- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Republic of Congo
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leon
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Browse Results
Project Name: Strategic Partnership for Fisheries in Africa
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Focal Area: Africa
Start Date: 2007-07-19
End Date: 2007-07-19
Project Name: AFCC2/RI South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Project
Country: Mauritius
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2007-06-28
End Date: 2007-06-28
Project Name: Africa Stockpiles Programme - Project 1 (Mali, Morocco and Tanzania)
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2005-09-08
End Date: 2005-09-08
Project Name: Indian Ocean Coral reef Monitoring project
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2001-01-09
End Date: 2001-01-09
Project Name: Ghana - West Africa Regional Fisheries Program
Country: Ghana
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Additional Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Start Date: 2011-07-14
End Date: 2011-07-14
Lead Implementing Agency: Fisheries Commission, Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development
Project Name: Ghana - West Africa Regional Fisheries Program (GEF)
Country: Ghana
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2011-07-14
End Date: 2011-07-14
Project Name: Fisheries Subsector Capacity Building Project
Country: Ghana
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 1995-05-02
End Date: 1995-05-02
Project Name: Coastal and Biodiversity Management Project
Country: Guinea-Bissau
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2004-11-09
End Date: 2004-11-09
Project Name: Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development Project
Country: Kenya
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2020-03-10
End Date: 2020-03-10
Lead Implementing Agency: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives
Project Name: Kenya Coastal Development Proejct
Country: Kenya
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Lead Implementing Agency: KEMFRI
Project Name: Third Environment Program Support Project
Country: Madagascar
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2004-05-11
End Date: 2004-05-11
Project Name: Madagascar Third Environment Program Support Project
Country: Madagascar
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2004-05-11
End Date: 2004-05-11
Lead Implementing Agency: UCPE
Project Name: Cyclone Emergency Rehabilitation Project
Country: Madagascar
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 1994-06-09
End Date: 1994-06-09
Project Name: Port of Tamatave Project
Country: Madagascar
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 1970-06-16
End Date: 1970-06-16
Project Name: Madagascar Disaster Risk Management and Resilience Project
Country: Madagascar
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Project Name: Mozambique: Cyclone Idai & Kenneth Emergency Recovery and Resilience Project
Country: Mozambique
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2019-09-30
End Date: 2019-09-30
Lead Implementing Agency: Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Administration (AIAS), Post-Cyclone Idai Reconstruction Office (GREPOC), Ministry of Health (MISAU), National Social Assistance Institute (INAS)
Project Name: Mozambique - Artisanal Fisheries and Climate Change
Country: Mozambique
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2015-03-23
End Date: 2015-03-23
Project Name: Mozambique-Programmatic Support to Disaster Risk Management Phase I
Country: Mozambique
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2011-06-09
End Date: 2011-06-09
Project Name: Mozambique - Community-Based Coastal Resource Management and Sustainable Livelihoods
Country: Mozambique
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2009-01-26
End Date: 2009-01-26
Project Name: Senegal Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation Project
Country: Senegal
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2010-08-03
End Date: 2010-08-03
Lead Implementing Agency: National Disaster Management Agency
Project Name: Integrated Marine and Coastal Resources Management Project
Country: Senegal
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2004-11-11
End Date: 2004-11-11
Lead Implementing Agency: Ministry of Environment and Sanitation
Project Name: Integrated Natural Resource Management Program Project
Country: Senegal
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Lead Implementing Agency: Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy
Project Name: Seychelles First Fiscal Sustainability and Climate Resilience Development Policy Financing
Country: Seychelles
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2021-12-16
End Date: 2021-12-16
Lead Implementing Agency: Seychelles First Fiscal Sustainability and Climate Resilience Development Policy Financing
Project Name: Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Loan with CAT DDO
Country: Seychelles
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2014-09-26
End Date: 2014-09-26
Contact Person: Brenden Jongman, Ana Campos Garcia
Lead Implementing Agency: Department of Risk and Disaster Management, Vice-President's Office
Project Name: Seychelles National Disaster Preparedness and Response Project
Country: Seychelles
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2008-03-24
End Date: 2008-03-24
Contact Person: Jingjie Chu
Project Name: Improving sustainability of private and NGO managed nature reserves
Country: Seychelles
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2004-01-26
End Date: 2004-01-26
Lead Implementing Agency: Government of Seychelles - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Project Name: Marine Ecosystem Management Project
Country: Seychelles
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2000-04-21
End Date: 2000-04-21
Lead Implementing Agency: "Government of Seychelles - Ministry of Environment and Transport (MET) Marine Conservation Society of Seychelles Government of Seychelles - Marine Parks Authority (MPA)"
Project Name: Environment and Transport
Country: Seychelles
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 1992-12-22
End Date: 1992-12-22
Project Name: BIODIVERSITY/MARINE
Country: Seychelles
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 1992-11-30
End Date: 1992-11-30
Project Name: SEYCHELLES THIRD FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY FINANCING
Country: Seychelles
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Project Name: Wetlands Conservation Project
Country: Sierra Leon
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2011-03-24
End Date: 2011-03-24
Contact Person: "Communications Africa wetlands@wetlands-africa.org"
Lead Implementing Agency: National Protected Area Authority
Project Name: SL-GEF Biodiversity Conservation Project
Country: Sierra Leon
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2010-01-21
End Date: 2010-01-21
Lead Implementing Agency: National Protected Area Authority
Project Name: ZA-C.A.P.E.: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development Project
Country: South Africa
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2004-05-18
End Date: 2004-05-18
Lead Implementing Agency: National Botanical Institute
Project Name: Richtersveld Community Biodiversity Conservation Project
Country: South Africa
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2004-02-09
End Date: 2004-02-09
Contact Person: "Crepin, Regional Coordinator, World Bank. ccrepin@worldbank.org "
Lead Implementing Agency: Richtersveld Municipality
Project Name: Integrated Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Management Project
Country: Gambia
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2003-11-03
End Date: 2003-11-03
Lead Implementing Agency: Department of Parks and Wildlife Management (DPWM)
Project Name: Fisheries Project
Country: Somalia
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 1984-05-01
End Date: 1984-05-01
Lead Implementing Agency: Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Ressources of the Federal Government of Somalia
Project Name: Somali Sustainable Fisheries Development Project
Country: Somalia
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Lead Implementing Agency: Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Ressources of the Federal Government of Somalia
Project Name: Marine and Coastal Environment Management
Country: Tanzania
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2005-07-21
End Date: 2005-07-21
Contact Person: Ihewawasam@worldbank.org
Lead Implementing Agency: World Bank and URT
Project Name: Marine and Coastal Environment Management Project (MACEMP)
Country: Tanzania
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Project Name: Additional grant for West Africa Coastal Area Resilience Investment Project
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2017-07-10
End Date: 2017-07-10
Lead Implementing Agency: Cote d'Ivoire - Ministry of Economy and Finances, Sao Tome and Principe - Ministry of Infrastructures and Natural Resources, Mauritania - Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Benin - Ministry of Living Environment and Sustainable Developme
Project Name: West Africa Region Fisheries Program AF Guinea, Sierra Leone & Liberia
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2017-01-05
End Date: 2017-01-05
Contact Person: "Astrid Hillers ahillers@thegef.org"
Lead Implementing Agency: Ministère des Pêches, de l'Aquaculture et de l'Economie Maritime, Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy
Project Name: West Africa Regional Fisheries Program APL A1 - Additional Financing
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2011-06-28
End Date: 2011-06-28
Lead Implementing Agency: Commission Sous-Regionale des Peches (CSRP)
Project Name: GEF - Africa - 2nd phase fish. (GBissau)
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2011-03-31
End Date: 2011-03-31
Lead Implementing Agency: State Secretariat for Fisheries and Maritime Economy
Project Name: West Africa Regional Fisheries Program
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 2009-10-20
End Date: 2009-10-20
Contact Person: "Mr. Andrew Hume ahume@thegef.org"
Lead Implementing Agency: Commission Sous Regional des Pehes - CSRP, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Ministry of Infrastructure and Maritime Economy, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs
Project Name: West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project 2
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Lead Implementing Agency: Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology & Innovation (MESTI), Ministry of Environment and Biodiversity (MAB), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resou
Project Name: WARFP Fisheries Phase 2 GEF in Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Start Date: 0009-12-01
End Date: 0009-12-01
Contact Person: Berengere P. C. Prince
Lead Implementing Agency: Sub Regional Fisheries Commission (Commission Sous Régionale des Pêches), Ministry of Fisheries (Ministério das Pescas), Ministry of Maritime Economy (Ministério da Economia Maritima), Ministry of Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matter
Project Name: A Ridge-to-Reef Approach for the Integrated Management of Marine, Coastal and Terrestrial Ecosystems in the Seychelles
Country: Seychelles
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Context: The project will undertake a comprehensive Ridge to Reef (R2R) approach that addresses the ‘whole island’ priorities of improved management and conservation of upland forest and agricultural ecosystems, as well as coastal and marine ecosystem
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2017-07-17
End Date: 2017-07-17
Project Name: Adaptation to Climate Change in the Nile Delta Through Integrated Coastal Zone Management
Country: Egypt
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2011-01-30
End Date: 2011-01-30
Contact Person: "Mohamed Aly Project Coordinator noscp@link.net"
Project Name: Bizerte Lake Environmental Project Lagoon and Marine de Pollution
Country: Tunisia
Website: https://iwlearn.net/iw-projects/5787
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: To improve Lake Bizerte’s wastewater management, thereby reducing land-based pollution in Lake Bizerte and to the adjacent Mediterranean Sea, through piloting inter-ministerial policy dialogue, supporting foundational capacity building in envir
Project Type: Medium-Size Project
Start Date: 2011-12-05
End Date: 2011-12-05
Lead Implementing Agency: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Project Name: CBSP- Integrated management of mangrove and associated wetlands and coastal forests ecosystems of the Republic of Congo
Country: Democratic Republic of Congo
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: To strengthen the conservation of biodiversity and reduce degradation in Congo’s mangrove ecosystems by: strengthening the legal and institutional framework; increasing the knowledge and availability of information on trends, status and threats
Project Type: Medium-Size Project
Focal Area: Biodiversity
Start Date: 2013-07-15
End Date: 2013-07-15
Contact Person: "Charlotte Gobin, Senior Environmental Specialist (Biodiversity) cgobin@thegef.org"
Lead Implementing Agency: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Project Name: CFI: Coastal Fisheries Initiative (PROGRAM)
Country: Senegal
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: The Coastal Fisheries Initiative (CFI) is a collaborative, global effort funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to preserve marine resources and ensure that coastal fisheries can continue to play their crucial role in society, contributi
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Focal Area: Biodiversity
Start Date: 1975-01-01
End Date: 1975-01-01
Lead Implementing Agency: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Project Name: Creation of Loungo Bay Marine Protected Area to Support Turtles Conservation in Congo
Country: Democratic Republic of Congo
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Project Type: Medium-Size Project
Start Date: 2016-10-14
End Date: 2016-10-14
Contact Person: Adamou Bouhari,
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Environment (UNEP)
Project Name: Creation of Marine Protected Areas in Angola
Country: Angola
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: To expand the protected areas network into the marine environment through creation of Angola’s first marine protected area.
