Ep34: Sargassum Networking in West Africa with Professor Kwasi Appeaning Addo

Professor Kwasi Appeaning Addo is a coastal processes specialist with vast experience in the West Africa coastal region. He is the Director of the Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies (IESS) in the University of Ghana. Recently he has focused his research on developing an integrated approach to sustainable port development, which embraces the three perspectives of engineering, ecosystem services, and governance, as well as sargassum in West Africa. He is a member of the Expert Group of High-Level Panel for Sustainable Ocean Economy, who provide advice to the High-Level Panel of 13 Heads of Governments.

Listen to the episode to hear about:

• Introduction (3:10)
• What sargassum is to Professor Kwasi (4:10)
• Sargassum in Ghana (5:42)
• Health impacts of the sargassum in Ghana (9:46)
• SARTRAC (10:45)
• Professor Kwasi’s role in SARTRAC (13:46)
• Why a Sargassum Network is needed (16:50)
• Setting up a Sargassum Network (22:09)
• Climate change in Ghana (24:50)
• Projects to mitigate the effects of climate change in Ghana (29:16)
• Debrief (34:10)

Episode transcript

Learn more about Professor Kwasi Appeaning Addo:

֍ University of Ghana, Department of Marine and Fisheries Sciences

֍ Proposal To Set Up the Gulf of Guinea Sargassum Network (GGSN)

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