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West Africa Regional Fisheries Program (WARFP)

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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.
GEF ID: 3558
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.

 
Region: Africa,SIDS
Sub-Region: SIDS (Africa),Western Africa,Small island developing States
Basin:
Project Contacts:
  • John Virdin
    Operations Officer, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB),
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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)
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