GUINEA CURRENT LARGE MARINE
ECOSYSTEM PROJECT
REPORT OF THE MEETING OF THE
REGIONAL WORKING GROUP ON POLLUTION AND
ECOSYSTEM HEALTH
ACCRA, GHANA, 10 - 14 APRIL, 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................3
2. OBJECTIVES................................................................................................3
3. PARTICIPANTS............................................................................................4
4. OPENING CEREMONY ..................................................................................4
5. ORGANISATION OF THE SESSION..................................................................5
6. TECHNCAL SESSIONS..................................................................................5
6.1. DAY ONE.............................................................................................5
6.1.1. Country presentations.........................................................................6
6.1.2. Presentation of the Manuals..................................................................6
6.2. DAY TWO.............................................................................................7
6.3. DAY THREE..........................................................................................7
6.4. DAY FOUR............................................................................................7
6.5 DAY FIVE.............................................................................................8
7. RECOMMENDATIONS..................................................................................8
8. CLOSING CEREMONY..................................................................................8
Annexes.........................................................................................................10
Annex 1: Workshop Programme...........................................................................10
Annex 2: Summary of Country Presentations............................................................11
Annex 3: Country Presentation Format ....................................................................15
Annex 4: List of Participants.................................................................................18
Annex 5: Keynote Address by Min. for Environment and Science, Hon. Christine Churcher.....22
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1. INTRODUCTION
Approximately 40% of the Guinea Current Large Marine Ecosystem (GCLME) region's 300
million people (more than 1/2 of the population of the African continent) live in the coastal areas
of the GCLME, many of whom are dependent on the lagoons, estuaries, creeks and inshore
waters surrounding them for their food security and well being. Rivers, lagoons, inshore and
offshore waters of the GCLME serve as important sources of animal protein in the form of fish
and shellfish, as well as provide significant income through coastal fisheries.
These marine and coastal areas, including their upstream freshwater regions, are at present
affected by a number of anthropogenic activities: over-exploitation of fishery resources; impacts
from the land-based settlements' activities; industrial, agricultural and urban effluents and
domestic sewage and other mining activities such as oil and gas exploration (in particular, off the
coasts of Angola, Cameroon, Gabon and Nigeria), resulting in the deterioration of water quality
in the GCLME. However, there are still many questions about the sources and extent of land and
sea- based pollution with no historical monitoring networks in the Guinea Current Large Marine
Ecosystem to provide data needed to answer these questions.
It is against this background that the GCLME organized the Meeting of the Regional Working
Group on Pollution and Ecosystem Health, held in Accra Ghana, in the Conference Room of the
Regional Coordination Unit, from 10th to 14th April 2006, which constituted a scientific and
technical forum for discussions on methodologies of pollution monitoring and reduction
strategies.
2. OBJECTIVES
· To identify and assess land and sea- based pollution and ecosystem health;
· To introduce the effects of pollution in coastal ecosystem, useful approaches to
problem definition, and the importance of a regional perspective in the restoration and
management of ecosystem health;
· To contribute to the development of capabilities regarding methodologies of pollution
monitoring and reduction strategies;
· To discuss national case studies elaborated by participants;
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· To determine and address training needs in the region for the prevention and control of
land and sea based sources of pollution;
· To identify, strengthen and involve stakeholders in land and sea- based pollution issues
in the region, including their involvement in monitoring and evaluation, as well as
development of performance indicators.
During the Workshop, participating countries were expected to evaluate, improve and validate
the "Training Manual on the Development of the National Programme of Action (NPA)"
(February 2006 version) and the "Marine Pollution Monitoring Manual" (March 2006 version).
3. PARTICIPANTS
Pollution experts from fourteen of the sixteen GCLME member countries took part in the
Workshop namely: Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote d'Ivoire,
Gabon, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sao Tome & Principe, Sierra Leone
and Togo (see Annex 4: List of Participants). The consultant for the Workshop was the Chairman
of the GCLME Pollution and Ecosystem Health Working Group, Prof. Ayite Ajavon.
4. OPENING CEREMONY
The official opening for the Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Pollution and Ecosystem
Health was performed on Monday, 10th April 2006 at 9:45 a.m. by the Minister for Environment
and Science, Hon. Christine Churcher and chaired by the Executive Director of the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Mr. Jonathan Allotey. Present at the ceremony were
Prof. Alfred Oteng Yeboah, Deputy Director General for Environment and Health, Council for
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Prof. Ayite Ajavon, Chairman of the GCLME
Pollution and Ecosystem Health Working Group.
The Chairperson cited pollution from land-based activities as one of the major concerns of
countries in the GCLME region and emphasized efforts by the Government of Ghana, through
the Ministry of Environment and Science and the EPA to combat pollution.
