Summary Report: Knowledge Exchange Workshop between Ghana Statistical Services and Statistics Sierra Leone on Marine Litter Data and Citizen Science

This summary report was prepared by Maryam Rabiee (SDSN) and Stephanie Pietras (SDSN). We express our gratitude for the valuable contributions of Omar Seidu (GSS), Kwame Fredua (EPA Ghana), Isha Timbo (EPA Sierra Leone), and Christiana Conteh (Stats SL). We are grateful for the contributions of the Data For Now Initiative and all organizing and participating partners. This work was made possible through funding from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

As part of the ongoing efforts within the Data for Now initiative, this workshop was held in Accra, Ghana, November 2–3, 2023, and was hosted by SDSN’s Thematic Research Network on Data and Statistics (TReNDS), the Ghana Statistical Services (GSS), and the Environmental Protection Agency of Ghana (EPA Ghana). More than 35 representatives from a diverse group of stakeholders came together to discuss best practices and opportunities for collaboration in regards to marine litter data and citizen science.