Shama Shorefront Management Livelihood Resilience for Four Fish Landing Sites

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2.1.3 Shama Shorefront Management

With oil and gas related developments in the region, population and infrastructural development in the Shama district are on the increase. Areas most impacted are the shorefront and other marginal areas such as wetlands. Among the issues profiled in earlier participatory exercises was the protection and management of shorefront development in the Shama District. In Table 16 is presented planned outputs and accomplishments. Planned Outputs Accomplishment Review draft shoreline assessment for the protection of shorefront management and protection of structures Completed Reader-friendly interpretative shore atlas Completed Assemble and make readily accessible existing shore monitoring data along with conducting low-tech local monitoring and data analysis Ongoing Assist in preparing a shore management bye-law if strong interest expressed by District In preparation Table 16: Shama Shorefront Management Dialogues on wetland and shoreline management bye-laws The district statutory planning committee requested assistance in the formulation of bye-laws to regulate land development in coastal wetlands and sensitive shoreline areas. Subsequently, selected members of the committee, the traditional authorities and land owners engaged faculty members of the Department of Geography and Regional Planning of UCC to better understanding the various decision support systems for land use decision making and agreed to the need for extensive public consultations towards drafting a bye-law stage. Hen Mpoano supported the District Assembly to engage a legal consultant to draft the bye-laws for review.

2.1.4 Livelihood Resilience for Four Fish Landing Sites

Activities, including household surveys, flood risk assessment, ecosystem services and livelihood analysis were undertaken as precursors for adaptive co-management in 4 fish landing sites in Anlo Village Shama, Dixcove and Akwidaa Ahanta West and New Town Jomoro Districts. Table 17 presents planned outputs and accomplishments for Year 3. Planned Outputs Accomplishment Landscapewetlands analysis Completed Household surveys and vulnerability analysis conducted Completed Participatory scenario development In progress Buildingsupporting adaptive management Completed Agro-aqua analysis and plan for locally managed fishshellfish In progress Ecosystem services and livelihoods analysis Completed Agriculture investment best practices Not yet started Flooding risk, hydrology, erosion analysis Completed Climate adaptation measures including setbacks and Resettlement Completed Anlo Beach wetlands and livelihoods plan In progress Table 17: Livelihood resilience for four fish landing sites 32 Enhancing resilience in communities Baseline and context studies were conducted to establish the status of livelihoods of households in the four communities to understand starting points and capacity needs for the communities to design a co-management arrangement and implementation. Each of the communities represented a range of livelihoods and conservation issues. A total of 447 households were covered in the study. Key findings from the survey indicated a high variation among the four communities in terms of livelihoods status and options, low education levels, the majority being women; high poverty levels. Nearly 73 of respondents were willing to learn new livelihood activities. Validation workshops were conducted with the Anlo Beach community to develop a shared understanding of the problems and capacity building for effective participation in the adaptive management process. PhD Study Hen Mpoano extended support to Mr. Isaac Okyere, a PhD student from the University of Cape Coast to assess the ecosystem health, fisheries and livelihoods strategies of the Anlo Beach community in the Shama District. Population, Health and Environment CEWEFIA CEWEFIA in collaboration with other actors BCS and Health Keepers Network continued with education and sensitization programmes on PHE in 5 coastal communities for enhanced access to family planning services and proper nutrition for pregnant and nursing mothers and infants. Other interventions by CEWEFIA included: • 17 Community-Based Distributors CBDs and peer educators trained in child and mother health and nutrition • 125 caregivers received training in improved nutrition methods • 162 mothers in 3 communities provided improved nutrition to children aged 0-24 months • 9 nurses from Ghana Health Service provided effective family planning and nutrition services. • An estimated 733 referrals for family planning services were made. Daasgift Daasgift, a small grants recipient collaborated with Cyclus - a plastic waste recycling company in mobilizing coastal communities in Shama District towards improving shorefront sanitation. Over a 6 months period, more than 2,500kg of plastic waste was collected. Two local entrepreneurs were identified and trained to coordinate the mobilization and collection. The local entrepreneur scheme has proven to be very successful towards reducing the plastic menace. This business model encouraged communities to clean their environment for significant financial reward. 33 Additional Shama Events Visit of US Delegations Two US delegations visited the Western Region to familiarize with the activities of Hen Mpoano and its partners. In January 2012, some important opinion leaders led by Congressman Johnson and supported by USAID Ghana Mission Director, Ms Cheryl Anderson, visited Shama to see at first hand some of activities and issues being addressed. They were hosted by the chiefs and people of Abuesi Shama and treated to a local drama by CEWEFIA on the benefits of birth control, maternal and child health and nutrition. They also toured livelihood activity sites and the Abuesi shore front to observe the impacts of coastal erosion on the community. In June, another delegation, the ONE Group from the Yale University, accompanied by the Director of the Economic Growth Office of USAID, Peter Trenchard, visited Shama and Dixcove.

2.2 Greater Cape Three Points