Welcome to the ASCLME Project
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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The WIO-LaB project (Addressing Land Based Activities in the Western Indian Ocean) addresses the degradation of the marine and coastal environment as a result of land-based activities in the western Indian Ocean region. It aims to:
- reduce stress to the ecosystem by improving water and sediment quality
- strengthen the legal basis for preventing land-based sources of pollution
- develop regional capacity and strengthen institutions and thereby encourage sustainable, less polluting development
WIO-LaB is a partnership between the countries of the western Indian Ocean region, the Norwegian government, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Environment Facility. It is designed to serve as a demonstration project for the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities. The project involves South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles.
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 “This is the first time I’ve attended the PSC meeting and, before I came here, I had a completely different perception of this project. I am glad to have attended this meeting because I now have a detailed understanding of the project. Generally, I’m very impressed. After only year, the project has already produced certain products and the outreach is very good. Now that I understand the project, I will be in a better position to coordinate my country’s participation. I am going to set up an office in the Institute to facilitate Kenya’s participation in the ASCLME Project.” Johnson Kazungu, Executive Director of Kenyan Marine and Fisheries Research Institute
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