United Nations Development Programme Countries: GEF-eligible countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago. Non-GEF-eligible country: United States of America PROJECT DOCUMENT1 + Project Title: CLME : Catalysing Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for the Sustainable Management of shared Living Marine Resources in the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems UNDAF Outcome(s): n/a UNDP Strategic Plan Environment and Sustainable Development Primary Outcome: Outcome 2; Output 2.5 – Legal and regulatory frameworks, policies and institutions enabled to ensure the conservation, sustainable use and access and benefit sharing of natural resources, biodiversity and ecosystems in line with international conventions and national legislation; Output 2.5.2 UNDP Strategic Plan Secondary Outcome: Expected CP Outcome(s): n/a Expected CPAP Output (s): n/a Executing Entity/Implementing Partner: United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Implementing Entity/Responsible Partners: United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) 1 For UNDP supported GEF funded projects as this includes GEF-specific requirements 1 Brief Description The UNDP/GEF Project “CLME+: Catalysing Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for the Sustainable Management of shared Living Marine Resources in the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems” (GEF ID 5542; 2015-2019) is a 5-year project that specifically aims at facilitating the implementation of the 10- year politically endorsed Strategic Action Programme for the Sustainable Management of the Shared Living Marine Resources of the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems (CLME+ SAP). The project seeks to achieve this by facilitating ecosystem based management/an ecosystem approach to fisheries (EBM/EAF) within the CLME+ region, in such a way that a sustainable and climate resilient provision of goods and services from the region’s living marine resources can be secured. Given its regional and comprehensive nature, the UNDP/GEF CLME+ Project is uniquely positioned to address the root causes of environmental degradation, in particular the gaps and weaknesses in transboundary and cross-sectoral governance arrangements. In this same context, the project will assist stakeholders in achieving improved coordination, collaboration and integration among the wide array of ongoing and newly planned projects and initiatives that are of relevance to the wider objectives of the CLME+ SAP. Project Period: 5 years Total resources required US$ 146.653.695 Total allocated resources: US$ 146.653.695 Atlas Award ID: 00085866 o GEF US$ 12.500.000 Project ID: 00093351 o UNDP US$ 2.619.579 PIMS # 5247 o Governments US$ 98.117.248 o Other Agencies US$ 30.025.349 Start date: March 2015 o CSO & Academia US$ 3.391.519 End Date February 2020 Management Arrangements UN agency execution PAC Meeting Date ______________ 2 Agreed by Government of Antigua and Barbuda: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of Barbados: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of Belize: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of Brazil: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of Colombia: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of Costa Rica: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of Dominica: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of Dominican Republic: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of Grenada: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of Guatemala: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of Guyana: Date/Month/Year 3 Agreed by Government of Haiti: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of Honduras: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of Jamaica: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of Mexico: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of Panama: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of St. Kitts and Nevis: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of Saint Lucia: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of Suriname: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of Trinidad & Tobago: Date/Month/Year 4 Agreed by UNDP: Date/Month/Year Agreed by UNOPS: Date/Month/Year 5 Contents List of Figures .......................................................................................................................................... 9 List of Tables ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Acronyms .............................................................................................................................................. 11 Background and Brief Project Description ............................................................................................ 16 1 Situation Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 17 1.1 Introduction: GEF support for the CLME+ Strategic Action Programme (CLME+ SAP) ......... 17 1.2 The Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems (CLME+) ........................... 19 1.2.1 Global significance of the CLME+ .................................................................................. 20 1.2.2 Regional geopolitical context ........................................................................................ 21 1.2.3 Marine environment and human society in the CLME+ ................................................ 24 1.2.4 Existing political commitments and declarations of intention (DoI) ............................ 29 1.3 Baseline Analysis ................................................................................................................... 33 1.3.1 Threats to the CLME+ .................................................................................................... 33 1.3.2 Root causes ................................................................................................................... 38 1.3.3 Long-term solution ........................................................................................................ 39 1.3.4 Barriers to success ........................................................................................................ 43 1.3.5 SAP implementation baseline: progress and gaps ........................................................ 44 1.3.6 Business as Usual versus the Alternative Scenario ....................................................... 59 2 Project Strategy ............................................................................................................................. 61 2.1 Rationale ............................................................................................................................... 61 2.1.1 CLME+ Project: catalyzing SAP implementation ............................................................ 61 2.1.2 CLME+ Project Components .......................................................................................... 61 2.1.3 Results-based management .......................................................................................... 65 2.1.4 Climate proofing of CLME+ actions and activities ......................................................... 67 2.1.5 Gender Mainstreaming ................................................................................................. 67 2.1.6 Conformity of the Project with GEF Policies and Focal Area Strategies ....................... 68 2.2 Incremental reasoning, and global, regional, national and local benefits ............................ 70 2.2.1 Incremental reasoning .................................................................................................. 70 2.2.2 Global, regional and national benefits .......................................................................... 71 2.3 Project objective, components, outcomes and outputs ....................................................... 73 2.3.1 Project Component 1: Consolidating the institutional frameworks ............................. 73 2.3.2 Project Component 2: Enhancing the capacity of key institutions in the CLME+ ......... 81 2.3.3 Project Component 3: Implementing EBM/EAF in the CLME+ region ........................... 93 6 2.3.4 Project Component 4: (Pre-)Feasibility assessments for priority investment ............ 101 2.3.5 Project Component 5: Monitoring & assessing progress of the CLME+ SAP ............... 106 2.4 Project Indicators and Impact Monitoring .......................................................................... 111 2.5 Risks, and Mitigation Strategies .......................................................................................... 115 2.6 Country and regional ownership: eligibility and drivenness ............................................... 118 2.7 Co-ordination with other related initiatives ....................................................................... 120 2.7.1 GEF co-funded initiatives ............................................................................................ 121 2.7.2 Other relevant initiatives (non-GEF) ........................................................................... 130 2.8 Cost-efficiency and effectiveness ....................................................................................... 135 2.9 Sustainability 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