Africa

Comoros

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It is covered by the UNESCO Office in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

The country participates in Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) projects, specifically within the framework of the Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa programme (ODINAFRICA), which aims to establish a database and information exchange network for Africa. There is a National Oceanographic Data and Information Centre in the Comoros since 2001.

Below you can access the projects that are currently being implemented in the country within the framework of UNESCO’s Natural Sciences Sector.

Oceans

- OceanData and Information Network for Africa (ODINAFRICA)

- UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission’s (IOC) Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System programme (IOTWS)

- IOC International Oceanographic Data and Information exchange (IODE)

- Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)

Coasts and Small Islands

- Communication and Education for Sustainable Coastal Development (Sub-Saharan Africa and Indian Ocean Islands) More