Denis W. Aheto
Position
- Professor of Coastal Ecology and Interdisciplinary Ocean Studies
- University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ghana
About
Denis is a Professor of Coastal Ecology and Interdisciplinary Ocean Studies (~20 years). Director of the Centre for Coastal Management (Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience). Co-PI on multimillion-dollar programs from the World Bank, USAID DANIDA, etc. His expertise lies in Ecology and management of coastal water bodies (estuaries and lagoons) and mangrove wetlands. Coastal resilience, maritime conflicts, fisheries governance, climate change adaptation and mitigation, marine biodiversity, marine pollution management, marine spatial planning, and marine protected areas.
Roles: Co-leader WP4, and coordinator for Ghanaian side across WPs; Participates in research design, methodology, data collection and analyses, and dissemination of results.