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Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project

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Over the next five years, the nine countries of the western Indian Ocean region, including Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa and Tanzania, will work together through the Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems (ASCLME) Project.
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Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis

The GEF’s operational strategy recommends the use of a number of tools to facilitate country participation in projects that take an integrated approach to managing land and water resources. One of these tools is the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA), a science-based assessment which identifies and quantifies the causes of environmental problems in a geographic region. The TDA takes into account national, regional and global factors such as the socio-economic, political and institutional contexts, without ignoring national concerns and priorities. The TDA should be an objective assessment, based on the best available scientific and technical information and is compiled through full consultation with all stakeholders. The TDA is a vital document in the preparation of the Strategic Action Programme (SAP).

The ASCLME Project is pioneering a new concept, the Marine Ecosystem Diagnostic Analysis (MEDA), which will be completed first and form the primary information source for the TDA.

 

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The Project has taken big strides forward over the past year. One of the most important steps it has taken has been to raise the profile of governance and policy issues, as well as the issue of financial sustainability. This is important because we don’t want the Project to deliver a Strategic Action Programme (SAP), we want the Project to deliver a SAP that can be implemented. In other words, there should not be a gap between the signing of the SAP and the start of implementation of the SAP.

I am very happy with the Project Coordination Unit. It is not common to have a project running in “real time” like this. I hope that the countries follow this dynamic and that at the country level the work will also be on track.

One thing I would like to make a plea for is stability at the PSC level. We want people to be informed about the project and actively participating in it. But when people are new to the PSC they need to be informed and brought up to speed. Changes at the PSC level set us back.”

Hajanirina Razafindrainibe, Natural Resource Management Expert, Service d'Appui a la Gestion de l'Environnement  (SAGE), Madagascar.
GEF/UNDP Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project
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