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The Regional Director, Professor Chidi Ibe, thanked the Hon. Minister for her support and total
commitment to combating pollution in the sub-region. Reiterating the mandate of the GCLME
project, "Combating Living Resource Depletion and Coastal Area Degradation, through
Ecosystem-based Regional Actions" he emphasized that the enormous marine resources potential
and ecosystem health of the GCLME were being threatened by pollution. To the participants, he
expressed gratitude for their continued support for the project and stressed that the main objective
of the Workshop was to validate the two draft manuals, "Training Manual on the Development of
the National Programme of Action (NPA)" and the "Marine Pollution Monitoring Manual".
The Minister for Environment and Science underlined the importance of the trans-boundary
approach in solving the problem of pollution in the region. She asked participants to take
advantage of partnerships to build regional capacity to fully address transboundary environmental
challenges, using appropriate techniques and strategies. She stated that this Workshop provided a
platform for discussing the strengths and weaknesses in developing such sector specific policies
to fully address these challenges (Annex 5).
5. ORGANISATION OF THE SESSION
Participants examined in detail the draft agenda and adopted it with minor modifications (Annex
1). Four sub-Working Groups were formed to analyze each of the manuals. To ensure efficient
inputs to each manual, the composition of the sub-Groups was based on individual
specializations. Each sub-Group elected its Chairperson and a Rapporteur.
6. TECHNICAL SESSIONS
6.1. DAY ONE
The session was chaired by Dr. A.J. Ajao (Nigeria) while Dr. Osmund Ansa-Asare (Ghana) and
Mr. Lamie K. Gaie (Liberia) were elected as Rapporteurs.
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6.1.1. Country presentations
Country reports were presented by 13 countries (Annex 2: Summary of Country Presentations,
Annex 3: Country Presentation Format). Due to time constraints, the Chairman, Dr. Ajao asked
presenters to limit their oral presentations to the format outlined below.
Regular Monitoring Schemes
Methods
Equipment
Regular Training
Reporting
How Useful is your Monitoring
From the country presentations, it was concluded that few countries have efficient pollution
monitoring schemes in place. Also, the schemes in place are based mostly on water pollution.
Information and data related to air and soil pollution are either not available or very scarce. The
contribution of wet and dry depositions of nutrients loading from atmospheric pollution need to
be assessed.
Participants unanimously agreed that there was the need for harmonization of pollution
monitoring methodologies, for comparability and consistency of the results and therefore the
need to have a standardized Pollution Monitoring Manual for the GCLME region.
6.1.2. Presentation of the two Manuals
CEDA, the authors of the "Training Manual on the Development of the National Programme of
Action (NPA)" presented it while SCAN Associates, authors of the "Marine Pollution
Monitoring Manual" presented their manual.
Following the presentations, four sub-Groups were formed and each assigned the following
chapters to assess:
Training Manual for the Development of NPA
Group 1
-
Chapters 7, 8, & 9
Group 2
-
Chapters 5, 6, & 9
Group 3
-
Chapters 3, 4, & 9
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Group 4
-
Chapters 1, 2, & 9
Marine Pollution Monitoring Manual
Group 1
-
Chapters 1 & 2
Group 2
-
Chapter 3 & 5
Group
3 - Chapter
4
Group
4 - Chapter
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6.2. DAY TWO
The sub-Groups continued the examination of the "Training Manual on the Development of the
National Programme of Action (NPA)", following which a plenary was convened in the
afternoon to discuss the sub-Group Reports.
After exchanges, comments and corrections the participating countries validated and adopted the
amended NPA manual.
6.3. DAY THREE
Work commenced on the "Marine Pollution Monitoring Manual". During the afternoon, the
participants were hosted by the Minister of Environment and Science, Hon. Christine Churcher at
the launching of an audio CD "Sie Sie Wo Mantem" which means "Clean Your Environment" in
local parlance, at the Ministry of Environment and Science. The participants returned to continue
their examination of the manuals.
6.4. DAY FOUR
Sub-Group sessions on the "Marine Pollution Monitoring Manual" continued till completion. A
plenary was convened in the afternoon to discuss the sub-Group Reports.
After discussions and taking into account all comments, contributions and agreed modifications
the "Marine Pollution Monitoring Manual" was validated and adopted.
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6.5. DAY FIVE
This day was devoted mainly editorial work particularly in respect of the Marine Pollution
Monitoring Manual. To the extent possible, suggested modifications were made and SCAN
Associates were required to "clean up" the Manual. A small group would be constituted to assist
Scan Associates in this task.
7. RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Training Manual for the Development of the National Programme of Action (NPA)
Participating countries are encouraged to formulate their National Programme of Action
(NPA) and sustain the environmental actions that they will put in place.
Participating countries are to complete the development of their NPAs by mid- 2007.
2. Marine Pollution Monitoring Manual
A group of scientists should be selected to ensure that all suggestions, comments, omissions
and additions recommended are addressed.
The Manual should be published by end of June 2006 with immediate translation into
French.
The Manual should be distributed to participating countries by the end of July 2006.
