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CORPORATESOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MOVEMENT

PROJECTPROPOSALON

A 1-YEAROFTWOYEARSSHORT TERM INTERVENTIONISTAPPROACHESTOTHEMANAGEMENTOF MARINE ECOSYSTEMSANDFISHERIESRESOURCESINCOASTAL

GHANA

THROUGHENHANCEDADVOCACYFOR;LEGISLATIVEENFORCEMENT (COMMUNITYBASEDFISHERIESMANAGEMENT

COMMITTEES), GENDERBASEDADVOCACYANDINVOLVEMENT, SOCIALRESEARCHANDCORPORATESOCIALRESPONSIBILITYWITHINTHEFISHINGINDUSTRYIN GHANA

PRESENTEDFORFUNDINGFROM;CONTACT; RICHSTERNIIAMARHAMARFIO

EXECUTIVESECRETARYP.O.BOXTT19TEMAMANHEAN

EMAIL; [email protected]@revitalization.org

WEBSITE: WWW.revitalizationinstitute.org/csrm

KEYREFERENCES/IMPLEMENTATIONTEAM;DR. RAYMONDATUGUBAH

LECTURERFACAULTYOFLAWUNIVERSITYOFGHANA

[email protected]

DR. SAMUELFAMIYEHENVIRONMENTALECONOMISTANDLECTURER

GHANAINSTITUTEOFMANAGEMENTANDPUBLICADMINISTRATION (GIMPA)

REUBENTETTEHASHONG

[email protected]\

DANIEL ADOTEY AKAIM.SC. STUDENT, DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING,

KNUST, KUMASI. [email protected]

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PROJECT PROFILE

Organisation: Corporate Social Responsibility Movement/Ghana(CSRM/Ghana)

(CSRM is a member organization of the UNITED NATION GLOBAL

COMPACT NETWORK AND ESPOUSES ALL TEN PRICIPLES OF THE UN

GLOBAL COMPACT)

Project Title/Name: Advocacy for environmental and socio-economic revitalizationof marine ecosystems in coastal Ghana

Sector/Theme: INTERVENTIONIST APPROACH TO THE MANAGEMENT OFTHE MARINE ECO-SYSTEM IN COASTAL GHANA BASED

ON THE CONCEPT OF THE COMMUNITY BASED

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES (CBMFC), WITH

WOMEN INVOLVEMENT AND HIV/AIDS MANAGEMENT.

Main Objective: Initiate a process to develop capacities for the effective

internal and traditional management of the marine

ecosystem in coastal Ghana, educate on the dangers of using

harmful methods of fishing, alternatives to these methods

and initiate processes for terminating the practice within a

period of two (2) years. Based on the concept of the

Community Based Fisheries Management Committees.

(CBFMC)

Direct Participants: Traditional Authorities, Religious Leaders, Artisanal Canoe

Fishermen, Semi & industrial fishermen, Women engaged inthe processing of fish (drying, smoking, salting), Women Fish

Seller-groups, Market Women Associations, Women leagues inPolitical Parties etc, Community Based Fisheries Management

Committee, Zonal Councils, Municipal Assembly, Regional

Coordinating Council, National Association of Fishermen ofGhana (NAFAG), Canoe Fishermen Council, Ministry for

Fisheries, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development

and Environment, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Fisheries Research Department and the Department of

Oceanography and Fisheries of the University of Ghana,Schools and students, Shore Dwellers, People Living with

HIV/AIDS (PLWA), Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC),

Ghana AIDS Commission, Ghana Health Services, NGOs inConservation and HIV/AIDS

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Indirect Participants: Community Volunteers

Project Timeframe: July 2008-July 2009

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Introduction and Project Summary

Background

Between January and December 2007, the

Corporate Social Responsibility Movement(CSRM) in partnership with the Swedish Societyfor Nature Conservation, (SSNC) embarked on anationwide consultations with a broad range ofkey stakeholders in the fishing industry, under the

theme; MARINE ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT WITH CROSS-CUTTING

ISSUES ON GENDER AND HIV/AIDS.

The consultations which took the form ofworkshops also served as a basis for addressingfundamental issues affecting the management of

the entire coastal stretch of Ghana and its chaineffects on livelihood, with dire consequences onGender, HIV/AIDS, Education, Health and

Poverty.At the end of the consultations, the followingitems were identified as requiring urgent attention if meaning can e given to theobjective; to initiate a process of environmental and socioeconomic revitalization forcoastal Ghana by restoring its fisheries and coastal ecosystems, which we sought toachieve through the education on the dangers of using harmful methods of fishing, byoffering alternatives to these methods, by initiating processes for terminating currentpractices, by introducing restorative techniques, and by launching restorative projects.

