Tanzania - Marine and Coastal Environment Management Project

Page 1 1 INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET CONCEPT STAGE Report No.: AC580 Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: Feb. 17, 2004 I. BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data Country: Tanzania Project ID: P082492 Project Name: Marine and Coastal Environmental Management (MACEMP) Task Team Leader: Indumathie V. Hewawasam GEF Focal Area: biodiversity; international waters Global Supplemental ID: P084213 Estimated Appraisal Date: June 1, 2004 Estimated Board Date: December 16, 2004 Managing Unit: AFTS2 Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Sector: General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector (100%) Theme: Other environment and natural resources management (P);Other human development (S) Safeguard Policies Specialists in the task team: Loan/Credit amount ($m.): 55 IDA: 30 Other financing amounts by source: 10($m) Global Environment Facility (GEF) 10($m) Government of Tanzania 5($m) B. Project Objectives The project seeks to improve the regulatory and institutional framework for management of coastal and marine resources, to enhance the contribution of these resources to economic growth and reduction of poverty, and to develop the scientific understanding of the status of the resources and major threats to them. Project activities will be designed to assist the Government in implementation of the national coastal environmental management strategy, the National Fisheries Master Plan, and the Fisheries Act. In that regard, the project will pursue specific development objectives as follows: a) establish and/or strengthen institutions charged with management of marine resources in the near- and off-shore and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), both in Zanzibar and in the mainland, and assure their performance according to designated standards; b) support activities appropriately undertaken by the public sector to stimulate increased private investment into marine and coastal areas; and c) identify and support scientific and technical research that contributes to improved regulation, management, development, and protection of marine and coastal resources. Beneficiaries will include Tanzanians and residents of the wider region both now and in the future who will realize a stream of enhanced benefits and reduced costs associated with Page 2 2 improved management of marine and coastal resources. Specific immediate beneficiaries include relevant national and local level agencies responsible for the management of marine resources, coastal communities of mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar and the broader society who will benefit through increased revenues from improved management of marine and coastal resources. Key expected outcomes include: a) increased incomes through improved management of marine resources, increased productivity and added value from improved post-harvest processing and market access; b) reduced vulnerability to external shocks through diversification of local production systems; diminished market risks through mutually beneficial private sector and community partnerships; and stabilization, and where possible, reversal of current trends in marine resources degradation and productivity; c) increased Government revenues from improved management of off-shore fisheries; and d) improved ecosystem services and conservation of globally significant marine and coastal biodiversity. C. Project Description The project will aim to achieve these objective through: a) a strategic framework for addressing resource management issues in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ); b) Policy and institutional support for relevant departments in mainland Tanzania and in Zanzibar for strengthening the enabling environment for effective marine resources management initiatives in the near-shore and EEZ; c) targeted research activities that generate scientific and technical knowledge for effective management and profitable use of marine and coastal resources on a local, national and regional basis ; and d) support for local investment strategies and leveraging private sector investments into marine and coastal areas. Component 1. Sound Management of EEZ Resources . The objective of this component is to establish integrated management systems that would create a framework for profitable and sustainable use (both commercial and non-commercial) of marine resources. The project would support establishment and strengthening of relevant institutional capacities which are critical for developing economic potential of marine resources on a sustainable basis. It will also facilitate dialog with neighboring countries to address regional ocean issues and provide support for establishment of joint monitoring, surveillance and implementation for marine management and for meeting national obligations arising through global and regional agreements to which Tanzania is a party. The project will seek to enhance the contribution of existing policies and acts on the implementation of Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS). Activities would include: (a) establishment of the National Deep Sea Fishing Authority responsible for off-shore fishery management, formulation of a marine resources management strategy to be implemented by the new agency, and establishment of a mechanism of revenue collection for this new agency to be financially sustainable; (b) support for the Government of Tanzania (GoT) in implementing the Fisheries Act, National Fisheries Master Plan, National Coastal Zone Management Strategy, and capacity building for local marine and coastal management agencies; (c) facilitation of international dialogue on regional ocean cooperation. This component will be financed by IDA, GoT, GEF and other co-financers. The GEF (under the International Waters Focal Area, OP#8) will finance incremental costs associated with: (a) technical assistance for mainstreaming of marine management goals into relevant sectoral Page 3 3 policies; (b) clarification of roles and responsibilities of sectoral agencies for the implementation of international and regional environmental obligations and the conservation of biodiversity. Component 2. Marine Protected Area (MPA) Network . The objective of this component is to establish integrated management systems through a marine protected area network of nationally and locally important areas. This component will be financed with IDA, GoT and GEF funds. GEF (under the Biodiversity Focal Area, OP#2) will