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• www.bclme.org/

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BCLME ProgrammeOverall Goal

• Integrated management, sustainable development
  and protection of the Benguela Current Large
  Marine Ecosystem by Angola, Namibia and South
  Africa

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Benguela Current LME Project Development Phase
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BCLME Programme PDF-Block B

• Countries Angola, Namibia and South Africa
• Duration June 1995 - 2000
• Implementing agency UNDP
• Executing agency MFMR, Namibia
• GEF-UNDP grant U 349,000.00

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BCLME Programme

• Countries Angola, Namibia and South Africa
• Duration 2002 - 2007
• Implementing agency UNDP
• Executing agency UNOPS
• GEF US 15,000,000.00
• In-kind US 18,000,000.00

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Aims of PDF Project

• Communication and co-ordination
• Synthesis and assessment of information
• Regional Workshops ( Scoping and TDA)
• Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA)
• Strategic Action Programme (SAP)
• Project Brief
• Project Document

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Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA)Major
multi-sectoral consultative process involving all
key stakeholders
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Benguela Current LME Major Transboundary Problems

• Decline in commercial fish stocks
• Uncertain ecosystem status and yield
• Inadequate capacity to assess ecosystem
• Deterioration in water quality
• Habitat destruction and alteration
• Loss of biotic integrity and biodiversity
• Harmful algal blooms

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Benguela Current LMERoot Cause of Problems

• Inadequate capacity development and training
• Complex and variable ecosystem
• Poor legal frameworks
• Inadequate application of regulations
• Inadequate planning at all levels
• Inadequate finance and support mechanisms
• Insufficient public involvement

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Benguela Current LMEAreas for Proposed Action

• Productivity Fisheries - Ecosystem Health
  
• Socioeconomics - Governance
• 1. Sustainable management and utilisation of
  resources
• 2. Environmental variability, ecosystem impacts
  and predictability
• 3. Maintenance of ecosystem health and pollution

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Sustainable Management and Utilisation of
Resources

• Optimal harvesting of living resources
• Assessment of seabed mining and drilling impacts
  and policy harmonisation
• Responsible development of mariculture
• Protection of vulnerable species and habitats
• Assessment of non-harvested species and their
  role in the ecosystem

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Environmental Variability, Ecosystem Impacts and
Predictability

• Reducing uncertainty and improving predictability
• Strengthening capacity and training
• Management of consequences of harmful algal
  blooms

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Maintenance of ecosystem health and management
of pollution

• Improvement of water quality
• Prevention and management of oil spills
• Reduction of marine litter
• Retardation/reversal of habitat
  destruction/alteration
• Conservation of biodiversity

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Strategic Action Programme
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Agreed Principles

• Ecosystem integrity / future generations
• Precautionary principle
• Anticipatory action
• Polluter Pays principle - clean technologies
• Environment and health
• Transparency and public participation
• Co-financing with industry and donors

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Institutional Arrangements

• Interim Benguela Current Commission (IBCC)
• Programme Steering Committee (PSC)
• Programme Co-ordinating Unit (PCU)
• Activity Centres (ACs)
• Advisory Groups (AGs)
• Stakeholders Consultative Committee (SCC)

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Activity Centres
Luanda, AngolaBiodiversity ecosystem health and
marine pollution
Swakopmund, Namibia Fisheries and other living
marine resources
Cape Town, South Africa Environmental variability
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Advisory Groups

• Fisheries and other living marine resources
• Environmental variability
• Biodiversity, ecosystem health and pollution
• Legal and maritime affairs
• Information and data exchange
• Capacity Strengthening and Training

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Policy ActionsLiving marine resources

• Joint surveys and assessments
• Harmonisation of management of shared fish stocks
  
• FAO code of conduct for responsible fishing
• Assessment of non-exploited species
• Regional mariculture policy
• Fisheries conservation measures

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Policy Actions Management of mining and drilling
activities

• Regional consultative framework
• Policy harmonisation
• Cumulative impact assessment
• Co-ordination of offshore oil/gas activities

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Policy ActionsEnvironmental variability

