Tackling the several Ocean related issues through the exchange of ideas
Partner Organizations
UNESCO – IOC – NIGERIA NATIONAL DECADE COMMITTEE
The UNESCO – IOC – NIGERIA NATIONAL DECADE COMMITTEE forum is a multidisciplinary stakeholder organization for Nigeria on behalf of UNESCO- INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION (IOC). This stakeholder group is established under the directive of the UNESCO-IOC through the office of the Nigerian National Commission for UNESCO ( NATCOM).
OUR MISSION
To participate in all UN DECADE OF THE OCEAN Science for Sustainable Development activities, strengthen connections within Nigeria, and weave partnerships in communities working to study, conserve and sustainably use the ocean and its resources.
Meet the Members
Dr. Abiodun Sule
Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Institute for Oceanography And Marine Research
Dr. Olagunju Idowu Lateef
Secretary General, NATCOM
Dr. Samuel Popoola
Chief Research Officer, Nigerian Institute for Oceanography And Marine Research
Prof. Ahmed Balogun
Professor of Meteorology - Federal University of Technology, Akure
Navy Captain Mahmud Fana
Hydrographic Office, Nigerian Navy Apapa, Lagos
Deaconess Rita Solari Inko-Tariah
CEO - Solari Skills and Entrepreneurship Development Center (SSEDC) (NGO)
Prof. Shehu Latunji Akintola
Professor of Fisheries and HOD, Lagos State University.
Mr. Lawrence Wilbert
Escravos Renewable Energy Limited (EREL)
Mr. Emmanuel Sayi
Legal Meterologists
Ms. Omolara Irene Agboola
Senior Technologist - National Water Resources Institute
Fasan Olakunle
Local Government Official
Mr. Moses Salami
Student - Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife , Nigeria.
Mr. Rabo Ibrahim
Student – Water Resources Engineering ABU Zaria
Nehemiah John Gyuk
Special Assistant to the Focal Point Person: Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research
Dr. Mrs. Nkechi Achilike
Chief Reseach Officer - Nigerrian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research
Mr. Olusola Matthew Adeoye
Director of Coast and Ocean Research - Nature Cares Resources Centre
Mr. Anthony Akpan
President, Pan African Vision for the Environment (PAVE)
Mr. Michael Simire
Managing Director, EnviroNews
Dr. Olajumoke Edun
Director, Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research, Aquaculture Center, Buguma.
Upcoming Events
Engaging diverse stakeholders in the Ocean Decade: the key role of national and regional stakeholder networks