| Project Detail |
The objective of the Pacific Islands Regional Oceanscape Program-Second Phase for Economic Resilience Project is to strengthen regional collaboration and national capacity for the management and the sustainable development of the oceanic and coastal fisheries sector in Tuvalu. There are four components to the project, the first component being strengthening policy and institutions. This component will provide institutional support to the national fisheries program, thereby enabling better regional, national, and subnational fisheries management and development. This component includes three subcomponents: technical assistance to support the tfd transition into the TFA, meeting Tuvalu’s flag and port state responsibilities, and strengthening seafood safety standards. The second component is the strengthening Regional Collaboration and National Capacity for Oceanic Fisheries. This component includes two subcomponents: consolidating oceanic fisheries management and harnessing of oceanic fisheries. The third component is the strengthening regional collaboration and national capacity for coastal fisheries. This component includes two subcomponents: strengthening coastal fisheries monitoring and management and developing research and small-scale aquaculture. Finally, the fourth component is the project management. This component will finance the day-to-day management and implementation of the project, including but not limited to consultancy costs for financial management (FM), procurement administration, monitoring and evaluation, management of environmental and social (E&S) risks, costs of information and communication technology (ICT) equipment, citizen engagement activities, and reimbursement of project preparation costs.The Development Objective of the Series of Projects is to strengthen the shared management of selected Pacific Island oceanic and co astal fisheries, and the critical habitats upon which they depend. For Tuvalu’s second phase’s project (“Tuvalu PROPER”), the propo sed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen regional collaboration and national capacity for the management and the sus tainable development of the oceanic and coastal fisheries sector in Tuvalu. |
