GIS Day 2026 Student Geospatial Storytelling Competition
Theme: “Geospatial Intelligence for a Resilient Ghana”
What can your maps reveal about Ghana’s communities, environment and future?
The Ghana Geospatial Society, in collaboration with the Department of Geography and Regional Planning and the Africa Ocean Institute, University of Cape Coast, invites students to use maps to tell compelling stories about Ghana.
A three-day Ghana Ocean Accounts Roadmap Workshop has just ended, which brought together government officials, researchers and development partners to develop a roadmap for Ocean Accounts for the country. Specifically, the workshop sought to agree on policy and community priorities that Ocean Accounts need to support; map information, data and governance requirements and agree on the key decisions for the roadmap. The workshop was convened by the SDG’s Advisory Unit at the Office of the President, University of Cape Coast and the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership.
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).
The Centre for Coastal Management- Africa Centrer of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (CCM- ACECoR), University of Cape Coast, celebrates the promotion of Dr. Isaac Okyere to the rank of Associate Professor, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to teaching, research, mentorship and service to the fisheries and coastal management sectors.
