Programme for the Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems: Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project (ASCLME)

The Objective of the Project is to work with two other "thematic" GEF international waters projects in the area as part of a "strategic approach" to fill gaps in understanding of transboundary living resources of the two LMEs and to build capacity of the participating countries to utilize this improved understanding for more effective management by use of an ecosystem approach.

GEF ID:	1462
Project Description:	The Objective of the Project is to work with two other "thematic" GEF international waters projects in the area as part of a "strategic approach" to fill gaps in understanding of transboundary living resources of the two LMEs and to build capacity of the participating countries to utilize this improved understanding for more effective management by use of an ecosystem approach. This information and capacity then would be utilized by governments as part of the frameworks being established by the three projects collectively. The project is innovative in that it is being designed to complement two existing projects in the same LMEs, each with a different GEF implementating agency covering a different aspect of the same system with linkages created between them. This is being tried in these 2 LMEs for the first time to test reducing transactions costs of IA interactions. This is also the first replication of the approach taken in the Benguela Current LME project on the other side of Africa. Bilateral funding was used to build country capacity in sampling and then understanding their transboundary resources before GEF was asked to assist. The capacity was built through joint cruises and sampling to understand how their transboundary living resources worked so that information could underpin management. This project replicates that approach but utilizes GEF resources along with a ship potentially provided by Norway to slowly build country understanding to fill essential gaps on the transboundary nature of living resources and in doing so build their capacity to bring this information for fisheries/living resources management purposes. This is a pre-SAP project and will contribute at project's end to a revised TDA/SAP for the LMEs as one outcome in conjunction with the other 2 projects.
Project Website URL:	http://www.asclme.org/
Region:	Africa,SIDS
Sub-Region:	Eastern Africa,SIDS (Africa),Southern Africa,Small island developing States
Basin:	Agulhas Current (LME) Somali Coastal Current (LME)
Project Contacts:	Ms. Lucy Scott Data and Science Coordinator, Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project, Mr. Nik Sekhran MR Regional Coordinator for UNDP/GEF, Southern Africa, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dr. Andrew Hudson Principal Technical Advisor, International Waters, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Global Environment Facility Policarpo Napica GEF National Focal Point, Ministry of Coordination of Environmental Affairs (MICOA), Claire Attwood Media Consultant, Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project, Mr. Dr David Vousden Project Director, Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project, James Stapley IT and Communications Coordinator, Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project, Dr. Magnus A.K. Ngoile Policy and Governance Coordinator, The National Environment Management Council(NEMC), Ali Salad Sabriye Information Manager, Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project,
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Project Documents:	Outreach materials ASCLME's media release DLIST-ASCLME Newsletter Rivers of Life, Oceans of Plenty Media releases NOAA ASCLME Partnership Announced Scifest 2010: Adopt a Drifter Comoros Launch/Lancement du Project dan les Comores (Francais) Comoros Launch (English) Inception Workshop (Portuguese/Portugues Newsletter Current Affairs ASCLME News Update-October 2009 Poster ASCLME Newsletter Issue 1 The DList Approach is deployed in the Western Indian Ocean to improve communication and increase awareness about the LME approach to managment Policy Brief: The UNDP/GEF ASCLME Project ASCLME-Planning and Testing a Mechanism in an African LME (Science to Governance) Challenges, how we resolved them and what lessons we have learned so far Evaluations Reports ASCLME-Midterm Evaluation 2011 Results Notes - UNDP-GEF Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems (ASCLME) Project