📋 Tender Overview
Project ID: P173391
Region: East asia and pacific
Commitment Amount: Us$ 166.00 million
Total Project Cost: Us$ 200.00 million
The LAUTRA Program would improve management of fisheries and coastal ecosystems and livelihoods of coastal communities through integrated investments and policy changes. Fisheries, coastal ecosystems and the livelihoods of coastal communities are closely intertwined. The integrated approach to implementation is a key value proposition of the program and a departure from the fragmented manner these challenges have been dealt with to date. Reforming fisheries management is expected to maintain productivity of fish stocks but it entailsshort-term costs to those who depend on fisheries. Support to coastal livelihoods would promote alternative livelihoods opportunities to allow communities to reduce reliance on fisheries and to mitigate the potential costs from fisheries management. Value-addition measures would increase returns-per unit of fish. Resilient coastal environments protect communities from climate change induced disasters and provide habitat for productive fisheries. Protecting and restoring reefs and mangroves would contribute to the livelihoods of coastal communities. Strengthened marine spatial planning, including by securing access and usage rights for coastal communities, and effective marine protected area management would ensure that investments in new economic activities (including those supported as ‘alternative livelihoods’) are planned strategically to maintain or enhance ecosystem services.17.The LAUTRA Program is conceived as a series of projects (SoP) given the long-term policy changes and investments proposed. TheProgram goal is to improve management and governance of fisheries and coastal ecosystems and to improve the livelihoods of coastal communities.Through three phases, the Program would evolve into new geographies, thematic areas, mode of delivery and potentially implementing agencies, while keeping the same core elements (fisheries reform, coastal livelihoods and coastal resilience). SoP would allow flexibility to adjust to GOI’s priorities and to lessons from previous phases, while ensuring continuity and predictability for the engagement in the agenda. The team will consider adding Performance-Based Conditions to the project during preparation.
Development Objective
To enhance the sustainable management of selected marine protected areas and coral reef fisheries, and access to economic opportunit ies for local communities in target areas.