Project Type: Medium-Size Project
Focal Area: Biodiversity
Start Date: 2019-01-11
End Date: 2019-01-11
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Development Programme
Project Name: Development of a National Network of Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas Representative of the Comoros Unique Natural Heritage and Co-managed with Local Village Communities
Country: Comoros
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: The project will seek to conserve globally significant marine and terrestrial biological diversity in the Union of Comoros by establishing an expanded and functional system of protected areas (PAs) in the country, a system that is both representa
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Focal Area: Biodiversity
Start Date: 2014-09-15
End Date: 2014-09-15
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Development Programme
Project Name: Enhancing Climate Change Resilience in the Benguela Current Fisheries System
Country: Angola
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: o build climate change resilience of the Benguela Current marine fisheries systems through implementation of climate-resiliant fisheries practices adaptation strategies, to ensure food and livelihood security. The project aims to integrate fisher
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Focal Area: Multiple Focal Areas
Start Date: 2014-12-17
End Date: 2014-12-17
Lead Implementing Agency: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Project Name: Enhancing the Conservation Effectiveness of Seagrass Ecosystems Supporting Globally Significant Populations of Dugong Across the Indian and Pacific Ocean Basins (Short Title: The Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project)
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: "The goal of the project is to improve the conservation status of dugongs and their seagrass habitats across the Indian and Pacific Ocean basins"
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Focal Area: Biodiversity
Start Date: 2014-07-08
End Date: 2014-07-08
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Environment (UNEP)
Project Name: Establishing Effectively Managed Marine Protected Areas in Djibouti
Country: Djibouti
Website: https://iwlearn.net/iw-projects/3713
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: The goal of the project is to catalyze the institutional and financial sustainability of Djibouti’s system of marine protected areas
Project Type: Medium-Size Project
Start Date: 2009-08-18
End Date: 2009-08-18
Contact Person: "Jaime Cavelier Senior Biodiversity Specialist jcavelier@thegef.org"
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Project Name: Expanding and Consolidating Madagascar's Marine Protected Areas Network
Country: Madagascar
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Focal Area: Biodiversity
Start Date: 2019-01-30
End Date: 2019-01-30
Contact Person: "Jaime Cavelier Senior Biodiversity Specialist jcavelier@thegef.org"
Lead Implementing Agency: WWF-US
Project Name: First South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared Growth Project (SWIOFish 1)
Country: Comoros
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: The Project Development and Global Environmental Objective are to improve the management effectiveness of selected priority fisheries at regional, national and community levels.
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2014-12-30
End Date: 2014-12-30
Contact Person: "Charlotte Gobin Senior Environmental Specialist (Biodiversity) cgobin@thegef.org"
Lead Implementing Agency: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB)
Project Name: Implementing Integrated Water Resource and Wastewater Management in Atlantic and Indian Ocean SIDS
Country: Cape Verde
Website: http://www.aio-iwrm.org/
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: This is a Terminal Evaluation of a UN Environment/Global Environment Facility (GEF) project co-implemented with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 6 countries: Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe in the Atlantic Ocean, and Comoro
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Focal Area: Small Islands Developing States
Start Date: 2010-12-28
End Date: 2010-12-28
Contact Person: "Daniel Nzyuko Results and Knowledge Management Specialist danielnz@unops.org"
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Environment (UNEP)
Project Name: Improve Sustainability of Mangrove Forests and Coastal Mangrove Areas in Liberia through Protection, Planning and Livelihood Creation- as a Building Block Towards Liberia’s Marine and Costal Protected Areas
Country: Liberia
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: To strengthen the conservation and sustainable use of globally important mangrove forests through effective participatory land-use planning and establishment of coastal protected areas in at least 35% of Liberia’s mangroves
Project Type: Medium-Size Project
Focal Area: Biodiversity
Start Date: 2016-03-17
End Date: 2016-03-17
Lead Implementing Agency: Conservation International (CI)
Project Name: Kenya Coastal Development Project
Country: Kenya
Website: http://www.kcdp.co.ke/
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Additional Source: DFID
Context: The development objective of KCDP is to improve management effectiveness and enhance revenue generation of Kenya’s coastal and marine resources. The project’s global environmental objective is to strengthen the conservation and sustainable us
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Focal Area: International Waters
Start Date: 2010-05-27
End Date: 2010-05-27
Contact Person: "Christian Severin cseverin@thegef.org"
Lead Implementing Agency: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB)
Project Name: LME-AF Strategic Partnership for Sustainable Fisheries Management in the Large Marine Ecosystems in Africa (PROGRAM)
Country: Comoros
Website: https://iwlearn.net/iw-projects/4487
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: To assist in the development, adoption and implementation of governance reforms supporting environmentally, economically and socially sustainable marine fisheries in the large marine ecosystems (LMEs) of Africa.
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Focal Area: International Waters
Start Date: 2011-03-16
End Date: 2011-03-16
Contact Person: "Andrew Hume Deputy Director - WWF GEF Agency Andrew.Hume@wwfus.org"
Lead Implementing Agency: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB)
Project Name: Mainstreaming Biodiversity into the Management of the Coastal Zone in the Republic of Mauritius
Country: Mauritius
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: The project seeks to to mainstream the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services into coastal zone management and into the operations and policies of the tourism and physical development sectors in the Republic of Ma
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2016-03-31
End Date: 2016-03-31
Contact Person: registry.mu@undp.org
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Project Name: MED Integrated Coastal Zone Management-Mediterranean Coast
Country: Morocco
Website: http://www.medcoast.net/
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: The objective of the proposed project is to support integrated coastal zone management in selected areas of Morocco’s Mediterranean coast to reduce pollution and loss of biodiversity and to enhance communities’ resilience to climactic risk. T
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Focal Area: International Waters
Start Date: 2012-04-30
End Date: 2012-04-30
Lead Implementing Agency: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB)
Project Name: Mediterranean Coastal Zones: Managing the Water-Food-Energy and Ecosystems NEXUS
Country: Egypt
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Context: Balancing of competing water uses in priority coastal areas through water, food, energy and ecosystems integrated governance, to enhance environmental security and sharing of benefits.
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Focal Area: International Waters
Start Date: 2019-10-01
End Date: 2019-10-01
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Environment (UNEP)
Project Name: Mediterranean Sea Programme (MedProgramme): Enhancing Environmental Security
Website: https://iwlearn.net/iw-projects/9607
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Context: Project Objective: to accelerate the implementation of agreed upon priority actions to reduce the major transboundary environmental stresses affecting the Mediterranean Sea and its coastal areas while strengthening climate resilience and water se
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Focal Area: Multiple Focal Areas
Start Date: 2016-10-03
End Date: 2016-10-03
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Environment (UNEP)
Project Name: Mitigating Key Sector Pressures on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Further Strengthening the National System of Marine Protected Areas in Djibouti
Country: Djibouti
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: Enhance the resilience of Djibouti"s marine biodiversity through increasing institutional capacity, enhancing financial sustainability and management effectiveness of the MPA system, and mainstreaming marine biodiversity into key maritime se
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Focal Area: Biodiversity
Start Date: 2018-05-22
End Date: 2018-05-22
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Development Programme
Project Name: Namibian Coast Conservation and Management Project
Country: Namibia
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: The objective of the Namibian Coast Conservation and Management Project (NACOMA) for Namibia is to strengthened conservation, sustainable use and mainstreaming of biodiversity in coastal and marine ecosystems. T
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Focal Area: Multiple Focal Areas
Start Date: 2012-11-28
End Date: 2012-11-28
Lead Implementing Agency: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB)
Project Name: Partnership to Mainstream Marine and Coastal Biodiversity into Oil and Gas Sector Development in Mauritania
Country: Mauritania
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Focal Area: Biodiversity
Start Date: 2010-01-08
End Date: 2010-01-08
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Development Programme
Project Name: Realizing the Inclusive and Sustainable Development in the BCLME Region through the Improved Ocean Governmence and the Integrated Management of Ocean Use and Marine Resources
Country: Angola
Website: http://www.benguelacc.org/
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: Project Objective: To realize a coordinated regional approach to the long-term conservation, protection, rehabilitation, enhancement and sustainable use of the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem in order to provide economic, environmental an
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Focal Area: Multiple Focal Areas
Start Date: 2016-11-18
End Date: 2016-11-18
Contact Person: Akiko Yamamoto, Regional Technical Advisor for Water and Ocean Governance, akiko.yamamoto@undp.org,
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Project Name: Reducing Pollution from Harmful Chemicals and Wastes in Mediterranean Hot Spots and Measuring Progress to Impacts
Country: Algeria
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: The project objective is to achieve measurable reductions in levels of POPs and mercury in priority Mediterranean coastal hot spots and catchment areas. Project’s Chemicals and Waste component aims for: i) Management and disposal of 2,000 tonne
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Focal Area: Multiple Focal Areas
Start Date: 2020-01-22
End Date: 2020-01-22
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Environment (UNEP)
Project Name: Regional Partnership for African Fisheries Policy Reform (RAFIP)
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the accessibility to best practices and new knowledge on fisheries management of selected SSA countries.
