RMC (Ghana) and IRHOB (Benin) sign Memorandums of Understanding with the AIR Centre to support blue economy in Western Africa
On November 5th, 2021, two African research organizations, the Regional Marine Centre (RMC), University of Ghana and the Benin Institute for Halieutic and Oceanographic Research (Institut de Recherches Halieutiques et Océanologiques du Bénin – IRHOB) signed Memorandums of Understanding with the AIR Centre with the goal to support Atlantic countries to achieve the goals and targets of blue economy for sustainable development while playing a significant role in the implementation of the “Belem Statement on Atlantic Research and Innovation Cooperation” and the “All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance”. Also on November 5th, 2021, the AIR Centre became an associate organization of the 2nd phase of the GMES & Africa program.
These two agreements aim at establishing a synergetic relationship with the objective to align activities, to optimize each organisation’s relevance and value to society by collaboration and enhancing mutual use of resources. The mission and vision of both RMC and IRHOB are well aligned with the AIR Centre’s mission areas.