The first meeting to test the Manual should be organized by the end of June 2007
Capacity should be built with the support of the GCLME and other donors and partners.
There is the need to know the status of monitoring laboratories in the region.
8. CLOSING CEREMONY
The closing ceremony, held on 14th April at 6:00 pm, was performed by the Minister for
Environment and Science, Hon. Christine Churcher and chaired by Mr. William Gana Fomban
(Cameroon). In attendance were the Deputy Minister for Environment and Science, Dr. Gheysika
Adombire Agambila, the Deputy Director General of the Council for Scientific and Industrial
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Research (CSIR), Prof. Alfred Oteng Yeboah and the Executive Director of the Environmental
Protection Agency, Mr. Jonathan Allotey.
The Consultant, Prof. Ayite Ajavon, Regional Director, Prof. Chidi Ibe and Minister, Hon.
Christine Churcher made informal closing statements, commending the participants for their
dedication and contributions to finding solutions to coastal and marine pollution problems,
following which the Hon. Minister declared the Workshop closed.
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ANNEX 1: WORKSHOP PROGRAMME
Time
MONDAY, 10
TUESDAY, 11
WEDNESDAY, 12
THURSDAY, 13
FRIDAY, 14
Working group
Working group
Working group
Plenary : Presentation of
08:30- 10:00
Opening ceremony
Session II
Session I
Session II
WG Reports.
(cont.)
10:00- 10:30
Coffee/Tea break
Coffee/Tea break
Coffee/Tea break
Coffee/Tea break
Administrative
Arrangements
Election of Chair
Election of rapporteurs
Plenary : Presentation of
Presentation of
Working group
Working group
Working group
WG Reports
10:30- 12:30
Working documents
Session I
Session II
Session II
Objectives of the
(cont.)
(cont.)
(cont.)
Discussions
workshop.
Overview of Pollution
and Ecosystem Health
in the GCLME
12 :30- 13 :30
Lunch break
Lunch break
Lunch break
Lunch break
Lunch break
Adoption of summary of
Working group
Working group
Country presentations
Working group
WG.
13 :30- 15 :30
Session II
Session II
Session I
Discussions.
(cont.)
(cont.)
(cont.)
recommendations
15 :30- 16 :00
Coffee/Tea break
Coffee/Tea break
Coffee/Tea break
Coffee/Tea break
Coffee/Tea break
Working group
Working group
Plenary : Presentation
Country presentations
Session II
Session II
Evaluation of workshop.
16 :00- 18 :00
of WG Reports
Adjournment
(cont.)
(cont.)
Closing ceremony
Adjournment
Adjournment
Adjournment
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ANNEX 2: SUMMARY OF COUNTRY PRESENTATIONS
Country Regular
Methods Equipment
Regular
Reports Production
How Useful is Your
Monitoring
Training
Monitoring
Sierra Leone
None
Classical
Mostly wet Chemistry
None outside
Dissertation thesis
Ad Hoc Monitoring in
determination for
Equipment
routine
from Ad hoc
some cases prevents
E.Coli count
-
Colorimeter
University
Research in
or arrest emerging
Selected heavy
-
Titration
Training
University and
pollution crisis
Metals BOD, pH,
-
Flame Photometer
Research Class
Lack of Coordination
temperature NO3
SO 2
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Nigeria
Daily Monitoring Multi parameters
Horiba (µ-10)
No regular
Annual & Technical
Information used by
training
Reports, journals
private organizations,
students, government
Quarterly
Spectrometry
Periodicals
and entrepreneurs
monitoring
AAS
Regular training
uv/visible
required
Lack of Coordination
Spectrophotometer
GC required
Rainy and dry
Cruise Spectrometry
None
None
season
Spectrophotometer
Liberia
None
Conductivity, BOD,
Lack of equipment
None besides the Presentations and
Information is used by
pH, temperature,
-
Photometer
GCLME
technical papers
Environmental NGOs,
heavy metals
-
pH meter
Training
prepared by national
Government and
depending on the
-
Colorimeter
workshops
experts and
Institutions
availability of
environmental NGOs.