finance incremental costs associated with: (a) planning and development of MPAs; and (b) establishing a national system of MPAs including community and private sector-owned and managed MPAs. GEF will also finance incremental costs associated with community management of sanctuaries and implementation of community-based management plans in biodiversity-rich areas to promote biodiversity conservation and improved provision of ecosystem goods and services. A dialogue will be held with the neighboring nations of Kenya and Mozambique on trans-boundary issues, in particular on trans-boundary MPAs. Component 3: Coastal District Planning and Co-management Capacity Building . This component aims to improve the planning environment at the district level. Tanzania already has appropriate policies and legislation in place which would provide a basis for community based sustainable management of coastal and marine resources (e.g. implementation of collaborative fisheries management approaches). Lack of sufficient capacity and awareness, especially at district levels currently erodes their value and their potential contribution to economic development. The project would support establishment and strengthening of relevant institutional capacities which are critical for developing economic potential of marine and coastal resources on a sustainable basis. This component will be financed with IDA, GoT and GEF funds. GEF (under the Biodiversity Focal Area, OP#2) will finance incremental costs associated with implementation and demonstration of environmentally benign nearshore coastal resource management techniques and investments which are acceptable to coastal communities. It will also promote behavioral change in local communities towards natural resource protection. Where communities can participate in deep-sea (or intermediate zone) fishery activities, GEF (under the International Waters Focal Area, OP#8) will finance incremental costs associated with implementation and demonstration of environmentally benign marine management techniques and investments which are acceptable to coastal communities. The entire component will also be coordinated closely with other World Bank operations in Tanzania, notably Participatory Agricultural Development and Empowerment Project (PADEP) and Tanzania Social Action Fund Project (TASAF), which use the Community Driven Development (CDD) model to finance community-based investments. Planning for the investments will occur under MACEMP, as will a number of demonstration activities, but the planning will primarily be used to mobilize funds from PADEP and TASAF to meet community needs for poverty alleviation. Page 4 4 Component 4: Private Sector Capacity Building . This component aims to improve the business environment and provide business development services to promote private sector investment. Activities to improve the business environment will include: (a) support for assessments of key policies and regulations, such as tax, licensing and registration, administrative fees, and property rights to improve the efficiency of governance and cut cost to enterprises; (b) establishment of a public-private forum to facilitate dialogue between stakeholders and to identify needed public services and/or investments that would facilitate improved performance of the private sector; and (c) provision of information on markets, standards, technologies, policy changes, performance of local enterprises, etc. Cost sharing will be available for local businesses, NGOs and community groups to procure managerial services, training, and technical assistance. This component will be financed with IDA, GoT and GEF OP#8 and OP#2 funds. In principle all GEF resources will be used to finance incremental costs associated with institutional capacity building, training and related technical assistance (preparation of training modules and awareness building to support the above global environment-oriented activities). GEF OP#8 funding will focus on the assessment of tax and other private sector policy instruments that relate to offshore resource management in the EEZ, while also providing consultative mechanisms for private- public sector dialogue that contributes to the ongoing review of and awareness of such policies. OP#2 provides similar funding targets but will focus on policy and regulatory instruments that affect private sector management of nearshore resources, especially those relating to protected areas or other regions of important biodiversity. Component 5. Science for Planning and Management . This component will establish the scientific foundation to support policy making in marine and coastal resource management, and an Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system to track changes in marine and coastal resources and to evaluate the impact of this project. Activities will include: (a) support for a scientific baseline study, information collection and recording; support for research on biological constraints for fishery activities, such as maximum sustainable yield; study of potential extractable natural resources in the marine areas, such as petroleum and natural gas; (b) provision of funding for the identification, development, and transfer of environmentally- sound technologies on near- and off- shore fisheries and on fishery product processing; (c) development and use of an M&E system to monitor the changes in quantity, quality and variety of natural resources and the impact of the project activities. This component will be financed with IDA, GoT and GEF OP#8 and OP#2 funds. GEF OP#8 funding will finance incremental costs associated with establishment of marine resource management information and monitoring processes at the national and local levels and applied science for improved management through collaborative resource management arrangements. This will be coordinated with a view to feeding into other GEF-supported regional initiatives (e.g., SWIO). GEF OP#2 funding will provide modest resources to assist in the identification of appropriate technologies for nearshore community-based resource management in areas of critical biodiversity. Component 6. Project Management Unit . This component aims to provide the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism with the additional increased operational ability to manage and Page 5 5 supervise MACEMP activities. The component focuses on delivering the necessary support (technical, financial, and coordination) for the project stakeholders, in particular the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, to achieve the project