Frédéric K. Bonou is a researcher at the IRHOB, and a lecturer at the Benin National University of Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics of Abomey (UNSTIM). He was involved in an earlier Degrees Modelling Fund project in Benin, where he analysed the impacts of SRM on the West African monsoon, and ocean circulation. Frédéric has a PhD in Physical Oceanography from the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFP) in Brazil, and has research interests in marine biogeochemistry, coastal erosion, sea level rise, and ocean and atmosphere interactions. He teaches a Masters course on “Climatological Data Analysis: Statistical Tools”, and co-supervises students’ internships.