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International Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries - PPT Presentation

Why how and what FAOSPC Pacific Islands Regional Consultation on the Development of Guidelines for Securing Sustainable SmallScale Fisheries SSF Noumea New Caledonia 1214 June 2012 Why guidelines on smallscale fisheries ID: 815010

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International Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries

Why, how and what

FAO/SPC Pacific Islands Regional Consultation on the Development of Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF)Noumea, New Caledonia, 12-14 June 2012

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Why guidelines on small-scale fisheries?

Small-scale fisheries contribute to food security and poverty alleviationOver 90% (108 million people) of all fishers and fish workers are small-scale

Most are in developing countriesHalf are womenMany occasional fishers and fish workersDependency on fishing as a way of life

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Why guidelines on small-scale fisheries?

The social and economic importance of small-scale fisheries is not fully recognised or understood

Potential to increase the contribution of small-scale fisheries to poverty alleviation, economic development and food security

Slide4

International Guidelines on Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries

The Guidelines will support and build on other initiatives and instruments for sustainable development

Slide5

Increased recognition of small-scale fisheries

FAO SSF Discussion Document – Regional and national consultations –International workshop in FAO

2011-2012 Consultation process continues

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The importance of process

Build on consultations already carried outInvolve all relevant stakeholdersAllow sufficient time for effective consultations

Development overlaps with implementationagreed by governments, regional organisations and CSOs owned by small-scale fishing communities

Negotiated instrument

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Stakeholder consultation inputs 2011/12

South Africa –

May 2011Brazil – 2011‘Piggy back’

Barbados -

Dec 2011

Thailand -

June 2011

Tunisia -

June 2011

Morocco -

June 2011

New Zealand -

Aug 2011

Malawi –

2011/2012

Cambodia –

2011/2012

Oman –

Mar 2012

Senegal -

Nov 2011

Uganda -

Nov 2011

Honduras –

2011

Sri Lanka –

Nov 2011

Dedicated event/

Consultation

Seychelles –

Nov 2011

Germany –

Nov 2011

India –

Sep 2011

Monaco

Nov 2011

Several more national consultations foreseen!

Nicaragua –

2012

Costa

Riica

2011

Panama –

2012

Pakistan–

2012

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Next steps

July 2014

Negotiated draft to COFI for approval

Slide9

FAO Workshop in February 2012

Discussions on:

Slide10

Characterisation of small-scale fisheries

Great diversityNo globally applicable definition

Criteria for deciding what constitute small-scale fisheries in local and national context There should be a participatory, consultative and multi-level process for characterising and defining the sector in the national context

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Key guiding principles

Guidelines should complement the CCRF and draw on its principles and approaches and be aligned to other related instruments

Good Governance

Equity

Economic

Viability

EAF

+

CCRF

Human

Rights

Holistic

and

Integrated

Approaches

Interactive, adaptive, implementable

Slide12

Resource governance, access regimes and enforcement

Slide13

Bringing responsible fisheries and social and economic development together

Slide14

Disaster risks and climate change

Cross-cutting topic: Resource management: different practicesSocial and economic development: social safety nets, insurancesPostharvest: species and market changesPolicy: integrate small-scale fisheries in DRM/CCA strategies

and plansTake positive approach by building adaptive capacity based on traditional coping strategies

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Research, information and capacity

Information is neededto understand and create awarenessto make decisions, plan and actto know ones rights and make demands

Capacity and organisational structures are neededto request supportto give supportto be representedto participate in decision-making

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Implementation considerations

The Guidelines will only be effective if implemented:Visibility of SSF is key to gain political and financial supportProcess is key to buy-in and ownership

Awareness raising and partnerships

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Thank you

www.fao.org/fishery/ssf/guidelines/en