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West Africa Regional Fisheries Program (WARFP)

The combined development objective/global objective of the West Africa Regional Fisheries Program is to sustainably increase the overall wealth generated by the exploitation of the marine fisheries resources of West Africa, and the proportion of that wealth captured by West African countries.
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GEF ID 3558
Region Africa,SIDS
Sub-Region SIDS (Africa),Western Africa,Small island developing States
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      General Information:
    Project Type Full Size Project
    Project Status Under Implementation
    Start Date
    Apr 24, 2008 12:00 AM
    End Date
    Nov 24, 2014 12:00 AM
     
    GEF characteristic:
    Focal Area International Waters
    GEF Allocation to project 16.05M US$
    Total Cost of the project: 16.05M US$
    IP Rating: Satisfactory
    DO Rating: Satisfactory
     
      Partners:
    Countries: Cape Verde, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone
    Lead Implementing Agency International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB)
    Project Description:

    Executing Agencies:

    CSRP, Ministry of Fisheries & Martime Economy (Mauritania), Ministry of Mariime Economy (Senegal); Dep. Of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries & Maritime Economy (Guinea-Bissau), Ministry of Fisheries & Aquaculture (Guinea), Ministry of Marine Resources


    The combined development objective/global objective of the proposed West Africa Regional Fisheries Program is to sustainably increase the overall wealth generated by the exploitation of the marine fisheries resources of West Africa, and the proportion of that wealth captured by West African countries. The combined development objective/global objective of the proposed APL 1 project would be to strengthen the capacity of Cape Verde, Liberia, Senegal and Sierra Leone to govern and manage targeted fisheries, reduce illegal fishing and increase local value added to fish products.

     
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