This project will identify climate-resilient and conflict-sensitive fisheries governance approaches to encourage regional cooperation in addressing climate impacts on fisheries in the Gulf of Guinea.
Countries in the Gulf of Guinea share overlapping fishing grounds, environmental stressors, and transboundary governance challenges. Climate change is threatening the resilience of coastal fisheries and could exacerbate existing resource competition in the Gulf. Without proactive regional cooperation, climate change has the potential to lead to greater conflicts.
This project will fund the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) to bring together key actors across three countries – Nigeria, Ghana, and Benin – to address transboundary challenges related to integrating climate resilient fisheries strategies in the Gulf. Specifically, this project will:
- Facilitate regional dialogues to assess knowledge on adaptive approaches and governance practices;
- Train fishing leaders on climate resilient fisheries practices and conflict resolution and;
- Establish a cross-border knowledge-sharing initiative between fishermen, policymakers, NGOs, researchers, and the private sector.
This project was funded in February 2026 as part of the 2025 Climate Resilient Fisheries Engagement Grants.