As indicated in the report on the project submitted to SSNC, there were quite anumber of significant issues which needed to be addressed in other to achieve the setobjective and the following broad issues were identified.The issues may be grouped under three broad headings:

1 Governance, Regulatory Framework and Institutional Arrangements;

2 Management of Conflicts; and

3 Sustainable Development of the Fisheries Sector.

4 Gender

GOVERNANCE, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND INSTITUTIONAL

ARRANGEMENTS

An examination of the laws governing the sector reveals a relatively comprehensive,

even innovative legal regime. There are, however, a number of other issues in this

area:

1. In fisheries policy and planning, the post-harvest fisheries sector is very much

under-represented, giving a gendered twist to things as this sector is

predominated by women;

2. There are no detailed regulations for the governance of the sector in the form of

say a Legislative Instrument;

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3. There is a huge problem with the communication of the laws governing the

sector to the average fishery practitioner;

4. There is a governance and regulatory vacuum as the Fisheries Commission,

which has overall policy and implementation mandates under the current

regulatory regime is not operational;

5. There is sub-optimal enforcement of the laws regulating the fisheries sector;

6. Other related regulatory agencies, such as the Food and Drugs Board and the

National Labour Commission, are not up to speed with oversight issues such as

quality of produce in the sector and Child Labour;

7. There is limited synergy and cooperation between the formal and informal

institutional and regulatory arrangements: the fisheries commission, ministry of

fisheries and local government on the one hand and fisheries associations and

community-based fisheries management committees on the other.

MANAGEMENT OF CONFLICTS

Conflicts ordinarily arise when the action of one fishery tends to undermine that of

another in such a way as to make it less efficient. With the advent of various types of

fisheries targeting both common and shared stocks within the same fishing grounds,

conflicts between these various

groups are eminent.

At another level, conflicts also arise between various fisheries and regulatory

authorities. The following are the character and typologies of conflicts that are

common:

1. Conflicts occur between vessel owners and fisheries administration in the areas

of licensing, with the former complaining of bureaucracy, inordinate charges and

corruption and the latter complaining of recalcitrant owners who refuse to obtain

or renew licenses.

2. Conflicts between Canoe (artisanal), semi-industrial and industrial fisheries over

fishing rights, fishing practices and fishing markets; and

3. Conflicts between artisanal fisherfolk over transparency in access to fishing

logistics such as premixed fuels.

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FISHERIES SECTOR

The current legislation governing the fisheries sector provides for regulation and

management of the fisheries, the development of the fishing industry and the

sustainable exploitation of the resources. It attempts to streamline legislation to

respond directly to chronic and emerging issues and to conform to national and

international fishery resource development and management

The legislation provides, in part, for rules and regulations to control industrial, semi-

industrial and artisanal fishing through registration and licensing; establishment of

fishing zones, closed seasons and fishing reserves; protection of gravid and juvenile

lobsters and other crustaceans, juvenile fish and marine mammals; protection of

fisheries water from pollution; proactive Monitoring, Control and Surveillance

(MCS) and enforcement through a special unit to work in collaboration with the

Ghana Navy, Air Force, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Justice for effective

policing and prosecution of offenders; and the establishment of a fisheries

development fund to help partially finance the execution of the fishery development

and management strategy and enforce its rules and regulations. All these are to

ensure the sustainability of the sector.

Perhaps the establishment of the Ministry of Fisheries sums up the commitment ofGovernment to the sector. The objective of this Ministry is to promote sustainable

and thriving fisheries enterprises through research, technological development and

extension services to all stakeholders within the fisheries industry in Ghana (i.e.

fishers, processors and fish mongers). Yet there are hundreds of issues that threaten

the sustainability of the sector.

