THE AGULHAS AND SOMALI CURRENT THE AGULHAS AND SOMALI CURRENT LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS

Agulhas CurrentAgulhas Current Somali Current Somali Current

Large Marine EcosystemLarge Marine Ecosystem Large Marine Ecosystem Large Marine Ecosystem

THE AGULHAS AND SOMALI CURRENT THE AGULHAS AND SOMALI CURRENT LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS PROGRAMMEPROGRAMME

GEF-supported Large Marine Ecosystem Management GEF-supported Large Marine Ecosystem Management initiative consisting of three projects:initiative consisting of three projects:

ASCLME Project (UNDP)ASCLME Project (UNDP)

SWIOFP - Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries SWIOFP - Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Project (World Bank)Project (World Bank)

WIOLaB - Addressing land-based activities in the WIOLaB - Addressing land-based activities in the Western Indian OceanWestern Indian Ocean (UNEP)(UNEP)

THE AGULHAS AND SOMALI CURRENT THE AGULHAS AND SOMALI CURRENT LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS PROJECT LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS PROJECT

COUNTRIES:COUNTRIES: Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, TanzaniaSeychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania

FUNDING:FUNDING: From GEF = US$12.2 Million. Co-funding = US$20 From GEF = US$12.2 Million. Co-funding = US$20 MillionMillion

TIMEFRAME:TIMEFRAME: 5 years starting (from 2007)5 years starting (from 2007)

INCEPTION:INCEPTION: First Steering Committee – December 2007 (Mauritius)First Steering Committee – December 2007 (Mauritius)

IMPLEMENTATION: By UNDP through UNOPS on behalf of the IMPLEMENTATION: By UNDP through UNOPS on behalf of the countriescountries

THE AGULHAS AND SOMALI CURRENT LARGE THE AGULHAS AND SOMALI CURRENT LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS PROJECTMARINE ECOSYSTEMS PROJECT

OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE

To undertake an environmental To undertake an environmental baseline assessment of the Agulhas baseline assessment of the Agulhas

and Somali Current Large Marine and Somali Current Large Marine EcosystemsEcosystems

THE AGULHAS AND SOMALI CURRENT LARGE THE AGULHAS AND SOMALI CURRENT LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS PROJECTMARINE ECOSYSTEMS PROJECT

END-OF-PROJECT DELIVERABLESEND-OF-PROJECT DELIVERABLES

Acquisition of sufficient baseline data Acquisition of sufficient baseline data to support an ecosystem-based to support an ecosystem-based approach to transboundary approach to transboundary management of the two LMEsmanagement of the two LMEs

TDAs and SAPs for both the Agulhas TDAs and SAPs for both the Agulhas Current and the Somali Current LMEsCurrent and the Somali Current LMEs

PROJECT OUTCOME 1PROJECT OUTCOME 1

INFORMATION CAPTURED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE INFORMATION CAPTURED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGN0STIC ANALYSES TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGN0STIC ANALYSES

OUTPUTS:OUTPUTS:

Review existing data for development of the Review existing data for development of the TDAsTDAs

Identification of gaps and data needs to Identification of gaps and data needs to populate the TDAs:populate the TDAs:

Offshore oceanographic information from Offshore oceanographic information from priority areaspriority areas

Information on near-shore Information on near-shore (artisanal/subsistence) fisheries, nursery (artisanal/subsistence) fisheries, nursery areas and other biologically rich habitat areas and other biologically rich habitat

Information on Governance Information on Governance (management/policy processes)(management/policy processes)

Active offshore data collection to fill gapsActive offshore data collection to fill gaps

PROJECT OUTCOME 2PROJECT OUTCOME 2

LONG-TERM DATA COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT AND LONG-TERM DATA COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION MECHANISMS ESTABLISHEDDISTRIBUTION MECHANISMS ESTABLISHED

OUTPUTS:OUTPUTS:

LME monitoring and evaluation indicators LME monitoring and evaluation indicators and requirements identified and captured and requirements identified and captured within institutional work programmes and within institutional work programmes and budgetsbudgets

Socio-economic evaluation of near-shore Socio-economic evaluation of near-shore and marine goods and servicesand marine goods and services

Expanded use of GIS and predictive models Expanded use of GIS and predictive models to increase system knowledgeto increase system knowledge

PROJECT OUTCOME 3PROJECT OUTCOME 3

STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAMME AND ASSOCIATED STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAMME AND ASSOCIATED SUSTAINABILITY MECHANISMS ADOPTED TO SUPPORT AN LME SUSTAINABILITY MECHANISMS ADOPTED TO SUPPORT AN LME

APPROACHAPPROACHOUTPUTS:OUTPUTS:

Negotiation and adoption of TDAs and SAPsNegotiation and adoption of TDAs and SAPs

Financial resources brokered to ensure the Financial resources brokered to ensure the sustainability of monitoring, evaluation and sustainability of monitoring, evaluation and information systems to support an LME information systems to support an LME approachapproach

Institutional, programme and human capacity Institutional, programme and human capacity building and training requirements prioritised building and training requirements prioritised and addressed at national and regional levelsand addressed at national and regional levels

PROJECT OUTCOME 4PROJECT OUTCOME 4

LME COORDINATION, COMMUNICATION AND PARTICIPATION LME COORDINATION, COMMUNICATION AND PARTICIPATION MECHANISMS ESTABLISHEDMECHANISMS ESTABLISHED

OUTPUTS:OUTPUTS:

Communication/coordination established with Communication/coordination established with other related projects and institutions in the other related projects and institutions in the region (including linkages to other LME region (including linkages to other LME initiatives)initiatives)

Key policy-makers fully briefed and engaged in Key policy-makers fully briefed and engaged in LME processLME process

Stakeholder engagement, public involvement, Stakeholder engagement, public involvement, participation, and environmental education participation, and environmental education initiatives are developed and implemented to initiatives are developed and implemented to raise overall awareness of LME approachraise overall awareness of LME approach

ACEP/ASLME

ACEP

ASLME

PROJECT FOCUS INFORMATION CAPTURE &

MANAGEMENT CAPACITY BUILDING COORDINATION

PROJECT COORDINATESPROJECT COORDINATESPROJECT DIRECTOR:PROJECT DIRECTOR: David VousdenDavid Vousden

email: email: david.vousden@undp.orgdavid.vousden@undp.org

Tel: Tel: +27-(0)46-622-6621 (off)+27-(0)46-622-6621 (off)

+27-(0)79-038-6802+27-(0)79-038-6802 (cell)(cell)

ADDRESS: ADDRESS: Agulhas & Somali Current Large Marine Agulhas & Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystem Ecosystem Project,Project,

South African Institute of Aquatic Biodiversity,South African Institute of Aquatic Biodiversity,

Private Bag 1015,Private Bag 1015,

Somerset Street,Somerset Street,

Grahamstown,Grahamstown,

6140,6140,

South AfricaSouth Africa

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!