Malawi - Sustainable Fisheries, Aquaculture Development And Watershed Management Project (AFDB-P-MW-AAF-003)

Countries
  • Malawi
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • African Development Bank (AFDB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
U
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Oct 2, 2019
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Government of Malawi
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 8.88 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ AFDB website

Updated in EWS Sep 10, 2020

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to bank documents, the Sustainable Fisheries, Aquaculture Development and Watershed Development Project is justified by the priorities in the Malawi Growth and Development Strategies III (MGDS III: 2017-2022) which emphasises on agriculture and food security. The project is also in line with the National Agriculture Policy (2016) and the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy (2016), National Agriculture Investment Plan (2018). The project consists of 4 components which include :(i) Sustainable Capture Fisheries and Watershed Management; (ii) Aquaculture Development; (iii) Fish Value Chain Strengthening and (iv) Project Management, Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation. Its implementation time frame is 60 months effective January 2020 with a total estimated cost is UA 10.56 million. The project will promote diversification from capture fisheries to aquaculture ventures, and hence increased production and incomes. It will contribute towards increased livelihoods and employment opportunities; reduction of local fish prices, increase export of commercial fish species, and increase fish production to meet food and nutritional security.

The purpose of the project is to contribute towards poverty reduction through improved fish commodity value addition and increased consumption, strengthened nutritional security, and build climate resilience in Malawi. The outcomes will include improved fisheries and aquaculture productivity, reduction of post-harvest losses and facilitating market oriented intensification along fisheries value chain and strengthened fisheries and watershed management.

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The Independent Review Mechanism (IRM), which is administered by the Compliance Review and Mediation Unit (CRMU), is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who have been or are likely to be adversely affected by an African Development Bank (AfDB)-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the IRM, it may assist you by either seeking to address your problems by facilitating a dispute resolution dialogue between you and those implementing the project and/or investigating whether the AfDB complied with its policies to prevent environmental and social harms. You can submit a complaint electronically by emailing crmuinfo@afdb.org, b.kargougou@afdb.org, b.fall@afdb.org, and/or s.toure@afdb.org. You can learn more about the IRM and how to file a complaint at https://www.afdb.org/en/independent-review-mechanism/.

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