List of Key Outputs Task 2.2
ｸ Compendium of interim products including written contributions to the Tullow Oil spatial planning that include shoreline vulnerability community resilience assessments
ｸ GIS products for use by District ｸ Written prospectus on landscape-seascape concept for Cape Three Points that includes
planning for conservation of critical wetlands, connectivity with the Cape Three Points Forest, and ecological and fisheries management justification for marine protected areas
ｸ Updated management plan for the Cape Three Points Forest ｸ Shore use and best practices atlas for selected coastal tourism sites
ｸ Vulnerability assessment and community resilience plan for vicinity of Prince’s Town ｸ Fish Landing Site value chain improvement and resilience plan
Cape Three Points Focal Area Contributions to ICM Policy Development Issue analysis
National Forest, shoreline areas w tourism potential, selected fishing villages
Stakeholder engagement
Participatory assessments and rapid appraisals; district development planning, village planning
Planning and Policy
Maps and analysis of Cape 3 Points Forest and environs from ecological landscape and carbon credit perspectives; flood hazard and climate change
analysis for selected development sites, best practices guidance for large scale tourism developments, recommendations to District spatial plan, local
livelihood resilience plan for a fish landing site
Adoption Spatial development plan policies; best practices guidelines for tourism
development in selected coastal sites; village resilience plan, forest mgt.
Implementation Strengthened community forest management Cape 3 Points. Voluntary use
of best practices in large scale private development; best practices applied in the review of proposals for tourist beach development, restrictions on use of
highly vulnerable areas in coastal village,
Targets relative to PMP Indicators Task 2.2 USAID Indicator
Year 3 Target
1 Improvements assessed by governance scorecard Increasing
4 Number of stakeholders participating in resource mgmt 200
initiatives, workshops, regional meetings and exchange visits 6 Hectares under Improved Mgt
8000 7 Amount of private sector or government resources
USD 50,000.00 allocated for planning and implementation of ICM
10 Quantity of greenhouse gas emissions, metric tons CO2, To be calculated
reduced or sequestered as a result of USG assistance 11 Number of climate change assessments conducted
2 12 Number of institutions with improved capacity to address
4 climate change issues
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2.3 Focal Area: Greater Amansuri Wetlands and the coastal barrier dunes system
Activity leader : Kofi Agbogah
Activity Team : Balerty Gomey, Kwesi Johnson, Richard Adupong, Mark Fenn, Peace Corps
Voluneer 2, Paramount Chiefs 2 The Greater Amansuri Wetlands in the coastal plain of Jomoro and Ellembelle Districts are
probably the most biologically rich wetland area of Ghana. Yet it has no formal recognition as a conservation area of importance and there is no management plan for the conservation of its
unique habitats and biodiversity. The Ghana Wildlife Society, however, has been active in tourism development and promotion, and rural development initiatives. The small population and
low immediate threats within the wetland favor the establishment of a larger community co- managed protected area. That said, an extractive industries sector is rapidly evolving in the area
and as such poses a potential threat. The paramount chief of the traditional area covering most of wetlands Awulae Annor Adjae III, supports conservation and gaining protected area status for
the area—as long as it is co-managed with clear roles for the communities, the chiefs, and the two districts.
In Year 2, CRC-Ghana and its partners engaged with a broad group of local leaders and stakeholders in Jomoro and Ellembelle to advance the formulation of a joint management
approach to the shared wetlands. Technical assistance to orient the potential for carbon offset funding was provided by Forest Trends and the Nature Conservation Research Centre. Guidance
was provided to the Tullow –sponsored district spatial planning effort underway in July, and District staff participated in training events on coastal management and climate change
adaptation. General purpose maps were completed for the District and special land use land cover maps initiated using LANDSAT imagery as a baseline for understanding landscape
connectivity and change. Detailed shoreline characterization and assessment work was deferred to Year 3. Main activities this year include the following:
2.3.1 District Level Coastal Management Coastal village issues survey, social and economic data
Maintain an up-to-date compendium of the interim products being created for Amansuri Wetlands and shoreline settlements focal area in an ICFG Binder, organized around the priority
issues and geographic areas of concern.
General purpose maps for District and related training Contribute GIS and other data and inputs to District spatial planning system
Shoreline characterization survey Conduct a rapid assessment of shoreline characteristics and uses to update the 2004
environmental atlas and identify areas of particular concern such as shorefront settlements at high risk.
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Effective participation of coastal stakeholders in District spatial planning Make contributions where appropriate to the Tullow-supported District spatial planning
underway in Q1 and Q2, including language that would set a supportive framework for shore management and issues of regional concern, such as gas processing, pipelines, and national
issues such as green-green.
Hazards and climate change vulnerability assessment, related training, relocation strategy Conduct more detailed shore use and vulnerability assessments for priority shorefront
settlements, including the fisheries landing site for value chain and other improvements, and identify adaptation options including resettlement.
2.3.2 Conservation of Wetlands, Natural Areas and Coastal Lagoons in the Greater
Amansuri Wetlands
This activity will focus on strengthening ecosystem based management for the shared wetland system. Areas slated for designation or reaffirmation as conservation areas such as the
Amansuri will require significant planning, consultations, and investments to ensure their maintenance and viability into the future.
Joint action plans will be developed with the government institutions responsible for wildlife, wetlands, and forests while involving key NGOs, notably the Ghana Wildlife Society, the Nature
Conservation Research Center, and Forest Trends. Such planning will include feasibility studies for accessing long-term funding through carbon sequestration funds available with the REDD
mechanism Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation. Several activities aimed at improving the livelihoods and social conditions for the people of the place will also be
developed and tested.
Assessments of wetlands and surrounding landscapes will be completed for potential to generate sustained revenues as ecosystem of international significance, and for carbon offset market
REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries. The result will be a feasibility report and action plan developed for accessing REDD
funding.
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