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Upper: Walter Clark is heading up a global outreach initiative for North Carolina Sea Grant, Lower left: Tunisian port, Lower right: Algeria exhibits a contrast of old and new architectural styles

Title: Coast watch
Identifier: coastwatch00uncs_17 (find matches)
Year: 1979 (1970s)
Authors: UNC Sea Grant College Program
Subjects: Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology
Publisher: (Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program)
Contributing Library: State Library of North Carolina
Digitizing Sponsor: North Carolina Digital Heritage Center

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LEGAL TIDES For his part, Senseney has been helping to pave the way for partnerships to form and flourish. Already, the Morocco Research Institute is working with its sister-lab, the Lawrence Liver- more National Research Laboratory in California. "We are looking to cultivate new ground for a broader scale of collaboration in a wide range of scientific fields," he says. There is a particular interest in Sea Grant's expertise in coastal zone management, he says. "Science and technology will strengthen ties between our country and each of the three countries — and among those countries — collaboratively and collectively," says Senseney. If approved, Clark's competitive grant- based program would be funded by MEPI and administered by NOAA Research International Activities Office in collaboration with National Sea Grant and North Carolina Sea Grant. The proposal still is wending its way through government channels, and funding is far from being a "done deal." Nevertheless, Algerian Embassy officials responded by naming Clark an Embassy Science Fellow. Building on the dialogue that began with the 2003 mission, the fellowship could mean an extended return trip to Algeria for Clark. This would provide time to forge research partnerships. Ultimately, Clark would establish a co- operative extension network to deliver research results to users and to facilitate the transfer of research results into university curricula. To achieve a positive outcome, Clark is calling on his past experience in the region to navigate its complex culture. In 1991, Clark headed up a United States Agency for International Development sustainable development initiative in the Sultanate of Oman. He helped develop a policy framework that would enable the expansion of tourism while protecting the coastal environment. A MELTING POT Novelists and screenwriters portray the North Africa region as a world of mystery and intrigue, perhaps best captured in the screen classic, Casablanca. In fact, it is a world whose character is shaped by history and colored by its varied cultures. Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia are on the western edge of the Arab world — with portals to the Mediter- ranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. Scholars point out that this region lies on the boundaries of modem and ancient, Christian and Muslim, Oriental and Occidental traditions. The silver screen image not withstanding, Casablanca is a modem Moroccan city with wide boulevards and French-influenced architecture. And, its Grand Mosque is just that — grand, Clark says. Built to honor the late Moroccan King Hassan n, it was meant to be the greatest mosque in the modem Arab world. The mosque sits at the edge of the Atlantic and, appears to float over water. From the pinnacle of the minaret, a laser beam that points toward Mecca can be seen from more than 30 miles away. Casablanca as well as Rabat, the capital city, are portraits of contrast: old and new, rich and poor, he adds. Morocco, which won its independence from France in 1962, is strategically located on the Strait of Gibraltar that connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The team identified a set of environmental issues to target — in line with the nation's commitment to sustainable development. Moroccan Princess Lalla Hasna, addressing the Foundation for Environmental Education recently,
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iterated her nation's resolve to tackle water quality and waste treatment concerns, as well as desertification — the loss of productive land to arid conditions resulting from management or climate change. In Tunisia, probably more for "local color" than real intrigue, Clark actually had to knock three times on the door of a Kasbah restaurant —The Hideaway. Tunis, he says, is a city of 28 AUTUMN 2004

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