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  • Chief of the Naval Staff, Ben Baba Abdul putting a sash on Prof. Mattah
    Ghana Navy Collaborates with CCM-ACECoR

    The Centre for Coastal Management – Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (CCM-ACECoR) at the University of Cape Coast, on Tuesday, March 24, paid a courtesy visit to the Ghana Navy to advance collaboration in research and the protection of Ghana’s coastal and marine environment.

  • UCC–Tsukuba Exchange Programme Brings Japanese Students to Ghana for Hands-On Coastal Pollution Research
    UCC–Tsukuba Exchange Programme Brings Japanese Students to Ghana for Hands-On Coastal Pollution Research

    The Centre for Coastal Management-Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience, (CCM-ACECoR), an implementing partner of a student exchange programme between the University of Cape Coast and the University of Tsukuba, Japan, recently hosted a delegation of Japanese students and facilitators as part of a Pilot Field Work under the programme. This exchange focused on addressing global environmental challenges.

  • Ms. Natsuki Takayama presenting her research project in Ghana
    Japanese Exchange Student Champions Disaster Education for Safer Coastal Communities in Ghana

    An exchange student from Yokohama National University, Japan, Ms. Natsuki Takayama, currently undertaking studies at the University of Cape Coast’s Centre for Coastal Management - Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience, (CCM-ACECoR), has presented her final research project on disaster education in Ghana, highlighting the need for increased community education and awareness to reduce the risk of disasters in coastal communities 

  • Center for Coastal Management Concludes Five-Day Short Course on Marine Protected Areas
    Centre for Coastal Management Concludes Five-Day Short Course on Marine Protected Areas

    The Centre for Coastal Management at the University of Cape Coast, in partnership with UK International Development, has successfully concluded a five-day short course on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), aimed at strengthening national capacity for effective marine conservation and ocean governance.

  • CCM-ACECOR’s Contribution to Wetland Conservation at Ghana’s World Wetlands Day Celebration in Anloga
    CCM-ACECOR’s Contribution to Wetland Conservation at Ghana’s World Wetlands Day Celebration in Anloga

    The Centre for Coastal Management - Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (CCM-ACECOR) of the University of Cape Coast participated actively in Ghana’s 2026 national celebration of World Wetlands Day, organised by the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission of Ghana in Anloga on the 6th February. The event highlighted the ecological, economic, and cultural significance of wetlands and underscored the critical role of traditional knowledge and community involvement in sustaining these ecosystems.