Ghana - West Africa Regional Fisheries Program

Abstract*

The development objective of the First Phase of the West Africa Regional Fisheries Program Project is to support the sustainable management of Ghana's fish and aquatic resources by: (i) strengthening the country's capacity to sustainably govern and manage the fisheries; (ii) reducing illegal fishing; (iii) increasing the value and profitability generated by the fish resources and the proportion of that value captured by the country; and (iv) developing... Show More

Development Objective

The Project Development Objective is to support the sustainable management of Ghana’s fish and aquatic resources by: (i) strengthening the country’s capacity to sustainably govern and manage the fisheries; (ii) reducing illegal fishing; (iii) increasing the valueand profitability generated by the fish resources and the proportion of that value captured by the country; and (iv) developing aquaculture.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P124775
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Berengere Prince , Jingjie Chu
Borrower 2
Ministry of Finance

Country
Ghana
Disclosure Date
March 24, 2011
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
July 14, 2011
Effective Date
June 12, 2012

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 50.30 million
Implementing Agency
Fisheries Commission,Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development,Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2012

Commitment Amount
US$ 50.30 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
September 28, 2018

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
October 16, 2023

Associated Projects
P124812

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change31%
- FY17 - Mitigation31%
FY17 - Environmental policies and institutions38%
FY17 - Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management12%
- FY17 - Biodiversity6%
- FY17 - Landscape Management6%

FY17 - Finance

FY17 - Finance for Development3%
- FY17 - Agriculture Finance3%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs100%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development49%
- FY17 - Land Administration and Management6%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery23%
- FY17 - Rural Markets3%
- FY17 - Rural Non-farm Income Generation17%

Project Map

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	50.30

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	50.30
IBRD + IDA Commitment	50.30