A recent study on modernizing the fishing industry conducted by Corporate CSRM,

with support from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES), has established that fishing

practices on sea are likely to create problems for the sustainability of the marine life

and environment. According to the study, 60% of respondents in the survey indicated

that they dump dead fish back into the sea whilst 21% also indicated that they use

light in their fishing activities. Similarly in February and March 2007, participants

including chief fishermen, in a series of consultative workshops held in Tema and

Accra, reported to the present authors that industrial fishing vessels tend to plough

through their nets. In most cases, they are unable to identify the vessels because they

cannot read the name of the vessel and so cannot make an intelligent complaint to the

relevant authorities. The trawlers sometimes sweep even the small breeding stock and

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this has serious implications for the sustainability of the industry. Again, the trawlers

unearth mud as they move in and when they (small fishermen) caste their nets the

nets are filled up with mud and plastic waste. The trawlers also leave metal pieces

(i.e. anchors and metal weights used by trawlers) under the sea and these destroy

their net when they caste them. Even though fishes are seasonal, according to them,

the trawlers use highlights that disturb the movement of fishes. These trawlers may

take the form of either bottom trawlers which sink into the sea or paired trawlers

which have two trawlers dragging the same net over a range of space. The fishermen

said that they have made a lot of complaints to the Fisheries Department and the

Navy but all to no avail. They indicated that they now run losses when they go to sea.

They also raised issues of trawlers coming as close as 15 nautical miles. According to

them these concerns have been raised in a number of fora in the past fifteen (15)

years under the auspices of the Fisheries Research Institute. They were given the

assurance in 1992 that no more trawlers will be registered by the then Department of

Fisheries, but soon thereafter 10 more trawlers were registered. They have had a

number of meetings with the current Minister for Fisheries on these concerns and she

has promised to pass a Legislative Instrument (L.I) to better regulate the industry and

to ban light fishing.

GENDER AND FISHING IN GHANA

Women and the poor generally have less access to the supply and management of

fisheries resources. Their participation in the supply and marketing chain is

threatened at all levels by the reduction of catches, unequal access to operating fund

and credit for equipment, storage and preservation facilities, limited access to

information on processes, markets and value chain, all of which would have made it

possible for them to exploit lucrative outlets, reduce the high rate of post-harvest

losses, and efficiently resist the effect of the seasonal vulnerability of the theiractivities on their respective and relative incomes. The fact that equipment credit is

not sufficient affects men strongly. The non-sustainable management of fishing

grounds is a major constraint to the sustainable development of the fisheries activities

of men and that of the processing and marketing which is done by both men and

women.

Both men and women are limited in their ability to develop their alternative income-

generating activity because of the rigid division of labour on sexual basis which

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burdens the women with too much work, especially as they have also have to take

care of domestic and productive activities.

Although Ghanas fisheries have been the subject of considerable study, little

attention has paid to the role of gender in the development process and, more

specifically, the work done by women in the overall management of fisheries. Lack

of attention to the gender dimension of fisheries management can result in policy

interventions missing their target of creating sustainable livelihoods at the

community level. There is little doubt that fishing-dependent communities have a

vital role to play in the overall development process of many coastal regions of

Ghana, but without a complete understanding of the complexity of gender roles, the

goal of sustainable livelihoods is unlikely to be achieved. In a bid to improve

knowledge about gender roles in fishing communities, and to provide policy makers

with some guidance as to where interventions might be most useful, a series of

capacity building workshops would be organized for disadvantaged men and women

in the sector. This is a move toward collecting gender and fisheries disaggregated

data to help expand existing knowledge about what are often marginal and isolated

economic sectors.

Problem Identification and Analysis

The activities of pair and bottom trawlers, use of light aggregating method of fishing,dynamites and inferior size mesh have all contribute in many significant ways to the

gradual degradation and to a larger effect the recent poor harvest of fish in coastalGhana. Less than 10% of lagoons in Ghana can support any meaningful aquatic lifein coastal Ghana, thus contributing further to the already stressed situation in themarine ecosystem management in coastal Ghana.Pollution of the entire marine ecosystem chain, and the destruction of mangroves incoastal Ghana.The result, over 50% of the over 11, 000 artisanal fleet supporting over a population

of 1.5million are no longer in active fishing, and this has increased the levels ofdelinquencies in coastal Ghana such as sexual promiscuity and perverseness,especially within the teenage girls.

The high interest exhibited by fishermen in the recent cocaine scandals that engulfedGhana and the inability to have a lot more of the dependants of fishermen climbingthe academic ladder, less than 4% manage into the tertiary institutions in Ghana.

Community Indifference

Communities seem to be given up on everything resulting in very high levels of

apathy towards the management of the marine ecosystem in coastal Ghana. This has

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resulted in the dumping of refuse along the beaches across Ghana, whiles metal

vessels are also dumped close to the shores to rot into the sea, with no one raising

concerns.

However, we share the view of Putnam et al (1995) who suggests that citizens are not

necessarily indifferent, powerless and seemingly impotent by choice or default.Rather they are not engaged with each other because they don not know how toeffectively engage. And if they engage using community participatory methods, theoutcome will be a shared meaning and renewal.

