Next WACA-VAR workshop: 30 September to 02 October 2025 at Bassam, Cote d’Ivoire
Eylim beach resort Hotel – Grand Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire
The next edition of the workshop “West African coastal zones – mapping vulnerability, adaptability and resilience in a changing climate” (WACA-VAR) will be held in Grand Bassam (Côte d’Ivoire) from 30 September to 02 October 2025.
As a reminder, the WACA-VAR programme was set up to conduct an integrated study and develop innovative management strategies for sustainable water resources management. and develop innovative management strategies for a sustainable coastline in the face of climate change, human activities and economic growth.
Preliminary program
Tuesday, 30 september 2025
- Coastal geomorphology
- Coastal ecosystems
- Coastal communities
Wednesday, 01 October 2025
- Coastal management (Environmental ministry)
- Visit pm: protected versus pristine beaches, protected versus pristine mangroves
Thursday, 02 october 2025
- Tools: in situ (bio samples, observations, drone, video system, numerical modeling
- Training
- WACA VAR plan: data plan, web-gis
Special issue
As with the last two editions, a special edition of the most impressive works will be published. More information in the coming days
Local committee
- A. Ouattara
- B. Komena
- P. Cecchi
International steering committee
- Gregoire O. Abessolo (The University of Ebolowa, Cameroon)
- Donatus B. Angnuureng (The University of Cape Coast, Ghana)
- Olusegun Dada (The federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria)
- Rafael Almar (French Institute of Research for Development (IRD), France)
