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12
Dec

Lamu’s Fisherfolk Speak: Merging Ancient Wisdom with Modern Science for a Secure Future

December 12, 2025
Lamu Fisherfolk at Bahari Yetu festival The fisherfolk panel at Bahari Yetu Festival 2025 was a brisk walk into the past. Moderated by our Fisheries Coordinator – Mohamed Yusuf, we had three panelists oozing indigenous wisdom, addressing how climate change and population growth are threatening food security, sea safety and quality of life in Lamu....
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08
Oct

Miji Bora: Mombasa City on the pathway to SMART and Sustainable City Status

October 8, 2023, ,
A meeting of minds: Building relationships and sharing ideas will potentially put the coastal city of Mombasa onto a smart and sustainable pathway and strengthen its ability to withstand the impacts of climate change.   Mombasa is Kenya’s second largest city and home to 1.2 million people. Its location on the south coast of Kenya...
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25
Aug

WIOMSA ScienceNews: Measuring coastal city resilience to inform action

August 25, 2021, , ,
In this week’s edition of WIOMSA ScienceNews, we focus on the Climate and Ocean Risk Vulnerability Index (CORVI) project and the Cities and Coasts collaboration to measure coastal city resilience in Dar es Salaam and Mombasa cities. The collaboration will provide critical data and insights for use by city and national governments as well as...
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04
Aug

WIOMSA ScienceNews – WIOBENTH: Mapping project makes steady progress

August 4, 2021, , , ,
The effort to identify numerous communities of plants and animals that occupy the sea floor of the WIO region remains minimal. Nonetheless, there is growing interest amongst researchers in Western India Ocean region to identify and characterize benthic ecosystems. Since 2019, a dedicated team of marine researchers has been studying WIO seabed habitats through the...
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