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Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland FINAL REPORT End of Project Evaluation of Concessional Credit Scheme Project: “Vessel Traffic Management and August 2018 Information System (VTMIS) for Coastal Surveillance in the Republic of Ghana and FCG International Ltd Automatic Identification System (AIS) for Lake Volta” End of Project Evaluation of Concessional Credit Scheme Project: Vessel Traffic Management and Information System (VTMIS) for Coastal Surveillance in the Republic of Ghana and Automatic Identification System (AIS) for Lake Volta. Contents ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................................................... iii Executive summary............................................................................................................................................ vi 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. The evaluation´s rationale and objectives .............................................................................................. 1 1.2. The approach and methodology ....................................................................................................... 1 1.2.1 Approach ........................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2.2. Methodology .................................................................................................................................... 2 2. Description of the Context and the Evaluated Project .............................................................................. 5 2.1. Description of the broader context ................................................................................................... 5 2.2. Intervention being evaluated................................................................................................................ 11 2.3. Stakeholders and their role................................................................................................................... 17 3. Key Findings and conclusions ................................................................................................................... 19 3.1. Relevance .............................................................................................................................................. 19 3.2. Effectiveness ......................................................................................................................................... 22 3.3. Efficiency ............................................................................................................................................... 25 3.4. Impact ................................................................................................................................................... 28 3.5. Sustainability ......................................................................................................................................... 34 3.6. Coordination, Complementarity, Coherence, Aid effectiveness .......................................................... 36 3.7. Other ..................................................................................................................................................... 38 4. Conclusions .............................................................................................................................................. 40 4.1 Relevance ............................................................................................................................................... 40 4.2 Effectiveness .......................................................................................................................................... 40 4.3 Efficiency ................................................................................................................................................ 41 4.4 Impact .................................................................................................................................................... 41 4.5 Sustainability .......................................................................................................................................... 41 4.6 Coordination, Complementarity, Coherence, Aid effectiveness ........................................................... 42 4.7 Other ...................................................................................................................................................... 42 5. Recommendations ................................................................................................................................... 42 6. Lessons learned ........................................................................................................................................... 43 Annexes: .......................................................................................................................................................... 45 FCG International Ltd i End of Project Evaluation of Concessional Credit Scheme Project: Vessel Traffic Management and Information System (VTMIS) for Coastal Surveillance in the Republic of Ghana and Automatic Identification System (AIS) for Lake Volta. Annexes: Annex 1: Terms of Reference: End of Project Evaluation of Concessional Credit Scheme Project Annex 2: Evaluation Matrix Annex 3: Result Framework Annex 4: Status of VTMIS/AIS Centres, Monitoring Stations, Remote Sensor Sites and Remote Base Stations Annex 5: List of organizations and persons interviewed Annex 6: List of documents reviewed Annex 7: Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and Key Informant Interview (KII) checklist Annex 8: Photographs of the technology and project sites Figures Figure 1: ECOWAS Maritime Security Architecture/cooperation zones, Gulf of Guinea (Dieng 2016) ............ 8 Figure 2: Planning and implementation timeline of the VTMIS/AIS project ................................................... 14 Figure 3: Vessel traffic in Tema and Takoradi ports 2003-2016 ...................................................................... 30 FCG International Ltd ii End of Project Evaluation of Concessional Credit Scheme Project: Vessel Traffic Management and Information System (VTMIS) for Coastal Surveillance in the Republic of Ghana and Automatic Identification System (AIS) for Lake Volta. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ACC Area Control Center AIS Automatic Identification System AtoN Aid to Navigation CARE A Global humanitarian organization CCS Concessional Credit Scheme CCTV Closed-Circuit TV CRESMAC Regional Coordination Center for Maritime Security in Central Africa CRC Coastal Resource Center DG Director General DSC Digital Selective Calling ECCAS Economic Community of Central African States ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States EEZ Economic Exclusive Zone EJF Environmental Justice Foundation Eltel Eltel Networks Corporation EMQ Evaluation matrix questions EPA Environmental Protection Agency EU European Union FAT Factory Acceptance Test FCWC Fishery Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea FEU Fisheries Enforcement Unit FGD Focus Group Discussion FoN Friends of Nation GDP Gross Domestic Product GEF Global Environment Facility GESI Gender Equality and Social Inclusion GGC Gulf of Guinea Commission GIS Ghana Immigration Service GMA Ghana Maritime Authority GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and Safety System GNCFC Ghana National Canoe Fishermen Council GNFA Ghana National Fishermen Association GNPC Ghana National Petroleum Company GOG Gulf of Guinea GoGIN Gulf of Guinea Interregional Network GPHA Ghana Ports & Harbor Authority GPRS Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy GRA Ghana Revenue Authority GSGDA Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda HF High frequency HRBA Human rights-based approach IALA International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities ICC International Chamber of Commerce ICCAT International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas ICT Information and Telecommunication Technology IDA International Development Association IEZ Inshore Exclusive Zone FCG International Ltd iii End of Project Evaluation of Concessional Credit Scheme Project: Vessel Traffic Management and Information System (VTMIS) for Coastal Surveillance in the Republic of Ghana and Automatic Identification System (AIS) for Lake Volta. IMF International Monetary Fund ISMS Incorporated Strategy for Maritime Security IT Information technology ITU International Telecommunication Union IUCN Union for Conservation of Nature IUU Illegal, unreported and unregulated IMO International Maritime Organization KII Key Informant Interview LRIT Long Range Identification and Tracking system MARPOL International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships MCS Monitoring, control and surveillance MDG Millennium Development Goal M&E Monitoring and evaluation MFA Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland MFEP Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning of the Republic of Ghana MMCC Multinational Maritime Coordination Centre MOFAD Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development MRCC Maritime Rescue and Coordination Centre MS Monitoring station Mscf/d Thousand standard cubic feet per day NACOB Narcotics Control Board NAFPTA Ghana National Fish Processors and Traders Association NCC National Control Center NGO Non-governmental organization NSA National