Project Type: Medium-Size Project
Focal Area: Multiple Focal Areas
Start Date: 2015-07-01
End Date: 2015-07-01
Contact Person: E-mail: ibar.office@au-ibar.org
Lead Implementing Agency: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB)
Project Name: S3MR Sustainable Management of Madagascar's Marine Resources
Country: Madagascar
Website: https://iwlearn.net/iw-projects/9433
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: Project Objective: Strengthened management of Madagascar's marine biodiversity and productivity
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Focal Area: Multiple Focal Areas
Start Date: 2016-05-31
End Date: 2016-05-31
Lead Implementing Agency: World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Project Name: Safeguarding Zanzibar’s Forest and Coastal Habitats for Multiple Benefits
Country: Tanzania
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: To implement a landscape approach to safeguard Zanzibar’s terrestrial and coastal forest habitats for multiple benefits
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Focal Area: Multiple Focal Areas
Start Date: 2016-02-29
End Date: 2016-02-29
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Development Programme
Project Name: Strategic Partnership for a Sustainable Fisheries Investment Fund in the Large Marine Ecosystems of Sub-Saharan Africa (Tranche 1, Installment 1)
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: "The project had two components: The partnership Investment Fund (PIF) component whose mandate was to assist AU member states to better manage their fisheries through a co-financing mechanism. The Strategic Partnership (SP) component that m
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Focal Area: International Waters
Start Date: 2008-04-23
End Date: 2008-04-23
Lead Implementing Agency: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB)
Project Name: SP-SFIF: West Africa Regional Fisheries Program (WARFP)
Country: Cape Verde
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: The overall objective 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.
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2009-09-01
End Date: 2009-09-01
Lead Implementing Agency: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB)
Project Name: Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean Large Marine Ecosystem--Regional Component: Implementation of agreed actions for the protection of the environmental resources of the Mediterranean Sea and its coastal areas
Country: Egypt
Website: http://www.themedpartnership.org
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: Project objective: re:Reduce the impacts of LBS of pollution on the Mediterranean marine environment and human health; Reach sustainable productivity from fisheries; and Preserve the coastal and marine biodiversity (ie. habitats, ecosystems, biol
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2008-04-09
End Date: 2008-04-09
Contact Person: "Mr. Habib El-Habr Deputy Coordinator, UNEP/MAP Coordinating Unit (MAP-MEDU) habib.elhabr[at]unepmap.gr"
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Environment (UNEP)
Project Name: Strengthened Environmental Management Information System for Coastal Development to Meet Rio Convention Objectives
Country: Ivory Coast
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: Project Objective: TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF NATIONAL AND LOCAL DECISION-MAKERS TO USE A NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AS A MEANS TO APPLY LESSONS LEARNED AND BEST PRACTICES TO MEET GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES WITHI
Project Type: Medium-Size Project
Focal Area: Multiple Focal Areas
Start Date: 2013-11-25
End Date: 2013-11-25
Contact Person: "Bernard Brou bernard.brou@undp.org"
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Project Name: Strengthening Adaptative Capacities to Climate Change through Capacity Building for Small Scale Enterprises and Communities Dependent on Coastal Fisheries in The Gambia
Country: Gambia
Funds Source: UNDP/GEF-SGP
Context: To increase adaptive capacities for The Gambia coastal fish processing value chains and promote climate-resilient business models focusing on improved post-harvest fisheries food systems to vulnerable communities.
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 1975-01-01
End Date: 1975-01-01
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Project Name: Conserving Aquatic Biodiversity in African Blue Economy
Legal Name: Conserving Aquatic Biodiversity in African Blue Economy
Context: The successful implementation of this project will contribute to reducing major threats to biodiversity and ecosystem, improve health of the aquatic environments and thus provide benefits to AU member states, human communities that depend on the
Project Type: Research
Lead Implementing Agency: The African Union - InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
Project Name: Towards Integrated Spatial Planning For Sustainable Management Of Coastal And Marine Resources In Kilifi County, Kenya
Country: Kenya
Website: https://www.wwfkenya.org/
Legal Name: Towards Integrated Spatial Planning For Sustainable Management Of Coastal And Marine Resources In Kilifi County, Kenya
Context: This project will serve a demo project for implementation of priority actions in the Kenya Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Action Plan. This project will focus on implementation of ICZM objectives on integrated planning and management o
Project Type: Research
Thematic Areas: Marine Spatial Planning
Contact Person: Spatial Planning,?Sustainable management of coastal and marine resources,?Coastal and marine resources,?ICZM,?ICZM Action plan,?Critical Ecologically
Lead Implementing Agency: World Wide Fund for Nature Kenya (WWF-Kenya)
Project Name: Restoring the integrated native terrestrial habitat and seabird community of Ile aux Aigrettes, Mauritius
Country: Mauritius
Legal Name: Restoring the integrated native terrestrial habitat and seabird community of Ile aux Aigrettes, Mauritius
Context: The project seeks to advance ecosystems restoration on Ile aux Aigrettes Nature Reserve, a site of national and international biodiversity importance, and the surrounding sea. Recognising that terrestrial conservation and seabird colony re-establ
Lead Implementing Agency: Mauritian Wildlife Foundation
Project Name: Enhancing the Protection of Birds in the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Nairobi Convention
Legal Name: Enhancing the Protection of Birds in the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Nairobi Convention
Thematic Areas: Birds, Marine habitats, Protocol Concerning Protected Areas and Wild Fauna and Flora in the Eastern African Region, Ecosystem health
Lead Implementing Agency: BirdLife International
Project Name: Community-based ecological coastal rehabilitation using an ecosystem approach
Legal Name: Community-based ecological coastal rehabilitation using an ecosystem approach
Context: he collaborative project was focused on reviewing the bird listed in the Convention?s 'Protocol Concerning Protected Areas and Wild Fauna and Flora in the Eastern African Region.
Project Type: Conservation
Thematic Areas: Birds, Marine habitats, Protocol Concerning Protected Areas and Wild Fauna and Flora in the Eastern African Region, Ecosystem health
Lead Implementing Agency: BirdLife Internationa
Project Name: Enabling Activities for the Preparation of Initial National Communications Related to the UNFCCC
Country: Mauritius
Funds Source: Global Environment facility (GEF)
Legal Name: Enabling Activities for the Preparation of Initial National Communications Related to the UNFCCC
Context: At the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992 leaders and decision makers, from the Republic of Mauritius along with those from over a hundred and fifty states, signed "The United Nati
Identifier: GF/2200-97-42
Project Type: Medium-size Project
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Environment Programme
Project Name: Mainstreaming Biodiversity into the Management of the Coastal Zone in the Republic of Mauritius
Country: Mauritius
Funds Source: Global Environment facility (GEF)
Legal Name: Mainstreaming biodiversity into the management of the coastal zone in the Republic of Mauritius
Context: The project seeks to to mainstream the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services into coastal zone management and into the operations and policies of the tourism and physical development sectors in the Republic of Ma
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Development Programme
Project Name: Transboundary Waters Assessment Programme (TWAP)
Website: http://geftwap.org/twap-project
Funds Source: Global Environment facility (GEF)
Legal Name: Transboundary Waters Assessment Programme (TWAP)
Context: The Programme aims to provide a baseline assessment to identify and evaluate changes in these water systems caused by human activities and natural processes, and the consequences such have on dependent human populations.
Identifier: GEF ID: 4489
Project Type: Research
Thematic Areas: Transboundary aquifers, Transboundary lake basins, Transboundary river basins, LMEs and Open Ocean.
