Scientific Impacts
Research Results of CoastMan will contribute to policy and management changes that enhance the resilience, mitigation and adaptation options of Mangrove dependent vulnerable coastal communities in eastern and western Africa. Specifically:
- High-quality new knowledge created on mangrove socio-ecological systems and associated climate risks. We expect 8-10 scientific articles published in open access journals. This is expected to fill a critical gap in high-quality new knowledge on the impact of climate change on mangrove-based socio ecological systems, i.e., ecosystem services, habitat loss, and proposed mitigation measures.
- Human capital strengthened: The project involves early and mid-career science professionals including doctoral, master’s students and post-doctoral researchers through participation in research activities, formal and informal trainings and communication and dissemination of high-quality knowledge. Furthermore, diffusion of knowledge and open source will be promoted; global cooperation on mangroves and climate risk research will be enhanced.
- Capacities of vulnerable communities and local and regional decision makers enhanced- through co-production of novel decision support systems; will be adopted for future mangrove management through better knowledge on spatio-temporal changes. Local capacities enhanced through training on the applications of decisions support systems applicable to restoration and conservation of mangroves as mitigation and adaptation strategies.
Socio-economic impacts
Local livelihoods and socioeconomic health of rural communities improved as a result of restored mangrove ecosystems.
Environmental/ecological impacts
Restoration and conservation as a climate change mitigation and adaptation measure successfully implemented in priority areas of coastal Tanzania and Ghana.
Environmental footprint of the research
CoastMan is a predominantly Climate and Environment positive project. The main expected results, DSS promotes restoration and conservation of the environment and enhanced carbon sequestration. The project will be conducted in compliance with the central global governance mechanisms for biodiversity as well as national laws. To minimize our carbon footprint, we will keep international travel to a minimum and rely on digital communications for meetings. Project sites are within reach of our Tanzanian and Ghanaian experts and within the residences of our coastal communities and consortium members to the project.
