Third Edition
July, 2005
ANGOLA - BENIN - CAMEROON - CONGO - CÔTE D'IVOIRE - DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - EQUATORIAL GUINEA - GABON - GHANA - GUINEA - GUINEA BISSAU - LIBERIA - NIGERIA - SAO TOME & PRINCIPE - SIERRA LEONE - TOGO
Dr. Chika Ukwe,
Industrial Officer
F R OM T H E E D I T O R :
and GCLME
Project Manager,
UNIDO, at the
GCLME Stand dur-
Our readers would receive within the next week, in
ing the IW Confer-
rapid succession, the July and August Editions of the
ence, Salvador de
Bahia, Brazil, 20-
GCLME Newsletter. The delay was deliberate to
25 June, 2005.
ensure that the Newsletters did not arrive while our
readers were "on the road" and therefore, "a little dis-
GEF's Dr. Al Duda with
UNIDO's Dr. Chika
tracted". Moreso, as we distribute them electronically
Ukwe at the GCLME
Stand.
- and most people avoid emails during vacations.
July and August are usually quiet months. This is the
time that our development partners mostly in Europe
and America take their holidays. And our part of the
world has fairly the same disposition.
L-R: Mrs Good, Dr Len
Good (GEF), Dr Chika
Ukwe (UNIDO) and
So it was little we wonder that after the pomp and pag-
Mr. Nik Sekhran,
(UNDP/GEF).
eantry of the launching of the first Region - wide Fish
Trawl Survey in early June, 2005 and the impressive
exhibition of the GCLME Project at the International
Waters Conference in far away Brazil 20 25 June,
2005 (visitors to our stand included the GEF Chief
Executive, Dr. Len Good, the Senior Special Adviser,
Dr. Al Duda and the Executive Director of UNEP, Prof.
Dr. Klaus Topfer), the pace slowed down in July.
WELL, NOT QUITE!
Though there were no Workshops organised by the
project in July, the project continued with its rhythm
GCLME Men : L-R : Dr. Vladimir Mamaev (UNEP-GEF), Dr.
of activities and missions.
Pablo Huidobro (UNIDO), Prof. Chidi Ibe (GCLME) and Dr.
Chika Ukwe (UNIDO) at the IWC Plenary Session.
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GCLME Newsletter
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Third Edition July, 2005
L-R : At the launch-

ing of the GCLME
Steering Committee
in Congo are: UNDP
On the heels of the Brazil conference, the GCLME
Rep. in Congo,
Regional Director presented a well received paper at
Aurelien Agbenonci,
Min. for Transport,
the 7th Consultative Workshop on LMEs in Paris,
Mr. Mombo
Mavounbou, Min. for
France 6-7 July, 2005.
Environment and
Forestry, Mr Henri
Djombo and the Deputy Min. of Mines and Energy
UNIDO International Consultant, Dr Gboyega Ajao
commenced a very important mission to document
Physically Altered and Degraded Habitats (PADH) in
Project countries.
Simultaneously, UNIDO International Expert, Dr. Sam
Anurigwo began a mission to Project Countries for the
assessment of the state of water quality and in particu-
lar, the status of nutrient loading in coastal and near-
shore waters. Their missions would be concluded in
During the Puplic Awareness Workshop in Congo are: Vice
Minister of Transport, Deputy Minister of Forestry and En-
August and the reports would be vital input to pro-
vironment and Dr. Jacques Abe , Environment Officer,
GCLME.
ducing GIS - based maps on PADH and Pollution Hot
Spots.

