Report of the inception workshop of the FAO extrabudgetary programme on fisheries and aquaculture for poverty alleviation and food security

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report - R930:

This workshop report states that disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation both strive to increase resilience, and that by increasing the social and economic resilience of small-scale fishers, fish farmers and fish workers through, inter alia, improving governance and taking a holistic approach to supporting livelihoods, their ability to adapt to climate and other global changes will be strengthened.

The workshop, held in Rome 27–30 October 2009, aimed to generate inputs and guidance to the contents and process of developing an assistance programme for fisheries and aquaculture encompassing both normative activities and country-level support. It highlights the need to bring fisheries and aquaculture higher up on the poverty alleviation, food security and disaster risk reduction agendas, and to raise the profile of the sector through better data and information on its contribution at household, local and national levels.

The overall goal of the programme is to ensure that responsible and sustainable use of fisheries and aquaculture resources make an appreciable contribution to human well-being, food security and poverty alleviation.