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.
During March 2021, IOI-SA, organized its yearly Ocean Governance course, this time online, due to the regulations aimed at mitigating the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Benin is continuing its work towards a better integrated management of its marine and coastal area.
During the workshop, the stakeholders were trained, the mapping of uses was validated, and the matrix of conflicts of uses was created.