Contact Person: Joana Akrofi, Programme Officer | E-mail: joana.akrofi@unep.org Kaisa Uusimaa, Associate Programme Officer | kaisa.uusimaa@unep.org
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Environment Programme; IOC-UNESCO
Project Name: Reducing Pollution from Harmful Chemicals and Wastes in Mediterranean Hot Spots and Measuring Progress to Impacts
Country: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia
Legal Name: Reducing Pollution from Harmful Chemicals and Wastes in Mediterranean Hot Spots and Measuring Progress to Impacts
Context: The project objective is to achieve measurable reductions in levels of POPs and mercury in priority Mediterranean coastal hot spots and catchment areas. Project?s Chemicals and Waste component aims for: i) Management and disposal of 2,000 tonnes
Identifier: GEFID_9684
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Contact Person: Lorenzo Paolo Galbiati, Projects Manager lorenzo.galbiati@un.org
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Environment (UNEP)
Project Name: Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean Large Marine Ecosystem--Regional Component: Implementation of agreed actions for the protection of the environmental resources of the Mediterranean Sea and its coastal areas
Website: http://www.themedpartnership.org
Legal Name: Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean Large Marine Ecosystem--Regional Component: Implementation of agreed actions for the
Context: Project objective: re:Reduce the impacts of LBS of pollution on the Mediterranean marine environment and human health; Reach sustainable productivity from fisheries; and Preserve the coastal and marine biodiversity (ie. habitats, ecosystems, biol
Identifier: GEFID_2600
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Thematic Areas: pollution, biodiversity hotspots, critica? habitats and species, national marine and coastal planning
Contact Person: Mr. Habib El-Habr Deputy Coordinator, UNEP/MAP Coordinating Unit (MAP-MEDU) habib.elhabr[at]unepmap.gr
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Environment (UNEP)
Project Name: Coastal Ecosystem Monitoring (CEM_CV)
Country: Cape Verde
Legal Name: Coastal Ecosystem Monitoring (CEM_CV)
Context: The Coastal Ecosystem Monitoring in Cabo Verde (CEM_CV) project will develop standards for a coastal monitoring program in a region where no systematic ecosystem observations exist so far in order to improve local knowledge about the marine coast
Project Type: Research
Thematic Areas: hydroacoustic technologies; fisheries data; spatial analysis; Fisheries; Mapping; vertebrates
Contact Person: info@meerwissen.org
Lead Implementing Agency: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Project Name: SP-SFIF: West Africa Regional Fisheries Program (WARFP)
Country: Cape Verde, Liberia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mauritania, Senegal, Sierra Leon
Legal Name: SP-SFIF: West Africa Regional Fisheries Program (WARFP)
Context: The overall objective 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.
Identifier: GEFID_3558
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Lead Implementing Agency: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB)
Project Name: Enhancing the Resilience of Poor Communities to Urban Flooding in Yaounde
Country: Cameroon
Legal Name: Enhancing the Resilience of Poor Communities to Urban Flooding in Yaounde
Context: The proposed SCCF project is associated with AfDB's ongoing efforts to improve Yaounde's drainage systems, and describes 2 phases of baseline activities to which the project will build.
Identifier: GEF id 5263
Project Type: Full-size Project
Lead Implementing Agency: African Development Bank
Project Name: Ecosystem based protection of the coastal zone: the effectiveness of seagrass meadows in coastal erosion management
Country: Mozambique, Tanzania
Legal Name: Ecosystem Based Protection Of The Coastal Zone: The Effectiveness Of Seagrass Meadows In Coastal Erosion Management
Context: This trans-disciplinary project will study how to strengthen the coastal resilience against coastal erosion by combining terrestrial and marine ecosystem-based protection. It aims to identify and evaluate ecosystem services provided by seagrass m
Project Type: Research
Focal Area: Biodiversity
Thematic Areas: seagrass meadows; coastal erosion; coastal erosion management
Contact Person: Dr Blandina Lugendo; email: blandina_lugendo@yahoo.co.uk
Lead Implementing Agency: WIOMSA
Project Name: Peri-urban mangrove forests as filters of domestic sewage in East Africa
Country: Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya
Website: http://www.pumpsea.icat.fc.pt/
Legal Name: Peri-urban mangroves forests as filters and potential phytoremediators of domestic sewage in East Africa
Context: The project investigated the power of peri-urban mangroves as novel solutions to treating wastewater, beginning with specific areas of east Africa as a test bed. It looked at conservation and replanting of mangroves, as well as using mangrove wet
Project Type: Research
Focal Area: Biodiversity
Thematic Areas: Pollution mitigation; Stakeholder engagement; coastal habitats
Lead Implementing Agency: LNSITUTO DE CIENCIA APLICADA E TECNOLOGIA
Project Name: Fishing Data East Africa (FiDEA)
Country: Mozambique, Tanzania
Legal Name: Fishing Data East Africa (FIDEA)
Context: Fishing Data East Africa (FIDEA) is a partnership project, which has been co-designed with the National Fisheries Research Institutes in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zanzibar to address the challenges highlighted, and to strengthen a science-based de
Project Type: Research
Thematic Areas: Fishing Data, trainings,
Contact Person: Barbara Lang Project Lead
Lead Implementing Agency: National Institute of Fisheries Research (IIP), Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS), Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI)
Project Name: Implementing Integrated Water Resource and Wastewater Management in Atlantic and Indian Ocean SIDS
Country: Cape Verde, Comoros, Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe
Website: http://www.aio-iwrm.org/
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Legal Name: Implementing Integrated Water Resource and Wastewater Management in Atlantic and Indian Ocean SIDS
Context: This is a Terminal Evaluation of a UN Environment/Global Environment Facility (GEF) project co-implemented with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 6 countries: Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe in the Atlantic Ocean, and Comoro
Identifier: GEFID_2706
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Focal Area: Biodiversity
Contact Person: Daniel Nzyuko Results and Knowledge Management Specialist danielnz@unops.org
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Environment (UNEP)
Project Name: Regional Coastal and Marine Conservation Programme for West Africa
Country: Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Senegal, Sierra Leon
Website: http://prcmarine.org/en
Legal Name: Partenariat R?gional pour la Conservation de la zone c?ti?re et Marine en Afrique de l'Ouest (PRCM)
Context: The Regional Partnership for Coastal and Marine Conservation (PRCM) is a coalition of actors working on the problems of the West African coastline and covering seven countries: Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea Conakry, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Senega
Project Type: Conservation
Focal Area: International Waters
Thematic Areas: Biodiversity conservation, Improvement of Livelihoods
Contact Person: contact@prcmarine.org
Project Name: Development of a National Network of Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas Representative of the Comoros Unique Natural Heritage and Co-managed with Local Village Communities
Country: Comoros
Funds Source: Global Environment facility (GEF)
Legal Name: Development of a National Network of Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas Representative of the Comoros Unique Natural Heritag
Context: The project will seek to conserve globally significant marine and terrestrial biological diversity in the Union of Comoros by establishing an expanded and functional system of protected areas (PAs) in the country, a system that is both representa
Identifier: Project ID: 4950
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Focal Area: International Waters
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Development Programme
Project Name: LDC/SIDS Portfolio Project: Sustainable Land Management
Country: Comoros
Funds Source: Global Environment facility (GEF)
Legal Name: LDC/SIDS Portfolio Project: Sustainable Land Management
Context: To strengthen capacities at Union and local levels for enhanced sustainable land and forest management and reduce degradation of both land and marine ecosystems
Identifier: EF Project ID 3480
Project Type: Medium-size Project
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Development Programme
Project Name: Improving Emergency Response to Ocean-based Extreme Events through Coastal Mapping Capacity Building in the Indian Ocean
Country: Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Tanzania
Website: http://www.ioc-cd.org/
Legal Name: COAST-MAP-IO
Context: Project Goal: Safer coastal zones from tsunamis, storm surges, and other hazards through accurate inundation maps
Project Type: Research
Thematic Areas: Capacity building, bathymetric and topographical data; tsunami-proof coastal planning, evacuation procedures and general preparedness against ocean-based hazards
Contact Person: Dmitri TravinAu
Lead Implementing Agency: IOC-UNESCO
Project Name: Establishing Effectively Managed Marine Protected Areas in Djibouti
Country: Djibouti
Website: https://iwlearn.net/iw-projects/3713
Funds Source: Global Environment facility (GEF)
Legal Name: Establishing Effectively Managed Marine Protected Areas in Djibouti
Context: The goal of the project is to catalyze the institutional and financial sustainability of Djibouti?s system of marine protected areas
Identifier: GEFID_3713
Project Type: Medium-Size Project
Contact Person: Jaime Cavelier Senior Biodiversity Specialist jcavelier@thegef.org
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Project Name: Mitigating Key Sector Pressures on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Further Strengthening the National System of Marine Protected Areas in Djibouti
Country: Djibouti
Legal Name: Mitigating Key Sector Pressures on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Further Strengthening the National System of Marine Prote
Context: Enhance the resilience of Djibouti"s marine biodiversity through increasing institutional capacity, enhancing financial sustainability and management effectiveness of the MPA system, and mainstreaming marine biodiversity into key maritime sectors
Identifier: GEFID_9215
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Development Programme
Project Name: Preparation of Gabon's Initial Biennial Update Report to the UNFCCC
Funds Source: Global Environment facility (GEF)
Focal Area: Biodiversity
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Environment Programme
Project Name: Gambia Protected Areas Network and Community Livelihood Project
Country: Gambia
Funds Source: Global Environment facility (GEF)
Legal Name: Gambia Protected Area Network and Community livelihood
Context: The project aims to strengthen the national protected areas network and management effectiveness, focusing on a cluster of priority protected areas namely, Jokadu National Park, Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve, and Kiang West National Park. The object
Identifier: GEF Project ID. 5529
Project Type: Medium-size Project
Thematic Areas: Forest & biodiversity Natural resource management
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Development Programme
Project Name: Strengthening Adaptative Capacities to Climate Change through Capacity Building for Small Scale Enterprises and Communities Dependent on Coastal Fisheries in The Gambia
Country: Gambia
Legal Name: Strengthening Adaptative Capacities to Climate Change through Capacity Building for Small Scale Enterprises and Communities Depe
Context: To increase adaptive capacities for The Gambia coastal fish processing value chains and promote climate-resilient business models focusing on improved post-harvest fisheries food systems to vulnerable communities.
