Forum Fisheries Agency: Pacific Islands Regional Oceanscape Program - Second Phase for Economic Recovery and Resilience (WB-P177661)

Regions
  • East Asia and Pacific
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Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Jul 28, 2023
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
Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)
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Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Technical Cooperation
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Investment Type(s)
Grant
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 12.00 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.
Grant Amount (USD)
$ 12.00 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.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 12.00 million
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Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Jul 18, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Jun 20, 2023

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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.

As stated by the World Bank, the development objective of Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) : Pacific Islands Regional Oceanscape Program - Second Phase for Economic Resilience Project for Pacific Islands is to strengthen the shared management of selected Pacific Island oceanic and coastal fisheries, and the critical habitats upon which they depend.
This project has four components:
(1) The first component, Consolidating oceanic fisheries management, has the following sub-components: (i) Identifying, quantifying and reducing risks of IUU fishing in oceanic fisheries; and (ii) Enhancing the fisheries management capacity of Targeted FFA Members;
(2) The second component, Harnessing economic benefits of oceanic fisheries to the regional economy, has the following sub-components: (i) Modelling and forecasting economic and social benefits of fisheries development; and (ii) Improving investment climate and negotiation capacity;
(3) The third component, Strengthening FFA’s operating environment, has the following sub-components: (i) Low carbon transition for FFA’s infrastructure; (ii) Strengthening FFA’s cybersecurity, cloud business continuity, and business planning and accounting; and (iii) Engaging citizens on the regional importance of fisheries;
(4) The fourth component, Project Management, aims to finance the Project Management Unit (PMU) to implement and manage the project, including staffing and operation of said unit to conduct monitoring and evaluation, environmental and social risk management, and financial and procurement management.

As stated on its website, Forum Fisheries Agency is an intergovernmental organisation that supports sustainable offshore fisheries and healthy ecosystems in the Pacific region. It provides technical assistance, policy advice, monitoring and capacity building to its 17 member countries. 

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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The World Bank categorized the project E&S risks as 'Moderate'.

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World Bank Team Leaders:

Nina Doetinchem - Senior Environmental Specialist
Xavier F. P. Vincent - Senior Environmental Specialist

No rpoject contacts provided at the time of disclosure.

Borrower and Implementing Agency - Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA):

Judy ARUMAE - Project Coordinator
Email: judy.arumae@ffa.int

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