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Book (series)ProceedingsProceedings of the EIFAAC Symposium on Building a sustainable future for inland fisheries and aquaculture in a time of multiple stressors
Pula, Croatia, 7–9 October 2024
2025Also available in:
No results found.The international symposium on ‘Building a sustainable future for inland fisheries and aquaculture in a time of multiple stressors’ was organized on 7–9 October 2024 in conjunction with the Thirty-second Session of EIFAAC in Pula, Croatia. The symposium was hosted by the Government of Croatia and the University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture. The symposium was attended by 120 participants from 24 countries. The main documentation comprised 5 invited papers, 50 experience papers and 23 posters.The symposium had eight major themes, which were: 1) Stock assessment and freshwater fish management; 2) Developments and challenges in freshwater aquaculture; 3) Migratory fishes – problems and conservation; 4) Freshwater invasives networking for strategy (FINS III); 5) Exploring the use of artificial intelligence in inland fisheries and aquaculture; 6) Climate change and impacts on inland waters, fisheries and aquaculture; 7) Innovative management for conservation of freshwater areas and aquatic biodiversity and advances in recreational fisheries research and management; and 8) Citizen science and socio-economic aspects of freshwater fishery and aquaculture.This EIFAAC Occasional Paper presents the proceedings of the symposium.The thirty-second session of EIFAAC, held in Pula, Croatia, on 9–11 October 2024, endorsed the conclusions and recommendations of the symposium. -
Book (series)ProceedingsProceedings of the EIFAAC workshop on the problems and challenges of climate change, and its impact on inland aquatic resources and fisheries of Europe
Rome, Italy, 8 April 2025
2025Also available in:
No results found.The EIFAAC workshop on the problems and challenges of climate change, and its impact on inland aquatic resources and fisheries of Europe was held virtually on 8 April 2025. It was organized by the EIFAAC Secretariat and Inland Fisheries Ireland. The workshop was attended by 119 participants from 23 countries.The workshop brought together leading researchers with the aim to examine how climate change is impacting inland aquatic systems and fisheries. Across three thematic sessions, experts explored the ecological impacts, monitoring tools, and adaptation strategies for freshwater systems. Session 1 (From rivers to lakes) highlighted how hydrological extremes and shifting lake thermal regimes disrupt habitats and fish ecology. Session 2 (Climate change and conservation) focused on emerging tools like acoustic telemetry and thermal habitat models to track fish responses at individual and ecosystem levels. Session 3 (Region specific fisheries adaptation) showcased evidence-based approaches, including Ireland’s national warm water protocol. Collectively, the sessions outlined that adaptation must go beyond ecological vulnerability to include socio-economic resilience. Futureproofing of inland fisheries will require coordinated monitoring, cross-sector collaboration, and inclusive policy design. A core message emerged: climate adaptation must extend beyond vulnerability assessments to include ecological functions, socio-economic values, and adaptive capacity across multiple scales. -
Book (stand-alone)ProceedingsFreshwater, Fish and the Future: Proceedings of a global conference on inland fisheries 2016
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No results found.This publication is a compilation of presentations and recommendations resulting from the Global Conference on Inland Fisheries: Freshwater, Fish and the Future, convened at FAO HQ in January 2015 and is part of an MOU signed with Michigan State University. Contents include scientific papers on inland fisheries from a global perspective that cover biological and socio-cultural assessments, drivers and governance issues. Ten steps to responsible inland fisheries are included along with recommend ations for their implementation.
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Book (stand-alone)High-profileStatus of the World's Soil Resources: Main Report 2015
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No results found.The SWSR is a reference document on the status of global soil resources that provides regional assessments of soil change. The information is based on peer-reviewed scientific literature, complemented with expert knowledge and project outputs. It provides a description and a ranking of ten major soil threats that endanger ecosystem functions, goods and services globally and in each region separately. Additionally, it describes direct and indirect pressures on soils and ways and means to combat s oil degradation. The report contains a Synthesis report for policy makers that summarizes its findings, conclusions and recommendations.The full report has been divided into sections and individual chapters for ease of downloading:
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021
Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all
2021In recent years, several major drivers have put the world off track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The challenges have grown with the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures. This report presents the first global assessment of food insecurity and malnutrition for 2020 and offers some indication of what hunger might look like by 2030 in a scenario further complicated by the enduring effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes new estimates of the cost and affordability of healthy diets, which provide an important link between the food security and nutrition indicators and the analysis of their trends. Altogether, the report highlights the need for a deeper reflection on how to better address the global food security and nutrition situation.To understand how hunger and malnutrition have reached these critical levels, this report draws on the analyses of the past four editions, which have produced a vast, evidence-based body of knowledge of the major drivers behind the recent changes in food security and nutrition. These drivers, which are increasing in frequency and intensity, include conflicts, climate variability and extremes, and economic slowdowns and downturns – all exacerbated by the underlying causes of poverty and very high and persistent levels of inequality. In addition, millions of people around the world suffer from food insecurity and different forms of malnutrition because they cannot afford the cost of healthy diets. From a synthesized understanding of this knowledge, updates and additional analyses are generated to create a holistic view of the combined effects of these drivers, both on each other and on food systems, and how they negatively affect food security and nutrition around the world.In turn, the evidence informs an in-depth look at how to move from silo solutions to integrated food systems solutions. In this regard, the report proposes transformative pathways that specifically address the challenges posed by the major drivers, also highlighting the types of policy and investment portfolios required to transform food systems for food security, improved nutrition, and affordable healthy diets for all. The report observes that, while the pandemic has caused major setbacks, there is much to be learned from the vulnerabilities and inequalities it has laid bare. If taken to heart, these new insights and wisdom can help get the world back on track towards the goal of ending hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition in all its forms. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical studyImpacts of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture
Synthesis of current knowledge, adaptation and mitigation options
2018Also available in:
No results found.The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement recognizes the need for effective and progressive responses to the urgent threat of climate change, through mitigation and adaptation measures, while taking into account the particular vulnerabilities of food production systems. The inclusion of adaptation measures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector is currently hampered by a widespread lack of targeted analyses of the sector’s vulnerabilities to climate change and associated risks, as well as the opportunities and responses available. This report provides the most up-to-date information on the disaggregated impacts of climate change for marine and inland fisheries, and aquaculture, in the context of poverty alleviation and the differential dependency of countries on fish and fishery resources. The work is based on model projections, data analyses, as well as national, regional and basin-scale expert assessments. The results indicate that climate change will lead to significant changes in the availability and trade of fish products, with potentially important geopolitical and economic consequences, especially for those countries most dependent on the sector.