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Reflective of the above-described change in strategy, the SUCCESS Program components are described in more detail as follows and in order of their increased emphasis within the overall Program portfolio. 3.1 Global Leadership Background Over the past three decades, CRC—often working under the support of USAID—has had a major influence on the framing of the initial call for ICM programs in all coastal nations endorsed at the Rio Conference in 1993. It has also contributed to the statements that emerged a decade later from the Johannesburg Conference. Since then, CRC has remained active in these fora and increasingly is sought as an institution with unrivaled experience in the application of ICM principles in a wide range of settings. The SUCCESS team at CRC and in the Program countries will continue to participate in global leadership activities, building where possible on innovations, tools, techniques, and approaches emerging from the SUCCESS Program and to respond to USAID requests for assistance. Accomplishments to Date to Date • CRC Director, Olsen, tapped as leader of the Land Ocean Interface in the Coastal Zone LOICZ committee on coastal governance • Olsen tapped for Committee on International Capacity-building for the Protection and Sustainable Use of Oceans and Coasts and a lead author for the committee’s publication “Increasing Capacity for STEWARDSHIP of Oceans and Coasts” published by the National Research Council’s National Academies • Fisheries Opportunities Assessment report, produced for USAID and offering not only an assessment of the state of small-scale nearshore fisheries opportunities in developing countries but recommendations for how USAID could assist in reform of that sector and make development contributions • Adapting to Coastal Climate Change: Designing with Nature in the Coastal Zone workshop conducted for global audience at Global Forum of Oceans, Coasts and Islands, Hanoi, Vietnam to highlight this issue of emerging concern and help position USAID as a leader in global climate change adaptation Year 5 Task Objectives 3.1.1 Development of a Programming Guide for Fisheries ands Mariculture Within USAID, capture fisheries is emerging as an issue of increasing importance for natural resources management, for impacts on biodiversity, and for issues of trade, income generation, and food security standpoint. Already, USAID missions are starting to invest in sustainable fisheries initiatives e.g. FISH Philippines and MACH Bangladesh and there is increasing interest in promoting sustainable fisheries. In addition, aquaculture worldwide is growing faster than any other food commodity and is expected to overtake capture fisheries by 2030. While aquaculture represents a significant opportunity, it can also be a significant threat to biodiversity conservation. Seafood is a highly traded world food commodity with increasing movement of product from developing to developed nations. Due to this increasing interest in capture fisheries and aquaculture and due to the growing environmental and economic issues surrounding these 15 sectors, the SUCCESS team has been working with the USAID EGAT water team to develop a programming guide for fisheries and mariculture entitled “Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture: A Guide for USAID Staff and Partners. This guide is being modeled after the USAID biodiversity guide and is targeted at USAID program staff and partners. Team members include Brian Crawford, SUCCESS Program Director who has a fisheries background, complemented by a fisheries management and extension specialist from URI Kathy Castro as well as the SUCCESS Program’s mariculture specialist from UHH Maria Haws. In Year 5, this team is being complemented by the addition of CRC’s Jim Tobey who has played an instrumental role in helping shape the Guide on Global Climate Change see next section. Tasks and Milestones Date Final draft to USAID for review and comment December 2008 Final publication submitted to USAID January 2009 Limited hard copy production February 2009 Dissemination hard and electronic versions February – March 2009 Outputs • Final Manual Expected Results Indicator Year 5 Target 12. Publications documenting impacts of best practices Guidance manual 1

3.1.2 Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability: Guidance for Coastal