The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), in partnership with the Centre for Coastal Management at the University of Cape Coast and supported by the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP) Secretariat, has inaugurated Ghana’s first Ocean Accounts Technical Working Group to lead the development of the country’s first Ocean Economy Satellite Account (OESA).
More than 300 fisherfolk from Ghana's marine artisanal fisheries sector have been trained on the Fisheries and Aquaculture Act, 2025 (Act 1146), through ten workshops held across the country's four coastal regions. The organization and delivery of the workshops were led by the Centre for Coastal Management – Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (CCM-ACECoR) at the University of Cape Coast, with funding support from Blue Ventures.
Environmental monitoring efforts along Ghana's coastal and riverine systems have been strengthened through the installation of trail cameras at key locations in the Western and Volta regions.
The Centre for Coastal Management - Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (CCM-ACECoR), at the University of Cape Coast, welcomed officials from the World Bank's West Africa Coastal Areas (WACA) Management Program as part of the project's mid-term review mission, on June 1, 2026. The visit formed part of the World Bank's assessment of the WACA Project's progress, with a focus on identifying lessons learned, evaluating achievements, and exploring how these lessons can be integrated into the remaining implementation period and future coastal resilience initiatives.
The Research and Grants Coordinator of the Centre for Coastal Management-ACECoR at the University of Cape Coast, Dr. Donatus Angnuureng, has been elected and inaugurated as the Africa Representative of the Coastal Engineering Research Council (CERC) Early Career Subcommittee member. The appointment was made during the 39th International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE 2026), held in Galveston, Texas, USA, from May 17–22, 2026.