First African Marine Atlas in Africa launched

The first African Marine Atlas was officially launched today at the Project Office of the International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) in Ostend, Belgium. The Atlas was developed by the Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa (ODINAFRICA) with support from the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission's (IOC) of UNESCO and the Government of Flanders, Belgium. The occasion was presided over by the IODE Programme Coordinator, Mr Peter Pissierssens, the Head of the IODE Project Office Dr. Vladimir Vladymyrov, representatives of key National Oceanographic Data and Information Centres (NODCs) in Africa and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

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Keywords: AFRICA, IOC, ATLAS, IODE

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