World Bank (with SMEC International)
Kenya
Project Economist
10/01 - 08/02
Establishment of R&D trust fund to facilitate sustainable fisheries management and wetland conservation within Lake Victoria, East Africa.
Existing management of fisheries levy collection reviewed, and recommendations as to which existing mechanisms in collection, retention
and disbursement be retained; along with investigation of additional possibilities for revenue collection. Justification for the establishment
of a National Fisheries Levy Trust (NFLT) involved economic appraisal of potential R&D investments in enhanced fisheries capture/production technology,
conservation and institutional strengthening projects.