Source: Cacheu & Bijagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau, ESA Copernicus, Landsat 8, 08 May 2013
Coastal and marine systems in West Africa are increasingly exposed to complex, interconnected pressures arising from climate change, human interventions, and transboundary environmental dynamics. These challenges are particularly pronounced in shared coastal and island systems, where environmental processes, risks, and governance frameworks extend beyond national boundaries.
This research addresses the need for integrated, scalable approaches to coastal monitoring that can support sustainable adaptation strategies in the Anthropocene, with a particular focus on cross-border coastal and marine systems in West Africa. It situates technological innovation within a broader understanding of coastal geomorphology, ocean forcings, environmental change, and regional cooperation.
The research contributes to:
improved understanding of spatio-temporal dynamics affecting shared coastal and marine systems;
enhanced monitoring frameworks to support evidence-based decision-making across national boundaries;
the development of forward-looking adaptation pathways for climate-vulnerable coastal and island environments in West Africa.
Key Information
This project is fully-funded by the UNESCO and Fondation L’Oréal
- Dramé, A. B. (2025). Coastal response to human interventions and climate variability: The Senegal estuary shoreline. UCL (University College London). (pp. 1–413). https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10215571/
- Dramé, A. B., Burningham, H., & Sall, M. (2024). Ocean and Wave Climate Variability in West Africa, and Implications for Alongshore Sediment Transport on the Senegal-Mauritania Coast. Journal of Coastal Research, 113(sp1), 670–674. https://doi.org/10.2112/JCR-SI113-132.1
- Dramé, A.B. (2022) “Coupling artificial intelligence (AI) and geospatial technology (GIS) for coastal monitoring and understanding: application to cross-border coastal/marine systems in West Africa to support sustainable adaptation in the Anthropocene”, L’Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Awards Ceremony, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, December 2022
- 2022 L’Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Awards Young Talents Africa : “20 African Women Researchers are rewarded for the Excellence of their scientific work”, https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/winners-2022-loreal-unesco-women-science-sub-saharan-africa-young-talents-awards
- The Fondation L’Oréal unveils 2022 L’Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Awardees, Africa, https://www.fondationloreal.com/our-programs-women-science-national-and-regional-young-talents-programs/sub-saharan-africa-young
Principal Investigator: Dr Awa B. Dramé
Institutional Contact
Research enquiries: research@coastgis.org
Communications & partnerships: communication@coastgis.org
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