Region: AFRICA (Lake Tanganyika States: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia)

Project title: Project formulation for fisheries-related technical assistance components of the Regional Programme for Integrated Management of Lake Tanganyika

Project symbol: TCP/RAF/3101 (F)

Starting date: January 2006

Completion date: December 2006

Government counterpart institution responsible for project execution:

Ministries of Fisheries, under the coordination of the CIFA Subcommittee for Lake Tanganyika

FAO contribution: US$205 000

Signed: ................................................................... Signed: .......................................................................................................................................................

(on behalf of the Government) Jacques DioufDirector-General(on behalf of FAO)

Date: ...................................................................... Date: ......................................................................................................................................................

I. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION

Lake Tanganyika: ecosystem, fisheries and livelihoods

Cradled in the western Rift Valley between Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Tanzania, and Zambia, Lake Tanganyika is in many ways a most remarkable feature of the African continent, and indeed of the world. It is: the longest lake in the world (670 km); the second largest (area = 32 900 km2) of all African lakes (after Lake Victoria), and the fifth

largest of the world’s lakes; the deepest (1470 m) of all African lakes and the second deepest lake (after Baikal) in the world; the greatest single reservoir (volume = 18 880 km3) of fresh water on the continent and one of the

greatest in the world; and one of the most bio-diverse fresh water ecosystems on the planet (more than 2 000 species of

plants and animals, half of these endemic to the Tanganyika Basin).

The lake also plays a crucial role in sustaining human welfare and livelihoods: it hosts one of the largest inland fisheries in Africa (second only to Lake Victoria), and therefore

provides a significant source of food security and livelihood for millions dwelling within and around its basin. Estimated annual harvest levels in recent years vary from 165 000 to 200 000 MT, yielding annual earnings calculated at between US$80million and US$100 million;

in addition to its fisherfolk, the lake directly or indirectly provides income, food, drinking water, and a means of transport and communication for an estimated 10 million inhabitants of its catchment area;

many more millions residing within the wider trading orbit of the Tanganyika Basin are regular or occasional beneficiaries of its resources as consumers of fishery products. In many communities, fish is the single most important source of animal protein.

Threats to sustainability

Ensuring the integrity of the Lake Tanganyika ecosystem and the sustainability of the fisheries that it supports is clearly of the utmost importance. However, pressures on the lake and its resources have mounted alarmingly in recent years. They are driven largely by ever- expanding human populations and attendant unplanned settlement, unregulated commercial development, unregulated industrial and domestic wastewater disposal, destructive cultivation practices, deforestation, invasive species, pollution from transport vessels and unsustainable fishing activities. Lately they have been exacerbated by large-scale influxes of refugees and settlers - people fleeing or displaced from conflict zones within the wider region.

Continuing environmental degradation will in turn lead to further deterioration of human welfare and livelihoods within the lake basin. These are already in a very distressed state. Food security across the African Great Lakes region is inherently tenuous. Subject at all times to the effects of drought and other natural disasters, the underlying situation has worsened considerably within the last decade or so. Episodes of civil unrest and military conflict, and the ravages of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in many areas have compounded the effects of population growth to challenge food production capabilities

However, because these challenges are generated by problems that exist and interact on a basin-wide scale, they cannot be effectively dealt with on a piecemeal, project-by-project basis. They call instead for integrated and regional action, mobilized and coordinated through a stakeholder partnership that is at once local, national and international in scope.

Initial steps towards regional management

Concern over the environmental status, endangered biodiversity, and over exploitation of Lake Tanganyika resources has led to several project initiatives, all of which have been designed and

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conducted in close collaboration with fisheries and environment authorities and institutes of the four lacustrine States.