Identifier: GEFID_9194
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Contact Person: Juliet Kabege J.KABEGE@unido.org
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Project Name: Coastal Wetlands Management
Country: Ghana
Funds Source: Global Environment facility (GEF)
Legal Name: Republic of Ghana Coastal Wetlands Management Proje
Context: The main objective of the project would be to maintain the ecological integrity of key coastal wetland areas, by involving the people who derive their livelihood from these ecosystems in the planning and implementation of management programs. The
Identifier: GEF Project ID 49
Project Type: Full-size Project
Focal Area: Small Islands Developing States
Thematic Areas: waste disposal; forestry; ecosystems; biodiversity; water quality; biodiversity conservation; environmental protection; community development; capacity building
Lead Implementing Agency: The World Bank
Project Name: Strengthening Ghana?s National Capacity for Transparency and Ambitious Climate Reporting
Country: Ghana
Identifier: 9820
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Environment Programme
Project Name: West Africa Regional Fisheries Program
Country: Ghana
Funds Source: Global Environment facility (GEF)
Legal Name: West Africa Regional Fisheries Program
Context: The objective of the West Africa Regional Fisheries Program Project for Africa is to strengthen the capacity of Cape Verde, Liberia, Senegal, and Sierra Leone to govern and manage targeted fisheries, reduce illegal fishing, and increase local val
Identifier: P106063
Project Type: Full-size Project
Focal Area: Biodiversity
Contact Person: Jingjie Chu,Berengere P. C. Prince
Lead Implementing Agency: The World Bank
Project Name: CFI: Coastal Fisheries Initiative (PROGRAM)
Country: Ivory Coast, Cape Verde, Senegal
Funds Source: Global Environment facility (GEF)
Legal Name: CFI: Coastal Fisheries Initiative (PROGRAM)
Context: The Coastal Fisheries Initiative (CFI) is a collaborative, global effort funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to preserve marine resources and ensure that coastal fisheries can continue to play their crucial role in society, contributi
Identifier: GEF Project ID 9060
Project Type: Medium-size Project
Contact Person: cfi-information@fao.org
Lead Implementing Agency: Food and Agriculture Organization
Project Name: Provision of strategic support to GEF SGP for the Shimoni-Vanga Seascape community projects
Country: Kenya
Legal Name: Provision of strategic support to GEF SGP for the Shimoni-Vanga Seascape community projects
Context: The overall objective is to provide strategic support in order to promote biodiversity conservation and improve livelihoods of local communities dependent on marine resources.
Identifier: KEN/SGP/OP6/Y1/STAR/CD/2018/03
Project Type: Conservation
Thematic Areas: Biodiversity conservation; Improvement of Livelihoods; Gender; Public Awareness
Contact Person: director@comred.or.ke
Lead Implementing Agency: NatureCom and COMRED
Project Name: Support for locally-managed marine areas in Lamu County
Country: Kenya
Project Name: Improve Sustainability of Mangrove Forests and Coastal Mangrove Areas in Liberia through Protection, Planning and Livelihood Creation- as a Building Block Towards Liberia?s Marine and Costal Protected Areas
Country: Liberia
Legal Name: Improve Sustainability of Mangrove Forests and Coastal Mangrove Areas in Liberia through Protection, Planning and Livelihood Cre
Context: To strengthen the conservation and sustainable use of globally important mangrove forests through effective participatory land-use planning and establishment of coastal protected areas in at least 35% of Liberia?s mangroves
Identifier: GEFID_5712
Project Type: Medium-Size Project
Focal Area: Biodiversity
Lead Implementing Agency: Conservation International (CI)
Project Name: Strengthening Liberia?s Capability to Provide Climate Information and Services to Enhance Climate Resilient Development and Adaptation to Climate Change
Country: Liberia
Legal Name: Strengthening Liberia?s Capability to Provide Climate Information and Services to Enhance Climate Resilient Development and Ada
Context: This project responds to priorities and actions identified in the Liberia's NAPA which articulate the need for securing, transferring and installing critical technologies, as well as developing the necessary systems for climate change-related inf
Project Type: Research
Thematic Areas: Disease; Community; National Governments
Contact Person: Mark Tadross Regional Technical Advisor mark.tadrossf@undp.org
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Development Programme
Project Name: Management Support and Expansion of Marine Protected Areas in Libya.
Country: Libya
Funds Source: Global Environment facility (GEF)
Legal Name: Management Support and Expansion of Marine Protected Areas in Libya.
Context: The new project, ?Supporting management and expansion of Marine Protected Areas in Libya?, seeks to enhance protection of marine biodiversity by developing a national governance structure, alongside with new on-site management units, sustainable
Project Type: Medium-size Project
Focal Area: Biodiversity
Contact Person: Maher Mahjoub
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Environment Programme
Project Name: S3MR Sustainable Management of Madagascar's Marine Resources
Country: Madagascar
Website: https://iwlearn.net/iw-projects/9433
Legal Name: S3MR Sustainable Management of Madagascar's Marine Resources
Context: Project Objective: Strengthened management of Madagascar's marine biodiversity and productivity
Identifier: GEFID_9433
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Lead Implementing Agency: World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Project Name: Strengthening the Network of New Protected Areas in Madagascar
Country: Madagascar
Funds Source: Global Environment facility (GEF)
Legal Name: Strengthening the Network of New Protected Areas in Madagascar
Context: Madagascar’s network of new PAs is effectively managed to provide enhanced protection and better representation of key ecosystems for economic and environmental benefit
Identifier: GEF ID: GEF-5352
Project Type: Research
Focal Area: Biodiversity
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Environment Programme
Project Name: Partnership to Mainstream Marine and Coastal Biodiversity into Oil and Gas Sector Development in Mauritania
Country: Mauritania
Legal Name: Partnership to Mainstream Marine and Coastal Biodiversity into Oil and Gas Sector Development in Mauritania
Identifier: GEFID_3576
Project Type: Medium-Size Project
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Development Programme
Project Name: West African Biodiversity under Pressure (WASP)
Country: Mauritania
Legal Name: West African Biodiversity under Pressure (WASP) partnership project
Context: The project aimed to facilitate the mainstreaming of biodiversity protection, into the management of the fisheries sector, the Oil & Gas industry and Protected Areas policies.
Project Type: Conservation
Focal Area: International Waters
Thematic Areas: Open marine GIS; Decision-making; DNA barcoding; marine species
Contact Person: info@meerwissen.org
Lead Implementing Agency: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Project Name: Mainstreaming Biodiversity into the Management of the Coastal Zone in the Republic of Mauritius
Country: Mauritius
Legal Name: Mainstreaming Biodiversity into the Management of the Coastal Zone in the Republic of Mauritius
Context: The project seeks to to mainstream the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services into coastal zone management and into the operations and policies of the tourism and physical development sectors in the Republic of Ma
Identifier: GEFID_5514
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Focal Area: International Waters
Contact Person: registry.mu@undp.org
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Project Name: Monitoring of Environment and Security Project (MESA)- IOC THEMA
Country: Mauritius
Legal Name: Monitoring of Environment and Security Project (MESA)
Context: The aim of the project is to help African governments in designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating their regional and continental policies towards sustainable development
Project Type: Research
Thematic Areas: Environment, Earth Observation (EO), satellite technologies
Contact Person: Jolly Wasambo Project Coordinator E-mail Wasamboj@africa-union.org
Lead Implementing Agency: European Union
Project Name: A collaborative approach for understanding multi-taxa ?bycatch? of vulnerable species in Mediterranean fisheries and testing mitigation
Country: Morocco, Tunisia
Legal Name: A collaborative approach for understanding multi-taxa ?bycatch? of vulnerable species in Mediterranean fisheries and testing mit
Context: The project aims to support Mediterranean countries, specifically Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey, to develop a common standardized methodology to collect data and test mitigation solutions that can be replicated at the regional level. The project ai
Project Type: Research
Thematic Areas: marine mammals, seabirds, elasmobranchs, bycatch, fisheries
Contact Person: gfcm-secretariat@fao.org
Lead Implementing Agency: Birdlife International
Project Name: Mozambique Conservation Areas for Biodiversity and Development Project
Country: Mozambique
Funds Source: Global Environment facility (GEF)
Legal Name: Mozambique Conservation Areas for Biodiversity and Development Project
Context: The development objective of the Conservation Areas for Biodiversity and Development Project for Mozambique is to increase the effective management of the conservation areas and enhance the living conditions of communities in and around the conse
Identifier: P131965
Project Type: Full-size Project
Focal Area: Biodiversity
Thematic Areas: Environmental policies and institutions; Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management; Biodiversity; Environmental Health and Pollution Management; Water Pollution; Mitigation; Climate change
Contact Person: Franka Braun
Lead Implementing Agency: The World Bank
Project Name: Fishing Data East Africa (FiDEA)
Country: Mozambique, Tanzania
Legal Name: Fishing Data East Africa (FIDEA)
Context: Fishing Data East Africa (FIDEA) is a partnership project, which has been co-designed with the National Fisheries Research Institutes in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zanzibar to address the challenges highlighted, and to strengthen a science-based de
Project Type: Research
Thematic Areas: Fishing Data, trainings,
Contact Person: Barbara Lang Project Lead
Lead Implementing Agency: National Institute of Fisheries Research (IIP), Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS), Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI)
Project Name: Regional Partnership for African Fisheries Policy Reform (RAFIP)
Legal Name: Regional Partnership for African Fisheries Policy Reform (RAFIP)
Context: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the accessibility to best practices and new knowledge on fisheries management of selected SSA countries.
