This page summarizes a webinar by Dr. David Obura and Mishal Gudka (CORDIO East Africa), supported by the Biodiversity Project of the Indian Ocean Commission, reviewing the 2016 Western Indian Ocean coral bleaching event and preliminary regional data. Participants reflected on their 2016 bleaching management plans and discussed coral reef resilience components and actions to build resilience into management.
- Webinar presenters: Dr. David Obura and Mishal Gudka of CORDIO East Africa, supported by the Biodiversity Project of the Indian Ocean Commission
- Provided an overview of the 2016 WIO bleaching event, including preliminary results from regional bleaching data analysis
- Facilitated participant reflection on bleaching management plans and discussion of resilience components and actions to improve coral reef management
Dr. David Obura and Mishal Gudka of CORDIO East Africa (CORDIO EA), supported through the Biodiversity Project of the Indian Ocean Commission, present an overview of the 2016 coral bleaching event in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO), including some preliminary results from the analysis of regional bleaching data. The webinar gave participants an opportunity to reflect on their 2016 bleaching management plans and explore potential areas to improve, as well as allow them to raise issues, concerns and questions. Components of coral reef resilience with respect to bleaching, followed by actions to help build resilience into coral reef management were also discussed.