The FAO-executed Lake Tanganyika Research (LTR) Project (1992 – 2001)1 aimed to investigate Tanganyika’s biological production and fisheries potential, and to devise modalities for the optimal management, on a regional scale, of its fisheries resources. The Lake Tanganyika Framework Fisheries Management Plan (FFMP), based on the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF), was developed under LTR and adopted by the four lacustrine State members of the Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa (CIFA), –Subcommittee for Lake Tanganyika, at its eighth session in 1999. During 2000, a feasibility study mission and environmental impact assessment was carried out by FAO and co-financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the FAO Programme of Global Partnerships for Responsible Fisheries (FishCode). This work, together with agreements reached at an AfDB/FAO/GEF tripartite meeting, provided the basis for a joint AfDB/FAO project preparation phase in 2001. The broad objective of the project proposal, finalized in 2002, is poverty reduction within lakeside communities through increased food security and protection of biodiversity within the lake’s environment.

The Lake Tanganyika Biodiversity Project (LTBP) operated from 1995 to 2000 with funding from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/Global Environmental Facility (GEF). LTBP led to formulation of a final Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) and a Strategic Action Programme (SAP) in 2000. A Convention between the four lacustrine States was also drafted in the context of LTBP in order to provide a legal framework to their cooperation in the sustainable management of Lake Tanganyika. The Convention calls for the establishment of a Lake Tanganyika Authority to facilitate this cooperation. Elaboration of regional and national project proposals for the implementation of the SAP and finalization of the Convention took place under the Lake Tanganyika Management Planning Project funded by GEF from early 2002 to mid 2003. The Convention, signed by the four Ministers of Environment on 12 June 2003, will have to be ratified by the member States before the Lake Tanganyika Authority can be formally established. The priority now is to set up an interim authority arrangement and to address SAP priority interventions.

The World Conservation Union (IUCN) is also becoming engaged in efforts towards resolving the mounting environmental problems afflicting the Lake Tanganyika Basin through its Water and Nature Initiative. Lake Tanganyika has been designated as demonstration site and, under the initiative, advisory and technical backstopping support will be provided in the areas of lake monitoring and management, governance processes, and conservation and sustainable use activities in the Rusizi floodplain and delta.

Lake Tanganyika Partners

Recognizing the need for close coordination of actions to deal with the multiple threats to the well-being of the lake basin ecosystem and its peoples, representatives of UNDP/GEF, IUCN, FAO and the AfDB met to initiate a “Lake Tanganyika Partners” group in June 2003. The group agreed on plans to collaborate with the lacustrine States for an integrated management programme and for launching an appeal for other partners to join in this effort. The Lake Tanganyika Partnership has since been augmented by the participation of the Nordic Development Fund. Other agencies including the European Union (working through the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa – COMESA) and the Department for International Development Cooperation of the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs have also indicated an interest in joining this partnership.

Regional Programme for Integrated Management of Lake Tanganyika

Elements of the “Regional Programme for Integrated Management of Lake Tanganyika,” which are fully consistent with strategic aims and action programmes of the African Union’s New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), were further elaborated during subsequent meetings of the Lake Tanganyika Partners in February and March 2004. The agreed programme framework will allow

1 Principal funding was provided through FINNIDA, the Department for International Development Co-operation of the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

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project contributions from each of the partners to be planned and implemented in a fully complementary fashion. The overall programme aims at poverty reduction and socioeconomic development within the Tanganyika Basin, and is comprised of four components – namely:(1) strengthening of institutional capacity (including the setting up of an interim Lake Tanganyika

Authority and, following ratification of the Lake Tanganyika Convention, establishment of the permanent Lake Tanganyika Authority);

(2) fisheries management, with reference to the FFMP;(3) improvement of infrastructure and local development (including better access to health, hygiene

and education); and (4) pollution control and environmental conservation (soil conservation, sediment control,

wastewater treatment, mitigation of pesticide and fertilizer impacts, etc.).

The overall programme also aims at strengthening the regional cooperation and integration – a priority shared by the four lacustrine States.

The Regional Programme will be implemented in stages over a five-year period beginning mid 2005. A major part of planned activities relates to the responsible management of Lake Tanganyika fisheries, which are the principal focus of the project to be funded by the AfDB project, “Support for the Regional Programme for the Integrated Management of Lake Tanganyika” (PRODAP). In view of the long experience of the FAO in the fisheries on the Lake Tanganyika, and the close collaboration between FI/FishCode and the technical departments of the AfDB during the preparation of PRODAP, FI/FishCode will be associated as a technical partner in this project. However, additional activities are required in order to enhance Regional Programme content related to fisheries, community participation and effective local level impacts. These additional activities need to be formulated as technical assistance projects for possible support by donor partners through FAO Trust Fund contributions.

