Finding People: The African Directory of Marine and Freshwater Professionals (AFRIDIR)

The African Directory of Marine and Freshwater Professionals is a database containing information on individuals involved in all aspects of Marine or Freshwater Research and Management in Africa. It is intended to be a tool for scientists, policy makers and anyone who needs to contact a marine or freshwater professional in Africa. A 'Professional' is defined as a person who, through his/her job, has expertise related to the research and management of the aquatic environment.

AFRIDIR is maintained by the ODINAFRICA (Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa) project
AFRIDIR is a free product but can be used only for non-profit purposes.
As an individual African professional you are welcome to add your information to the database.
AFRIDIR is part of OceanExpert (Global Directory of Marine and Freshwater Professionals), a product developed in 1997 under the auspices of the IODE's Group of Experts on Marine Information Management (GE-MIM).

What information is included in AFRIDIR?
AFRIDIR contains detailed information on individuals. This includes:-

• Surname (+Firstname); Job Title, Job Type;
• Organization; Organization's Acronym, Department, Organization Type
• Address, City, State, Country, Phone, fax, email, URL
• Description of your activities (keywords); Environment (marine, freshwater, brackishwater)
• Geographic Descriptors relevant to activities
• Subject Descriptors (grouping of professionals into subject areas)
• Citations of your most important and/or most recent papers

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