• Development of environmental early warning system
• Baseline environmental data
• Improved predictability of extreme events
• Harmful algal blooms
• Climate change (BCLME source/sink CO2)

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Policy ActionMaintenance of Ecosystem Health and
Protection of Biological Diversity

• Map vulnerable species and habitats
• Conserve marine biological diversity
• Develop institutional capacity and training
• Promote community co-management

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Policy ActionsManagement of pollution

• Harmonising water quality objectives
• Oil pollution contingency plans and policies
• Implementation of MARPOL 73/78
• Marine litter

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Policy ActionCapacity Strengthening and Training

• Development and implementation of a regional
  strategic plan for capacity development and
  training
• (Managers, marine scientists, technicians,
  students and coastal community groups)

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BCLMELinks

• BENEFIT SADC
• SEAFO MCS
  (EU)
• IDYLE (IRD)
  GLOBALLAST
• GLOBEC-SPACC SKEP
• GOOS-AFRICA GIWA
• GCLME-HCLME D-LIST
  

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BENEFIT and BCLME

• Ongoing consultative meetings
• Joint representation on MAC and PSC
• BENEFIT to receive BCLME contracts wherever
  possible
• BCLME AGs and BENEFIT WGs links
• Joint consultations (CTA and Director)
• Collaboration (flexible, innovative,
  evolutionary)

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Benguela Current LMEGEF Components

• US Million

Total US 15.3m
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Participating Ministries
Angola
Namibia
South Africa
Fisheries and Environment
Fisheries and Marine Resources
Environmental Affairs and Tourism
Geology and Mines
Minerals and Energy Affairs
Mines and Energy
Energy and Water
Environment and Tourism
Petroleum
Works, Transport and Communication
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BCLME Programme
Stakeholder Participation

• Governments of Angola, Namibia and RSA
• Offshore Oil and Gas Industry (Angola)
• South African Fishing Industry
• Namibian Fishing Industry
• Diamond Mining Industry (RSA - Nam)
• BENEFIT (Norway, Germany)
• EU (MCS Programme) SADC
• NOAA, FAO, IMO and others

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BCLME Programme Organogram
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Benguela Current LME Programme in 5 years time

• BCC established with permanent secretariat and
  agreed policies implemented
• Significant contribution made to food security,
  sustainable livelihoods and poverty alleviation
• Benefit accruing to region shown to be much
  greater than inputs costs
• BCLME will have contributed in a meaningful way
  to the African renaissance

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Benguela Current LMEThe Future

• Continuation beyond GEF intervention
• Adopt appropriate legislation
• Establish permanent commission
• Financial plan for sustainable funding
• Develop strong links within SADC region
• Promote regional economic integration
• Blueprint for application in other areas

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ONE YEAR LATER

• Programme Coordination Unit (PCU)
• Programme Steering Committee (PSC)
• Activity Centres (ACs)
• Advisory Groups (AGs)
• Priority BCLME Activities
• Contracts
• Public Relations (Media, D-list, Website, Posters)

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PROGRAMME COORDINATION UNIT (PCU)

• Chief Technical Advisor (Dr M OToole)
• Administrative Officer(Ms C. Kuske)
• Financial Assistant (to be appointed)
• Administrative Assistant (Ms Maureen Louw)
• Imprest Account
• Capital and Operational Costs
• Office Location, Windhoek, Namibia

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PROGRAMME STEERING COMMITTEE (PSC)

• Angola (V.de Barrros Neto, N. Leyuye, H. Andre)
• Namibia (N.Mbako, T. Nghitila, G. Schneider)
• South Africa (H. Kleinschmidt, J.Augustyn,
  V.Mabille )
• GEF/UNDP (N. Sekhran)
• SADC (E. Siquila)
• CTA BCLME Programme (M OToole)
• BENEFIT (N. Sweijd)
• Two meetings to date Swakopmund 5/6/02 Luanda
  27/11/02. Next one in Cape Town on 14/4/03

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ACTIVITY CENTRES

• Staff Appointed (Directors and Admin.Assist)
• Offices secured and furnished (in-kind)
• Sub-Imprest Accounts
• Capital equipment
• Operational costs
• Workplans
• Project Proposals
• Contracts