Insufficient Knowledge of advocacy for the renewal of coastal ecosystem

Advocacy is winning the support of key constituencies in order to influence policiesand actions to bring social change. Successful advocates usually start by identifying

the key people they need to influence and planning the best ways to communicatewith them. They do their homework on an issue and build a persuasive case. Theyorganise networks and coalitions to create a groundswell of support that caninfluence key decision-makers. They work with the media to help communicate themessage. Unfortunate, community members have insufficient training on the keyissues enumerated above to positively influence the marine ecosystem is managed.

Weak enforcement of laws

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), judiciary, and Municipal/DistrictAssemblies are responsible for enforcing environmental laws of Ghana. Enforcementis however, inhibited by the lack of a sense of urgency and the absence of heavy-

penalty laws. What is more, insufficient knowledge of advocacy about environmentaland socio-economic revitalization of coastal ecosystems is a major constraint.

The following diagram amplifies the cause of low level of advocacy forenvironmental and socio-economic revitalisation of coastal ecosystems:

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Low level of advocacy for environmental andsocio -economic revitalization of coastal ecosystems


ProblemTree 1 Advocacy

Weak enforcementof laws for

coastal ecosystemsrenewal

Weak enforcementof laws for

coastal ecosystemsrenewal

Insufficient on- the job training

Insufficient on- the job training

Insufficient knowledgeof advocacy coastalecosystems renewal

Insufficient knowledgeof advocacy coastalecosystems renewal

CommunityIndifference

CommunityIndifference

Lack ofsense of

urgency

Lack ofsense of

urgency

Poor knowledgeof roles and

responsibilities

Poor knowledgeof roles and

responsibilities

Poor knowledgeof communityparticipatory

methodologies

Poor knowledgeof communityparticipatory

methodologies

Absence ofheavy -penalty

laws

Absence ofheavy -penalty

laws

The strategic objective 1 (SO1) is therefore to increase the level of advocacy for

environmental and socio-economic revitalisation of coastal ecosystems with an

enhanced capacity of the CMBFC, its membership and a developed strategic

roadmap to fisheries resource management.

The strategic objective 2 (SO2) is to have at least 25% of women represented on

the various community based fisheries management committees and evidently

participating in the process by the end of project

Strengthen coping systems of communities within intervention areas to enable

them accept and live with people living with HIV/AIDS to mitigate the impact of

HIV/AIDS on them and develop interventions for teenagers who are trapped

into sexual promiscuity as a result of poverty(Strategic Objective 3- SO3).

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HIV/AIDS

Ghanas first AIDS case was reported in 1986, and the end of December 2003, acumulative total of 76,139 AIDS cases had been officially reported. Currentestimates, however, put the actual number of AIDS cases in Ghana closer to200,000.Ghanas HIV prevalence median HIV prevalence was observed to be 2.4% in 1994and has increased to 3.6% in 2003. [Infectious Disease Surveillance (IDS) in Ghana(2005)]. Please the graph below:

Median HIV Prevalence, Ages 15 49, by Region, 2003

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Prevalence

Source: NACP/GHS.Ghana 2003 HIV Sentinel Survey

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While the sentinel data indicate that HIV infection exists in all parts of the country,there are important regional differences. As shown, in 2003 the median HIVprevalence rates ranged from 1.8% in the Upper West region to 6.6% in the Easternregion. It is important to note that HIV prevalence rates for three of the regions in

Ghana targeted for the this project, i.e. Central, Greater Accra, and Western regionsrange from 4.0% to 5.4%.

The incidence of the disease is affecting the environment through impacts on humancapacity and natural resource management. A variety of poverty-driven factorscoupled with sexual complexities are believed to be fuelling the spread of HIV/AIDSin Ghana and these include:

Stigmatisation and discrimination

Judgmental attitudes, fear, prejudices, injustices and misconception about HIVinfection are the core roots of stigma and discrimination. These attitudes oftenencourage the culture of silence, denial and secrecy, by PLWA and their eventualexclusion from the management of marine ecosystems.

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Inadequate psychosocial support

Inadequate psychosocial support for PLWA and OVC is another concern. Thisinadequacy compels PLWAs and affected families to throw their hands indesperation and despair. It is therefore important to address the psychosocial needs ofthe infected and affected, in order to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS on individuals,

families/households, communities and the ecosystem.

