1. PROJECT MANAGERS WORKSHOPS “TDA-SAP Discourse” 28th October, 2009 Guinea Current LME
STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAMME Stephen Maxwell Donkor, Ph.D & Christian Susan
Executive Secretary/Coordinator Project Manager
Interim Guinea Current Commission, Water Management Unit

2. GCLME – STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAMME (SAP)

3. GCLME Project 16 riparian countries: Angola Benin Cameroon Congo
Dem. Rep. Congo
Cote d’Ivoire
Gabon
Ghana
Equatorial Guinea
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Liberia
Nigeria
Sao Tome and Principe
Sierra Leone
Togo

4. PRESENTATION OUTLINE Introduction Objectives, rationale and priorities
Endorsing Countries
The “Real” Challenge
Basis for Cooperation
Policy, Crosscutting and Investment Actions
Arrangements for Future Cooperation

5. INTRODUCTION
This Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for the Guinea Current Large Marine Ecosystem is
a negotiated policy document which identifies:
policy, legal and institutional reforms and
investments needed to address the priority problems of a transboundary nature investigated in the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA).

6. Objectives, Rationale and Priorities for the SAP
The primary goal of the Strategic Action Programme (SAP) is to mitigate or ameliorate the current rate of environmental degradation and restore eventually the health of the GCLME and its natural resources.
The SAP contains priority actions that need to be undertaken at both national and regional levels by a variety of stakeholders.
Set out measurable and quantifiable performance indicators for implementation of programme.

7. GCLME - SAP
The document outlines the intervention actions required to resolve the priority problems.
The preparation of the SAP has been a cooperative process among the participating countries.

8. GCLME - SAP
AGREEMENT:

9. THE CHALLENGE
The real challenge is to develop systems and structures to address the naturally highly-variable and potentially fragile nature of the GCLME and its coastal environment to:
reverse declines of fish stocks and non-optimal harvesting of living resources;
loss of ecosystem integrity arising from changes in community composition;

10. THE CHALLENGE (contd) threats to vulnerable species and biodiversity;
introduction of invasive alien species;
deterioration in water quality from land and sea-based activities;
harmful algal blooms;
habitat destruction and alteration including modification of sea bed and coastal zone, degradation of coasts capes and coastline erosion.

11. THE CHALLENGE (contd)
These regional transboundary environmental problems have implications, which can be
mitigated through cooperative regional actions to manage the complex ecosystem on an integrated and sustainable basis.
These regionaltransboundary environmental problemshave implications, which can be mitigated through cooperative regional actions to manage the complex ecosystem on an integrated and sustainable basis.

12. BASIS FOR COOPERATIVE ACTION
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
ABIDJAN CONVENTION
ACCRA MINISTERIAL DECLARATION
ABUJA MINISTERIAL DECLARATION (2006) =>
INTERIM GUINEA CURRENT COMMISSION (IGCC)

13. BASIS FOR COOPERATIVE ACTION

14. BASIS FOR COOPERATIVE ACTION
Linkages, Collaboration and Expanded Cooperation:
Cooperation with sub-regional & regional bodies;
Cooperation with Partners,Donors,etc;
Cooperation with International Organizations;
Cooperation with other LMEs (CC, AS & BC LMEs)

15. POLICY, CROSS CUTTING AND INVESTMENT ACTIONS

16. Sustainable Management and Utilization of Marine Living Resources
Regional Fish Stock and Ecosystem Assessments
Joint fish and productivity surveys and assessments
Regional Harmonization of Policies
Assessment of under-utilized species

17. Sustainable Management and Utilization of Marine Living Resources (cont’d)
Regional Mari culture Policy
Socio-economic evaluation
Conservation measures
FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fishing
Monitoring Control and Surveillance (for Pirate fishing)
Physical Alteration and Destruction of Habitats (PADH)

18. Management of Mineral Exploitation
Regional consultation framework
Harmonization of Policies
Cumulative Impact Assessment
Co-ordination of interventions relating to offshore exploration and production of oil and gas.

19. Effective Assessment of Environmental Variability, Ecosystem Impacts and Development of Early Warning System for Ecosystem Change:
Development of Environmental Early Warning System;
Environmental Baseline Establishment;
Enhancing Predictability of Extreme Events;
Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs);
Global Climate Change.

20. Management of Pollution
Combating Coastal and Marine Pollution;
Waste Minimization and Cleaner Technology Policy;
c) Oil Pollution Contingency Plans and Regional Policy;
d) Implementation of MARPOL 73/78;
e) Marine Debris, Tar Balls and Beach Litter;
f) Prevention of Toxic Waste Dumping in the GCLME Region;
g) Development of Protocol on LBA and implementation of NPAs

21. Maintenance of Ecosystem Health, Integrity and Protection of Biodiversity
a) Vulnerable Species and Critical Habitats;
b) Ship Ballast Water Policy;
c) Protection and Conservation of Marine Biological Diversity;

22. CROSS CUTTING ISSUES
a) Capacity Building and institutional strengthening;
b) Stakeholder participation;
c) Public participation;
d) Investment Actions.

23. NATIONAL ACTION PLANS (NAPs)
identify actions to be taken at national level to address strategic transboundary issues.
present details of additional national actions (investments, legal&regulatory changes) to implement the SAP.
to be endorsed at national level

24. MONITORING & IMPLEMENTATION
IGCC
SUCCESS / PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (RBM)
ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL PEER REVIEW MECHANISM ON IMPLEMENTATION OF NAPs

25. ARRANGEMENT FOR FUTURE COOPERATION
MEMBER COUNTRIES COMMITMENT TO SAP IMPLEMENTATION;
ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERMANENT GCC;
SUSTAINABLE FUNDING;
COOPERATION & COLLABORATION with pertinent institutions, NGOs, private sector, etc.

26. GCLME recap External Supportive Elements: UNCLOS; ABIDJAN CONVENTION
Predecessor Project:
GOLF of GUINEA PROJECT;
Project Achievements:
TDA
SAP
ABUJA DECLARATION => IGCC
NAPs
GCC 30

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