The UWI Cave Hill Campus Annual Report to Council 2021/2022

114 | Research and Innovation

Diver collecting data for CERMES Coral Reef Monitoring Programme

Deep Neural Networks for Hedging against Climate Risks: A Case Study using Water Futures Investigator : Dr Karl Payne Funding: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) – First Caribbean International Bank Research Award. BBD 35,000 . Dates: December 01, 2021 – December 01, 2022 Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) – Sustainable Sargassum Management in Anguilla, British Virgin Islands and Montserrat Investigator: Dr Patrick McConney Funding: USD 44,000 Dates: February 24 2022 to March 31, 2023 FAO – Services Contributing to the Implementation of the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA) 2022 in the WECAFC Region Investigators: Ms Maria Pena and Dr Patrick McConney Funding: BBD 40,000 Dates: February 07, 2022 to December 31 2022

Government of Barbados – Ministry of the Environment and National Beautification, (CZMU) – Survey of Reef Sites along the West and South- West Coasts of Barbados as part of the Barbados Coral Reef Monitoring Programme 2022 Principal Investigator: Professor Hazel Oxenford Funding: USD 69,705 from the Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU), Government of Barbados Dates: July 15, 2022 – June 15, 2023 A team of 6 divers from CERMES and the Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences have been engaged in this project since mid-July. Field data collection is due to finish at the end of September.

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES CAVE HILL CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT TO COUNCIL 2021/2022

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