Findings of both LTR and LTBP emphasized that the sustainable management of the lake will require a community-based integrated approach, and this principle became a cornerstone of the Regional Programme. However, community-based fisheries management and the establishment of community fisheries management zones, local fisheries councils and lacustrine protected zones, as envisioned in the PRODAP component regional programme, will require both policy adjustment and capacity strengthening in fisheries management for their effective implementation by regional and district level authorities. Capacity strengthening in fisheries monitoring, applied research, and the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) as management and planning tools demand particular attention. There is strong interest in Finland for such activities, which would build on the important work accomplished under the former Finland/FAO LTR Project. Finland is thus a possible donor partner for an FAO-executed technical assistance project covering these areas.

The European Union (EU) and the Common Market for Eastern & Southern Africa (COMESA) have indicated an interest in funding activities to promote post-conflict initiatives (e.g. resettlement of refugees, repair of infrastructure). This is in line with the agreements reached at the ninth summit of the COMESA Authority of Heads of State and Government (Kampala, Uganda, 7 - 8 June 2004) relating to issues of internal displaced persons and refugees, as well as with the EU policy on engaging in post-conflict rehabilitation and its strategy on natural resources management in the region.

In the light of the above, the four lacustrine States, through the organ of the CIFA Subcommittee for Lake Tanganyika, have requested FAO TCP assistance to carry out project formulation and pre-investment activities. The governments of the four States have demonstrated a strong commitment and involvement in the design and preparation of the overall regional programme, and have been active through the CIFA Subcommittee mechanism in identifying the further measures needed to bolster the effectiveness of the overall programme that are now being requested for initiation by FAO.

Summary: the Regional Programme, technical gaps and country participation

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The Lake Tanganyika basin is a mainly rural area where millions of people live in a relatively precarious manner. Local livelihoods have been affected directly or indirectly by conflicts that have embroiled the D.R. Congo and its neighbours. The fisheries of Lake Tanganyika are a major provider of income, food, and livelihoods for basin communities. Efforts to manage and develop these fisheries with a focus on livelihoods and sustainable resource use will contribute to food security and poverty alleviation.

AfDB has approved in November 2004 a major project, as a component of the overall Regional Programme for Integrated Management of Lake Tanganyika, which aims at ensuring sustainable development in fisheries communities. Project operations are to commence soon. It is already indicated in the project document that FAO will be contracted by the implementation agency to provide significant technical assistance (about US$1.5 million). The AfDB project will be complemented by a GEF component aimed at protecting biodiversity and controlling pollution. FAO has been a leading partner in the development of this overall programme and will continue to be closely associated with its implementation.

However, certain technical gaps remain in the Regional Programme as presently developed. The main gaps concern the following.

Lack of capacity for monitoring and assessment/evaluation of fisheries resources and their exploitation. Research work done previously is essentially based on 10-year old data. Basic human and institutional capacities for monitoring and assessment/evaluation (in terms of staff, skill, equipment, and networks) have been severely affected by regional civil disorder and conflict.

Lack of capacity to conduct short-term research for improved fisheries development and management. Basic capacities for undertaking this kind of research have also been affected and need rehabilitation. This research is seen as essential to accompany the development efforts of the overall regional programme and to guide implementation on issues such as sustainability, appropriate technology, fishers’ organization and community participation.

Addressing the issues of internally displaced persons and refugees in relation to fisheries (resource use and livelihood). Many of the people concerned (estimated at about 300,000) were or are involved in fisheries or related occupations, with attendant implications for fisheries development and management possibilities. Post-conflict initiatives are also required to address the resettlement of refugees and rehabilitation – both generally and in relation to a regional strategy on natural resources management in the region.

