“In my research I have also found that there is very little research on Sargassum in central America and west Africa compared to the Caribbean. Every day, I learn something new about Sargassum. Today I found out that entrepreneurs are making plates out of Sargassum! In my PhD research, I am most looking forward to…
Month: February 2021
Dr Nikolaos Skliris Podcast
“Our research in SARTRAC focuses on these two relatively unexplored physical drivers for Sargassum proliferation in the Tropical Atlantic: the convergence of winds and re-circulation of currents which lead to accumulations of Sargassum and which trap nutrients driving optimal conditions for Sargassum growth. Over the next two years we aim to quantify the variable partitioning…
Professor Jack Corbett Podcast
“Developing countries, and small island developing states in particular, face numerous challenges in managing and adapting to transboundary and transnational environmental risks. These challenges relate to: capacity deficits, resourcing, and transference of institutions from one part of the world to another. I am excited to be working with our partners in Jamaica, Barbados and Ghana…
SARTRAC Theory of Change
To ensure that we are delivering our long term impact of “influencing sargassum policy and management decisions at the international level and within partner countries, notably Jamaica and Ghana”, we have developed a monitoring and evaluation system based on our Theory of Change. The slides (attached below) show this theory of change, and the short…