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Book (series)GuidelineReport of the Second Expert Consultation on the Development of Guidelines for Sustainable Aquaculture (GSA)
Virtual meeting, 18-22 October 2021
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No results found.In line with the recommendation of the FAO Sub-Committee on Aquaculture of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI-SCA) made in 2017, as endorsed by the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) in 2018, regarding the preparation of the Guidelines for Sustainable Aquaculture (GSA), the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division organized, virtually, the second Expert Consultation on the development of GSA from 18 to 22 October 2021. Thirteen experts from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and North America attended the consultation. They were supported by seven resource persons and the FAO Secretariat. The objective of the consultation was to discuss and review the drafts of the GSA, the accompanying “Action-Oriented Guidance for Transforming Aquaculture for Greater Contribution to Achieve the SDGs: Key Interconnected Actions to Guide Decision-Makers and Practitioners (AOG)”, and the background document used for the preparation of the GSA and the AOG. The consultation significantly improved these three documents and technically endorsed the drafts of the GSA and the AOG. The experts agreed to the next step of submitting these drafts to the next session of COFI-SCA for further guidance. -
ProjectFactsheetAméliorer la résilience face au changement climatique des communautés littorales du Togo - UTF/TOG/017/TOG 2021
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No results found.Les changements climatiques soumettent l’écosystème côtier du Togo àun stress qui prend de nombreux visages: érosion des côtes,augmentation des températures marines, entraînant une baisse de laproductivité des pêches, la salinisation des eaux de surface, ladégradation des terres, etc. Les communautés du littoral, pêcheurs etmaraîchers, et en particulier les plus vulnérables que sont les femmes etles jeunes, subissent de plein fouet les impacts de ces changements etpeinent à assurer leurs moyens d’existence.Le projet visait à améliorer la sécurité alimentaire et à réduiredirectement la pauvreté le long du littoral en augmentant la productionhalieutique et maraîchère. Il s’insérait dans le cadre plus vaste du Projetde réhabilitation de la route Lomé-Cotonou et de protection côtière etétait financé par le Gouvernement du Togo au travers d’un don du Fondspour l’environnement mondial (FEM) avec la Banque africaine dedéveloppement comme agence d’exécution du FEM. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureScaling up Agroecology Initiative
Transforming Food and Agricultural Systems in Support of the SDGs
2018This document presents the Scaling up Agroecology Initiative, a vision to bring agroecologya to scale and transform food and agricultural systems to achieve the SDGs. The document responds to four key questions: “What is the potential of agroecology to contribute to the 2030 Agenda?” (Section 1); “What are the key challenges and opportunities to scale-up agroecology?” (Section 2); “Which core areas of work should the Scaling up Agroecology Initiative focus on?” (Section 3); and “What is the way forward for the Scaling up Agroecology Initiative?” (Section 4). FAO, as the lead agency, will be inviting UN agencies and other partner organizations to discuss and join the Initiative. It is intended to be presented and launched at the “2nd International Symposium on Agroecology: Scaling up Agroecology to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals” in April 2018 in Rome.