equipment
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Cameroon
None
pH, conductivity, COD,
pH meter
Periodic updates
Yes
For clients;
BOD5
AAS
Ministries use data at
Some monitoring
times to apply the
mainly in research
polluter pays principle
institutes and
universities
Togo
None
None
Not much equipment
None
Only publications
Not much use is made of
from researchers
data
Equipment Required
involved in
internships
No consultation between
research institutes,
government and
industries
Lack of sustainable None
None
At the universities
Scientific research
Environmental
Democratic monitoring of the
for students
and investigative
protection measures
Republic
environment
reports
taken by the authorities
of Congo
Occasional
Lack of Coordination
monitoring
Benin
Only University
Dilution methods,
COD Reactor
Training of
Dissertations
Setting up Data base at
research on organic Winkler method,
Reflux system
Students through
Publications
the Agence Beninoise
pollution
filtration and
BOD Meter &
lectures and
pour l'Environment
measurement in
Gravimetric
incubator
Laboratory Works
The results generated are
surface water
Oxymeter &
used by the Agency of
Winkler kits
Environment to set up a
Nutrients in surface
program on the Cotonou
waters
lagoon for the protection
Absorption and
SHIMADZU 1601
from solid and liquid
Spectrophotometry
UV
waste pollution
HACH DR 2500
Construction of Latrines
Macro-polluting
along the Cotonou
measurement
HP 5889 SERIES II
Lagoon
GC-FID
HP 5889 SERIES II
GC-ECD
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Cote
RNO-CI National
- Sampling
- Broken down
Lack of training
- Dissertations
-Ministry of
d'Ivoire
Observatory
- Water/sediment, living equipment
programmes for
- Thesis
Environment
Network on Water
organisms,
staff, laboratory
- MPhil
-Universities
Quality Coastal,
- Frequency:
- Outmoded equipment technicians, apart
- Scientific
-CRO -Research
Rivers, Lagoons
· Lagoons (monthly)
over 15 years old
from training and
publications
-Technical
· Rivers (rain)
workshops
Ministries -
CIAPOL
- Chemistry and
organized
concerned
Parameters
microbiology
Industries
CRO
Physical (pH, O
laboratory, mobile
-NGOs
2,
Salinity)
laboratory, outboard
Other laboratories
motor
Nutrients
N-NO2, N-NO3
P-PO4, N-NH4
Micro-pollutants
- Pesticides & organic
components
- Hydrocarbons
Medium inspection Mere observations of the None None
Report are prepared
Combating
Equatorial
of the Environment manner in which
on some of the
environmental
Guinea
activities are planned
inspections carried
degradation by
out
controlling activities
in the area
Congo None
None
None
None outside
National report is
Visual and Nutrient
Proposal for laboratory
GCLME project
prepared by National
Monitoring
equipment in
GCLME Directorate
collaboration with
Japan
Guinea Atmospheric Filtration, chlorination,
Colorimetry,
Training takes
Done Application
in
pollution,
colorimeter
radiometry, AAS,
place on a periodic
enforcement by the
Waste water,
HAACK, Ion
basis
Ministry
Radioactivity
Chronometer
Sao Tome
None pH,
temperature,
Lack of Equipment
None None
None
and
Conductivity, calcium
Conductimetry,
Principe
and Magnesium,
complexometry with
EDTA thermometry
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Ghana Air
Quality
Gravimetric
Hi volume samplers
Annual Refresher
Monthly or Annually
For various EIS
PM10
courses
Government
Titrimetric
SO2 bubblers,
Clients
SO2
Diffusion tubes
Adhoc Courses on
EPA and NGOs
Titrimetric
Ogarva Tubes
water quality
O3
Hach-field kits
monitoring
Wet chemistry
Quarterly and
Industrial effluents
Instrumental field kits
AAS required,
Annually
of Lagoons,
GC
spectrophotometer, pH
Surface Waters
meter, BOD,COD kits,
(EPA, WRI,
6890 series2, water
GWCL)
quality checkers,
Nutrients
conductivity meters
Turbidity meters
Reports on Research
findings sent to the
Adhoc monitoring
Ministry of
at the Universities
Environment and
Science
For Petrol and Diesel
Gas and Smoke
analyzers
Vehicle exhaust
emissions
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ANNEX 3: COUNTRY PRESENTATION FORMAT
MEETING OF THE REGIONAL WORKING GROUP ON POLLUTION AND ECOSYSTEM HEALTH
10-14 April 2006, Accra, Ghana
The following format is intended to facilitate country presentation. You are requested not to enter details at this
point. When possible illustrate the case with pictures or photographs in electronic format.
A. Type of pollution
What kind of pollution problem is your country facing? (mark as appropriate and provide pictures if available):
a) Water pollution
b) Air pollution
c) Soil pollution
d) Marine pollution
e) Chemical pollution
f) Industrial pollution
B. Identification and assessment of problems
Can you identify and/or assess the pollution problems in your country?
(a) Identification of the nature and severity of problems in relation to (assess by choosing: severe, medium, not
relevant):
(i) Food security and poverty alleviation;
(ii) Public health;
(iii) Coastal and marine resources and ecosystem health, including biological diversity;
(iv) Economic and social benefits and uses, including cultural values;
(b) Contaminants: (mark as appropriate)
(i)
Sewage;
(ii)
Persistent organic pollutants;
(iii)
Radioactive substances;
(iv)
Heavy metals;
(v)
Oils (hydrocarbons);
(vi)
Nutrients;
(vii)
Sediment mobilization;
(viii)
Litter;
(ix)
Carbon dioxide;
(x)
Carbon monoxide;
(xi)
Nitrogen oxides;
(xii)
Particulate matter;
(xiii)
Volatile Organic Compounds;
(xiv)
Ozone;
(xv)
PAH;
(xvi)
Etc.
