Empowerment includes the process of building capacity and understanding, as well as instilling a sense of responsibility, ownership and motivation that enables people and institutions to plan and manage coastal ecosystems sustainably and equitably.
MFF has therefore adopted Empowerment as one of the three main pillars under which five programmes of work have been developed:
6. Strengthen the awareness and participation of civil society in understanding the role of ecosystems as development “infrastructure”
7. Develop of a cadre of professional coastal managers in the region
8. Support sustainable coastal livelihood activities
9. Improve the resilience of coastal communities to disasters
10. Develop sustainable financial mechanisms for coastal ecosystems and livelihood activities