Identifier: GEFID_9160
Project Type: Medium-Size Project
Focal Area: Biodiversity
Contact Person: E-mail: ibar.office@au-ibar.org
Lead Implementing Agency: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB)
Project Name: World Bank-GEF Investment Fund for the Mediterranean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem Partnership,
Country: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Funds Source: Global Environment facility (GEF)
Legal Name: World Bank-GEF Investment Fund for the Mediterranean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem Partnership,
Context: The main objective of the proposed World Bank-GEF Investment Fund for Pollution Reduction in the Mediterranean Sea is to facilitate the recipient countries of the Mediterranean Sea basin in implementing their top transboundary priority pollution
Identifier: GEF Project ID: 3229
Project Type: Full-size Project
Focal Area: International Waters
Lead Implementing Agency: The World Bank
Project Name: Oil Pollution Management Project for the Southwest Mediterranean Sea
Country: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia
Funds Source: Global Environment facility (GEF)
Legal Name: Oil Pollution Management Project for the Southwest Mediterranean Sea
Context: Reduce the input of hydrocarbons into the international waters of the Mediterranean, ensure commonality of approach, regulatory policies and methodologies, promote exchange of information and coordination of implementation, utilise national data
Identifier: GEF Project ID: 68
Project Type: Full-size Project
Focal Area: Biodiversity
Thematic Areas: Pollution, oil and gas
Lead Implementing Agency: The World Bank
Project Name: Combating Living Resource Depletion and Coastal Area Degradation in the Guinea Current LME through Ecosystem-based Regional Actions
Country: Angola, Benin, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leon, Sao Tome and Principe, Togo, Democratic Republic of Congo
Funds Source: Global Environment facility (GEF)
Legal Name: COMBATING LIVING RESOURCES DEPLETION AND COASTAL AREA DEGRADATION IN THE GUINEA CURRENT LME THROUGH ECOSYSTEM-BASED REGIONAL AC
Context: The project's overall development goal is to create an ecosystem-wide assessment and management framework for sustainable use of living and non-living resources in the GCLME to: recover depleted fish stocks; restore degraded habitat; and reduce l
Identifier: GEF ID: 1118
Project Type: Full-size Project
Focal Area: Biodiversity
Thematic Areas: Large Marine Ecosystem; LME; Coastal area degradation; Resource depletion; Ecosystem management; Ecosystem degradation; Marine degradation;
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Development Programme
Project Name: Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Strategic Ecosystem Management
Country: Djibouti, Egypt, Sudan
Funds Source: Global Environment facility (GEF)
Legal Name: Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Strategic Ecosystem Management
Context: The overall objective is to conserve and promote the sustainable exploitation of the marine resources of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden and improve the socioeconomic benefits, especially of coastal communities in the region.
Identifier: IBRD ID 113794
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Focal Area: Biodiversity
Contact Person: Mohamed Badran
Lead Implementing Agency: The World Bank
Project Name: Cyclone Emergency Rehabilitation Project
Country: Madagascar
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Legal Name: Cyclone Emergency Rehabilitation Project
Context: The main project objectives were (i) to support the physical and economic rehabilitation of the areas damaged by two cyclones by providing assistance to promptly restore essential facilities; (ii) to develop measures to minimise potential damage
Identifier: P035914
Project Type: Research
Thematic Areas: Disaster Risk Management; Disaster Response and Recovery;Disaster Preparedness; Disaster Risk Reduction; Finance for Development; Disaster Risk Finance; Cyclone Emergency Rehabilitation Project
Contact Person: Team Leader Christian A. Rey
Lead Implementing Agency: World Bank
Project Name: Mozambique - Artisanal Fisheries and Climate Change
Country: Mozambique
Legal Name: Mozambique - Artisanal Fisheries and Climate Change
Context: To improve community management of selected priority fisheries. .
Identifier: P149992
Lead Implementing Agency: World Bank
Project Name: Mozambique - Community-Based Coastal Resource Management and Sustainable Livelihoods
Country: Mozambique
Legal Name: Mozambique - Community-Based Coastal Resource Management and Sustainable Livelihoods
Context: To alleviate poverty in Mozambique within the context of resource conservation through improved income generation by the poor within the mid coastal provinces (area of Inhambane-Gaza-Maputo).
Identifier: P150546
Lead Implementing Agency: World Bank
Project Name: Mozambique: Cyclone Idai & Kenneth Emergency Recovery and Resilience Project
Country: Mozambique
Legal Name: Mozambique: Cyclone Idai & Kenneth Emergency Recovery and Resilience Project
Context: The Project Development Objective is (a) to support the recovery of public and private infrastructure and livelihoods; (b) to streng then climate resilience in the areas most affected by Cyclones Idai and Kenneth; and (c) to provide immediate and
Identifier: P171040
Focal Area: Biodiversity
Lead Implementing Agency: World Bank
Project Name: Integrated Natural Resource Management Program Project
Country: Senegal
Legal Name: Integrated Natural Resource Management Program Project
Context: The Project seeks to improve the management of fish and forest resources in target areas, to promote selected value chains, and to s trengthen environmental and social risk management.
Identifier: P002359
Project Type: Research
Lead Implementing Agency: World Bank
Project Name: ZA-C.A.P.E.: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development Project
Country: South Africa
Legal Name: ZA-C.A.P.E.: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development Project
Context: Project Development Objective: to support the conservation of the Cape Floristic Region (CFR) and adjacent marine environment by laying a sound foundation for scaling up and replicating successful Project outcomes. The Global Objective is to ens
Identifier: P075997
Lead Implementing Agency: World Bank
Project Name: The Mami Wata Project
Country: Mali
Website: https://mamiwataproject.org/
Context: The Mami Wata project ?Enhancing Marine Management in West, Central and Southern Africa through Training and Application? is working in and with African countries to further develop their capacities for Integrated Ocean Management (IOM).
Focal Area: International Waters
Lead Implementing Agency: partners GRID-Arendal and the Abidjan Convention Secretariat,
Project Name: Using Marine Spatial Planning in the Gulf of Guinea for the implementation of Payment for Ecosystem Services and Coastal Nature-basedSolutions
Funds Source: Global Environment facility (GEF)
Legal Name: Using Marine Spatial Planning in the Gulf of Guinea for the implementation of Payment for Ecosystem Services and Coastal Nature-
Context: To implement a regional mechanism for nature-based solution implementation for habitat restoration and maintenance using payment for ecosystem services inthe countries of Togo, C?te d'Ivoire, Ghana (Gulf of Guinea).
Identifier: 10875
Project Type: FSP
Focal Area: International Waters
Thematic Areas: Fisheries, Biomes, Mangrove, Seagrasses, Large Marine Ecosystems, Marine Protected Area, Infl uencing models, Demonstrate innovative approache, Deployinnovative fi nancial instruments, Strengthen institutional capacity and decision-making, Participation, P
Project Name: Africa Hydromet Program
Country: Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Senegal, Togo, Zambia, Djibouti, Ghana, Guinea, Cameroon, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Sierra Leon, Mali
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Legal Name: Africa Hydromet Program
Context: The Africa Hydromet Program is a partnership of development organizations working to improve weather, water, and climate services throughout Africa.