The proposed activity will assist the four countries concerned in addressing these gaps. The countries themselves are committed as national counterparts to supporting the assistance effort and the sustainability of its outputs. This commitment is demonstrated through their joint involvement in the Lake Tanganyika CIFA Subcommittee mechanism. It is further demonstrated through the official correspondence received by FAO from all four States, in each case concurring with the original TCP assistance request submitted by the Chair of the CIFA Subcommittee. Finally, it is demonstrated by the expressed willingness of the four countries to contribute to the effort by providing appropriate facilities and staff located at their respective lakeside fisheries administration and research stations.

II. OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSISTANCE

The main objective of the assistance is to facilitate effective involvement with and implementation of the Regional Programme for Integrated Management of Lake Tanganyika by and between the four lacustrine States of Burundi, DR Congo, Tanzania and Zambia.

Assistance activities will thus aim to ensure that the overall Regional Programme includes components to promote: the development of a sustainable fisheries monitoring and management system based on applied

research; and fisheries-related activities that address specific post-conflict rehabilitation and resettlement needs.

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III. PROJECT OUTPUTS

Specific project outputs will include the following.

(1) A project document for a new Regional Programme component on fisheries monitoring and applied research for Lake Tanganyika, prepared in collaboration with national institutions and experts, and interested donor partners.

(2) A project document for a new Regional Programme component on fisheries sector contributions towards post-conflict rehabilitation around Lake Tanganyika, prepared in consultation with national institutions and interested donor parties.

(3) In support of both (1) and (2) above, and generally with a view towards full implementation of the PRODAP, a fisheries baseline data and institutional study within the DR Congo sector of the lake. This sector has received scant attention over the past decade due to civil strife.

IV. WORK PLAN

Project activities will be implemented in five partly overlapping stages over a period of twelve months. An activity and staffing timeline is provided in Annex 1.

First stage: project inception and organization (month 1)

In the initial stage of the project, the Team Leader will organize a detailed operational plan for national and regional thematic consultations and formulation/pre-investment activities to be completed during stages two through four. Tasks will include preparation of relevant documentation, agenda, and detailed activity work plans, recruitment of national and regional consultants, and arrangements for travel and meeting venues.

Second stage: fisheries data and institutional study, DR Congo (months 2 - 4)

An overview study in the DR Congo sector of Lake Tanganyika will be conducted early in the project. The study should provide updated information on the state of fisheries baseline data and institutional capabilities. Background information on fisheries circumstances with the DR Congo sector is currently very limited, owing to the prolonged period of civil strife and socio-economic upheaval that has plagued the southeastern part of the country until recently. An updated picture is urgently needed to ensure that fisher communities of the DR Congo shoreline are fully integrated into Regional Programme activities in general, and into fisheries monitoring, institutional strengthening and infrastructure improvement activities in particular. The study will be conducted by two national consultants in close collaboration with TCEO, which has been extensively involved in emergency operations in DR Congo over the past year and has established a project office in Kalemie, on the western shore of Lake Tanganyika.

Third stage: National and regional thematic consultations and project formulation for fisheries monitoring and applied research (months 5 - 8)

The thematic consultations planned for the third stage will involve a sequence of national task force activities and workshops culminating in a regional workshop. The consultation sequence will provide a basis for preparing a regional fisheries monitoring and applied research project component to be included under the Regional Programme for Integrated Management of Lake Tanganyika. The resulting project document will be submitted to donor agencies for funding consideration.

Each national task force will be comprised of four members, including one designated by the central fisheries administration, one by the local (Lake Tanganyika) fisheries administration, and two by the local (Lake Tanganyika) fisheries research institute/service. One member of each task force will

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coordinate national consultation activities and compile a country report. The respective national task forces will each be assisted by a national consultant.

The aim of the national consultations will be to review and evaluate the strategic aspects of fisheries management and the state of fisheries monitoring within the respective country sectors of Lake Tanganyika, taking into account experiences under the pilot Lake Tanganyika Fisheries Monitoring Programme that began under the former LTR Project. They will also serve as means to validate applications of GIS tools for fisheries management and planning, including for establishment of Community Fisheries Zones, Lacustrine Protected Areas and stratification schemes to optimize fisheries monitoring programmes.

