Annex 4: Progress on the Five Component Activities for FY11
Component and Activities
Expected Date of
Completion Status
Notes
COMPONENT 1 1.1 Develop and Formalize a Nested Governance System for the Coastal Zone of the Western Region
Coordination of Activities and Assessment of Governance Options through the ICFG Advisory Council
September 2011
Ongoing Council supportive and involved in actions for developing by laws for urban wetlands in the STMA
Advisory Council Quarterly Working Sessions September
2011 Quarterly
meetings One Meeting held in Q1. Members actively involved in Midyear review workshop. Q2 meeting
postponed to April Semi Annual Program Review Meetings
September 2011
1
st
Review meeting held
Review Meeting held as part of the Mid-year review of the ME training session in March 2011
1.2 Assessment of Legal and Institutional Options for a Nested Coastal Governance System
Prepare TORs for Consultants December
2010 On hold
Activity on-hold to refine TOR for Consultant. Activity to resume in May 2011 Participation of Consultants in ME working Sessions
September 2011
- Consultants were not part of the ME working session in March 2011
Conduct WorkshopsRoundtables in Accra Takoradi September
2011 -
Workshops still to be organized Prepare discussion papers on legal and institutional
options for decentralized Fisheries and Coastal Governance
June 2011 -
Yet to be initiated
1.3 A Fisheries Working Group for the Western Region
Creation of Fisheries Working Group and Action Plan December
2010 Completed
Working group created and action plan drawn. Group yet to be officially inaugurated. Bi-monthly meetings of Fisheries Working Group
September 2011
On-going Meeting yet Bi-meeting started in February 2011 and ongoing
Stakeholder forums September
2011 Forums yet to
be held Preparations underway for first for a to be held
COMPONENT 2 2.1 Improved Governance of the Landscape :Detailed Landscape Planning and Management in Three Focal Areas -Amansuri, Cape Three Points, Shama
Participatory mapping and Visioning June 2011
Completed for Shama
Participatory mapping and visioning completed for Shama but the exercise yet to be carried out in Cape Three Points and Amansuri
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Assessment of the Ecological and Social Landscape Biodiversity Study
June 2011 Not initiated
Initial Biodiversity Threats assessment conducted for the whole of the coast but study for the Amansuri yet to be completed
Mapping of the Amansuri Wetlands including social aspects and habitats
June 2011 Yet to
commence The mapping exercise itself has not been done for the Amansuri wetlands but work has been initiated.
Reports from stakeholder consultation meetings June 2011
Reports for Shama
available Reports for the C3Ps forest reserve and the Amansuri wetlands to be done after meetings have been held
in those focal areas Feasibility report and action plan for accessing REDD
funding June 2011
Underway MoU with consultant finalized. Activities will begin in Q3
Directed small grants to local civil society groups for conservation initiative
June 2011 On-going
Grant making will begin in 3
rd
Quarter Action plan for strengthening co-management of the Cape
Three Points Forest Reserve. June 2011
Ongoing Working group of Stakeholders formed. Faunal Assessment in progress
Development of a capacity building program for NGOs and schools
June 2011 Ongoing
H İn Mpoano is working closely with the University of Cape Coast in the development of the program.
Needs assessment underway. Coordinated efforts for sea turtle nesting conservation
June 2011 Ongoing
2 meetings held with stakeholders. Action plans have been prepared. Stakeholders include Hoteliers, representatives from Wildlife Division of FC and a number of NGOs
Educational programs and materials produced June 2011
Ongoing Under discussion with Ghana Education Service and University of Cape Coast
2.2 Land Use Management at the District Scale
