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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
F R O M T H E R E G I O N A L D I R E C T O R !
ELEVENTH SESSION OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF UNIDO, VIENNA,
N e w Ye a r, N e w Ta r g e t s !
AUSTRIA: 28 NOVEMBER, - 2ND DECEMBER, 2005.
The GCLME
January 2006 marks the first anniversary of the
Regional Director,
Guinea Current Large Marine Ecosystem (GCLME)
project implementation. The year, 2006 is a year in
Prof. Chidi Ibe
the course of which the project will reach an im-
congratulating
portant milestone - the transformation of the
the new UNIDO
project into an interim Guinea Current Commis-
Director General,
sion as envisaged in the approved project document
His Excellency, Dr.
signed by all 16 participating countries and the de-
Kandeh Yumkella
velopment partners.
shortly after the
latter took his
In a brief discussion with the new UNIDO Direc-
oath of office on 02
tor General, His Excellency, Dr. Kandeh Yumkella
December, 2005 in
on 02 December, 2005 in Vienna shortly after he
Vienna, Austria.
took the oath of office, it became clear that his first
100 days in office are literally booked. What was
re-assuring however was the Director General's
promise to keep this issue in view and to issue di-
rectives at the earliest time possible in regard to
dates for the Ministerial meeting which in all prob-
ability will be in the first semester of 2006.
As the Director of the UNIDO Bureau for Africa
and LDC's in the mid 90's, he took a deep interest
in the evolution of the precursor project, the Gulf
of Guinea Large Marine Ecosystem (GOG-LME)
project and was a source of inspiration to project
management. It was little wonder that his prede-
cessor designated the present Director General to
represent him at the First Meeting of Ministers of
the GOG - LME project in Accra, Ghana, 8 - 10
July, 1998. In that capacity, he worked with the
Ministers to issue the Accra Declaration (1998) for
the environmentally sustainable development of the
coastal and marine environment of the Gulf of
Guinea.
In terms of the results of project implementation,
the Ministers have applauded the tremendous strides
made by the project in only one year of project
implementation. Our capacity building exercises
have increased the competence of both scientific/
technical staff as well as managers in the region.
Our institutional strengthening initiatives have
yielded positive structural changes and policy ad-
justments in environmental and resource manage-
ment in the region. I am thrilled and trust that you
share my satisfaction.
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The Ghanaian Minsiter of Trade & Industry, Mr. Alan Kyeremanteng (middle) with
his Chief Director, Mr. Mr. E.S. Addo (left) and Prof. Ibe(right).
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From 23 - 27 January, GCLME project in collabo-
Regional Workshop on Fisheries Partnership Agreements. Accra 23-27
ration with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) organized
a Regional Workshop on Fisheries Partnership
Januuary, 2006.
Agreements.
L-R: L-R: Dr.
K w a m e
The Minister for Fisheries in Ghana, Mrs Gladys
Koranteng,WWF
Asmah was represented at the Opening Ceremony
Eastern Africa
of the Workshop by her Deputy, Mr. Dugan.
R e g i o n a l
Representative,
D e p u t y
With reference to the 1982 United Nations Con-
R e g i o n a l
vention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) she re-
Representative/
called that coastal states have been granted sover-
eign rights over the fisheries resources within their
F
A
O
respective Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs)
Representative
which is established at 200 nautical miles from their
for Ghana - Mr.
coastline. She stated that fisheries partnership
E d w a r d
agreements characterize most Fishing Activities
T a p s o b a ,
within the EEZs of Coastal African States as coastal
G h a n a i a n
states which are unable to fully exploit their fish-
D e p u t y
eries resources can enter into partnership agree-
ments with foreign vessels to harvest its surplus
Minister for Fisheries, Mr. Dugan, Mrs. Mary Beth West - WWF Consultant and Dr.
fishes. Based on the expected outputs of the Work-
Bradford Brown of the US - NOAA.