Apathy on the impact of HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention education

The levels of awareness of the impact of HIV/AIDS is without doubt in Ghana,especially in coastal Ghana, however the issues of attitude which is as a result ofapathy and poverty makes it increasingly difficult to monitor and manage thescourge. To address the issue of apathy, the project will develop educativeprogrammes with relevance to the culture of the people in other to have some levelsof ownership by the people. .

Low level of voluntary HIV counseling and testing

The levels of voluntary counseling and testing is still significantly low, and thisproject would have as part of the team counselors to be drawn from the Ghana AIDScommission and allied organization, who would engage with participantsintermittently as the programme progresses.

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Problem Tree 3 HIV/AIDS Exclusion

Stigmatisation &

discrimination

Stigmatisation &

discrimination

Inadequateawareness and

Preventioneducation

Inadequateawareness and

Preventioneducation

Inadequate

Psychosocialsupport

Inadequate

Psychosocialsupport

Inadequateintegration

Of HIV/AIDS infunding proposals

Inadequateintegration

Of HIV/AIDS infunding proposals

Weak coping systems of communities

within intervention areas to mitigate

HIV/AIDS incidence on coastal ecosystems.

Weak coping systems of communities

within intervention areas to mitigate

HIV/AIDS incidence on coastal ecosystems.

Lack of voluntary

HIV counselingand testing

Lack of voluntary

HIV counselingand testing

Since 2001, the Corporate Social Responsibility Movement (CSRM) has beenaddressing the constraints to the appropriate quality wetlands and appropriatemanagement of marine ecosystems by advocating for enhanced corporate socialresponsibility (CSRM) ideals.

4. Loopholes in the policy and legal regulation of fishing practices in Ghana.5. Low levels of attention granted to the role of women in the management of

the marine resources in coastal Ghana.6. The impact of the effect on the stigmatization ofTHE PEOPLE LIVING

WITH HIV/AIDS

THE MAIN OBJE OBJECTIVE: Initiate a process to develop capacities for the

effective internal and traditional management of the marine ecosystem in coastal

Ghana, educate on the dangers of using harmful methods of fishing, alternatives

to these methods and initiate processes for terminating the practice within a period

of two (2) years. Based on the concept of the Community Based Fisheries

Management Committees. (CBFMC)

Stakeholder Analysis

KEY ISSUES:

1. The low levels of awareness and or lack of commitment on the part of fisheriesstakeholders in the sustainable management of the fisheries resources in coastal Ghana.

2. The use of harmful and unsustainable fishing methods by some

fishermen in Ghanas fishing waters.3. The existence of real and equally economically rewarding and sustainable

alternatives to these fishing practices.

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From January to December 2007, CSRM in collaboration with SSNC organisedseries of workshops in coastal Ghana marine ecosystems management in coastalGhana with cross-cutting issues on gender and HIV/AIDS. Organisations thatparticipated in the seminar included the various Traditional Fisheries Authorities, the

Fisheries Ministry and Department, Local Assemblies; Gender based groups,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other environmental NGOs. Throughthe workshops, data on corporate responsibility was collected. In particular, thefollowing stakeholders, not ranked in any order of preference, were identified. Thesesstakeholders, with their documented interest and potential, have been the core of theworking group of CSRM.

The current project is expected to build sustainable capacities of key stakeholders by

enabling them to dialogue on alternatives to the destructive activities that affect themarine ecosystem management in Ghana.

THE COMMUNITY BASED FISHERIES MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES

(CBFMC)

The fisheries Ministry, in an attempt to devolve the fisheries management to ensurethe full involvement of local authorities introduced the concept of the CBFMC. TheCBFMC is the composition major stakeholders within the industry at the local leveland within each landing beach. The good thing about the concept is the level ofownership exhibited by the committee and their knowledge of the fact gazette of their

bye-laws at the Local Government Assembly is a confirmation of their legitimacy.The composition of the Community Based Fisheries Management Committees asgazetted by the various local Government Assemblies include the chief Fisherman asChairman, women groups, Assembly Members, Entrepreneurs in the industry, Pottersand all other interested parties, including EPA and civil society organizations interalia.

