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A Western Indian Ocean Information Management Strategy (IMS) (2024)

Editors:
Hauke Kegler (ZMT), Alexandra Nozik (ZMT)

Authors - The Information Management Strategy is a collective effort, with special acknowledgment to the Multi-Stakeholder Working Group, who not only contributed extensively to its drafting but are also esteemed co-authors of this document. A full list of editors, authors and contributors can be be found here.

Name

Expertise & Designation

Country

Kamal Thabiti Soudjay, Ph.D

Researcher

Comoros

Dr. Nadjim Ahmed Mohamed

Laboratoire des Sciences marines et Littorales Faculté des Sciences et Techniques Université des Comores

Comoros

Mrs. Susan Auma Otieno

Fishery Expert & Assistant Director Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation State Department for Fisheries, Aquaculture and the Blue Economy

Kenya

Dr Arshad Rawat

Director - Oceanography / Marine Geosciences Unit Prime Minister’s Office Department for Continental Shelf and Maritime Zones
Administration and Exploration

Mauritius

Dr. Abdikarim Hersi

Climate change, environmental governance, Food security and livelihood and fisheries sector development

Somalia

Dr Abdulqadir Omar Ziyad

Marine Science Department

Somalia

Mr. Masumbuko Semba

Oceanographer and Data Scientist

The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST)

Tanzania

Nassor Abdalla Nassor

Head of ICT and Fisheries Statistics, Ministry of Blue Economy and Fisheries, Department of Fisheries Development and Marine Resources-Zanzibar

Zanzibar

Lauren Williams

Scientist (Geospatial): Oceans Research Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

South Africa

Julien Barde, PhD

IT Research Engineer at IRD and Expert in Data and Fisheries Science

France

Mr Ranaivosoa Rija Mamitiana Olivier

Head of Unit of the Spatial Reference Information System, National Office for the Environment (ONE) of the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development

Madagascar

Mr. Justin Prosper

Ag. Director General of the Climate Change Division

Seychelles

Ms Sofia Chambe

Geomatic Studies

Mozambique

Dr Shannon Hampton

Ocean Governance, Fisheries, Pollution, Invasive Species

South Africa

James Mbugua

CORDIO EAST AFRICA/ GIS and data management

Kenya

Siajali Pamba

University of Dar es Salaam/ Dr. Physical Oceanography

Tanzania

Naly Rakotoarivony

Blue Ventures/ Head of policy and partnership / Marine conservation

Madagascar

Mathias Igulu

USAID

Tanzania

Harrison Ong'anda

Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute/ Marine ecology, data management, GIS & Remote Sensing

Kenya

Peter Manyara

IUCN / International Union for Conservation of Nature/ Regional Program Manager of Coastal and Ocean Resilience

Kenya

Mr Edson Anselmo Jose

RARE/ Senior manager for data and monitoring

Mozambique

Ednah Onkundi

Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute/ Marine ecology, data management, GIS & Remote Sensing

Kenya

Edmond Kuto

Wetlands International/ Geographic Information System

Kenya

Emmanuel M. Mpina

TNC / The Nature Conservancy (US International organization) / Marine Spatial Planning

Tanzania

Doreen Simiyu

SWIOTUNA / Tuna Fisheries

Kenya

Maafaka Ravelona

WWF Madagascar / Technical Officer

Madagascar

Tanguy Nicolas

FFI/ Programme Manager

Seychelles

John Ngatia

IOC-UNESCO/ Programme Assistant

Kenya

 

Editors

Name

Expertise & Designation

Country

Sean Fennessy

Oceanographic Research Institute

South Africa

Joëlle Rahantarivelo

Blue Venture

Madagascar

 

Nairobi Convention- Technical and Funding Support through SAPPHIRE and EU- MEAs projects

Name

Expertise & Designation

Country

Theuri Mwangi

National Project Officer

Kenya

Agnes Mukami Muriuki

Programme Assistant

Kenya

Melisa Wandia Mureithi

Communication Assistant

Kenya

Abel Kiprono

Programme Assistant

Kenya

 

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) – Technical and Funding Support through the Western Indian Ocean Governance Initiative Project

Robin Farrington- Programme Manager Yvonne Waweru-Senior Advisor

Carol Mutiso- Program Officer

Collective Leadership Institute gGmbH - Strategy development process facilitation

Douglas F. Williamson Mai ElAshmawy

Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) - Technical Advice & Strategy Development

Hauke Reuter Rebecca Lahl Hauke Kegler Alexandra Nozik