Ecosystem-based approach to Integrated Marine and Coastal Environment Management (EIMCEM)
Further details
Communication and knowledge sharing
The pilot project is aimed at raising public awareness and sharing the assessment’s outputs, as well as developing stronger networks with other partner members of the various thematic working groups. The project reports to the Abidjan Convention secretariat.
Monitoring
A monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plan is being developed to guide the project and its reporting.
Funding
The pilot project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) through the Mami Wata project´s support to the Abidjan Convention, as well as by the Government of Ghana.
In the face of climate change, sea level rise, and coastal erosion, the Environmental Protection Agency – Sierra Leone is conducting vulnerability assessments and stakeholder consultations in the country.
In a tourist-free world, decision-makers need to critically reconsider the potential of ecotourism as a financing mechanism for conservation.
The approval of the SoME report constitutes an important milestone towards enhancing Integrated Ocean Management in the country and in West Africa.