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Proposed Strategies and Activities

1.1 Community Mobilization

During his presentation on behalf of the fisheries Minister at the National forum on

CSRM/SSNC national consultative forum on the in 2007 on the marine eco-systemmanagement in coastal Ghana, Mr. Huthfull a Deputy Director at the Ministry said government alone could not effectively monitor illegal fishing activities without theactive participation of community-based management committees he went further tosay that explained that such committees chaired by chief fishermen had been

empowered to formulate byelaws for the 189 fishing villages in the country. He saidthe committees would help sustain the fishing industry when members directlymonitor activities of illegal fishing vessels and report to the Ministry to take actionsagainst offenders. By this statement a direct responsibility is placed on the variouschief fishermen and their lieutenants to ensure proper marine ecosystem managementin coastal and inland Ghana.

1.2 Capacity Building

Through the CSRM consultations, our study indicates that, less than 25% of the chieffishermen in Ghana on whom the responsibility of managing the marine ecosystem in

coastal Ghana lies have the requisite capacity to appreciate the;1. The magnitude of the responsibility2. The development and promulgation of bye laws.

What this means therefore is that, CSRM need to develop an interventionist approachto develop the capacities of the membership of the CBFMC of the communitiesselected for a two year pilot programme and see them through the promulgation of bye-laws, gazetting of bye-laws from the requisite local Assembly and theimplementation and enforcement of the bye-laws.

CSRM as an organization would also be required to enhance its organizational andinstitutional capacity to enable it manage effectively, the issues it is confronted with.

1.2.1Department of Oceanography and Fisheries of the University of Ghana,

and the Legal Resources Centre

As always been the case, human and material resources would be sourced from thetwo allied institutions mentioned above in ensuring effective project implementation.Whereas the department would provide technical knowledge on the marine structureand species management, the resource centre will provide the requisite support forlegislative development, gazette and enforcement.

1.2.2 General community

This project will bring to the fore, civil responsibility and environmental awarenesscreation. The series of seminars and planning workshops, reinforced by participatorymethods, will lead to the formation of conservation networks of civilian surveillanceagainst the degradation ofmarine ecosystems.

1.2.3 Multi-media communications

Communications is fundamental to reaching the general population and reinforcing

the social process of instilling a sustainable culture of good management of themarine ecosystem. The project will, therefore, launch a media campaign at district,

regional and national levels to promote the ideals of corporate social responsibilities.This will include weekly radio programs (regionally and in the state capital), special

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radio campaigns (especially during Independence Day celebrations), and constantpresence in the local press, printed information and talk shows.

Advocacy

From the previous project, it was identified that to effect any major change requires a

well informed community, with avowed commitment to have the proposed changeeffected. In view of this observation, the project will primarily focus on the CBFMCand will in the period of the project develop their capacity to appreciate the need toproperly manage the resource of the marine ecosystem for their own benefit. Thesetool if well employed would mean, the communities would be at the fore-front inhaving national policies skewed towards sustainable fisheries management in coastalGhana, through effective legislation development and enforcement.

1.3 Networking and Collaboration

The project will develop synergies between the various communities through asystem of cross-monitoring, where CBFMC from different regions would be made to

have exchange and collaborative programmes. This apart from developingcorporation would also create the avenue to exchange security information on badpractitioners since coastal Ghana is borderless

As part of the networking process, CSRM will develop what it terms coastalcommunities rights and voice system where they would hold regular interaction withkey actors and the media on issues affecting the sustainable management of theindustry.

1.4 Monitoring and Evaluation

CSRM, together with various stakeholders, will develop monitoring and evaluation

strategies to measure project impact. To achieve this, baseline and terminalevaluations will be conducted by hired consultants, who will work with CSRM staff,

to determine the starting point/situation for impact comparability. Monitoring visitswill be undertaken to project sites by CSRM staff to ensure that implementers ofdecisions are working in line with laid down strategies. Joint review meetings willalso be held with stakeholders and implementers to discuss progress and addresschallenges. CSRM would expect at least one donor visit each year to project areas toaccess first hand impact made with the project.

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2. Appendices

2.2 Appendix A: Organisational Structure

Project Team Structure

1. Programme Coords (3)

2. Special Committees

1. Programme Coords (3)

2. Special Committees

Head of ProgrammesHead of ProgrammesFinance & AdminFinance & Admin

Board of DirectorsBoard of Directors

Executive SecretaryExecutive Secretary

Support StaffSupport Staff

2.2.2 Narration on the Organisation

Board of Directors

How are Board Members elected and for what term?

Board membership is by invitation from the general members of CSRM and they serve for aterm of two years. It is hoped that, as funding become more permanent and full time staff

employed, Board membership will be by election by the members for a three-year rotationalterm.

Who can become a Board Member of CSRM?

