GEF-Western Indian Ocean Marine Highway Development and Coastal and Marine Contamination Prevention

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The Project's objective is to increase the safety and efficiency of navigation. This will be achieved by establishing a demonstration marine highway to guide ships around environmentally sensitive areas and through selected busy sea lanes. The project has 4 components: (1) the installation of a demonstration modem aids to navigation systems (marine highway) and its assessment, (2) capacity building for prevention of coastal and marine contamination, (3) building of a regional oil and chemical spill response, and (4) widening of the regional agreement on port state control and implementation of its provisions, support for monitoring of fisheries activities, activities to promote coordination and collaboration with other relevant projects, and preparatory activities for the next phase of the marine highway development (assuming the concept proves feasible and provides adequate benefits to justify its costs).