
MEET OUR TEAM
We have teams working at national, regional, and program levels. Together, they provide countries with access to technical expertise and finance to support the sustainable development of the coastal zone. Our teams are here to accelerate action
Program

Manon Pascale Cassara
Environmental Specialist

Boutheina Guermazi
Regional Integration Director

Peter Kristensen
Program Manager

Andrew Michael Losos
Senior Transport Specialist WACA Program

Koffi Hounkpe
Project Team Leader, WACA Togo

Margaret Arnold
Senior Social Development Specialist

Nicolas Benjamin Claude Desramaut
Project Team Leader, WACA Mauritania/STP/Cote d’Ivoire/Guinea Bissau

Madjiguene Seck
Senior Partnership Specialist

Sajid Anwar
Multi-Sector Planning and Partnerships

Salimata Follea
Project Team Leader, WACA Benin

Simeon Kacou Ehui
Regional Director, Sustainable Development, West and Central Africa.

Ms. Maria Sarraf
Practice Manager, Environment & Natural Resources

Maged Mahmoud Hamed
Project Team Leader, WACA Ghana

Joseph Ese Akpokodje
Project Team Leader, WACA Nigeria

Idriss Deffry
Project Manager Regional Component
National

Dr. Fatimetou Soueidatt
Project Coordinator, WACA Mauritania

Arlindo de Carvalho
Project Coordinator, WACA Sao Tome and Principe

Baba Drame
Project Coordinator, WACA Senegal

Elias Hamidou SEKO
Coastal Zone Specialist, WACA Benin

Pr. Abe Delfin Ochou
Project Coordinator, WACA Ivory Coast

Dr. Adou Rahim Alimi Assimiou
Project Coordinator, WACA ResIP-Togo
Regional

Richard Dacosta
Responsable Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, United Nations Environment Program
Dr. Ahmed Senhoury
Executive Director, Regional Partnership for Coastal and Marine Conservation

Moussa Sall
Regional Coordinator, Center Monitoring Ecologique

Marie Suzanne Traore
Executive Secretary, Regional Network of Marine Protected Areas in West Africa

Pr. Cheikh Mbow
General Manager, Center Monitoring Ecologique

Christophe Deguenon
Director of Environment and Water Resources, West African Economic and Monetary Union

Pr. Denis Worlanyo Aheto
Coordinator, Africa Center of Excellence for Coastal Resilience

Abou Bamba
Executive Secretary, United Nations Environment/ Abidjan Convention

Thomas Louis Price
Coordinator Regional Implementation Support Unit
