Programme Cooperation Agreement 2012 – 2013

SIGNIFICANT OUTCOME: Shelf Programme in West Africa In 2012, GRID-Arendal completed a major seafloor mapping programme, providing the most comprehensive seafloor geophysical data set ever collected in the region. Technicians and specialists from seven West African countries (Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Senegal and Sierra Leone) participated in regular capacity- building workshops held at GRID-Arendal during 13-2012, where interpretation and analysis of the marine geophysical data collected in the west African region was carried out. These workshops have not only built technical capacity for the participants, but have also built bridges and professional networks among African experts, fostering regional collaboration, sharing of information and dialogue.

35°W

30°W

25°W

20°W

15°W

10°W

Depth in metre

20°N

20°N

−2000

−1500

Mauritania

−1000

−500

0

Cabo Verde

500

15°N

15°N

1000

Senegal

1500

2000

The Gambia

2500

3000

3500

Guinea

Guinea - Bissau

4000

10°N

10°N

4500

Sierra Leone

5000

5500

6000

6500

7000

5°N

5°N

350 M

200 M

30°W

25°W

20°W

15°W

West Africa Countries and survey lines (Kristina Thygesen, GRID-Arendal)

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