FAO Fisheries Report No. 649


FIPP/ R649

Report of the
AD HOC MEETING OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ON
WORK PROGRAMMES RELATED TO SUBSIDIES IN FISHERIES

Rome, 21-22 May 2001

 

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2001

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PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT

This is the final report of the Ad Hoc Meeting of Intergovernmental Organizations on Work Programmes Related to Subsidies in Fisheries, held in Rome, Italy, on 21 and 22 May 2001.

Distribution:

Participants at the meeting
All FAO Members
FAO Fisheries Department
FAO Regional Fishery Officers


FAO.

Report of the Ad Hoc Meeting of Intergovernmental Organizations on Work Programmes Related to Subsidies in Fisheries. Rome, 21-22 May 2001.

FAO Fisheries Report. No. 649. Rome, FAO. 2001. 14 p.

ABSTRACT

The Ad Hoc Meeting of Intergovernmental Organizations on Work Programmes Related to Subsidies in Fisheries took place at FAO Headquarters for one and a half days starting on 21 May 2001 as a follow up to a recommendation made at the Twenty-fourth Session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI). Representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariats attended the Meeting. Mr Ulf Wijkström, FAO Fisheries Department, was elected Chairperson of the meeting and an agenda that included two main issues: (i) presentation and discussion of work programmes on subsidies in fisheries by participating organizations; and (ii) challenges and possible way forward/issues for the future was adopted.

While noting that collaboration amongst the agencies concerned has been going on for some time, the meeting identified a number of additional opportunities for collaboration. The meeting also identified actions for intergovernmental organizations and governments respectively.




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INTRODUCTION

OPENING OF THE MEETING

ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF WORK PROGRAMMES ON SUBSIDIES IN FISHERIES BY PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS

ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION (APEC)

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS (FAO)

ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD)

SOUTHERN AFRICA DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC)

UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP)

WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO)

CHALLENGES AND POSSIBLE WAY FORWARD/ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE

OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION

ACTION BY INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATIONS

ACTION BY GOVERNMENTS

ADOPTION OF THE REPORT



APPENDIXES

APPENDIX A - Agenda

APPENDIX B - List of Participants

APPENDIX C - Twenty-fourth Session of COFI - "Conclusions and Recommendations of the Expert Consultation on Economic Incentives and Responsible Fisheries"