CEMLAWS Africa was awarded a grant to support the development of the National Integrated Maritime Strategy (NIMS) under the Security Governance Initiative (SGI) Joint Country Action Plan (JCAP). The maritime strategy anchored on effective ocean governance and investments in the blue economy, which seeks to provide Ghanaians with a comprehensive and viable roadmap towards ensuring the safety and security of its maritime domain. The NIMS presents an integrated and coherent approach towards addressing emerging maritime threats, thereby improving efficiency and effectiveness of efforts and actions amongst all relevant actors.