Maps/Graphics ASCLME Map Agulhas LME Somali Current Workshops ASCLME 2008 Cruise 2nd Project Steering Committee Report(March 2009) Report to the first Project Steering Committe and Inception Workshop Project Documents ASCLME Project Document Technical Reports ASCLME Report on Coastal oceans in South-Eastern of Africa Reports ASCLME Mid Term Evaluation Report Draft Joint Steering Committee Meeting of the ASCLME & SWIOFP Projects (PDF Format) Draft Joint Steering Committee Meeting of the ASCLME & SWIOFP Projects (Word Format) Proceedings of the ASCLME COG Meeting Proceedings of the ASCLME Regional Forum Report of the First Steering Committee and Inception Workshop Inception Report to Steering Committee Cruise Reports ASCLME Coastal Livelihoods Assessments-Comoros ASCLME Coastal Livelihoods Assessments-Mozambique ASCLME Coastal Livelihoods Assessments-Kenya ASCLME Coastal Livelihoods Assessments-Tanzania ASCLME Coastal Livelihoods Assessments-Somalia ASCLME Coastal Livelihoods Assessments-Madagascar ASCLME Coastal Livelihoods Assessments-South Africa ASCLME Coastal Livelihoods Assessments-Seychelles ASCLME Coastal Livelihoods Assessments-Mauritius ASCLME Coastal Livelihoods Assessments-Mauritius ASCLME Final cruise report: Southern Indian Ocean Seamounts 2009 ASCLME Benthic biodiversity of seamounts in the southwest Indian Ocean Cruise report ASCLME Benthic biodiversity of seamounts in the southwest Indian Ocean Cruise report ASCLME Regional Alliance Cruise 2012 ASCLME East Madagascar Current Cruise Report 2008 ASCLME Atlas LOCO Cruise Report ASCLME FRS Algoa Cruise Report 2010 ASCLME RV Algoa Cruise Report - Mozambique Channel Policy and Governance Reports ASCLME Policy and Governance Report-Comoros ASCLME Policy and Governance Report-Tanzania ASCLME Policy and Governance Report-Kenya ASCLME Policy and Governance Report-South Africa ASCLME Policy and Governance Report-Mozambique ASCLME Policy and Governance Report-Madagascar ASCLME Policy and Governance Report-Seychelles ASCLME Policy and Governance Report-Seychelles ASCLME Policy and Governance Report-Mauritius ASCLME/SWIOFP TDA Vol 1 ASCLME/SWIOFP TDA Vol 2 ASCLME/SWIOFP TDA Appendices Appendix I. Principles and guidelines for Data and Information Regional ASCLME Data and Information Management Plan List of known invasives in the ASCLME region Ecosystem Quality Objectives, Objectives, Targets, Proposed Actions and Proposed indicators The status of ratification of conventions and agreements by the WIO Countries Results of the National Issue Scoping exercise Results of the national and regional prioritisation of areas of concern Results of the causal chain analyses for Main Area of Concern 01: Water Quality Degradation Results of the causal chain analyses for Main Area of Concern 02: Habitat and community modification Results of the causal chain analyses for Main Area of Concern 03: Declines in Living Marine Resources Results and Achievements from the ASCLME Project News ASCLME Policy Advisory Committee Meets in Seychelles ASCLME welcomes Administration and Finance Officer ASCLME/SWIOFP Joint Steering Committee Meeting ASCLME and NOAA Announce Partnership ASCLME Featured in new UNDP-GEF publications Current Affairs ASCLME Highlights Report ASCLME Reports Published Catalysing Ocean Finance Joint ASCLME/SWIOFP TDA to be published ASCLME Mid Term Evaluation Report ASCLME and SAIAB celebrate World Oceans Day Joint ASCLME/SWIOFP TDA to be published ASCLME and NOAA Announce Partnership 7th Conference of Parties to the Nairobi Convention 10-14 December 2012 Catalysing Ocean Finance ASCLME Mid Term Evaluation Report Cape times Sunday Times Seychelles Clipping WIOMSA Newsbrief ASCLME in The Oricle conferences Preliminary Results from the 2008-2009 Ecosystem Assessments in the South Western Indian Ocean OceanObs09 Poster (Email Quality) OceanObs09 Poster (High Quality Print) OceanObs09 Supplementary Paper


General Information:
Project Type	FSP
Project Status	IA Approved
Start Date	Dec 18, 2006 06:00 AM

GEF characteristic:
Operational Programme	8 9
Focal Area	International Waters
GEF Allocation to project	12.92M US$
Total Cost of the project:	31.18M US$
IP Rating:	Highly Satisfactory
DO Rating:	Highly Satisfactory

Partners:
Countries:	Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania United Republic of
Lead Implementing Agency	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Executing Agencies	United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

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