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Selected WIO-RISE Publications and Workshops

About WIO-RISE
WIO-RISE provides research and training in skills associated with the utilization of coastal and marine resources and protection of the coastal and marine environment. The network avails itself of the long experience of the IMS/UDSM, which has roots in the former East African Marine Fisheries Research Organization, and the affiliated Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association based in Zanzibar. The School of Marine and Coastal Studies at Eduardo Mondlane University is strategically located near the Sofala Bank, a major fishery and aquaculture resource, and the University of Cape Town has the only department in southern Africa offering graduate training in physical oceanography, climate science, and atmospheric science.

Leaders and their Institutions

	Academic Director and Secretariat Dr. Margareth Kyewalyanga, Director, Institute of Marine Sciences University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
	Technical Director Dr. Musa Chacha, Institute of Marine Sciences University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
	Prof. Antonio Hoguane, School of Marine & Coastal Studies Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique
	Prof. Chris Reason, Oceanography Department University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Blogs about WIO-RISE
Perilous Times for the Squids of Kenya (2/10)
The Seaweeds of Zanzibar (2/10)
Research in the Service of Local Needs (4/09)

Selected WIO-RISE Publications and Workshops

Updates
August 2010:  
 

	Ms. Arlen Hastings, the Executive Director of the Science Initiative Group, visited the WIORISE Secretariat on Wednesday 14th July 2010. This photo shows Ms. Arlen Hastings, Dr. Margareth S. Kyewalyanga (WIORISE Academic Director), Dr. Musa Chacha (WIORISE Technical Coordinator) and WIORISE students based at the Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam.
	Mr. Robert Christopher presented his MSc research proposal at the College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam on 28th July 2010. The proposal was approved for implementation.
	Mr. Avelino Langa, Joseph Ravina and Pramod Chumun sat for the second semester examinations in July 2010. They are currently developing MSc research proposals under the guidance of their academic supervisors.

May 2010:   Dr. Musa Chacha participated in a project planning workshop May 14, 2010 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania . The workshop was organized and funded by British Council in collaboration with Tropical health and Educational Trust (THET).

April 2010:  

Ms. Grace Mutia and Mr. Siajali Pamba, PhD students at the Institute of Marine Sciences, gave departmental seminars in which various issues pertaining to their research projects were discussed. This photo shows Ms. Grace Mutia presenting her work.

Preparations for the forthcoming WIO-RISE Workshop are underway. It scheduled to take place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 20th to 21st May 2010. Faculty members and students from the WIO-RISE nodes have confirmed their attendence.

March 2010:  1. Robert Christopher Mwita has been offered a WIO-RISE scholarship effective March 1, 2010 and has been admitted to pursue an MSc in Marine Natural Products at the University of Dar es Salaam. He is currently developing a research proposal under the guidance of Dr. Musa Chacha and Mr. Stephen Samwel.

2. The WIO-RISE Secretariat has submitted a supplementary research proposal to SIG/RISE to facilitate a workshop which is being planned for 17th May -19th May 2010. Prof Sven Beer from the University of Tel-Aviv, Israel has been invited as a resource person in this workshop. Participants in the workshop will include postgraduate students and some selected faculty members from WIO-RISE nodes.

February 2010:

	WIO-RISE and SABINA Secretariat members had a meeting in Zomba, Malawi discussing possible areas in which the two RISE networks can collaborate. A group photo from the event is to the left [from left: Dr. Musa Chacha, Prof. John D. Saka, Dr. Margareth S. Kyewalyanga, and Mr. Frank Ngonda].
	1st semester university examinations at the Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, started on 8th February 2010. A photo showing Joseph J. M. Ravina, Avelino A. A. Langa and Kumar P. Chumun in the examination room is to the left.

January 2010:  

Ms. Charine Collins have been awarded a WIO-RISE Scholarship to undertake PhD studies at the Department of Oceanography, University of Cape Town South Africa. She will be working under the supervision of Profs Christopher Reason and Juliet Hermes. Her research topic is “Dynamics and Physical Processes of the Comoro Basin”.