The project Team Leader, under the technical supervision of FI/FishCode staff and with technical backstopping from the Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (FIRI), will facilitate the work of the national task forces with the assistance of two consultants in fisheries co-management. All project resource persons and national task force members, under the coordination of the Team Leader, will convene for a regional thematic consultation on Lake Tanganyika fisheries monitoring and applied research. The aim of the regional consultation will be to synthesize the work of the respective national consultations, and to advise on the final drafting the project document for a regional fisheries monitoring and applied research component of the Regional Programme for Integrated Management of Lake Tanganyika. The regional consultation will take place in Bujumbura, Burundi, and will be conducted in both English and French.

Fourth stage: project formulation for fisheries sector contributions towards post-conflict rehabilitation (months 6 - 10)

A project formulation study will be carried out by an international and a regional consultant, under the supervision of the Team Leader/Fisheries Development specialist and with technical backstopping by FI/FishCode and FIRI, and in close collaboration with COMESA.2 The output of the study will be a project document for a new component of the Regional Programme that focuses on strengthening contributions of the fisheries sector towards meeting post-conflict rehabilitation and food security needs within lakeshore and basin communities. The study will inter alia address questions of livelihood opportunities restoration and resettlement for displaced persons and refugees, and improvement of fisheries-related infrastructure and services, including measures for safe operations of artisanal fishing and fish trading vessels.

Fifth stage: Preparation of project conclusions and donor agency follow-up (months 10-12)

During the closing stage of the project the Team Leader, with the support of FI/FishCode and other technical services of FAO, will:(1) complete a terminal statement that synthesises project activities and recommended follow-up

actions;(2) finalize in standard FAO format the project documents relating to regional fisheries monitoring

and applied research (Stage three) and fisheries sector contributions towards post-conflict rehabilitation within the Lake Tanganyika Basin (Stage four) and arrange for their formal submission to relevant donor agencies; and

(3) assist with follow-up discussions with donor agency officers in order to facilitate approval of the project documents.

V. CAPACITY BUILDING

Four national thematic consultations (one within each of the Lake Tanganyika States) and one regional thematic consultation on strategic aspects of fisheries management and the state of fisheries

2 COMESA is the competent regional institution through which the EU could channel project support in this area.

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monitoring are planned in course of the assistance. These consultations will help promote capacity-building towards effective fisheries monitoring and applied research activities within the basin region.

VI. FAO CONTRIBUTION

1. Personnel services3

International experts/consultants (total four months)

International expert/consultant in inland fisheries planning, management and monitoring, who will serve as Project Team Leader.

Fisheries development specialist.

TCDC consultants (total four months)

Specialists in fisheries co-management and monitoring/regional coordinators (two – one each for the francophone and Anglophone sectors of the Lake), who will serve as resource persons during the regional thematic consultation.

FAO Advisory Technical Services (ATS)

FIP will directly provide technical services assistance in support of the work of the project team.

National/regional consultants (total eight months)

Inland fisheries specialists/national task force leaders (four – one each from Burundi, DR Congo, Tanzania and Zambia).

National Fisheries/Rural Development Consultant (two for DR Congo study).

FAO Technical Services (STS)

FAO technical staff will provide supervisory technical support and guidance. FAO will provide terms of reference for consultants recruited to assist in execution of the project, and will also monitor and evaluate their performance.

2. Duty travel

Provision is made for duty travel by FAO’s international and national experts and consultants in support of project activities within and between the Lake Tanganyika States.

3. Contracts, letters of agreement or contractual service agreements (up to US$15 000)

Contractual services agreements will be used to organize national and regional thematic consultations through local institutions, including as required computer rentals and other local services.

4. General operating expenses (GOE) (up to US$10 300)

An allocation for miscellaneous field-related expenses for communications services, computer operations and maintenance and local transport rental.

5. Materials, supplies and equipment (US$7 000)

3 Terms of reference for relevant personnel services are provided in Annex 2.

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Provision is made for stationary and other miscellaneous office equipment to facilitate activities, to be divided approximately with US$1 500 per country with an additional US$1 000 for the country hosting the regional consultation.

6. Direct operating costs (US$13 400)

DOC will cover miscellaneous expenses at FAO headquarters related to the implementation of the project, calculated at the established rate of 7 percent.