To be considered for a board position one must:

Key knowledge (specialised/indiginous) in conservation Share in the ideals of coporate social responsibility Be a at least 21 years old and of good public standing Be able to attend board and committee meetings

Supply his or her own transportation to and from board and committee meetings.

Functions of the Board of Directors

The main function of the Board is to manage the affairs of CSRM in accordance with itsmandate. The Board provides direction and ensure that CSRM meets its obligations.In order to do this, the Board does the following:

a) Hold the vision for the organization

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b) Guard the values of the organization through explicit deliberation and discussionc) Keep the organization focussed on the needs of its stakeholdersd) Focus on the future by providing strategic leadershipe) Be legally and morally accountable to its members, funders, researchers, and community

partners and the general public

The Executive Secretary who has full responsibility for CSRM programmes andpartnerships with stakeholders, reports to the board.

The Head of Programmes has oversight responsibility for programmes, ensuring alignmentto key strategic objectives, and compliance with quality standards.

The Finance & Admin Manager deals with financial resources, analyses financial data andensures reporting compliance. He also provides administrative and human resource supportservices to all programming interventions, procurement, general support services, officeequipment maintenance, and storage and inventory systems.

Project coordinators and special committees members implement, monitor and evaluate all programmes interventions and provide technical feedback to ensure best practices andconformity with donor and agency requirements.

2.3 Appendix B: Stakeholder Analysis

The interest and potential of stakeholders.

List of Stakeholders Stakeholder Interest and Potential

1 Traditional Authorities 1. May feel protective of natural coastal ecosystem and mayperceive project as encroachment into their turf.

2. Involvement will promote ownership and may improvesupport for CSRM within district3. May incorporate relevant local beliefs and advocate foravoidance of beliefs inimical to project success4. May be involved in evaluations

2 Chief Fishermen 1. May have more insights about their situation and have

better capacity to help implement project2. May understand and address trade-offs among economic,environmental and social concerns3. Involvement will promote ownership of the project andmay improve support for CSRM4. May be involved in evaluations

3 Artisanal canoefishermen

1. May have more insights about their situation and havebetter capacity to help implement project

2. May understand and address trade-offs among economic,environmental and social concerns3. Involvement will promote ownership of the project andmay improve support for CSRM4. May be involved in evaluations

4 Semi industrial

fishermen

1. May have more insights about their situation and have

better capacity to help implement project2. May understand and address trade-offs among economic,environmental and social concerns

3. Involvement will promote ownership of the project andmay improve support for CSRM4. May be involved in evaluations

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5 National Association ofFishermen of Ghana

(NAFAG)


2. May understand and address trade-offs among economic,environmental and social concerns3. Involvement will promote ownership of the project andmay improve support for CSRM4. May be involved in evaluations

6 Community Based

Fisheries ManagementCommittee

1. May have more insights about their situation and have

better capacity to help implement project2. May understand and address trade-offs among economic,

environmental and social concerns3. Involvement will promote ownership of the project andmay improve support for CSRM4. May be involved in evaluations

7 Industrial fishermen 1. May have more insights about their situation and havebetter capacity to help implement project

2. May understand and address trade-offs among economic,

environmental and social concerns3. Involvement will promote ownership of the project andmay improve support for CSRM

8 Women engaged in the processing of fish

(drying, smoking,salting), Women FishSeller-groups, MarketWomen Associations,Women leagues inpolitical parties


2. Livelihood3. May have access to reliable information on revitalisationissues.4. Empowerment5. Social Acceptance6.Advocacy and lobbying7. May be involved in evaluations

9 Husbands of WomenParticipants

They may support project if they believe that the involvementof their wives will contribute more to the household. But theymay undermine the project if they feel that their traditionalauthority is threatened.

10 CSRM 1. Seek funding2. Facilitate and implement project

11 Religious Leaders They may exert moral authority to influence whether and howthe project will be implemented and evaluated

12 Donors 1. They may make decisions about funding that either supportor threaten the projects very existence.2. Accountability of Funding

13 District Assembly(Local GovernmentAuthority)

1 Can block or support the project through timelyrepresentation or non-representation of case at parliamentaryfloor2. Modest funds to support components of project3. May be involved in evaluations

14 Members of Parliament

Within catchments area

Can block or support the project through timely representation

or non-representation of case at parliamentary floor

15 Zonal Councils Involvement will promote ownership of the project and mayimprove support for CSRM

16 Town and CountryPlanner

May help in clarifying cause-effect relationships and expectedimpact on environment