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	50.30

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Mar 18, 2022	IDA-49790	Loan Repay	374,638.90
Mar 18, 2022	IDA-49790	Int Charges	15.83
Mar 18, 2022	IDA-49790	Int Charges	15.83
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-49790	Loan Repay	6,193.30
Aug 15, 2022	IDA-49790	Loan Repay	5,387.61
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-49790	Loan Repay	351,669.70
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-49790	Int Charges	241.46
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-49790	Int Charges	241.46
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-49790	Int Charges	104,408.88
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-49790	Int Charges	104,408.88
Mar 28, 2023	IDA-49790	Loan Repay	357,540.12
Mar 28, 2023	IDA-49790	Int Charges	228.24
Mar 28, 2023	IDA-49790	Int Charges	228.24
Mar 28, 2023	IDA-49790	Int Charges	102,181.28
Mar 28, 2023	IDA-49790	Int Charges	102,181.28
Feb 15, 2023	IDA-49790	Loan Repay	13,053.54
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-49790	Loan Repay	363,516.78
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-49790	Int Charges	314.12
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-49790	Int Charges	314.12
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-49790	Int Charges	103,602.28
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-49790	Int Charges	103,602.28
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-49790	Int Charges	4,754.63
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-49790	Int Charges	4,754.63
Aug 15, 2024	IDA-49790	Loan Repay	5,184.04
Aug 16, 2024	IDA-49790	Loan Repay	363,511.03
Aug 16, 2024	IDA-49790	Int Charges	45.37
Aug 16, 2024	IDA-49790	Int Charges	45.37
Aug 16, 2024	IDA-49790	Int Charges	95,309.56
Aug 16, 2024	IDA-49790	Int Charges	95,309.56
Feb 21, 2024	IDA-49790	Loan Repay	359,856.50
Feb 21, 2024	IDA-49790	Int Charges	228.48
Feb 21, 2024	IDA-49790	Int Charges	228.48
Feb 21, 2024	IDA-49790	Int Charges	102,815.94
Feb 21, 2024	IDA-49790	Int Charges	102,815.94
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-49790	Int Charges	1,747.14
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-49790	Int Charges	1,747.14
Jul 16, 2020	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	-307,719.60
Sep 3, 2020	IDA-49790	Loan Cancel	12,790,976.00
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-49790	Int Charges	1,387.60
Feb 15, 2014	IDA-49790	Int Charges	19,330.70
Dec 22, 2014	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	29,914.46
Feb 15, 2015	IDA-49790	Int Charges	82.69
Feb 15, 2015	IDA-49790	Int Charges	82.69
Feb 15, 2015	IDA-49790	Int Charges	31,292.09
Feb 15, 2015	IDA-49790	Int Charges	31,292.09
Dec 29, 2014	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	180,732.10
Aug 8, 2018	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	-54,612.76
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-49790	Int Charges	103,715.65
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-49790	Int Charges	103,715.65
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-49790	Int Charges	2,474.13
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-49790	Int Charges	2,474.13
Jun 21, 2018	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	1,500,000.00
Jan 29, 2019	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	1,599,214.90
Oct 26, 2018	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	118,284.75
Dec 26, 2018	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	67,570.34
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-49790	Int Charges	139.53
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-49790	Int Charges	139.53
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-49790	Int Charges	109,218.32
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-49790	Int Charges	109,218.32
Mar 1, 2019	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	-270.00
Mar 20, 2017	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	75,274.95
Apr 19, 2017	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	28,635.56
Mar 29, 2017	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	1,689,422.80
Jun 16, 2017	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	67,814.67
May 19, 2017	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	22,042.67
Sep 12, 2017	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	44,462.89
Sep 15, 2017	IDA-49790	Int Charges	1,954.45
Sep 15, 2017	IDA-49790	Int Charges	1,954.45
Sep 15, 2017	IDA-49790	Int Charges	99,123.74
Sep 15, 2017	IDA-49790	Int Charges	99,123.74
Aug 8, 2017	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	40,184.39
Apr 26, 2018	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	42,322.65
Feb 22, 2018	IDA-49790	Int Charges	3,188.72
Feb 22, 2018	IDA-49790	Int Charges	3,188.72
Feb 22, 2018	IDA-49790	Int Charges	103,692.84
Feb 22, 2018	IDA-49790	Int Charges	103,692.84
Dec 9, 2015	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	810,977.40
Sep 15, 2015	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	29,843.82
Dec 3, 2015	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	13,269.54
Feb 12, 2016	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	54,429.34
Jan 14, 2016	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	56,272.00
Feb 19, 2016	IDA-49790	Int Charges	1,706.38
Feb 19, 2016	IDA-49790	Int Charges	1,706.38
Apr 13, 2016	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	45,080.00
Mar 10, 2016	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	1,274,472.00
Mar 15, 2016	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	57,908.09
Dec 29, 2015	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	394,316.62
Dec 29, 2015	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	1,076,333.20