7. Training (US$6 000)

Provision is made for expenses related to the organization of the four national consultations (US$1 000 each) and one regional consultation (US$6 000), all of which will help promote capacity building towards effective fisheries monitoring and applied research activities within the respective Lake Tanganyika States. It is anticipated that the national consultations will be two-day events and will be attended by 10-15 participants representing Lake Tanganyika fisheries administrations and research institutes and local fishers associations. The regional consultation is also planned as a two-day event, to take place in Bujumbura, Burundi, and to be attended by members of the national task forces and project resource persons – some 15-20 participants (3-5 participants each from DR Congo, Tanzania and Zambia to be provided with travel and per diem).

VII. REPORTING

Each international or national consultant will prepare a report on the main findings, conclusions and recommendations of his/her missions. Moreover, the following documents will be prepared by project team members, under the general responsibility of the Team Leader.

(1) A report on the study of the state of fisheries baseline data and institutional capabilities within DR Congo.

(2) A report on implementation and outcomes of the four national thematic consultations and the final regional thematic consultation on fisheries management and monitoring.

(3) A project document for a new Regional Programme component on fisheries monitoring and applied research for Lake Tanganyika, prepared in collaboration with national institutions and experts, and interested donor partners.

(4) A project document for a new Regional Programme component on fisheries sector contributions towards post-conflict rehabilitation around Lake Tanganyika (in consultation with COMESA).

(5) A project terminal statement, to be finalized by the LTU.

The Team Leader will ensure preparation of all reports is conducted in close collaboration with the CIFA Subcommittee for Lake Tanganyika through its Chair and Secretary.

VIII. GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORTING ARRANGEMENTS

The CIFA-LT with the support of its Secretariat shall serve as a project steering committee responsible for the monitoring and review of project activities. The CIFA–LT will, through its national contact points within the Lake Tanganyika States, facilitate the work of the project team and the cooperation of respective national authorities. The governments of the respective States will, at their own cost, provide technical and support staff and facilities necessary for the successful implementation of the project. In particular, they will: designate national counterpart officers (in each country: one person for project as a whole as

well as other specialists) to work as required with each of the international and national consultants, in order to ensure smooth implementation and coordination of project activities and to collaborate in tasks outlined in the consultants’ respective terms of reference;

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provide services of other technical personnel needed to ensure successful completion of the consultant and FAO staff missions;

provide office space and facilities, and vehicle and vessel transport, as required for use by consultants and FAO staff during the conduct of national consultations and other project activities;

assist with the organisation of project-related thematic consultations, through official sponsorship and arrangement of meeting venues and, in the case of the regional consultation to be hosted in Burundi, provide for French-English/English-French interpretation services;

exempt from taxes/duties all equipment and supplies provided by this project.

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PROJECT BUDGET

Region: AFRICA (Lake Tanganyika States: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia)

Project title: Project formulation for fisheries-related technical assistance components of the Regional Programme for Integrated Management of Lake Tanganyika

Project symbol: TCP/RAF/3101 (F)

Project Symbol and TitleTCP/RAF/3101 (F)

Project formulation for fisheries-related technical assistance components

of the Regional Programme for Integrated Management of Lake Tanganyika

Comp. Component Description Sub Main 5013 Consultants 58,800 5542 Consultants - International 30,000 5543 Consultants - National 15,600 5544 Consultants - TCDC/TCCT 13,200 5545 Consultants - Retired Experts5546 Consultants - South South 5547 Consultants - UN Volunteers5549 Consultants - Young Professionals5014 Contracts 15,000 5650 Contracts Budget 15,000 5020 Overtime 5652 Casual Labour - Temporary Assistance5021 Travel 67,980 5661 Duty travel others 15,000 5684 Consultants - International 30,000 5685 Consultants - National5686 Consultants - TCDC/TCCT 8,000 5687 Consultants - Retired Experts5688 Consultants - South South 5689 Consultants - UN Volunteers5690 Travel - Fellows5694 Travel - Training 4,000 5691 Consultants - Young Professionals5692 Travel TSS 10,980 5023 Training 6,000 5920 Training Budget 6,000 5024 Expendable Equipment 7,000 6000 Expendable Equipment 7,000 5025 Non Expendable Equipment6100 Non Expendable Equipment Budget5027 Technical Support Services 26,527 6111 Report Costs 1,750 6116 Evaluation 1,000 6120 Honorarium TSS 23,777 5028 General Operating Expenses 10,282 6300 General Operating Expenses Budget 10,282 5029 Support Cost 13,411 6118 Direct Operating Costs 13,411

