Key Achievements & Impact

IAEA projects and coastal research

• Project RAF/7/009: an integrated approach to marine pollution monitoring using nuclear analytical techniques.
• Project RAF/7/012: nuclear analytical techniques supporting harmful algal bloom management.
• Reconstructed a 100-year pollution history of the Niger Delta using sediment core dating.
• Identified harmful algal species in Nigerian coastal waters.
• Established a scientific database tracking environmental radioactivity, pollution stocks, and seafood safety in coastal waters from 2011 onward, as reported in the brochure.
• Mapped pollution hotspots in central coastal waters and water hyacinth infestation zones across the Niger Delta.

Waste-to-wealth and nature-based innovation

The Centre’s profile reports the development of more than 300 water hyacinth products, over 1,500 nature-based product blends, and the recycling and upcycling of more than 20 classifications of marine resources.

Applications include crafts, furniture, textiles, cosmetics, healthcare, and food products.

Capacity building and community development

CEMPOS supports professional and technical training for entrepreneurs and develops demonstration farms, storage facilities, therapeutic gardens, forest villages, and living laboratories. Research findings are disseminated through publications and scientific presentations.