Ufukwe Marine Center

Ocean Climate Innovation Hub Kenya

The Ufukwe Marine Centre (UMC) is a Centre of Excellence hosted at the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM). It is an endorsed project under the Global Ecosystem of Ocean Solutions (GEOS) program. This project is endorsed by the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030, UNESCO, find here. It aims to serve as a platform for fostering research and collaboration between researchers, entrepreneurs and all ocean-based stakeholders including local communities. The mission is to explore and advance responsible and effective ocean-based climate solutions in Kenya to improve livelihoods and promote international scientific collaboration.
The Centre functions by steering activities aimed at increasing ocean knowledge and addressing climate change through ocean-based solutions. The Hub works in close collaboration with local, regional, and international collaborators from both the private and public sectors.

Ocean-climate solutions research
Ocean-Climate Innovations
Ocean restoration and conservation
Community Growth
Women Support
Local Volunteers
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Vision

To be a leader in sustainable ocean-based climate solutions in Kenya, enhancing community resilience and fostering global scientific collaboration.

Mission

Harnessing the power of ocean innovation in Kenya to address the climate change crisis and achieve a sustainable and climate-positive blue economy that will create opportunities for local community, youth, innovators and entrepreneurs to develop skill sets and innovative mindsets.

Objectives

Leadership

Our Team

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Dr. Maria Swaleh PHd

Ocean-Climate Innovation Fellow & Ocean-Climate Innovation Hub Kenya Project Lead

Dr. Swaleh is an international advocate for the inclusion of the Global South in the advancement of ocean-climate solutions, having spoken at international ocean sciences events in the US (Ocean Sciences Meeting), Spain (UN Ocean Decade Conference), and Indonesia (Global Dialogue on Sustainable Ocean Development). She is an Ocean Visions’ Ocean-Climate Innovation Fellow & Project Lead for Ocean Climate Innovation Hub Kenya—supported by Ocean Visions’ Global Ecosystem for Ocean Solutions (GEOS) program.
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