(c) Physical alteration, including habitat modification and destruction in areas of concern (Please, provide
pictures if available);
(d) Sources of degradation:
(i) Point sources (coastal and upstream), such as: (mark as appropriate and provide pictures if available)
a. Waste-water treatment facilities;
b. Industrial facilities;
c. Power plants;
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d. Military installations;
e. Recreational/tourism facilities;
f. Construction works (e.g., dams, coastal structures, harbour works and urban expansion);
g. Coastal mining (e.g., sand and gravel);
h. Research centres;
i. Aquaculture;
j. Habitat modification (e.g., dredging, filling of wetlands or clearing of mangrove areas);
k. Introduction of invasive species;
l. Biomass burning
(ii) Non-point (diffuse) sources (coastal and upstream), such as: (mark as appropriate and provide
pictures if available)
a. Urban run-off;
b. Agricultural and horticultural run-off;
c. Forestry run-off;
d. Mining waste run-off;
e. Construction run-off;
f. Landfills and hazardous waste sites;
g. Erosion as a result of physical modification of coastal features;
(iii) Atmospheric deposition caused by (mark as appropriate):
a. Transportation (e.g., vehicle emissions);
b. Power plants and industrial facilities;
c. Incinerators;
d. Agricultural operations;
(e) Areas of concern (what areas are affected or vulnerable): (mark as appropriate and provide pictures if
available)
(i) Critical habitats, including coral reefs, wetlands, seagrass beds, coastal lagoons and mangrove forests;
(ii) Habitats of endangered species;
(iii) Ecosystem components, including spawning areas, nursery areas, feeding grounds and adult areas;
(iv) Shorelines;
(v) Coastal watersheds;
(vi) Estuaries and their drainage basins;
(vii) Specially protected marine and coastal areas; and
(viii) Small islands.
C. Identification, evaluation and selection of strategies and measures
What are the Strategies and programmes available in your country related to pollution problems? (mark as
appropriate):
(a) Specific measures, including, as appropriate:
(i) Measures to promote sustainable use of coastal and marine resources and to prevent/reduce degradation of the
marine environment, such as:
a. Best available techniques and best environmental practices, including substitution of substances or
processes entailing significant adverse effects;
b. Introduction of clean production practices, including efficient use of energy and water in all economic
and social sectors;
c. Application of best management practices;
d. Use of appropriate, environmentally sound and efficient technologies;
e. Product substitution;
(ii) Measures to modify contaminants or other forms of degradation after generation, such as:
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a. Waste recovery;
b. Recycling, including effluent reuse;
c. Waste treatment;
(iii) Measures to prevent, reduce or ameliorate degradation of affected areas, such as:
a. Environmental quality criteria, with biological, physical and/or chemical criteria for measuring
progress;
b. Land-use planning requirements, including criteria for siting of major facilities;
c. Rehabilitation of degraded habitats;
(b) Requirements and incentives to induce action to comply with measures, such as:
(i) Economic instruments and incentives, taking into account the "polluter pays" principle and the
internalization of environmental costs;
(ii) Regulatory measures;
(iii) Technical assistance/cooperation, including training of personnel;
(iv) Education and public awareness;
(c) Identification/designation of the institutional arrangement with the authority and resources to carry out
management tasks associated with the strategies and programmes, including implementation of compliance
provisions;
(d) Identification of short-term and long-term data-collection and research needs;
(e) Development of a monitoring and environmental-quality reporting system to review and, if necessary, help
adapt the strategies and programmes;
(f) Identification of sources of finance and mechanisms available to cover the costs of administering and
managing the strategies and programmes.
D. Programme support elements
Please provide information on arrangements in place in your country to deal with pollution (mark as appropriate):
(a) Organizational arrangements to coordinate among sectors and sectoral institutions;
(b) Legal and enforcement mechanisms (e.g., need for new legislation);
(c) Financial mechanisms (including innovative approaches to provide continuing and predictable programme
funding);
(d) Means of identifying and pursuing research and monitoring requirements in support of the programme;
(e) Contingency planning;
(f) Human resources development and education;
(g) Public participation and awareness (e.g., based on integrated coastal area management principles).
E. Research and Monitoring
Has your country research centers and/or institutes of pollution studies (mark as appropriate and provide pictures
if available):
a) Available equipment;
b) Status of scientific equipments;
c) What pollution parameters are you able to monitor on a sustainable basis?
Has your country stations and/or networks for pollution monitoring (mark as appropriate and provide pictures if
available):
a) Air pollution;
b) Water pollution;
c) Soil pollution;
d) Marine pollution;
e) Chemical pollution;
f) Industrial pollution.
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ANNEX 4: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
COUNTRY
Bénin
Cameroon
Sikirou Kola Adam (Prof.)
