Summary of Key Tasks, Outputs and Targets: Component 2.3 Table of Key Activities and Milestones Task 2.3
Tasks 2.3 Q1
Q2 Q3
Q4 2.3.1 District level coastal management
Up-to-date compendium of the interim products in an ICFG Binder
X X
X X
Make contributions where appropriate to the Tullow-supported District spatial planning
X X
Assessment of shoreline characteristics and identify as shorefront settlements at high risk
X X
Conduct shore use and vulnerability assessments for priority shorefront settlements and ID adaptation options including
resettlement X
X Contribute GIS and other data
X X
X 2.3.2
Conservation of wetlands, natural areas and coastal lagoons in the Greater Amansuri Wetlands
Strengthen ecosystem based mgt for the shared wetland system X
X X
X Complete assessments of wetlands and surrounding landscapes for
potential to generate sustained revenues as ecosystem of international significance, and for carbon offset market REDD
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in Developing Countries
X X
List of Key Outputs Task 2.3
ｸ Compendium of interim products including written contributions to the Tullow Oil planning that include shoreline vulnerability and community resilience assessments
ｸ GIS products for use by District ｸ Written assessment on financing options for Amansuri Wetlands
ｸ Shoreline characterization and vulnerability assessment for selected shorefront settlements
ｸ Fish Landing Site value chain improvement and community resilience plan
Greater Amansuri Wetlands Contributions to ICM Policy Development Issue analysis
Wetlands ecosystem of national significance, vulnerable coastal villages
Stakeholder engagement
Co-management of shared wetland, rapid village level appraisals, guidance to District spatial planning
Planning and Policy
Locally led wetlands conservation and management plan; recommendations to District spatial plan; flood hazard and climate change analysis for selected
shore front settlements, recommendations to District spatial plans
Adoption Wetlands conservation agreements and funding; best practices for vulnerable
coastal villages, Spatial development plan policies;
Implementation Strengthened comm. wetlands mgt. and improved information in Amansuri
Wetlands, progress toward mechanisms for financial stability, securing future resettlement sites and other improved resilience for selected villages
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Targets relative to PMP Indicators Task 2.3 USAID Indicator
Year 3 Target
1 Improvements assessed by governance scorecard developed by CRC
Increasing 4 Number of stakeholders participating in
resource mgmt initiatives, workshops, regional meetingsexchange visits
200
6 Hectares under Improved Mgmt 5000
7 Amount of private sector or government resources allocated for planning and
implementation of ICM USD 150,000
10 Quantity of of greenhouse gas emissions, metric tons CO2, reduced or sequestered as a
result of USG assistance To be calculated
11 Number of climate change assessments conducted
2 12 Number of institutions with improved
capacity to address climate change issues 4
2.4 Building Livelihood Resilience at the Community Level
Activity leader : David Mills
Activity Team : Activity Team: Godfred Ameyaw, Stephen Kankum, Nana Efua, WFC Team
There is a wealth of empirical evidence to demonstrate that fisheries management in developing countries has generally failed in the quest to ensure sustainability of resources or to harness
fisheries as an engine for economic development. It is now widely agreed that while this failure is often linked to the reliance on top-down, command and control management protocols, a lack
of perceived legitimacy of regulation amongst stakeholders is also a strong contributor to failure. This latter issue stems in part from non-consultative processes, but perhaps even more critically,
a lack of acknowledgement of the human dimension of management, and direct impacts on human wellbeing of management actions.
Given the high level of poverty and vulnerability in coastal communities, it is unrealistic to expect fishers to take a long-term view of sustainability at the expense of short term wellbeing.
Those implementing change must acknowledge this, and look for incentives to engage with the reform process that are outside as well as within the fishery domain. Understanding vulnerability
at the community level is critical to this action, especially for marginalized groups. In Years 3 and 4, Hen Mpoano will pilot diagnosis and engagement at the household, livelihood and
community organization level as a way-in to actions that promote community resilience, gender balanced wellbeing and sustainable livelihoods. These actions must then be integrated with, and
form a critical part of, coastal governance reform processes.
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In Year 3, WFC will lead processes for community engagement and scenario development as a tool to design community-based livelihood and resilience interventions in three to four fish
landing sites communities: one in the Shama focal area, and 2 - 3 in the Cape Three Points focal area see Components 2.1.4 and 2.2.4. Identified activities will demonstrate the value of
community resilience and livelihood interventions as a component of fisheries governance reform and as a tool to ensure legitimacy of management interventions. These activities will
directly contribute to the implementation of community-level institutions as a component of adaptive, nested fisheries governance.
The methodology described below will be used in each selected fish landing site in the focal area work, as described in sections 2.1 to 2.3.
Training in community- and household-level data collection A useable and legitimate baseline for the types of livelihood and resilience interventions to be
undertaken has to be detailed and must be sensitively and competently collected. While national service volunteers will be used in this process, they will be guided by experienced team leaders
from last year’s NSV group and trained in the collection of this type of data
Household surveys conducted Standard formats for household income and expenditure surveys will be adopted, but will be
modified to provide detailed livelihood information and on fishing activities and fish consumption
Household level vulnerability analysis conducted Gendered vulnerability analysis will be implemented using the ‘360
ｱ assessment tool’ pioneered by Bene, Mills et al. in Nigeria and Mali that ensures attention is paid to drivers of vulnerability
across multiple domains. It will highlight existing threats to wellbeing and livelihoods
Understanding institutions and networks in communities This task will highlight important groups or individuals with which to engage in intervention
activities and governance design. Understanding the way these groups function and interact will be important in developing frameworks for broader-scale implementation in the future. Network
analysis may also highlight productive engagements in promoting collective action where none currently exists.
Participatory scenario development A diverse group of stakeholders from within the community, identified through the network
mapping process, will be engaged in scenario development. This will highlight interventions that will be most productive in promoting sustainable livelihoods and increasing adaptive capacity. A
moderated community selection process will be facilitated to select interventions to take forwards to implementation
Community-lead resource governance, implementation and adaptive management of interventions
The preceding tasks will give a very clear picture of networks, power structures, capacities and ‘champions’ within the community. This information, and built up capital with stakeholders
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