shop which included "Transboundary nature of the
fisheries resources considered Fisheries Partner-
From left
ship Agreements". She alerted the Directors of
is Mr. Kossi
Fisheries that their various governments would
M a x o e
be waiting to see the results of the recommenda-
tions from the workshop translated into practicable
S e d z r o
and workable ideas that will go a long way to re-
from Togo,
duce poverty among the coastal populations in our
d i r e c t l y
countries. On this note, she wished them fruitful
b e h i n d
deliberations.
him is
C a p t a i n
Ankamah
The Deputy Regional Representative/FAO Rep-
E. Kofi,
resentative for Ghana, Mr. Edward Tapsoba chaired
the Opening Ceremony.
G h a n a
while to
his left is
He stressed the importance attached to the liveli-
the Repre-
hoods of fishing communities which are of con-
sentative
cern to all the stakeholders (including FAO) as
from the European Union followed by Alhaji Jallow from Reg. Office, Ghana.
regional pressures are now being exacerbated by
the increasing bilateral and collective European
Union Fisheries Partnership Agreements. The le-
gal commitments which are said to be threatening
some of the stocks that are also exposed to the yet
to resolve Illegal, Unreported And Unregulated
(IUU) fishing in the waters of all the countries
present at the Workshop. He said the Workshop
came at a time of great concern in the region for
the sustainable exploitation of the fisheries re-
sources and the protection of the marine environ-
ment.
He went further to state that the need to better
integrate sustainable fisheries management into its
fisheries agreements as a major challenge will not
be an easy task without the cooperation and col-
laboration of the countries engaged in the agree-
ments. He suggested that the GCLME region has
to be collectively committed to addressing the
The Regional Director, GCLME presenting the GCLME project at the Technical
many problems associated with the need to man-
Section of the Workshop. Behind him is Mrs. Virginia Godinho from Sao Tome e
age fisheries resources to improve policing and
Principe while to his right are Dr. Lankester, WWF Consultant and Dr. Bradford
controlling fishing activities through better Moni-
Brown from the US NOAA.
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toring, Control and Surveillance (MCS), as well as
to maximize the benefits generated by the partner-
From right
ship agreements through improvement of onshore
are Dr. Goddy
infrastructure and development of added value op-
N. Shimang-
erations.
Mr. E.S. Addo,
According to Dr. Kwame Koranteng, WWF Eastern
D e p u t y
Africa Regional Representative, the mission of WWF
Director,Fed.
is "to stop the degradation of the earth's natural en-
Dept. of
vironment and to build a future in which humans
F i s h e r i e s ,
live in harmony with nature, by conserving the
Mrs. Farma
world's biological diversity; and ensuring sustainable
Onita from
use of renewable natural resources".
Sierra Leone
followed by
In his statement, he elaborated on the roles of WWF
the WWF
which included its commitment to assist developing
Team - Mrs.
coastal states in understanding the implications of
Mbendo Jane
fisheries agreement as well as its consistent respon-
Rowena, Dr.
sibility of articulating its objective of reducing the
footprint of distant water fishing nations by ensur- Benedict Satia, Dr. Papa Samba Diouf and Mrs. Mary Beth West.
ing fair and sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agree-
ments that respect the needs of local people.
Interestingly, Dr. koranteng assured all that the Work-
shop would be an interactive and participatory pro-
cess of sharing ideas as they were to jointly formu-
late minimum terms and conditions for Fisheries
Partnerships Agreements in the GCLME region.
He said " the discussion that has given birth to this
workshop is only the beginning of a long-term col-
laboration between WWF and UNIDO in general,
and the GCLME project in particular to be embod-
ied in a Memorandum of Understanding between
our organizations".
Issues deliberated upon during the Workshop in-
cluded: the state of (over) exploitation of the main
fish stocks as well as the general recognition of the
urgent need for regional management of fisheries in
R-L: Dr. Kees Lankester Director -Scomber , Dr Bradford Brown of th USNOAA
the GCLME region; the expected future of the
and Alhaji Jallo of the FAO Regional Office Ghana. Behind Dr.