William Gana Fomban
Executive Secretary-CEDA
HYDRAC
081 BP 7060 Cotonou
BP 12806 Douala - Cameroon
Tel: (229) 21381405/21381490
Tel: (237) 7772222/3370463
Fax: (229) 21380192
Fax: (237) 3391899/3370466
Email: adam_ceda@yahoo.fr
Email: wgfomban@yahoo.com
Wabi Marcos
Angwe Collins Ayamama
Chef Service Prévention et Gestion des
IRAD-Cameroon
Pollutions et Risques
IRAD Research Station for Fisheries and
Ministère de l'Environnement
Oceanography
01 BP 3620 Cotonou
PMB 77, Limbe
Tel:(229) 21 312065
Tel: (237) 7567479
Fax: (229) 21 315081
Email: caangwe@yahoo.ca
Email: mawabi@yahoo.fr
Henri Soclo (Prof.)
Côte D'Ivoire
CEDA
Unité de Recherche en Ecotoxicologie et Etude Akissi Leontine Boussou Epse. Bako
de Qualité
Ingenieur-Chimiste
Université d'Abomey-Calavi
CIAPOL
01 BP 2009 Cotonou
06 BP 126 Abidjan 06
Tel: (229)21360993/97766204/90020550
Tel: (225)22438238/20371825
Fax: (229) 21360199
Fax: (225) 20376500
Email: hsoclo@yahoo.fr
Email: bako3leo@yahoo.fr
Congo
Marius Issanga Ngamissimi
Adingra Antoinette Ama
Point Focal WACAF-Congo
Chercheur
Ministère de L'Economie Forestière et de
Centre de Recherces Océanologiques
l'Environnement
BP V18 Abidjan
BP: 5558- Pointe-Noire
Tel: (225) 21 355880/08645916
Tel: (242) 5539861
Fax: (225) 21351155
Email: marissanga@hotmail.com
Email: ama-adingra@yahoo.fr
environnementplus@yahoo.fr
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Côte D'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of Congo
Soro Metongo
Jean-Claude Emene Elenga
CRO
Chef de Bureau Evaluation Environnementale
BP V 18 Abidjan
des Projets
Tel: (225) 21355014/21355880
Ministère de l'Environnement
Fax: (225) 21351155
Av. Papa Eleo No. 16, Commune de la Gombe,
Email: soro_bernard@hotmail.com
Kinshasa
Tel: (243) 998121166
Ouffoue Koffi Sebastien (Dr.)
Email: jcemene@yahoo.fr
Enseignant Chercheur
SOUS DIRECTEUR CIAPOL/LCE
Jean-Pierre Beya Dibue
22 BP812 Abidjan 22
Enseignant (Chef de Travaux)
Tel: (225) 20371835/08471780
Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales
Fax: (225) 20376500/03
Kinshasa
Email: offoe@yahoo.fr
I.S.T.M/ Kinshasa
BP 774 Kin XI
Equatorial Guinea
Tel: (243) 998208626
Email: lareplame@yahoo.fr
Iviti Nsuga Demetrio
Punto Focal Ozono
Ministerio de Pesca Y Medio Ambiente
Tel: (240) 250200
Email: demetrioiviti@yahoo.es
Gabon
Ghana
Jean de Dieu Moussavou Ibouily
Osmund D. Ansa-Asare (Dr.)
Responsable HSE
Senior Research Scientist
Ministère de Mines et de Pétroles
Water Research Institute
BP 2199 Libreville Gabon
Council for Scientific & Industrial Research
Tel: (241) 07143361/06241317
Box AH 38 Achimota
Fax: (241) 748076
Tel: (233) 779514-5
Email: jdmusaibuili@yahoo.fr
Fax: (233) 777170
Email: osmundansaasare@yahoo.ca
Ghana
Emmanuel Sinayobye (Dr.)
Alfred Oteng-Yeboah (Prof.)
University of Ghana
Director
Faculty of Engineering Sciences
CSIR-Ghana
Box LG 113, Legon
Tel: (233) 244772256
Tel: (233) 244524499/21 517742
Fax: (233) 21 777655
Fax: (233) 21517741
Email: otengyeboah@yahoo.co.uk
Email: esinay@ug.edu.gh
Faabeluon Lambert
Adelina Mensah
Deputy Director
Lecturer
Environmental Protection Agency
Oceanography & Fisheries Department-
Box: C 301 Tema
University of Ghana, Box 99 Legon
Telfax: (233) 22 210315/6
Tel: (233) 244481018/21513263
Email: lfaabeluon@hotmail.com
Fax: (233) 21507147
Email: ammensah@ug.edu.gh
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Guinée
Liberia
Kaloga Sekouba
Lamie K. Gaie
Ministère de L'Environnement
Senior Marine Officer/Marine & Coastal Zone
BP 3118 Conakry
Unit
Tel: (224) 60290800/30468545
Environmental Protection Agency
Email: envlabo@yahoo.fr
4th Street, Monrovia-Liberia
sekoubakaloga@yahoo.fr
Box: 4024 Monrovia
Tel: (231) 6520435
Email: dagaie@yahoo.com
Nigeria
Nigeria
Emmanuel Adegboyega Ajao (Dr.)
