Sustainable Coastal Communities and Ecosystems – Ghana (SUCCESS-Ghana)

SUCCESS promoted reform in the policy and practice of nearshore fisheries upon which so many coastal communities in developing countries depend, but which unless better managed are in rapid decline as a food source; and by introducing alternative food sources such as low impact marine agriculture options. SUCCESS also helped identify and share lessons learned about livelihoods strategies that can help reduce poverty in communities—by providing food and income—but through an approach that also sustains and promotes the health of the biodiversity-rich resources upon which this very food and income depends. It also helped best practices that “support” policies that should be in place, whether those are policies and laws focused on a reformed sustainable fisheries and/or policies that recognize and mainstream considerations of the impacts from climate change.