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36 Table of Key Activities and Milestones Who Activity 2.5 Understanding Fisheries Supply Chain from Net to Plate Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 SNV Fuel Wood Value Chain SNV Literature review on fuel wood value chain analysis X SNVCRC Develop TOR for fuelwood value chain analysis in Western and Central Region SFMP X SNV Conduct fuelwood value chain analysis in Western and Central Region X X SNV Validation workshop of fuelwood value chain analysis is Western and Central Region X SNV Sardinella Value Chain and Mass Balance SNV Literature review on sardinella value chain analysis X SNVCRC Develop TOR for national and regional sardinella value chain study SFMP X SNV Conduct national and regional sardinella value chain analysis and prepare mass balance X X SNV Validation workshop of sardinella value chain and mass balance X List of Key Outputs • Sardinella value chain literature survey report SNV [SCI007] • Sardinella value chain analysis report with mass balance SNV [SCI008] • Sardinella value chain study validation workshop report SNV [SCI009] • Fuelwood value chain literature review report SNV [SCI010] • Fuelwood value chain analysis report SNV [SCI011] • Fuelwood value chain study validation workshop report SNV [SCI012]

2.6 Environmental Planning Data Hubs and Capacity Building Center for the Western

and Central Regions Activity Lead: Kankam Activity Team: Hen Mpoano, Robadue, Damon, UCC, Spatial Solutions Coastal district assemblies and regional coordinating councils make important land use decisions that affect the quality of life of fishing families, the efficiency of fish landing and processing sites and the condition of fish habitat including mangrove ecosystems, lagoons and near shore waters. 37 SFMP will strengthen the ICFG program’s original GIS data hub training program for the WR conducted in collaboration with the Local Governance and Decentralization Program LOGODEP, a program that involves SNV and Department of Town and Country Planning. In Year 1 a needs assessment will determine how to replicate the WR Environmental Data Hub in Year 2 to best serve the CR Coordinating Council under the leadership of Hen Mpoano in conjunction with Spatial Solutions and with engagement of UCC. Selected technical staff from districts andor the coordinating council the WR will be involved in the assessment. The needs assessment will include an exchange visit by technical staff from the CR Coordinating Council and coastal districts to the WR and involve selected alumni from the WR. Part of this exchange will involve peer-led exhibition of methods and applications by district and Regional Coordinating Council RCC staff. This will benefit not only the CR RCC but all nine coastal districts in the CR. This maximizes Town Country Planning Department’s intensified efforts to improve spatial planning in coastal districts. Because USAID is also investing in GIS capabilities at UCC, in Year 1 the SFMP will assess the potential viability of strengthening and maintaining a permanent data hub within the UCCCCM, drawing on the lessons of University of Ghana’s Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System CERSGIS and ICFG’s WR experience. This will be done before a final decision is made on where and how to host the hub, with the other logical alternative location being within the RCC Town and Country Planning office. New information generated by the three USAID coastal programs on fisheries, coastal landscapes, seascapes and marine and coastal fisheries habitat will be added and openly shared following USAID open information policies, including the expanding SERVIR program for West Africa, to be housed in Accra via CRC’s ASSESS program. Led by HM and assisted by UCC, ICM toolkits prepared for the WR under ICFG will also be adapted and prepared for the CR coastal districts in Year 2. Table of Key Activities and Milestones Who Activity 2.6 Environmental Planning Data Hubs and Capacity Building Center for the Western and Central Regions Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 HM, URI Activate Western Region Hub in support of Year 1 activities: Ankobra and Pra River, baseline information and mapping, coordinate with ASSESS and SERVIR, data policies for information sharing following USAID information policies X HM Exchange visit by staff from the Central Region Coordinating Council and coastal districts to the Western Region Environmental Data Hub X HM, URI Assessment of Central region needs, location and operation of data hub, capability of UCC CCM X 38 List of Key Outputs • Exchange visit to Data Hub • Assessment of needs in Central Region [SCI013] • Databases and data layers as appropriate for public use from SFMP placed on data hub. Key Year One Outcomes and Results for IR 2 Indicator Targets Year 1 IR2: SCIENCE RESEARCH: Increased use of science and applied research to inform decision-making, law enforcement and the implementation of management plans Number of people receiving USG supported training in natural resources management andor biodiversity conservation, and climate change, disaggregated by gender EG 4.8.1-27 4.8.2-6 SNV 25 fuelwood value chain validation workshop IR2 25 sardinella value chain validation workshop IR2 HM 25 exchange visits for WR and CR planners IR2 CRC 20 Fisheries leadership course at UCC IR2 17 Stock assessment workshop IR2 15 Fisheries agents data collection workshop IR2 39 IR 3: Creating Constituencies and Stakeholder Engagement The SFMP communications results for Year 1 include preparing an integrated communications strategy that features the voices and views of fisheries stakeholders in national discussions on fisheries policy and that engages in an initiative to restore Sardinella stocks to levels that insure a profitable fishery for the future. The communications team, comprising CRC-Accra, Friends of the Nation and SNV in close cooperation with the FCWARFP’s communication efforts, will undertake stakeholder engagement processes that will set new benchmarks for consensus building involving the Fisheries Commission, fishermen, fishmongers and groups such as DAA, CEWEFIA, the Ghana National Canoe Fishermen’s CouncilGNCFC, the Ghana Inshore Fisheries AssociationGIFA and the National Fisheries Alliance. Communications campaigns will engage resource users directly via mass media, web platforms and mobile devises. The SFMP will feature local partners that have strong women leaders and the mission to empower women in advocacy, policy dialogue and management decision-making. This includes DAA, which will expand its national membership base and create a national training center for members. The communications team will formulate a national communications strategy focusing on fisheries policy and management of Sardinella stocks and will jointly organize and manage the weekly operations and messaging of materials, events, and public statements. Key Outcomes and results expected over LoP as described in the Program Description include the following: • Under-represented groups newly engaged in decision-making, as well as promoting responsible fishing and fish processing practices • Active support for policies and stakeholder behaviors consistent with best practices and legal requirements for responsible fishing voluntary compliance increased • Active participation by stakeholder organizations throughout policy development and management planning processes.

3.1 A National Communications Strategy for the Sustainable Fisheries Management