The week of 25-30 March saw an unusual set of events in Mombasa. Public outcry on the ongoing dredging/dumping and sand harvesting by two vessels was growing to a fever pitch, resulting in the CS for Transport, Mr. James Macharia, putting a stop to the activities with a tweet on […]
Sand-harvesting has been carried out from 8-27 March at 3 areas off the Waa and Tiwi coral reefs, Kwale County, Kenya (see map). Sub-blocks 3, 4 and 5 have been exploited, with greatest pressure at block 4. The findings of the report are summarized below, or click on the icon […]
The issue of dredge spoil dumping is a charged one in Mombasa, with a history of poor information and knowledge of what is happening, what is legal and environmental regulations controlling it. This brief is written to try to help identify the key issues about current dumping practices in Mombasa, […]
How sustainable is coastal tourism? What is needed to achieve sustainability is discussed here.
Using Dialogues to Initiate change in Solid waste management at the Jomo Kenyatta Public Beach On 20th February 2019, CORDIO East Africa facilitated a stakeholder dialogue workshop to discuss issues of waste management around the famous Kenyatta public beach in Mombasa. The workshop was organised under the umbrella of CORDIO’s […]
The Ocean Health Index (OHI) is a scientific framework used to measure how healthy oceans are. It is the first integrated assessment framework that scientifically combines key biological, physical, economic, cultural and social elements of the ocean’s health. The OHI scores reflect how well coastal regions optimize their potential ocean benefits and services in […]
CORDIO’s 20th anniversary event was held in a serene environment at the Bamburi Forest Trails on Friday 7th September 2018. Reflecting on the past 20 years of operation, it’s encouraging to see how much CORDIO East Africa has grown. Through the experiences shared by current and ex-staff and partners such […]
On Saturday the 8th of September 2018, CORDIO hosted a successful screening of the documentary film ‘Chasing Coral’ at Nyali Cinemax. The turnout was great (over 290 people!) and it was inspiring to see many people from various backgrounds and ages attend. Chasing Coral is a splendour of vivid underwater […]
On 9 July 2018 the scenarios for the future of the Western Indian Ocean/East and Southern Africa were launched at the Science-Policy forum of the Nairobi Convention in Durban, South Africa.
What Kenya’s government can do to protect, and benefit from, ocean resources . Kenya earns around USD$2.5 billion per year from its ocean – less than 4% of its GDP. This shows the potential for growth which could raise peoples’ incomes in coming years. But it won’t happen unless damaging […]