Ugo Udochu (Mrs.)
Assistant Director NIOMR
Assistant Chief Laboratory Technologist
Nigerian Institute for Oceanography & Marine
Nigerian Institute for Oceanography & Marine
Research,
Research
PMB 12729, Lagos
PMB 12729 Victoria Island-Lagos
Tel: (234) 08023247991/12617530
Tel: (234) (80) 27180133/2617530
Fax: (234) 1 2617530
Fax: (234) 2617530
Email: nana_ajao@yahoo.co.uk
Email: ugoudochu@yahoo.com
Godfrey A. Obodo (Prof.)
John Paul Unyimadu
SCAN Associates
Assistant Chief Research officer
Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry,
Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine
Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria
Research
Tel: (234) 08051684264/08037011673
PMB 12729 Victoria Island, Lagos
Email: godfery2k2@yahoo.com
Tel: (234) 08023033439, 8976077
Fax: (234) 1-2617530
Lucian Obinna Chukwu (Dr.)
Email: jpcnu@yahoo.com
Acting Head, Department of Marine Sciences
University of Lagos Akoka, Yaba Lagos
Ugochukwu Ernest-Ihemejeh
Tel: (234) 1 8033074104/1 77515552
Programme Assistant
Email: obinnalcunilag@yahoo.com
UNIDO-GCLME
chukwu@unilag.edu
UNIDO field Office, 25 Lugard Street, Ikoyi
Lagos
Nnodimele Ethelbert
Tel: (234)08036754932
General Manager
Email: enerst_ihemejeh@hayoo.co.uk
ISEPA/GCLME, UNIDOCEX
Imo State Environmental Protection Agency
(ISEPA) GCLME Regional Centre of
Excellence,
PMB 1159Owerri Imo State
Tel: (234) 083-234986/083234005/
08032577073
Email: isepaunido_org@yahoo.com
nnodimethel@yahoo.com
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Sao Tome & Principe
Sierra Leone
Antonia Dos Santos Neto
Thomas Yormah
Chemiste
Head, Department of Chemistry
Minister de Ecomonie/CIAT-STP
Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone
CIAT-STP CP 375 Sao Tome & Principe
Tel: (232) 76626488/33311910
Tel: (239) 224057/913183/223342
Email: tom_yormah@yahoo.com
Fax: (239) 223343
Email: ciatstp@cstome.net
netantonia@yahoo.com
Togo
Kissao Gnandi (Dr.)
Prof. Ajavon Ayite-Lo Nohende
Docteur - Université de Lomé
Directeur, North South Environment Consult
Département de Géologie FDS
BP: 10167 Lomé
BP 1515 Lomé
Tel : (228) 2269170/2255094/9041593/
Tel: (228) 9366968\2255094
(229)97988082
Fax: (228) 2251359
noajavon@tg.refer.org
Email: kgnande@yahoo.fr/ kgnandi@tg.refer.org
GCLME RCU
Prof. Chidi Ibe
Dr. Jacques Abe
Regional Director, GCLME
Environment Expert
No. 1 Akosombo Road
Cell: 233- 243 630649
PMB CT 324, Accra, Ghana
Email: gclme@unido.org, jabel@hotmail.com
Tel: 233- 21- 781225 / 768592
Cell: 233- 244- 863388
Mr. Napoleon Gbolonyo
Fax: 233- 21- 781226
Administrative Officer
Email: c.ibe@unido.org/ gclme@unido.org
Cell: 233-244- 524298
Email: gbolonyo@yahoo.com
Dr. Theodore Djama
Fisheries Expert
Ms. Kelechi Ihemeje
Cell: 233-243- 670614
Personal Assistant to Regional Director / Editor
Email: theodoredjama@yahoo.co.uk
Cell: 233- 243- 668758
Email: kihemeje@yahoo.com
Mr. Joshua Okechuku Ndubuisi
ICT Specialist
Ms. Selina Kuukuwa Yawson
Cell: 233- 243- 667 102
Public Awareness & Participation Advisor
Email: nduijooch@hotmail.com
Cell: 233- 244- 515 026
Email: s.yawson@yahoo.com
Ms. Sylvia Osei Nsenkyire
National Programme Assistant
Ms. Thelma Hodey
Cell: 233- 244- 642 858
Secretary/Receptionist
Email: s.nsenkyire@yahoo.com
Cell: 233-277- 5824 68
Email: takrumah@yahoo.co.uk
Mr. Kweku Duah-Yentumi
National Service Personnel
Ms. Gabriella Koranteng
Cell: 233-244-872 549
National Service Personnel
Email: kduah_yentumi@yahoo.co.uk
Cell: 233- 208 488 614
Email: gnkoranteng@yahoo.co.uk
Ms. Adelaide Asante
National Service Personnel
Tel: 233-244 567 666
Email: adelaidegh@yahoo.co.uk
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ANNEX 5: KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND
SCIENCE, HON. CHRISTINE CHURCHER
Mr. Chairman,
Regional Director, GCLME Project,
Distinguished Invited Guests,
Distinguished Workshop Participants,
Members of the Press,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am impressed with the significant progress being made in the implementation of the strategic
action plan of the GCLME Project.