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ACTIVITY CENTRES

• Living Marine Resources , Swakopmund
• Dr H. Hamukuaya (Director)
• Ms F. Matomola (Admin. Assistant)
• Environmental Variability, Cape Town
• Ms L. Staegeman (Director)
• Ms Cristina Cicognani (Admin. Assistant)
• BEHP, Luanda
• Ms M de Lourdes Sardinha (Director)
• Ms J. Pereira (Admin. Assistant)

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LIVING MARINE RESOURCES ADVISORY GROUP (LMRAG)

• Dr B Oelofsen (Chair) Namibia
• Mr D. Boyer (Vice Chair) Namibia
• Mr T Iilende (Namibia)
• Ms F. Vaz Vehlo (Angola)
• Ms F. da Mata (Angola)
• Dr R Tilney (South Africa)
• Dr C van der Lingen (South Africa)

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ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABILITY ADVISORY GROUP (EVAG)

• Dr L. Hutchings (Chair-South Africa)
• Prof. V. Shannon (Vice Chair-South Africa)
• Dr G Bailey (South Africa)
• Ms I. Rangel (Angola)
• Mr Q. Fidel (Angola)
• Mr E. Klingelhoeffer (Namibia)
• Ms A. Itia (Namibia)

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BIODIVERSITY, ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND POLLUTION
ADVISORY GROUP (BEHPAG)

• Mr N. Luyeye (Angola)
• Ms H. Andre (Angola)
• Ms D. Paim (Angola)
• Mr M. Maurihungurie (Namibia)
• MET to be nominated (Namibia)
• Dr G. Schneider (Namibia)
• Dr L. Hutchings (South Africa)
• Ms V. Mabille (South Africa)
• Dr L. Jackson (South Africa)

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DESIGN OF PRE-PROPOSALS

• Consultative fora meetings
• Specialist task group meetings
• Development of pre-proposals
• Advisory Group meeting
• Development of Terms of Reference
• Programme Steering Committee (PSC)
• Tenders, BENEFIT, Direct Contracts, CTA

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CRITERIA FOR SELECTION

• Transboundary
• Address outputs of SAP
• Regional partners
• Capacity building and training
• Cost-effectiveness
• Politically acceptable
• Realistic timeframe

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LIVING MARINE RESOURCES ACTIVITIES

• Transboundary assessment of sardine /hake stocks
  and harmonisation of management
• Development of ecosystem based fisheries
  management strategy for BCLME
• Economic and sectoral study of commercial fishing
  in BCLME countries
• Policy for development of mariculture
• Demonstration projects in local communities

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ENVIRONMETAL VARIABILITYACTIVITIES

• Low oxygen water formation and advection
  (transboundary assessment and forecasting)
• Predictability of warm and cold water events
• Managememt of Harmful Algal Blooms
• Plankton productivity (monitoring and retro)
• Early warning systems for BCLME

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BIODIVERSITY ACTIVITIES

• Marine biodiversity status and conservation
• Habitat mapping
• Legislation and institutional arrangements
• Institutional capacity and development needs
• Community co-management projects
• Mortalities of albatrosses and pelagic sharks

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ECOSYSTEM HEALTH ACTIVITIES

• Assessment of cumulative impacts of diamond
  mining and offshore petroleum activities on the
  BCLME
• Development of consultative framework to address
  conflicts arising between fishermen and offshore
  mining/oil and gas industries
• Harmonisation of policy and legislation to
  enhance environmental protection and promote best
  offshore oil and mining practices
• Expand Globallast programme (S.Africa) to include
  Namibia and Angola

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MARINE POLLUTION AND WATER QUALITY ACTIVITIES

• Evaluation and harmonisation of national and
  regional regulatory frameworks (pollution, water
  quality, marine litter)
• Assessment of pollution hotspots - development of
  regional monitoring programme
• Development of regional oil spill contingency
  plan, data base for oil spill response,
  sensitivity mapping and training plan
• Development of community based outreach programme
  on marine litter