Grand Total 205,000

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Annex 1

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES AND STAFFING

Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12Activities

Project inceptionFisheries data and institutional study, DR CongoNational thematic consultationsRegional thematic consultation  Project formulation/pre-investment studyPreparation project conclusions, follow-up

Staffing

STS (FI/FishCode)International consultant –Inland fisheries/Team Leader(3 months total, WAE)      ATS (FI/FishCode)  International consultant, Fish. Development Specialist    2 National consultants ( 2 months - DR Congo)  2 TCDC consultants (2 months ea. Co-management)      4 National consultants (1 month ea., WAE)      

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Annex 2a

TERMS OF REFERENCE

International Consultant (1)Team Leader/Inland Fisheries Specialist

Under the technical guidance of FIP/FishCode, in technical consultation with FIRI, under the operational responsibility of the Chief, Operations Branch of the Regional Office for Africa (RAFR) and in close coordination with other project consultants, the Inland Fisheries Specialist/Team Leader will exercise primary responsibility for ensuring the successful outcomes of all activities planned for the five stages of the assistance – namely: project inception and organization; fisheries data and institutional study, DR Congo; national and regional thematic consultations; project formulation for the Regional Programme’s component on fisheries sector contributions

towards post-conflict rehabilitation; preparation of project conclusions and donor agency follow-up.

The consultant will also be directly responsible for organizing the work of national consultants; for the delivery of the national and regional consultations leading to the formulation of the two projects documents; and for the finalization of the project documents on monitoring and applied research.

Duration: three person-months split into three missions. The detailed activities for each mission will be finalized in conjunction with FAO technical staff.

Duty station: Bujumbura, Burundi, with travel to lakeside fisheries stations in DR Congo, Tanzania and Zambia as required.

Qualifications: at least ten (10) years experience in inland fisheries planning and management, preferably within Sub-Saharan Africa. Strong communication and reporting skills. A good working level in English and French will be essential.

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Annex 2b

TERMS OF REFERENCE

International Consultant (1)Fisheries Development Specialist

Under the technical guidance of FIP/FishCode, in technical consultation with FIRI and in close collaboration with the Team Leader, under the operational responsibility of the Chief, Operations Branch of the Regional Office for Africa (RAFR) and in close collaboration with other project consultants, the Fisheries Development Specialist will be responsible for the following tasks: to review, complement and finalize the baseline study undertaken for the DR Congo; to review and assess ongoing emergency operations and planned rehabilitation operations in the

context of future fisheries developments (lakewide); to assess needs and possible fisheries sector contributions towards post-conflict rehabilitation

(lakewide); to formulate a project for sustainable fisheries development in connection with post-conflict

rehabilitation.

Duration: one person-month in one mission.

Duty station: Bujumbura, Burundi, with travel to lakeside fisheries stations in DR Congo, Tanzania and Zambia as required.

Qualifications: at least seven (7) years experience in small-scale fisheries development, management and experience mission work in emergency/post conflict situations. Strong communication and reporting skills. A good working level in English and French will be essential.

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Annex 2c

TERMS OF REFERENCE

National ConsultantsNational Task Force Leaders/Inland Fisheries Specialists (4)

Under the technical guidance of FIP/FishCode, in technical consultation with FIRI and in close collaboration with the Team Leader, and under the operational responsibility of the Chief, Operations Branch of the Regional Office for Africa (RAFR), the National Task Force Leaders will be responsible for the respective national thematic evaluations. The following activities are envisaged in each case: coordinate the activities of the national thematic consultation; ensure the quality of provided data; prepare the final country report; present the final country report at the regional thematic consultation.

