Report of the Stakeholder Workshop on the GEF Climate Resilient Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Project in Bangladesh. Dhaka, Bangladesh, 29 - 30 August 2012

Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

Report of the Stakeholder Workshop on the GEF Climate Resilient Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Project in Bangladesh. Dhaka, Bangladesh, 29 - 30 August 2012

Year of publication 2013

Pages 27 p.

Author Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 9789251080023

Series title FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report

Series number 2070-6987 - R1056

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) The workshop was hosted jointly by WorldFish and the Department of Fisheries (DOF) Bangladesh, with financial assistance from FAO. The 60 workshop participants were policy-makers, professionals and practitioners. Presentations covered the understanding of climate change impacts and fisheries, adaptation for fisheries and aquaculture to the adverse impacts of climate change (CC) in the context of Bangladesh, and the process of Project Identification Form (PIF) development to access global funds f or CC adaptation for the least-developed countries. A dozen presentations focused on: (i) CC impacts on fisheries and aquaculture; (ii) global perspective and adaptation funding opportunities; (iii) CC impacts on fisheries and aquaculture in Bangladesh; (iv) CC hotspots in Bangladesh and fisheries; (v) current efforts by government and other actors in addressing CC and fisheries; and (vi) Global Environment Facility (GEF) fisheries project proposal development (PIF) and next steps. Workshop disc ussions largely focused on CC impacts on fisheries and aquaculture systems, especially some CC-related hotspots (e.g. the coastal zone and haor basins). Participants emphasized the need to enhance understanding of CC impacts through conducting adaptive research on different CC hotspots. They also recommended possible interventions to adapt to CC threats. Sea-level rise, salinity intrusion, cyclones, drought, erratic rainfall, flash flooding and sedimentation were identified as the key CC-related threats to fisheries and aquaculture. Major recommendations included improvement of fisheries-related national policies and strategies by incorporating CC issues, including capacity building of DOF and communities dependent on fisheries and aquaculture for their livelihoods. Discussion also revolved around development of CC-resilient technologies for aquaculture and fisheries management for the CC hotspots in Bangladesh. Based on the workshop recommendations, a PIF for the adaptation of Banglad esh fisheries and aquaculture to CC will be developed with three components: (i) climate-resilient fisheries sector and relevant national capacity development; (ii) strengthening knowledge and awareness of fisheries/aquaculture-dependent communities facing the adverse impacts of CC; and (iii) enhancing local adaptive capacity to support climate-resilient fisheries/aquaculture management and alternative livelihoods in the face of CC.

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FAO. 2013.Report of the Stakeholder Workshop on the GEF Climate Resilient Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Project in Bangladesh, 29–30 August 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh.FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report No. 1056. Rome. 27 pp.

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