SafeSeas is a pilot project that studies lessons from maritime security capacity building in the Western Indian Ocean.

SafeSeas develops key guidelines and best practices for maritime security governance and the coordination, programming and implementation of maritime security capacity building. Best practices have been consolidated in a best practice toolkit, titled “Mastering Maritime Security. Reflexive Capacity Building and the Western Indian Ocean experience”.

SafeSeas received financial support from the British Academy and is part of the UK’s Global Challenges Research Fund initiative to strengthen development through research. The project has also received funds from Cardiff University, the University of Bristol and the University of Stellenbosch. SafeSeas is a registered voluntary commitment to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 14 (OceanAction14234). The project is a collaboration between Cardiff University and the University of Bristol and implemented with a range of African universities as well as capacity building organizations.

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