17 Regional Coordinating

Council

1 Can block or support the project through timely

representation or non-representation of case at parliamentaryfloor

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2. Modest funds to support components of project

18 Ministry for Fisheries 1. May share relevant best-practice systems to help implementproject2. Involvement will promote ownership of the project andmay improve support for CSRM

19 Fisheries ResearchDepartment 1. May share relevant best-practice systems to help implementproject2. Involvement will promote ownership of the project and

may improve support for CSRM

20 EnvironmentalProtection Agency

1. May share relevant best-practice systems to help implementproject2. Involvement will promote ownership of the project andmay improve support for CSRM3. May help in clarifying cause-effect relationships and

expected impact on environment4. May be able to give dollar estimate (cost-benefit) of impact5. May be involved in evaluations

21 Media 1. Raise awareness.2. Campaign for funding3. May be involved in evaluations

22 Department ofOceanography andFisheries of theUniversity of Ghana.

1. May share relevant best-practice systems to help implementproject2. Involvement will promote ownership of the project andmay improve support for CSRM

23 Resource andEnvironmental

DepartmentOrganisation (REDO)

1. May share relevant best-practice systems to help implementproject

2. Involvement will promote ownership of the project andmay improve support for CSRM

24 Ghana wildlife Society 1. May share relevant best-practice systems to help implement

project2. Involvement will promote ownership of the project andmay improve support for CSRM within district

25 Academic Institutions 1. Raise awareness2. Carry on with the ideals of CSR

26 Shore Dwellers 1. Impacted directly by effects of degradation2. Involvement will promote ownership of the project

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Appendix B FY 2007

Category Line Item Detail

No. of

sessions Qty Rate Donor

RESOURCE COSTS

Honoraria Resource Persons 8 3

25

0

6,00

0

Support Staff 8 210

01,60

0

Project staff 12months 3200 7200

CONFERENCEFACILITIES Venue 8

1

100 800

Feeding 8 25 12 2,400

LOGISTICS

SuppliesStationery for directactual project 8 305 1,200

ORGANISATIONALEXPENSES

Pre-seminarorganization

Stationery, mails,phone,transportation 8 1250 2,000

TRANSPORTATION

T & T forParticipants

T & T forParticipants 8 25 102,000

MEDIAT & T forMedia 8 10 10 800

REVIEW MEETING 1 3000

GRAND TOTAL 16,800

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Narrative of Budget for CSRM

The budget is prepared on the premise that there will be thirty (30) participants,fifteen (15) media men and one (1) resource person and two (2) support staff per

session of seminar/fora. There will be a total of fifteen (15) seminars and fora within

the four (4) coastal regions of Ghana. The budget, therefore, is calculated based ontheses figures. It is estimated at 37,153 and the details are as follows:

RESOURCE PERSONS:

A total of 6000 is budgeted for one (1) resource person and two (2) support staff.

CONFERENCE FACILITIES

Funding is needed to cover the cost of fifteen (15) venues and associated food for

participants at a cost of 150 per venue. A total provision of 2250 has been made.

ORGANISATIONAL EXPENSES

This will include expenditure for stationery and communication for the actual project.

TRANSPORTATION COSTS

A total of 9000 is budgeted for thirty (30) people at a rate of twenty (20) for fifteen(15) sessions.

MEDIA

A total of 4500 is budgeted for fifteen (15) people at a rate of twenty (20) forfifteen (15) sessions.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION

This is estimated at four (4) persons per each region at a rate of 250. The detailsinclude expenses for travels, perdiem and communication.

2.4 Appendix D: Bibliography

1. J. Y. (2003) Enhancing Business-Community Relations Corporate ResponsibilityMovement Case Study, Ghana (Unpublished)

2. Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS II) 2005.3. Dr. Raymond Atuguba-

4. BusinessGhana-internet site5. Infectious Disease Surveillance (IDS) in Ghana (2005).6. Koranteng K (1998); The impacts of environmental forcing on the dynamics of demersal

fishery resources of Ghana. Ph.D. thesis, University of Warwick, Coventry UK7. Over, R (2002); When sisters become competitors: Coastal womens access and

utilization of trawlers by-catch in Ghana. In: Neis, B., Binkley, M., Gerrard S.,8. Maneschy, C. (Eds.), Gender, Globalization and Fisheries. Fernwood

Publishing,Halifax, Canada.

9. Seini, A.W., Nyanteng, V.K, Ahene, A.A. (2002); Policy Dynamics, Trends in DomesticFish Production and Implications for Food Security in Ghana.

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