Human Behaviour “We need collaboration and co-creation to address challenges facing coastal communities”. You can access it by clicking on “read more” Web link
New open-access publication on the status of lagoons in West Africa from RLN members Debadayita Raha, Daniel Koomson and Sian Davies-Vollum is available here: https://rdcu.be/dzOL6
RLN member Dr Debadayita Raha gave a presentation on “embedding the social and environment within the sustainable entrepreneurship in Ghana” at the University of Lincoln Business School international conference on Sustainable Perspectives
Congratulations to RLN member Dr Esther Danso-Wiredu on her promotion to Associate Professor and Director of Research, Innovation and Development at University of Education Winneba
RLN co-lead Professor Sian Davies Vollum gave seminars on the management framework for lagoons that the network have developed. RLN members Dr Funmilayo Doherty and Dr Idowu Aneyo hosted the seminars
RLN members visited lagoon stakeholders and communities to understand the key issues for lagoon sustainability. They visited Lagos, Epe and Lekki lagoons. The photo here is a visit to the Makoko community who live directly on Lagos lagoon in houses built on stilts
The Resilient lagoon Network were honored to be invited by AMS to discuss how we used our GCRF award to build our network at an induction event for new grant awardees.
RLN is now an affiliate member of FRESHPPACT, who are working on alternates to plastics in the food production industry in Ghana. The build up of plastics is a huge problem in lagoons.
Part of an IES webinar for their Turning the Tide Project.