{"id":1540,"date":"2025-03-17T14:38:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T13:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conferences.wmu.se\/wmugenderequality\/?p=1540"},"modified":"2025-05-08T14:30:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T12:30:53","slug":"medina-thiam-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/conferences.wmu.se\/wmugenderequality\/medina-thiam-2\/","title":{"rendered":"M\u00e9dina Thiam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Technical Adviser to the Managing Director<br>National Agency of Maritime Affairs (ANAM)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>At 32, I returned to my studies, pursuing International Relations at a Parisian institution and earning a diploma. A year later, I obtained a Master\u2019s in Law, Economics, and Management, focusing on Development Project Management in Africa. This enabled me to assess UNDP actions for Senegalese rural women.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIn 2010, I joined the National Agency of Maritime Affairs (ANAM-Senegal) as Head of Studies, Planning, and Strategies. In 2013, I attended the World Maritime University in Malm\u00f6, earning a Master of Science in Maritime Affairs, specializing in Maritime Safety and Environmental Administration. By 2016, I became Deputy Director of Maritime Safety and Marine Pollution Prevention at ANAM, overseeing vessel administration and ensuring maritime safety, pollution control, and a viable blue economy in Senegal.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIn 2017, I was elected Vice-Chair of the INTERPOL Fisheries Crime Working Group (FCWG), tackling transnational environmental crimes in the fisheries sector. 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