Apr 4, 2016	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	1,378,195.40
Apr 5, 2016	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	40,759.97
Feb 19, 2016	IDA-49790	Int Charges	49,285.59
Feb 19, 2016	IDA-49790	Int Charges	49,285.59
May 2, 2016	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	40,492.14
Aug 16, 2016	IDA-49790	Int Charges	1,523.10
Aug 16, 2016	IDA-49790	Int Charges	1,523.10
Jun 28, 2016	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	324,406.97
Oct 13, 2016	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	866,239.10
Jun 7, 2016	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	62,268.78
Jan 23, 2017	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	948,052.30
Sep 1, 2016	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	58,142.24
Sep 1, 2016	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	1,143,445.90
Dec 15, 2016	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	65,622.22
Nov 17, 2016	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	1,178,080.90
Aug 16, 2016	IDA-49790	Int Charges	68,614.78
Aug 16, 2016	IDA-49790	Int Charges	68,614.78
Jan 18, 2017	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	10,718.59
Jan 9, 2017	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	964,829.75
Oct 31, 2016	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	56,895.25
Feb 15, 2017	IDA-49790	Int Charges	110.41
Feb 15, 2017	IDA-49790	Int Charges	110.41
Feb 15, 2024	IDA-49790	Loan Repay	5,696.82
Jul 14, 2011	IDA-49790	Loan Commitment	50,300,000.00
Aug 17, 2021	IDA-49790	Loan Repay	391,129.75
Aug 17, 2021	IDA-49790	Int Charges	117,586.95
Aug 17, 2021	IDA-49790	Int Charges	117,586.95
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-49790	Loan Repay	825.85
Mar 18, 2022	IDA-49790	Int Charges	112,795.84
Mar 18, 2022	IDA-49790	Int Charges	112,795.84
Feb 15, 2017	IDA-49790	Int Charges	79,987.59
Feb 15, 2017	IDA-49790	Int Charges	79,987.59
Jun 3, 2016	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	1,311,370.00
Aug 18, 2014	IDA-49790	Int Charges	78.07
Aug 18, 2014	IDA-49790	Int Charges	78.07
Aug 18, 2014	IDA-49790	Int Charges	25,651.56
Aug 18, 2014	IDA-49790	Int Charges	25,651.56
Aug 4, 2014	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	324,369.03
Aug 13, 2014	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	27,810.80
Feb 20, 2015	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	63,540.85
Feb 9, 2015	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	1,138,085.10
Jun 19, 2015	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	72,184.69
May 6, 2015	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	34,298.30
Aug 15, 2015	IDA-49790	Int Charges	661.70
Aug 15, 2015	IDA-49790	Int Charges	661.70
Aug 15, 2015	IDA-49790	Int Charges	38,984.02
Aug 15, 2015	IDA-49790	Int Charges	38,984.02
Jun 17, 2015	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	1,330,992.80
Jul 13, 2015	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	76,588.70
Aug 24, 2015	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	54,872.05
Sep 2, 2015	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	838,936.90
Oct 28, 2015	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	61,790.99
Oct 10, 2014	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	400,900.44
Nov 17, 2014	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	1,662,388.40
Oct 20, 2014	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	41,662.48
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-49790	Int Charges	19,662.33
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-49790	Int Charges	19,662.33
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-49790	Int Charges	117.91
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-49790	Int Charges	117.91
Feb 15, 2014	IDA-49790	Int Charges	19,330.70
Feb 15, 2014	IDA-49790	Int Charges	81.70
Apr 28, 2014	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	105,704.34
Apr 2, 2014	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	2,196,770.50
Feb 15, 2014	IDA-49790	Int Charges	81.70
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-49790	Int Charges	1,387.60
Sep 3, 2020	IDA-49790	Int Charges	114,051.99
Sep 3, 2020	IDA-49790	Int Charges	114,051.99
Sep 3, 2020	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	-61,034.88
Mar 12, 2021	IDA-49790	Int Charges	2,716.26
Mar 12, 2021	IDA-49790	Int Charges	2,716.26
Mar 12, 2021	IDA-49790	Int Charges	118,133.55
Mar 12, 2021	IDA-49790	Int Charges	118,133.55
Mar 1, 2019	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	-43,617.47
Sep 3, 2019	IDA-49790	Int Charges	1,178.41
Sep 3, 2019	IDA-49790	Int Charges	1,178.41
Sep 3, 2019	IDA-49790	Int Charges	114,057.92
Sep 3, 2019	IDA-49790	Int Charges	114,057.92
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-49790	Int Charges	112,701.55
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-49790	Int Charges	112,701.55
Jul 17, 2018	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	215,691.55
Jun 22, 2018	IDA-49790	Loan Disb	404,483.03

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2018-11-02
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2018-11-02
Procurement	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2018-11-02
Project Management	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2018-11-02
Financial Management	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2018-11-02
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2018-11-02

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 03-28-2019
Outcomes	Unsatisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 07-30-2019	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance	Not Rated	N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	High	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

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