Figure 2: Advisory Council members at the inaugural meeting The Council’s role is to guide the development and pilot regional scale implementation of
integrated policies, plans and governance scenarios for the fisheries and coastal areas of the Western Region. The Advisory Council was inaugurated in April and has met twice to review
progress and provide orientation for the Initiative.
2.6 Offices and Staffing
The Initiative operates from three office locations. There is a head office in Adiembra, Sekondi; a liaison office in Cantonments, Accra; and a satellite office at Esiama in the Ellembelle District.
Staff recruitment was completed to cover the various programmatic areas and administrative support. Following is a list of the Initiatives current 14 staff and their designations.
Name
Mark Fenn Program DirectorChief of Party
Kofi Agbogah Program CoordinatorDeputy Chief of Party
Balertey Gormey Small GrantsRural Development Manager
Godfred Ameyaw Asiedu Research and Monitoring Specialist
Sally Deffor Communications Officer
Esther Amewode Finance and Administrative Manager
Patricia Aba Mensah Program Support Officer
Rebecca Dadzie Program Support Officer
Moses Abbey Accounts Officer
Ebenezer Owusu Osei Accounts Officer
Caroline Hammond Administrative Assistant
John Agyam Driver
Ali Issa Driver
Charles Birikorang Driver
Designation
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A Standard Operating Procedures Manual or procedures manual developed specifically for CRC-Ghana details all administrative and financial norms and procedure for the ICFG Initiative.
3.0 Elements of Program Activities for Year I
3.1 Baseline of Coastal Ecosystem Conditions and Governance in the Western Region
Activities on baselining progressed with the collection of secondary information and documents on legislative framework and policies relevant to the Initiative on the following subject areas:
fisheries, climate change, biodiversity, and coastal zone management. Additional activities that contributed to an in depth understanding of the key coastal and fisheries governance issues and
are helping to establish priorities for the subsequent phases of the project are detailed in sections 3.1.1 – 3.5.4. During Phase 1, the major reportsdocumentation generated formed the
basis of the ‘Our Coast publication which summarizes what has been learned and sets the stage for the path ahead. In Annex A is a complete list of all the finalized reports, and below is
the list of the major summary reports that will be distributed widely within Ghana. • Biodiversity Threats Assessment Report
• Characterization of the Coastal Communities in the Western Region • Case study Reviews: CBFMC, Illegal Fishing, Premix, and Traditional Beliefs and the
Sea • Fisheries Sector Review
• Diversified Livelihoods Opportunities • Critical Coastal Habitats Assessment
• Training Reports 1, 2, 3 • Hɛn Mpoano Newsletter
• Our Coast publication
3.1.1 Program Partners Training
Three separate training sessions in February, April and August 2010 were held for staff and partners of the Initiative. The trainings included both classroom and field modules for the
participants, which included CRC and FoN staff and other stakeholders - i.e., the Regional and District Planning Officers, staff of Fisheries Directorate and Environmental Protection Agency,
Lecturers from the University of Ghana and the University of Cape Coast and a Traditional Chief from one of the project communities. Over 70 persons have benefited from the three capacity
building and training sessions. The objective of the first training was to improve and build the capability of participants to
identify issues and to gather data for use in the survey of communities in the six target districts. The training was also meant to develop a shared language and common understanding of the
issues and develop methods for the primary data collection.
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