GCLME Commission, that GCLME-Commission
may become a regional instrument that can serve
Lankester is Mrs.Virginia C. Godinho from Sao Tome e Principe.
regional fisheries management; and also, the expe-
rience of WWF in assessing the conditions for sus-
tainable and fair fisheries access arrangements.
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News from GCLME/UNILAG Centre for Envi-
ronmental Information Management Sys-
tem, Lagos, Nigeria:
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Nigeria,
Prof. Oye Ibidapo-Obe has approved the appoint-
ment of a Seven - Man Management Committee for
the GCLME/ UNILAG Centre for EIMS. This Com-
mittee has the Deputy Vice-Chancellor,Academics
as the Chairman and the Coordinator of the Centre
as the Secretary. Other members of the Committee
include: Prof. A.O Denloye (MD, Unilag Consult),
Prof. Babajide Alo (Director, FENV - Unilag centre
for Environmental Human Resources Development),
Dr. David Tommy (UNIDO Representative in Nige- From left are: Lucien Maloueki, Apollinaire Ngouembe from Congo and Hassimiou
ria), Prof. O.O. Ayeni (representing the Head, de-
partment of Surveying & Geoinformatics) and Tall from Guinea.
Mr.Victor Okoronkwo (Nominee from Private
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Sector).With this appointment, the Centre is poised
to carry out its responsibilities towards the success
of the Project. The appointment took effect from
23 December 2005 and will soon be inaugurated.
Also approved by the Vice Chancellor is the ap-
pointment of 21 Fellows of the Centre. It is hoped
that the appointment of these fellows will bring
credibility and respect to the Centre.
Efforts of the Centre to encourage private organi-
zations in Nigeria to collaborate with the Centre
have been boosted with support from Shell Petro-
leum Development Company. Shell has provided
the centre with several layers of digital maps of the
coastal areas of Nigeria including the environmen-
tal sensitivity index maps, soil and vegetation maps,
settlements maps, major and minor rivers and road
maps.
From left are: Gayo Lemba Francois, National Director of Fisheries, D.R Congo,
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Wango-Enganya, Expert en Peche, RD Congo and Mrs. Anthonia Dolores Rosario,
Director General of Fisheries, Angola. Directly behind her is Ms. Maria Pires Dos
Santos, Head of the Crustaceans Program, Angola.
F U T U R E E V E N T S:
- 1 Jan - 31 March, 2006: Survey of Aquaculture/
Mariculture Potentials.
- 1 Jan - 31 March, 2006: Formulation of National
ICAM Plans (Continued).
- 1 Jan - 31 march, 2006: National workshops for
the Formulation of NPA's of LBA (Nigeria, Equa-
torial Guinea, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea
Bissau).
- 23 & 27 Jan, 2006: Consultation on Regulatory
Implications of Trawl Survey Results.
- 24 - 26 Jan, 2006: GCLME / WWF Workshop
on Fisheries Partnership Agreements.
- 30 Jan - 3 March, 2006: Regional Workshop on
R-L: Mr. Mba-Assako Georges from Gabon, Mr. N'da Konan from Cote D"Ivoire,
Management of Ballast Waters.
Mr. Apollinaire Ngouembe from Congo and Mme Amélie A. Gbaguidi
Chercheur from Benin.
- 6 - 10 Feb, 2006: Erosion Processes / Modeling
and Coastal Erosion with US Army Corps of Engi-
neers .
G r o u p
Photograph of
- 20 - 24 Feb, 2006: Workshop on Alternative Live-
the Workshop
lihood.
participants.
- 20 - 24 March, 2006: GCLME/IMO Workshop
on Port State Control.
- 27 - 31 March, 2006: Working Group on Marine
Pollution and Ecosystem Health.
Kelechi Ihemeje
Editor
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