The consultants will be responsible for the review and strategic evaluation of fisheries and fisheries monitoring in Lake Tanganyika within their respective national sectors. More specific terms of reference will be provided by the Team Leader, but the following activities are already envisaged in each country: present data and views on the past and present state of fisheries and monitoring; assess the present research activities (fisheries/socio economics) and provide recommendations

for future developments; reporting and input at the national thematic consultation.

Duration: one person-month in one mission for each (4) consultants.

Duty station: (respectively) Bujumbura, Burundi; Kigoma, Tanzania; Kalemie or Uvira, DR Congo; Mpulungu, Zambia.

Qualifications: at least seven (7) years experience in fisheries development and management related to inland waters, preferably those of the African Great Lakes region. Strong communication and reporting skills. A good working level in English or French, as appropriate, will be essential.

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Annex 2d

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Fisheries Development Specialist FIP Mission (ATS)

Under the technical guidance of FIP/FishCode, in technical consultation with FIRI and in close collaboration with the Team Leader, under the operational responsibility of the Chief, Operations Branch of the Regional Office for Africa (RAFR), and in close collaboration with other project consultants, the FIP Fisheries Development Specialist will be responsible for: organizing the review planned under this project for DR Congo; planning the work of the national consultants recruited for this study; guiding these national consultants on their investigation of livelihood constraints and opportunities

through rapid appraisal; advising on the institutional study and on collection of fisheries data in DR Congo; advising on the formulation of a Regional Programme component on fisheries sector contributions

towards post-conflict rehabilitation.

Duration: two missions of two weeks each.

Duty station: Bujumbura, Burundi, with travel to lakeside fisheries stations in DR Congo, Tanzania and Zambia as required.

Qualifications: at least seven (7) years experience in small-scale fisheries development, management and experience mission work in emergency/post conflict situations. Strong communication and reporting skills. A good working level in English and French will be essential.

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Annex 2e

TERMS OF REFERENCE

TCDC Inland Fisheries Management Specialists (2 persons)

Under the technical guidance of FIP/FishCode, in technical consultation with FIRI and in close collaboration with the Team Leader, and under the operational responsibility of the Chief, Operations Branch of the Regional Office for Africa (RAFR), the two Inland Fisheries Co-Management Specialists (representing the Anglophone and the Francophone portions of the Lake Tanganyika region, respectively) will act as resource persons during the regional thematic consultation. The consultants will, as appropriate: prepare an overview of fisheries management and co-management experiences in the Anglophone

and Francophone portions of the Lake Tanganyika region and adjacent regions; based on the above, prepare an evaluation of problems and prospects for fisheries co-management

within the Lake Tanganyika basin assist the Team Leader with preparations for and implementation of the regional thematic

workshop.

Duration: two person-months in one mission for each consultant.

Duty station: Bujumbura, Burundi, with travel to lakeside fisheries stations in DR Congo, Tanzania and Zambia as required.

Qualifications: university degree in social anthropology, rural sociology or a related social science. At least seven (7) years field experience working with small-scale fisheries communities and fisheries co-management issues in Africa. A good working level in English or French, as appropriate, will be essential.

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

National Fisheries/Rural Development Consultant - DRC (2 persons)

Under the technical guidance of FIP/FishCode, in technical consultation with FIRI and in close collaboration with the Team Leader, and under the operational responsibility of the Chief, Operations Branch of the Regional Office for Africa (RAFR), the Fisheries/Rural Development Consultants will assist with: collection of baseline data on fisheries/socio economics in DR Congo; inputs for the institutional study in DR Congo, with focus on the Kalemie area; investigation of livelihood constraints and opportunities through rapid appraisal methods; assessment of ongoing emergency operations and planned rehabilitation operations in the context

of future fisheries developments; and reporting in the form of a mission report.

Duration: two person-months in one mission for each consultant.

Duty station: Kalemie and/or Uvira, DR Congo

Qualifications: university degree in social anthropology, rural sociology or a related social science. At least five (5) years fisheries/rural development experience in emergency/post conflict situations. in Africa. Strong communication and reporting skills. A good working level in French will be essential.

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