The long-term capacity-building Project should be
strategic and inclusive in approach.
It should consider the specific needs of each country in
OFM (mid- to long-term);
capacity and training requirements; appropriate training
programmes (e.g. at USP,
other regional and International institutions); and
funding opportunities (multilateral
and bilateral aid).
It will require commitment from the targeted Pacific
SIDs through
partnership arrangements, and contributions in kind
(e.g. commitment to additional
staff in OFM in Fisheries Departments).
The new project should also focus on closer engagement
of the private fisheries
sector in OFM, and build on the OFM Project’s
partnership arrangements.
The project (or some related, coordinated project)
should also focus on better
understanding of the ecology of the WTP Large Marine
Ecosystem, and the status
and conservation of its marine biodiversity. This
component might be implemented in
collaboration with SPREP and SOPAC.
New project … OFM GEF #5??