1. 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

2. 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

3. PRESENTATION OUTLINE What Far Ban Bo Project is about
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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

4. 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.
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5. 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.
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6. 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
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7. 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

8. 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

9. Project Intervention
Support mapping
Demarcation
Documentation

10. What had been your experience in dealing with those issues?

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

12. 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.

13. EUROPEAN UNION
THANK YOU !