// SAFE SEAS

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

The objective is to develop key guidelines and best practices for the coordination, programming and implementation of maritime security capacity building and maritime security sector reform. The project compares the ongoing efforts to restructure the maritime security sector in four countries (Djibouti, Kenya, Seychelles, and Somalia). SafeSeas is funded by the British Academy and part of the UK’s Global Challenges Research Fund initiative to strengthen development through research. The project is a collaboration between Cardiff University and the University of Bristol. It is implemented in collaboration with a range of African universities as well as capacity building organizations.

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SafeSeas to hold book workshop at University of Stellenbosch

SafeSeas in collaboration with project partners from the Security Institute for Governance and Leadership in Africa (SIGLA) at the University of Stellenbosch will hold a workshop on 'Maritime Security Capacity ...
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18th August 2017 / Project Activity

New concept note on Maritime Security in Seychelles published

The Seychelles provides a particularly interesting case study as an archipelagic Small Island Developing State (SIDS) in which oceans policy for sustainable development and maritime security are core drivers of ...
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9th August 2017 / Concepts, Publications

Approaches to maritime governance: Coordination instruments in Seychelles and Kenya

One of the core challenges of governing the maritime in order to achieve the goals associated with maritime security and the blue economy is the coordination of the different governmental ...
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6th August 2017 / coordination, informality, kenya, Lessons from the Field, Marine Spatial planning, maritime security strategy, Seychelles

Understanding maritime security in Kenya

As part of the July field visits, the core project team of SAFESEAS visited Nairobi and Mombasa (Kenya) to gain a better understanding of the maritime security sector in the ...
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1st August 2017 / field visits, kenya, Nairobi, Project Activity

Seychelles: Small Country – Big Lessons for Capacity Building

Famed for its idyllic beaches and pleasant tropical climate, and with a population of less than 100,000 permanent residents, Seychelles is perhaps the archetypal small island state. It is also ...
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31st July 2017 / Lessons from the Field

Visiting maritime security practitioners in Seychelles

During its field visit to the Seychelles in July, the core team of SAFESEAS met with the core maritime security agencies of the country. The objective was to gain first-hand ...
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27th July 2017 / field visits, Project Activity, Seychelles

Seychelles workshop receives national press coverage

The recent joint-international workshop on maritime security and sustainable development held at the University of Seychelles in collaboration with SAFE SEAS, Cardiff University's Sustainable Places Research Institute, the University of Seychelles ...
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22nd July 2017 / media, Project Activity, Security-Dedvelopment Nexus, Seychelles

Analyzing Maritime Security Capacity Building in the Western Indian Ocean