RIMES Contribution to the SEAMARCS Inception Workshop on Sea Level Monitoring and Coastal Resilience

 


The Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES) participated in the SEAMARCS Inception Workshop (Strengthening Sea Level Monitoring and Data Management in East Africa for Coastal Resilience and Community Safety), organized under the Flanders-UNESCO Science Trust (FUST) fund, led by IOCAFRICA, IOC/TSR, and the IOC Global Sea Level Observing Network (GLOSS) Programme.

 


Mr. Bojara Asvakittimakul, Oceanographer at RIMES, joined virtually and delivered a presentation on "Short-term Hazards in the Western Indian Ocean Region, Their Status, and How Sea Level Stations Can Contribute." His presentation emphasized the increasing vulnerability of coastal and island states in the region to tropical cyclones, floods, and tsunamis, the critical importance of sea-level monitoring in enhancing preparedness and response, and shared examples of sea level station implementation services developed to foster regional collaboration in the Indian Ocean. 

 


He highlighted how sea-level stations can:

  • Provide real-time monitoring to support coastal safety

  • Improve hazard prediction and forecast accuracy

  • Strengthen national and regional resilience mechanisms

  • Transform ocean data into actionable information for decision-makers and communities

     


Through SEAMARCS and broader regional cooperation, RIMES contributes by enhancing data availability, modelling and forecasting capabilities, and sustained capacity building to support disaster risk reduction and long-term coastal resilience in East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean.

 

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