Centre for Maritime Law and Security (CEMLAWS), Ghana

(Counter-)Piracy Infrastructures in the Gulf of Guinea (COPIGoG)

Research project Counterpiracy engagements in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) begin from the assumption that counterpiracy leads to a reduction of piracy. Yet despite more than 15 years of continued counterpiracy efforts, the GoG is the world’s number one piracy hotspot wit ... First year report The COPIGoG (Counter-)piracy infrastructures in the Gulf of Guinea project has made significant progress up until now. Team members have conducted fieldwork and several interviews, in Ghana, Nigeria and with counterpiracy actors ...
Period: 2022-04-1 to 2024-09-30 Countries: Ghana Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Centre for Maritime Law and Security (CEMLAWS), Ghana Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Denmark Stakeholder Democracy Network, Nigeria Project code: 21-M07-KU Total grant: 4,897,562 DKK
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Addressing Maritime Insecurity (AMARIS)

Research project High levels of maritime insecurity significantly affect a country’s prospects for trade, sustainable development, environmental protection, as well as the welfare of coastal populations. Piracy, for instance, threatens the transport industry and unde ... First Year Report The project is now well in its phase 2: Data Collection. We have very successfully completed phase 1 which was centered on literature review, refinement of the research strategy and the discussion of our key theoretical framewo ...
Period: 2020-03-1 to 2022-11-30 Countries: Ghana Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Ghana Centre for Maritime Law and Security (CEMLAWS), Ghana University of Ghana (UG), Ghana Project code: 19-M07-KU Total grant: 4,999,986 DKK
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