Project Type: Research
Focal Area: International Waters
Thematic Areas: Hydrology; Meteorology ; weather; water; climate
Project Name: West African Regional Coastal Observatory (ORLOA)
Funds Source: World Bank (WB)
Legal Name: West African Regional Coastal Observatory (ORLOA)
Context: The West African Regional Coastal Observatory (ORLOA) is under development as part of the West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project (WACA-ResIP) funded by the World Bank. It builds on the West African Coastal Observation Mission (MO
Project Type: Research
Focal Area: International Waters
Contact Person: Ana I. Catarino, VLIZ, Belgium Edem Mahu, University of Ghana, Ghana collect@pogo-ocean.org
Project Name: COLLECT ? Citizen Observation of Local Litter in Coastal ECosysTems
Country: Ghana, Nigeria, Benin, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Cape Verde
Legal Name: COLLECT ? Citizen Observation of Local Litter in Coastal ECosysTems
Context: The goal of this project is to acquire data on marine plastic debris distribution and abundance on the coasts of African countries, by training citizen scientists (secondary school students) and promoting knowledge transfer between local communit
Project Type: Research
Project Name: Biodiversity of the Coastal Ocean: Monitoring with Earth Observation (BiCOME)
Website: https://www.bicome.info/
Legal Name: Biodiversity of the Coastal Ocean: Monitoring with Earth Observation (BiCOME)
Context: The BiCOME project will develop and demonstrate that EBVs, relevant for scientific and monitoring applications, can be obtained from state-of-the-art remotely sensed reflectance close to the shoreline, and that they can be scalable globally. By a
Project Type: Research
Thematic Areas: Essential Ocean Variables
Contact Person: Kim Hockley Project Manager khock@pml.ac.uk
Project Name: KADI, Knowledge and Climate Services from an African Observation and Data Research Infrastructure
Country: Ivory Coast, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania
Website: https://www.icos-cp.eu/event/1276
Legal Name: Knowledge and Climate Services from an African Observation and Data Research Infrastructure - KADI
Context: KADI aims at improving the knowledge about climate change in Africa and at developing tools to combat its negative consequences. The project will investigate what kind of climate services are needed in the African continent to tackle the climate
Project Type: Research
Project Name: A Ridge-to-Reef Approach for the Integrated Management of Marine, Coastal and Terrestrial Ecosystems in the Seychelles
Country: Seychelles
Legal Name: A Ridge-to-Reef Approach for the Integrated Management of Marine, Coastal and Terrestrial Ecosystems in the Seychelles
Context: The project will undertake a comprehensive Ridge to Reef (R2R) approach that addresses the ?whole island? priorities of improved management and conservation of upland forest and agricultural ecosystems, as well as coastal and marine ecosystems in
Identifier: GEFID_1351
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2003-10-20
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Project Name: Adaptation to Climate Change in the Nile Delta Through Integrated Coastal Zone Management
Country: Egypt
Legal Name: Adaptation to Climate Change in the Nile Delta Through Integrated Coastal Zone Management
Identifier: GEFID_3242
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2005-08-20
Contact Person: Mohamed Aly Project Coordinator noscp@link.net
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Project Name: Bizerte Lake Environmental Project Lagoon and Marine de Pollution
Country: Tunisia
Website: https://iwlearn.net/iw-projects/5787
Legal Name: Bizerte Lake Environmental Project Lagoon and Marine de Pollution
Context: To improve Lake Bizerte?s wastewater management, thereby reducing land-based pollution in Lake Bizerte and to the adjacent Mediterranean Sea, through piloting inter-ministerial policy dialogue, supporting foundational capacity building in environ
Identifier: GEFID_5787
Project Type: Medium-Size Project
Start Date: 2006-06-20
Lead Implementing Agency: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Project Name: CBSP- Integrated management of mangrove and associated wetlands and coastal forests ecosystems of the Republic of Congo
Country: Republic of Congo
Legal Name: CBSP- Integrated management of mangrove and associated wetlands and coastal forests ecosystems of the Republic of Congo
Context: To strengthen the conservation of biodiversity and reduce degradation in Congo?s mangrove ecosystems by: strengthening the legal and institutional framework; increasing the knowledge and availability of information on trends, status and threats t
Identifier: GEFID_4083
Project Type: Medium-Size Project
Start Date: 2015-07-20
Contact Person: Charlotte Gobin Senior Environmental Specialist (Biodiversity) cgobin@thegef.org
Lead Implementing Agency: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Project Name: CFI: Coastal Fisheries Initiative (PROGRAM)
Legal Name: CFI: Coastal Fisheries Initiative (PROGRAM)
Context: The Coastal Fisheries Initiative (CFI) is a collaborative, global effort funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to preserve marine resources and ensure that coastal fisheries can continue to play their crucial role in society, contributi
Identifier: GEFID_9060
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Lead Implementing Agency: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Project Name: Creation of Loungo Bay Marine Protected Area to Support Turtles Conservation in Congo
Country: Republic of Congo
Legal Name: Creation of Loungo Bay Marine Protected Area to Support Turtles Conservation in Congo
Identifier: GEFID_5806
Project Type: Medium-Size Project
Start Date: 2014-10-20
Contact Person: Adamou Bouhari,
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Environment (UNEP)
Project Name: Creation of Marine Protected Areas in Angola
Country: Angola
Legal Name: Creation of Marine Protected Areas in Angola
Context: To expand the protected areas network into the marine environment through creation of Angola?s first marine protected area.
Identifier: GEFID_9748
Project Type: Medium-Size Project
Start Date: 2011-01-20
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Development Programme
Project Name: Development of a National Network of Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas Representative of the Comoros Unique Natural Heritage and Co-managed with Local Village Communities
Country: Comoros
Legal Name: Development of a National Network of Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas Representative of the Comoros Unique Natural Heritag
Context: The project will seek to conserve globally significant marine and terrestrial biological diversity in the Union of Comoros by establishing an expanded and functional system of protected areas (PAs) in the country, a system that is both representa
Identifier: GEFID_5062
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2015-09-20
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Development Programme
Project Name: Enhancing Climate Change Resilience in the Benguela Current Fisheries System
Legal Name: Enhancing Climate Change Resilience in the Benguela Current Fisheries System
Context: o build climate change resilience of the Benguela Current marine fisheries systems through implementation of climate-resiliant fisheries practices adaptation strategies, to ensure food and livelihood security. The project aims to integrate fisher
Identifier: GEFID_5113
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2017-12-20
Lead Implementing Agency: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Project Name: Enhancing the Conservation Effectiveness of Seagrass Ecosystems Supporting Globally Significant Populations of Dugong Across the Indian and Pacific Ocean Basins (Short Title: The Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project)
Legal Name: Enhancing the Conservation Effectiveness of Seagrass Ecosystems Supporting Globally Significant Populations of Dugong Across the
Context: The goal of the project is to improve the conservation status of dugongs and their seagrass habitats across the Indian and Pacific Ocean basins
Identifier: GEFID_4930
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2008-07-20
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Environment (UNEP)
Project Name: Establishing Effectively Managed Marine Protected Areas in Djibouti
Country: Djibouti
Website: https://iwlearn.net/iw-projects/3713
Legal Name: Establishing Effectively Managed Marine Protected Areas in Djibouti
Context: The goal of the project is to catalyze the institutional and financial sustainability of Djibouti?s system of marine protected areas
Identifier: GEFID_3713
Project Type: Medium-Size Project
Start Date: 2018-08-20
Contact Person: Jaime Cavelier Senior Biodiversity Specialist jcavelier@thegef.org
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Project Name: Expanding and Consolidating Madagascar's Marine Protected Areas Network
Country: Madagascar
Legal Name: Expanding and Consolidating Madagascar's Marine Protected Areas Network
Identifier: GEFID_9546
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2030-01-20
Contact Person: Jaime Cavelier Senior Biodiversity Specialist jcavelier@thegef.org
Lead Implementing Agency: WWF-US
Project Name: First South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared Growth Project (SWIOFish 1)
Legal Name: First South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared Growth Project (SWIOFish 1)
Context: The Project Development and Global Environmental Objective are to improve the management effectiveness of selected priority fisheries at regional, national and community levels.
Identifier: GEFID_5905
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2030-12-20
Contact Person: Charlotte Gobin Senior Environmental Specialist (Biodiversity) cgobin@thegef.org
Lead Implementing Agency: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB)
Project Name: Implementing Integrated Water Resource and Wastewater Management in Atlantic and Indian Ocean SIDS
Website: http://www.aio-iwrm.org/
Legal Name: Implementing Integrated Water Resource and Wastewater Management in Atlantic and Indian Ocean SIDS
Context: This is a Terminal Evaluation of a UN Environment/Global Environment Facility (GEF) project co-implemented with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 6 countries: Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe in the Atlantic Ocean, and Comoro
Identifier: GEFID_2706
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2028-12-20
Contact Person: Daniel Nzyuko Results and Knowledge Management Specialist danielnz@unops.org
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Environment (UNEP)
Project Name: Improve Sustainability of Mangrove Forests and Coastal Mangrove Areas in Liberia through Protection, Planning and Livelihood Creation- as a Building Block Towards Liberia?s Marine and Costal Protected Areas
Country: Liberia
Legal Name: Improve Sustainability of Mangrove Forests and Coastal Mangrove Areas in Liberia through Protection, Planning and Livelihood Cre
Context: To strengthen the conservation and sustainable use of globally important mangrove forests through effective participatory land-use planning and establishment of coastal protected areas in at least 35% of Liberia?s mangroves
Identifier: GEFID_5712
Project Type: Medium-Size Project
Start Date: 2017-03-20
Lead Implementing Agency: Conservation International (CI)
Project Name: Kenya Coastal Development Project
Country: Kenya
Website: http://www.kcdp.co.ke/
Legal Name: Kenya Coastal Development Project
Context: The development objective of KCDP is to improve management effectiveness and enhance revenue generation of Kenya?s coastal and marine resources. The project?s global environmental objective is to strengthen the conservation and sustainable use of
Identifier: GEFID_3313
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2027-05-20
Contact Person: Christian Severin cseverin@thegef.org
Lead Implementing Agency: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB)
Project Name: LME-AF Strategic Partnership for Sustainable Fisheries Management in the Large Marine Ecosystems in Africa (PROGRAM)
Website: https://iwlearn.net/iw-projects/4487
Legal Name: LME-AF Strategic Partnership for Sustainable Fisheries Management in the Large Marine Ecosystems in Africa (PROGRAM)
Context: To assist in the development, adoption and implementation of governance reforms supporting environmentally, economically and socially sustainable marine fisheries in the large marine ecosystems (LMEs) of Africa.