December 2009:   WIO-RISE ACADEMIC DIRECTOR ALFONSE DUBI HANDS OVER TO MARGARETH KYEWALYANGA

Effective December 1, 2009, Dr. Margareth Kyewalyanga has been appointed the new academic director of WIO-RISE, taking over from Dr. Alfonse Dubi, who has accepted an appointment as deputy vice chancellor of AIST-Arusha. Since April 2009 Dr. Kyewlayanga has been the director of UDSM’s Institute of Marine Sciences in Zanzibar, where she was previously head of the Department of Marine Biology and Resources Management. Dr. Kyewlayanga received her PhD in biological oceanography from Dalhousie University in Canada.

October 2009:   1. Avelino A. A. Langa, Pramond K. Chumun and Joseph J. M. Ravina have started attending coursework in the Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of Dar es Salaam.

2. Siajali Pamba has started his PhD study in the Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of Dar es Salaam. He is currently working on his PhD Research proposal under the supervision of Prof. Alfred Muzuka.

3. Mr. Majuto C. Manyilizu, who has recently been awarded a WIO-RISE Scholarship, has been accepted for admission in the Faculty of Science at the University of Cape Town. He is currently in Cape Town for registration and commencement of PhD study under the supervision of Prof. Christopher Reason.

4. Fialho P. J. Nehama, Francis M. Mwonjoria, Grace M. Mutia, Lightness E. Mrema and Kathryn A. Jolly are making satisfactory progress in their studies.

5. Dr. Phillip Griffiths visited WIORISE on 30th September 2009.

August 2009:   1. USD 20,000 has been remitted to each WIO-RISE node as research funds. Research funds will be awarded to the best proposals. Research and publication policy of the respective node University will be used to evaluate implementation of the awarded proposals.

2. Mr. Fialho Nehama is in Mozambique for his PhD field work. Prof Antonio Hoguane will help him with all logistics associated with his field work.

July 2009:   1. Mr. Francis M. Mwonjoria and Ms. Grace M. Mutia are working on their PhD thesis proposals which are due for presentation in August 2009 at the Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam. Mr. Francis M. Mwonjoria is supervised by D. Narriman S. Jiddawi (main supervisor), Prof. Michen Ntiba and Dr. Agnes W. Muthumbi (Co-supervisors). Ms. Grace M. Mutia is supervised by Dr. Matern S. P. Mtolera (main supervisor), Prof. Micheni Ntiba and Dr. Bhalenbu Bhatt (Co-supervisors).

2. Ms. Lightness E. Mrema is working on her MSc thesis proposal which is due for presentation on September 2009 at the Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam. She is working under the supervision of Prof. Alfonse M. Dubi (main supervisor) and Dr. N. Mtega (Co-supervisor).

3. Mr. Fialho Nehama is making satisfactory progress in his PhD study at the University of Cape Town. He will be travelling to Mozambique in the first week of August 2009 for field work.

4. Prof. Alfonse M. Dubi has been appointed to be a Deputy Vice Chancellor-Administration and Finance at the Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology based in Arusha, Tanzania. Congratulations Prof. Dubi for a well- deserved appointment.

May 2009:   Ms. Kathryn A. Jolly from South Africa has been registered at the Faculty of Science, University of Cape Town for her MSc by dissertation. The title of her research topic is “Aspects of the biology and fishery of the blue shark (Prionace glauca) in South African waters”.

Mr. Fialho Nehama, a Mozambican, has been accepted for admission at the Faculty of Science, University of Cape Town. He has finalized issues pertaining to VISA and he is in a position to start his project soon. He will be working on a research topic titled “Numerical modeling of the Zambezi river plume”.

The WIO-RISE Project Steering Committee will convene a meeting scheduled to take place on Tuesday 26 May 2009 in Dar es Salaam to confirm the scholarships awards of the provisionally selected students.

April 2009:   WIO-RISE received 29 applications: 15 were Tanzanian, 3 Mozambican, 4 Mauritanian, 6 Kenyan and 1 South African. 6 Tanzanians, 2 Mozambicans, 4 Mauritanians, 3 Kenyans and 1 South African have been selected. Successful applicants have been notified. Scholarship letters will be issued soon after receiving the admission letters from the applicants. 10 students will be pursuing their PhDs and 5 students will be pursuing their masters.
 
March 2009:   In December 2008, WIO-RISE announced the RISE scholarships by visiting the University of Nairobi and the University of Mauritius during a workshop launching the EU-funded African Monitoring of the Environment for Sustainable Development (AMESD) Project at Quatre Bornes, Mauritius. The announcement was further circulated through WIOMSA and the website for the Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam. WIO-RISE has received many applications from Tanzania, Kenya, Mauritius and South Africa.