This project is Funded by the European Union FAR BAN B PROJECT This project is Funded by the European Union PROMOTING AND PROTECTING SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES LIVELIHOODS IN GHANA

PRESENTATION ON THE FAR BAN B PROJECT EUROPEAN UNION 6th Capitalization on the EU Land Governance Programme (Phases I&II) 08 – 10 November 2017 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia KWAME MENSAH, Project Coordinator, CARE

PRESENTATION OUTLINE What Far Ban Bo Project is about EUROPEAN UNION PRESENTATION OUTLINE What Far Ban Bo Project is about The Project Objectives The Project Expected Results Linkage of FBB output 3 to Land Tenure Issues. Project Intervention. Major Anticipated Challenge

Is a 4-year Fisheries Governance project to contribute to food security, nutrition and livelihoods of fishing (dependent) communities in Ghana THE FAR BAN B PROJECT Funded by the EUROPEAN UNION (80%) With 20% contribution from CARE and Oxfam. The project Consortium Partners are: CARE (the Lead), Friends of Nation and Oxfam. EUROPEAN UNION

THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES The Overall Objective, is to contribute to sustainable fisheries resources management to improve food security, nutrition and livelihoods of smallholder fishers and other users of fishery resources. The Specific Objective is that smallholder fishers and processers benefit from equitable and sustainable rights-based fisheries resources management. EUROPEAN UNION

EXPECTED RESULTS OF FAR BAN BO 1. Empowered Smallholder Fishery Associations and CSO Alliances take Active Part in Fisheries Governance 2. Effective IUU Monitoring and Grievance Mechanisms Piloted 3. Social and Economic Safeguards Contribute to Improving Livelihoods and Nutritional Status of Smallholder Fishers and other Users of Fishery Resources EUROPEAN UNION

Linking the project to VGGT principles Recognize and respect all legitimate tenure right holders and their rights. Safeguard legitimate tenure rights against threats and infringements. Provide access to justice to deal with infringements of legitimate tenure rights. Gender equality Accountability Transparency Consultation and participation

Linkage of FBB output 3 to Land Tenure Issues Increasing rate of ‘land grabs’ constructions of hotels and resorts other industrial and residential facilities. Large areas earmarked for Major Oil/Gas works A number of factors affecting availability, access and Security of land tenure for fishing landing, processing and marketing. One major factor is the lack of boundary demarcation and secure documentation of communal lands dedicated for fishing land sites in coastal communities A major land use practices contributing to this is the increasing rate of ‘land grabs’ and constructions of hotels and resorts and other industrial and residential facilities along the beaches/shoreline of Ghana. Study shows that some “traditional authorities/chiefs have already sold/leased and still selling/leasing large tracts of land to both foreign and local individuals/companies for various uses yet to be seen. Also, various places have been earmarked for major oil/gas works including refinery factories” there is growing number of economic, social, political and environmental factors that affects the availability, access and security of tenure of Lands for fishing landing, processing and marketing activities is most coastal area. One key factor is the lack of boundary demarcation and secure documentation of communal lands dedicated for fishing land sites in most coastal communities

Project Intervention Support mapping Demarcation Documentation

What had been your experience in dealing with those issues?

Major Anticipated Challenges The Security of the usage right of the marginalized group. Lack of Spatial Development plan

Major Anticipated Challenges The Security of the usage right of the marginalized group Fishermen collectively acquires the land Local Authority acquires the land for the fisher folks Government uses compulsory acquisition Private Public Partnership (Owner and Fisher folks enter into Agreement). Lack of Spatial Development plan No spatial development plan for Central Regional and Volta Regions.

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