12 assembled in a manner that incorporates the views and experience and knowledge of a wide
diversity of stakeholders through a range of methods including: • Unstructured conversations with individuals and groups
• One-on-one interviews with pertinent authorities and stakeholder spokespersons • One or more structured workshops with people selected for their knowledge and concern
for a topic or place • Commissioned reviews and synthesis of secondary information enriched by strategically
targeted field work This baseline will be led by the CRC team and SustainaMetrix, working closely with the
WorldFish Center, Friends of the Nation and other in-country partners. Outputs
• A series of technical reports generated by activities 3.1.1 - 3.1.8 as described below • A summary State of the Coast Report prepared for wide distribution in the Western
Region and to relevant parties in the nation and the wider LME region • A prioritized statement of capacity building needs and plan of action for addressing them
3.1.1 Program Partners Training and Phase 1 Mid-Term Assessment
Background The partners of the ICFG Program will need to develop the shared language, skills, knowledge
and values required to function as an effective team. This includes introducing the in-country Program team and partners to the principles and practices that have been developed by the CRC.
Objectives
• Introduce and build the capacity of the CRC in-country team and its Phase I partners in integrated coastal and fisheries management concepts and tools
• Foster buy-in to the key concepts, objectives and implementation strategies of the ICFG Program
Activities The first training session will be conducted in late January 2010 and will focus upon the concepts
and tools set forth in the handbook The Analysis of Governance Responses to Ecosystem Change. The focus will be on techniques for assembling a baseline through a highly participatory process
that: 1 integrates available secondary information on the condition of the coastal zone and fisheries with traditional knowledge, and 2 identifies differences in government, civil society,
and market sector stakeholder perceptions of the key issues and their causes. The second in-country training will focus on digesting initial experience in participatory methods
and in organizing and analyzing the initial information and ideas generated by the many
13 activities undertaken in the first months of Phase 1. It will include modules on such topics as
responses to climate change and techniques for value chain analysis. The third in-country training will focus on the integration of the results of the Phase 1 activities
and how such results should be socialized at the community, district and national levels. This synthesis will focus upon the “major messages” to be conveyed by the State of the Coast report.
It will include training modules that are designed to cover specific topicsissues that address some of the capacity building needs of the in-country team.
Timeline of Tasks
Task Q2 Q3
Q4
Recruitment of Program personnel Jan
Training of all Program personnel Jan-Feb
Mid-term assessment and additional training April
Assessments training and Program development
Aug
Outputs
• An in-county team with demonstrated competencies in the fundamental concepts and tools of participatory coastal and fisheries management
• A training manual for Program personnel and partners that includes common definitions for subjects and issues, shared methods, tools and frameworks for understanding complex
governance systems across the region and sharing lessons learned from across the globe • A mid-term assessment report that orients development of the State of the Coast Report
3.1.2 Document and Analyze Responses to the Condition of Coastal Ecosystems Background
