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Annex 3: Progress on activities as presented in Year II workplan
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 bylaws for urban
wetlands in the STMA Advisory Council Working Sessions
September 2011 Quarterly
meetings Three quarterly meetings were during the 2010 -2011 program year. The
Advisory Council reviewed the program activities and reports and offered the necessary advice and directions to enrich the program activities as well as
consideration for upgrading the council to a coastal working group which will serve as a pilot for executing activities along the lines of a coastal commission
which the government of Ghana has plans of setting up. Lessons learned could feed into the planned national program.
Semi Annual Program Review Meetings September 2011
Completed Two program review meetings March and July 2011 were held. The objective of
the meetings was to self-assess progress of the Initiative. The assessment report has been issued.
1.2 Assessment of Legal and Institutional Options for a Nested Coastal Governance System
Prepare TORs for Consultants September 2011
On hold Internal baseline survey led to the development and refinement of the Terms of
Reference for this activity. Consultants yet to be contracted Participation of Consultants in ME working
Sessions September 2011
Completed Consultants were not part of the ME working session in March 2011
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Conduct WorkshopsRoundtables in Accra Takoradi
September 2011 Completed
A two-day round table on the fisheries sector was held in Accra. The round table brought together various stakeholders including Fisheries managers, policy
makers, politicians, representatives of the fishing fleets fishermen, development partners and other private sector interests.
Prepare discussion papers on legal and institutional options for decentralized Fisheries
and Coastal Governance September 2011
Deferred to Year 3 -
Institutional analysis conducted. Discussion papers yet to be prepared
1.3 A Fisheries Working Group for the Western Region