On 9 July, the Republic of Congo formally launched
the GCLME Project at a Ceremony presided over by
the Honourable Minister of Environment, Mr. Henry
Djombo. This was followed by the Public Awareness
Workshop organized on 16 July, 2005.
Still in Congo, high ranking functionaries of the Minis-
Dr. Ahmadou Ouattara, FAO Rep. in Congo making a
tries of Fishery and the Ministry of Environment and
spech at the Flag-In Ceremony of the Dr. Fridtjof
Forestry welcomed the RV Fridtjof Nansen during a
Nansen in Pointe-Noire, Congo.
port call by the Trawl Survey Vessel to Point Noire on

15 July, 2005. The FAO Representative, Mr. Ahmadou
Dep. Min. Min. of For-
Ouattara and the UNDP Representatives were present.
estry and Environ-
ment and his Protocol
Officer welcoming the
Fridtjof Nansen to
Pointe-Noire, Congo.
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GCLME Newsletter
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Third Edition July, 2005
Following an earlier visit of the Regional Director
to the Honourable Minister of Ports and Railways,
Prof. Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi on 6 July, 2005,
the Regional Director was received by the Director
General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority,
Mr. Ben Owusu on 12 July, 2005 during which de-
The Minister for Ports and Railways, Ghana (left), Prof. Christo-
tails of collaboration on Oil Spill Contingency plan-
pher Ameyaw Akumfi and the Regional Director, GCLME (right) dur-
ning and the installation of reception facilities in the
ing a discussion on collaboration on Oil Spill Contigency Planning
and installation of Reception facilities in the sub region.
sub region were discussed.
The Tilbury Environmental Group was later on 27
July, 2005 to show the Regional Director round the
Reception facilities managed by his group at the Tema
Port. .
The Fisheries Officer, Dr. Theodore Djama was on
mission to Guinea and Sierra Leone between 14 - 19
July, 2005 to check on the status of Project imple-
L-R: The Regional Director, Prof. Chidi Ibe having discussion with the
mentation. He was received in both countries by the
Director General, Ghana Ports and Harbour Authority, Mr. Ben Owusu-
Mensah in Tema on 12 July, 2005.
Ministers responsible for Environment. In Guinea,
the discussions centered on the terms for the use of
the Fishing Vessel which had been pledged by Guinea
for use in project implementation.
On his part, the Environment Officer, Dr. Jacques
Abe undertook missions to Congo and the Demo-
cratic Republic of Congo from 13 - 20 July, 2005 to
confer with National Authorities on project imple-
mentation in both countries.
Standing before the TEG Waste Oil Recovery Plant are (from left):
Mr. Harry Barnes-Dabban, of Ghana Ports and Harbour Au-
thority; Mr. Godwin-Brown, Director of TEG Limited; Prof. Chidi
Ibe, Regional Director, GCLME and Mr. Jim Westwater, Plant En-
gineer, TEG Limited.
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GCLME Newsletter
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Third Edition July, 2005
The Regional Director, while on a mission to Abuja,
Nigeria, called on the Special Assistant to the Nige-
rian President on NEPAD and Director General of
NEPAD, Nigeria, Her Excellency, Mrs. Chinyere
Asika. Among the issues discussed were the invita-
tion of the Regional Director to make a presentation
at the NEPAD "Fish For All Conference" 22 26 Au-
gust, 2005 and collaboration on the joint initiative on
Alternative Livelihood for Coastal communities in Ni-
The Tilbury Environmental Group Limited waste oil recov-
ering plant at Tema Harbour.
geria with planned extension to the other 15 Project
Countries.
Between 21 and 23 July, 2005, the Regional Director
was on mission to the Republic of Gabon where he
was received by the Minister for Environment, Fish-
eries and Protection of Nature, Mr. Emile Doumba
who appealed for urgent assistance from the Project
to Gabon's erosion and pollution problems.
SO, IT LOOKS LIKE JULY WAS NOT A QUIET
MONTH AFTER ALL!
Dr. Jacques Abé, Environment Officer, GCLME delivering
the Regional Director's Speech during the Puplic Aware-
ness Workshop in Congo.
K e l e c h i I h e m e j e
The RD's Mission to Rep. of Gabon, 21-23 July, 2005
.
The Regional Director hosted a dinner to thank his "handlers" dur-
ing his mission to Gabon. Clockwise, Mr. Jean Claude Matiba, Dianel
(Diego) and Dr. Solange Loubamono, Deputy Director General of
Environment, Gabon.
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