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- Summary:
- This workshop report documents efforts by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to improve assistance for fisheries and aquaculture, particularly small-scale producers. The workshop sought to engender an integrated top-down/bottom-up approach to meeting these goals. The workshop was conducted around three themes: 1) increasing the contribution of small-scale fisheries and aquaculture to poverty alleviation and food security; 2) sustainable production for optimal societal benefits through the implementation and development of an ecosystem approach to fisheries and aquaculture; and 3) reducing the vulnerability of fishing and fish farming communities to natural disasters and climate change. One of the problems hampering these efforts is that small-scale fisheries and aquaculture are often ignored in poverty alleviation and food security efforts despite much anecdotal evidence of their critical role in terms of providing livelihoods for communities around the world, particularly in poor developing countries. It calls for creating knowledge-sharing networks across both sectors, and for improving domestic and international market access for the products produced by small-scale fisheries and aquaculture sector. The document goes on to outline what an ecosystem approach to aquaculture entails, specifically aquaculture that meets the economic and sustenance needs of communities without harming ecosystems nor failing to take into account impacts on other sectors. And lastly, it calls for the inclusion of fishery and aquaculture sectors into disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) policy planning and implementation processes. Fishing and fish farming communities are by virtue of where they are often located, highly vulnerable to disasters. With climate change and the growing frequency and intensity of hydrometeorological hazards, this vulnerability is likely to increase. By acknowledging these risks, these industries, in partnership with regional, national, and international stakeholders, can begin taking active steps to prevent disaster. All in all, the FAO believes that fisheries and aquaculture should be placed higher on the agendas of those working on policies to alleviate poverty, increase food security, and reduce disaster risks. Part of this process will involve improving information on these industries’ economic and nutritional contributions at the household, local, and national levels. ( English )
- Subject:
- General Disaster Risk Reduction ( English )
- Subject:
- Poverty Alleviation and Food Security ( English )
- Scope and Content:
- 1. Opening the workshop p. 1; 2. Workshop objectives and arrangements p. 1; 3. Introduction of the thematic areas p. 2; Small-scale fisheries and aquaculture p. 2; The ecosystem approach to fisheries and aquaculture p. 3; Reduced vulnerability to natural disasters and climate change p. 3; 4. Synthesis of participants' written responses to questionnaire p. 4; 5. Reports on group discussions 1: Thematic gaps and priorities p. 6; Theme 1: Small-scale fisheries and aquaculture p. 6; Theme 2: The ecosystem approach to fisheries and aquaculture p. 7; Theme 3: Reduced vulnerability to natural disasters and climate change p. 9; 6. Cliamte change and fisheries and aquaculture p. 10; 7. Paris declararion on aid effectiveness: a reminder p. 11; 8. Partnerships and networks p. 12; Partnerships of the World Bank p. 12; The Code of Good Partnerships of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent p. 13; Research networks of the WorldFish enter p. 13; Cluster management among Indian shrimp farmers – The National Centre for Sustainable
Aquaculture (NaCSA) p. 13; Partnerships and networking of the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers p. 14; 9. Reports on group discussions 2: cross-cutting issues p. 14; Group 1: Fostering national ownership and capacity p. 15; Group 2: Partnerships, networks and communications p. 17; Group 3: Methodologies and criteria for the design and selection of country case studies/field work p. 19; 10. Making a difference locally and generating lessons globally p. 21; Improving our understanding of poverty in small-scale fisheries – Experience of the WorldFish Center p. 22; FAO FII bycatch management project – Local, national, regional and global dimensions p. 22; Local actions and global lessons: a view from a researcher (Saint Mary’s University) p. 22; Sustainability in small-scale shell fisheries: insights from South America p. 23; Red Crescent Society cyclone preparedness programme (CPP) in Bangladesh p. 24; 11. Reports on group discussions 3: Logframes and next steps p. 25; THEME 1: Small-scale fisheries and aquaculture p. 25; Theme 2: The ecosystem approach to fisheries and p. 26; Theme 3: Reduced vulnerability to natural disasters and climate change p. 27; 12. Next steps in the inception phase p. 28; 13. Conclusions and recommendations p. 29; Appendixes: A: Agenda p. 33; B: List of participants p. 35; C: Prospectus p. 40; D: Opening address by Mr Ichiro Nomura, Assistant Director-General Fisheries and Aquaculture Department p. 42; E: Thematic background papers p. 44; 1. Increased contribution of small-scale fisheries and aquaculture to poverty lleviation and food security p. 44; 2. Sustainable production for optimal societal benefits through implementation and development of the ecosystem approach to fisheries and aquaculture p. 51; 3. Reduced vulnerability offishing and fish farming communities to natural disasters and climate change p. 57; F: Proposed logframe for Theme 1 – Increased contribution of small-scale fisheries and small-scale aquaculture to poverty reduction and food security p. 66 ( English )
- Citation/Reference:
- (2010). Report of the inception workshop of the FAO extrabudgetary programme on fisheries and aquaculture for poverty alleviation and food security. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
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2070-6987 ( issn )
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