Accession Number ADA560829
Title Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea Subregion: Threats, Challenges and Solutions.
Publication Date Mar 2011
Media Count 36p
Personal Author B. M. Shafa
Abstract Insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea is a function of the region's diverse natural resources, the vulnerabilities inherent in its geographical location, as well as environmental and demographic factors. Poaching, piracy, transnational crime, boundary disputes, and environmental degradation are common threats to the security of the Gulf. Although some steps have been taken by international and regional stakeholders to address these threats, inherent challenges such as uncoordinated international and regional initiatives, lack of situational awareness and response capabilities, and lack of robust legislative and judicial arrangements have militated against any expected successes. To combat threats to maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea, the international community and regional authorities will have to adopt an integrated demand-based approach to identify, prioritize, and resource requirements to empower the Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), an existing regional maritime security structure, to deal with the threats. This approach will promote unity of efforts and address the needs of stakeholders.
Keywords African union
Boundary disputes
Coastal regions
Crimes
Demography
Eez(Exclusive economic zones)
Energy security
Environmental degradation
European union
Foreign navies
Geopolitics
Government(Foreign)
Gulf of guinea
Gulfs
Instability
Law enforcement
Legislation
Littoral zones
Marine pollution
Maritime domain awareness
Maritime security
Military forces(Foreign)
Military forces(United states)
Mowca(Maritime organization of west and central africa)
Natural resources
Piracy
Poaching
Security
Sicgn(Subregional integrated coast guard network)
Threats
Transnational crime
Unclos(United nations convention on the law of the sea)
United nations
United states government
Usafricom(Us africa command)
Vulnerability
West africa


 
Source Agency Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category 74G - Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics
47C - Physical & Chemical Oceanography
92E - International Relations
47A - Marine Engineering
Corporate Author Army War Coll., Carlisle Barracks, PA.
Document Type Technical report
Title Note Research paper.
NTIS Issue Number 1222
Contract Number N/A

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