I also want to acknowledge the bond being established among the 16 countries of the GCLME
and the opportunities the project provide us in building a very strong network of technocrats,
researchers, environmental planners, scientists, and other senior level experts from our Ministries
of Environment and Science, Agriculture, Fisheries, Central and Local Governments, the
Universities and Research Institutions in the 16 countries to address, through this Regional
Workshop, the trans-boundary challenges of the region on "Pollution and Ecosystem Health".
It is alarming indeed to note the extent of the trans-boundary environmental challenges and
significance with respect to the depletion of living resources, uncertainty in ecosystem status
(including climate change effects), deterioration of water quality and loss of habitats (including
coastal erosion).
According to World Bank surveys in the past decade pertaining to the GCLME, oil producing
companies in Nigeria and Sierra Leone discharge an estimated 710 tons of oil yearly into the
coastal and marine environment and an additional 2,100 tons originate annually from oil spills.
Agriculture, an important activity in all countries in the region, is also causing water quality
degradation through the increased use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, a significant
proportion of which constitute agricultural effluents carried to the sea through river outflows.
These nutrients coupled with sewage pollution continue to increase levels of eutrophication in
coastal waters including lagoons, causing harmful algal blooms.
In almost all the countries, atmospheric pollution is on the ascendancy along the coastal zone. In
the big cities for example, emissions from the exhausts of poorly maintained vehicles and the use
of outdated industrial processes pose health hazards as well as deterioration of urban air quality.
To regain control over our marine resources and ensure their effective management, we do not
have a choice but to use the advantages of partnership to build our regional capacity in a united
action to fully address our trans-boundary challenges, using appropriate techniques and strategies.
It is against this bleak background that the Government of Ghana and in particular my Ministry
considers this Workshop of particular significance because we need to arrest the rate of
deterioration in the quality of our water bodies as a result of pollution from land and marine-
based sources.
For centuries the sea, based on the philosophy that on account of its size could absorb and dilute
all waste material to levels that would be harmless to mankind, has been used as a huge "rubbish-
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bin" into which all types of waste are indiscriminately dumped. In 1953, 43 people died in Japan
from Minimata disease after eating fish that was contaminated with a toxic form of mercury. The
source of this mercury was the effluent of a plastic factory, discharged into the Minimata Bay.
Subsequently, this led to a great deal of research carried on marine pollution, to serve as the basis
for the development of many regulations world-wide that control dumping of waste material into
the sea.
Mr. Chairman,
In Ghana, we are yet to fully examine possibilities and effects of marine pollution on the coastal
population, nevertheless some programmes have been put in place by the Environmental
Protection Agency to monitor effluent discharge and air quality with the aim of promulgating
necessary legislation to regulate the levels of pollution discharges and emissions. I believe our
GCLME neighbors are pursuing similar policies and programmes.
Mr. Chairman,
Opportunities provided by fora such as this Workshop, therefore are invaluable for us to share
and discuss our strengths and weaknesses, to develop sector specific policies and strategies to
fully address these challenges and threats in a united front.
The objectives of the Workshop are very laudable indeed. These include:
1.
The identification and assessment of land and sea based sources of pollution.
2.
The introduction of participants to the effects of pollution in coastal ecosystem, useful
approaches to problem definition, and the importance of a regional perspective in the
restoration and management of ecosystem health.
3.
Determining and addressing training needs in the region for the prevention and control
of land and sea based sources of pollution.
4.
Identification, strengthening and involving stakeholders in land based pollution issues
in the region, including their involvement in monitoring and evaluation as well as
development of performance indicators; this particular objective cannot be over
emphasized. To reduce pollution and improve ecosystem health requires the efforts of
all stakeholders from the grassroots to policy makers.
I am briefed that this Workshop would also constitute a scientific and technical forum to evaluate
and approve draft Methodology Manuals on Marine Pollution Monitoring and Development of
National Programme of Action for the Prevention of Pollution from Land-based Activities. This
would be an achievement and a positive outcome of the Workshop.
It is my belief that at the end of this Workshop a common approach would have been developed
to tackle the problems of pollution and the maintenance of ecosystem health in the region. We
owe this as a duty to posterity, in the pursuance of the sustainable development paradigm.
I wish you fruitful deliberations and God's guidance during this Workshop. On my own behalf,
and on behalf of my Ministry and the Government of Ghana, I declare this Regional Workshop
officially open. Thank you!!!
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