Identifier: GEFID_4487
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2016-03-20
Contact Person: Andrew Hume Deputy Director - WWF GEF Agency Andrew.Hume@wwfus.org
Lead Implementing Agency: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB)
Project Name: Mainstreaming Biodiversity into the Management of the Coastal Zone in the Republic of Mauritius
Country: Mauritius
Legal Name: Mainstreaming Biodiversity into the Management of the Coastal Zone in the Republic of Mauritius
Context: The project seeks to to mainstream the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services into coastal zone management and into the operations and policies of the tourism and physical development sectors in the Republic of Ma
Identifier: GEFID_5514
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2031-03-20
Contact Person: registry.mu@undp.org
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Project Name: MED Integrated Coastal Zone Management-Mediterranean Coast
Country: Morocco
Website: http://www.medcoast.net/
Legal Name: MED Integrated Coastal Zone Management-Mediterranean Coast
Context: The objective of the proposed project is to support integrated coastal zone management in selected areas of Morocco?s Mediterranean coast to reduce pollution and loss of biodiversity and to enhance communities? resilience to climactic risk. The p
Identifier: GEFID_4198
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2030-04-20
Lead Implementing Agency: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB)
Project Name: Mediterranean Coastal Zones: Managing the Water-Food-Energy and Ecosystems NEXUS
Legal Name: Mediterranean Coastal Zones: Managing the Water-Food-Energy and Ecosystems NEXUS
Context: Balancing of competing water uses in priority coastal areas through water, food, energy and ecosystems integrated governance, to enhance environmental security and sharing of benefits.
Identifier: GEFID_9685
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2001-10-20
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Environment (UNEP)
Project Name: Mediterranean Sea Programme (MedProgramme): Enhancing Environmental Security
Website: https://iwlearn.net/iw-projects/9607
Legal Name: Mediterranean Sea Programme (MedProgramme): Enhancing Environmental Security
Context: Project Objective: to accelerate the implementation of agreed upon priority actions to reduce the major transboundary environmental stresses affecting the Mediterranean Sea and its coastal areas while strengthening climate resilience and water se
Identifier: GEFID_9607
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2003-10-20
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Environment (UNEP)
Project Name: Mitigating Key Sector Pressures on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Further Strengthening the National System of Marine Protected Areas in Djibouti
Country: Djibouti
Legal Name: Mitigating Key Sector Pressures on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Further Strengthening the National System of Marine Prote
Context: Enhance the resilience of Djibouti"s marine biodiversity through increasing institutional capacity, enhancing financial sustainability and management effectiveness of the MPA system, and mainstreaming marine biodiversity into key maritime sectors
Identifier: GEFID_9215
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2022-05-20
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Development Programme
Project Name: Namibian Coast Conservation and Management Project
Country: Namibia
Legal Name: Namibian Coast Conservation and Management Project
Context: The objective of the Namibian Coast Conservation and Management Project (NACOMA) for Namibia is to strengthened conservation, sustainable use and mainstreaming of biodiversity in coastal and marine ecosystems. T
Identifier: GEFID_4669
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2028-11-20
Lead Implementing Agency: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB)
Project Name: Partnership to Mainstream Marine and Coastal Biodiversity into Oil and Gas Sector Development in Mauritania
Country: Mauritania
Legal Name: Partnership to Mainstream Marine and Coastal Biodiversity into Oil and Gas Sector Development in Mauritania
Identifier: GEFID_3576
Project Type: Medium-Size Project
Start Date: 2008-01-20
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Development Programme
Project Name: Realizing the Inclusive and Sustainable Development in the BCLME Region through the Improved Ocean Governmence and the Integrated Management of Ocean Use and Marine Resources
Website: http://www.benguelacc.org/
Legal Name: Realizing the Inclusive and Sustainable Development in the BCLME Region through the Improved Ocean Governmence and the Integrate
Context: Project Objective: To realize a coordinated regional approach to the long-term conservation, protection, rehabilitation, enhancement and sustainable use of the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem in order to provide economic, environmental an
Identifier: GEFID_5753
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2018-11-20
Contact Person: Akiko Yamamoto, Regional Technical Advisor for Water and Ocean Governance, akiko.yamamoto@undp.org,
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Project Name: Reducing Pollution from Harmful Chemicals and Wastes in Mediterranean Hot Spots and Measuring Progress to Impacts
Legal Name: Reducing Pollution from Harmful Chemicals and Wastes in Mediterranean Hot Spots and Measuring Progress to Impacts
Context: The project objective is to achieve measurable reductions in levels of POPs and mercury in priority Mediterranean coastal hot spots and catchment areas. Project?s Chemicals and Waste component aims for: i) Management and disposal of 2,000 tonnes
Identifier: GEFID_9684
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2022-01-20
Contact Person: Lorenzo Paolo Galbiati, Projects Manager lorenzo.galbiati@un.org
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Environment (UNEP)
Project Name: Regional Partnership for African Fisheries Policy Reform (RAFIP)
Legal Name: Regional Partnership for African Fisheries Policy Reform (RAFIP)
Context: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the accessibility to best practices and new knowledge on fisheries management of selected SSA countries.
Identifier: GEFID_9160
Project Type: Medium-Size Project
Start Date: 2001-07-20
Contact Person: E-mail: ibar.office@au-ibar.org
Lead Implementing Agency: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB)
Project Name: S3MR Sustainable Management of Madagascar's Marine Resources
Country: Madagascar
Website: https://iwlearn.net/iw-projects/9433
Legal Name: S3MR Sustainable Management of Madagascar's Marine Resources
Context: Project Objective: Strengthened management of Madagascar's marine biodiversity and productivity
Identifier: GEFID_9433
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2031-05-20
Lead Implementing Agency: World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Project Name: Safeguarding Zanzibar?s Forest and Coastal Habitats for Multiple Benefits
Country: Tanzania
Legal Name: Safeguarding Zanzibar?s Forest and Coastal Habitats for Multiple Benefits
Context: To implement a landscape approach to safeguard Zanzibar?s terrestrial and coastal forest habitats for multiple benefits
Identifier: GEFID_9400
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2029-02-20
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Development Programme
Project Name: Strategic Partnership for a Sustainable Fisheries Investment Fund in the Large Marine Ecosystems of Sub-Saharan Africa (Tranche 1, Installment 1)
Legal Name: Strategic Partnership for a Sustainable Fisheries Investment Fund in the Large Marine Ecosystems of Sub-Saharan Africa (Tranche
Context: The project had two components: The partnership Investment Fund (PIF) component whose mandate was to assist AU member states to better manage their fisheries through a co-financing mechanism. The Strategic Partnership (SP) component that meant t
Identifier: GEFID_2093
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2023-04-20
Lead Implementing Agency: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB)
Project Name: SP-SFIF: West Africa Regional Fisheries Program (WARFP)
Legal Name: SP-SFIF: West Africa Regional Fisheries Program (WARFP)
Context: The overall objective 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.
Identifier: GEFID_3558
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2001-09-20
Lead Implementing Agency: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB)
Project Name: Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean Large Marine Ecosystem--Regional Component: Implementation of agreed actions for the protection of the environmental resources of the Mediterranean Sea and its coastal areas
Website: http://www.themedpartnership.org
Legal Name: Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean Large Marine Ecosystem--Regional Component: Implementation of agreed actions for the
Context: Project objective: re:Reduce the impacts of LBS of pollution on the Mediterranean marine environment and human health; Reach sustainable productivity from fisheries; and Preserve the coastal and marine biodiversity (ie. habitats, ecosystems, biol
Identifier: GEFID_2600
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2009-04-20
Contact Person: Mr. Habib El-Habr Deputy Coordinator, UNEP/MAP Coordinating Unit (MAP-MEDU) habib.elhabr[at]unepmap.gr
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Environment (UNEP)
Project Name: Strengthened Environmental Management Information System for Coastal Development to Meet Rio Convention Objectives
Country: Ivory Coast
Legal Name: Strengthened Environmental Management Information System for Coastal Development to Meet Rio Convention Objectives
Context: Project Objective: TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF NATIONAL AND LOCAL DECISION-MAKERS TO USE A NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AS A MEANS TO APPLY LESSONS LEARNED AND BEST PRACTICES TO MEET GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES WITHI
Identifier: GEFID_5101
Project Type: Medium-Size Project
Start Date: 2025-11-20
Contact Person: Bernard Brou bernard.brou@undp.org
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Project Name: Strengthening Adaptative Capacities to Climate Change through Capacity Building for Small Scale Enterprises and Communities Dependent on Coastal Fisheries in The Gambia
Country: Gambia
Legal Name: Strengthening Adaptative Capacities to Climate Change through Capacity Building for Small Scale Enterprises and Communities Depe
Context: To increase adaptive capacities for The Gambia coastal fish processing value chains and promote climate-resilient business models focusing on improved post-harvest fisheries food systems to vulnerable communities.
Identifier: GEFID_9194
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Contact Person: Juliet Kabege J.KABEGE@unido.org
Lead Implementing Agency: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Project Name: Strengthening Capacity for International Cooperation in the Ecosystem-based Management of the Antarctic Large Marine Ecosystem
Website: https://iwlearn.net/iw-projects/9443
Legal Name: Strengthening Capacity for International Cooperation in the Ecosystem-based Management of the Antarctic Large Marine Ecosystem
Context: Project Objective: To strengthen multilateral cooperation in ecosystem-based management of the Antarctic Large Marine Ecosystem (ALME) through supporting national-level institutional strengthening and building the capacity of GEF-eligible countri
Identifier: GEFID_9443
Project Type: Full-Size Project
Start Date: 2001-05-20
Contact Person: Christian Severin cseverin@thegef.org
Lead Implementing Agency: UN Development Programme