Components / Outcomes:

• Producing a State of the Marine Environment (SoME) report
• Identifying Ecologically or Biologically Significant marine Areas (EBSAs)
• Developing a consensual Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) tool
• Catalyzing stakeholder reflections around the promotion of the sustainable management of the Abidjan-Assinie coastal zone
• Allocating artisanal and modern human activities to dedicated marine areas
• Safeguarding biological diversity
• Setting up of the monitoring and evaluation committee
• Implementing communication and data capitalization systems

Partners:

In addition to the Mami Wata implementing partners – GRID-Arendal and the Abidjan Convention Secretariat –  several collaborative Institutions will play a key role in the project implementation. These include:

• Governmental bodies: Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development; Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research; Ministry of Transports; Ministry of Fisheries; Ministry of Water and Forestry; Ministry of Interior; Mini Ministry of Planning and Development; Ministry of Economy and Finance; Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources; Ministry of Tourism; Local governments; Traditional Authorities in concerned areas; Navy.
• Private organizations: Oil and mining companies, fishermen associations, business groups, maritime transport groups, tour operators, tourism and hotel industry.
• Civil society organizations