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ProjectProgramme / project reportImproving Food Security and Reducing Poverty of Poor Fisheries-Dependent Coastal Communities in South West Indian Ocean - GCP/SFS/005/SWE 2025
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In the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region, fisheries operating from the coastal zones are of high social and economic importance, representing over 70 percent of the fisheries in the region. Small-scale fisheries are the backbone of many coastal communities’ livelihoods. However, it is estimated that around 40 percent of the fish stocks targeted by these fishers in the WIO region are unsustainably exploited. It is thought that direct and indirect employment exceeds one million fish workers, including a significant proportion of women and youth. The capacity to address unsustainable exploitation of valuable marine resources within a fisheries management framework is still very limited in the region. Besides the root causes of vulnerability, governance processes in the region have fallen short in dealing with the complexities of coastal and ocean ecosystems management. Weaknesses in policy and legislative frameworks, limited institutional capacities, and inadequate financial resources and mechanisms all contribute to poor governance of coastal and marine resources in the region. Against this background, the main purpose of the project was to strengthen collaboration between fisheries and environment management to more effectively address areas of joint concern, in order to improve food security, resilience and participation in poor fisheries-dependent coastal communities in the South West Indian Ocean (SWIO). -
ProjectProgramme / project reportBuilding Resilience in Vanuatu’s Small-Scale Fisheries Sector through Improved Vessel Designs - TCP/VAN/3901 2025
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No results found.Vanuatu is a Y-shaped archipelago of approximately 80 islands, 67 of which are inhabited and 12 of which are considered major. The islands, together with their associated reefs, lie between latitudes 13 and 21°S and longitudes 166 and 172°E in the western Pacific Ocean. The archipelago measures around 850 km in length1 and lies in the middle of a triangle formed by Fiji, Solomon Islands and New Caledonia. Vanuatu’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers an estimated area of 680 000 square kilometres, with a total coastline of around 2 528 kilometres in length (Vanuatu Fisheries Department 2007 Annual Report). At the time of writing, Vanuatu’s population is estimated to be around 335 000, with most of the population being rural, although the capital Port Vila and Santo have populations in the tens of thousands. Most of the inhabitants of Vanuatu (98.5 percent) are native Melanesian, or Ni-Vanuatu, with the remainder comprising a mix of Europeans, Asians and other Pacific islanders (Website of the Government of Vanuatu. tinyurl.com/3kbj46pf). The deep-bottom fishery was established as a result of government initiatives following a series of fishing surveys of deep reef slope resources in the 1970s, which indicated the presence of commercially significant stocks of deep-water snappers and groupers. In 1982, the Village Fisheries Development Project (VFDP) was established to encourage rural fishers to enter this fishery. Under the project, rural fishing groups were provided with subsidized fishing craft built at the boatyard in Santo – also established in 1982 – as well as equipment and fuel, soft loans, training and technical and marketing assistance. -
ProjectFactsheetTechnical Assistance for the Angola Fisheries Sector Support Project - UTF/ANG/056/ANG 2021
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No results found.Angola’s 1 650 kilometres of coastline support the livelihoods of a significant portion of its population through fisheries and aquaculture. Artisanal and semi industrial fisheries make up more than 80 percent of total fish production; however, the monitoring of these fisheries is not adequate, leading to post harvest losses and limiting the ability of small scale fishing communities to thrive. This project was implemented to provide technical assistance to the Fisheries Sector Support Project (FSSP), which sought to improve fisheries monitoring and landing site management and reduce post harvest losses in Angola. By addressing weaknesses in technical knowledge among the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MINAGRIP) and local fishing communities, the project aimed to build the capacities of these beneficiaries to manage Angola’s small scale artisanal fisheries in accordance with the principles of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF).
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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. -
BookletHigh-profileFAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 2022The FAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 was endorsed by FAO Council in June 2022. This new strategy replaces the previous strategy from 2017 to better FAO's climate action with the Strategic Framework 2022-2031, and other FAO strategies that have been developed since then. The Strategy was elaborated following an inclusive process of consultation with FAO Members, FAO staff from headquarters and decentralized offices, as well as external partners. It articulates FAO's vision for agrifood systems by 2050, around three main pillars of action: at global and regional level, at country level, and at local level. The Strategy also encourages key guiding principles for action, such as science and innovation, inclusiveness, partnerships, and access to finance.
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BookletCorporate general interestEmissions due to agriculture
Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
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No results found.The FAOSTAT emissions database is composed of several data domains covering the categories of the IPCC Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector of the national GHG inventory. Energy use in agriculture is additionally included as relevant to emissions from agriculture as an economic production sector under the ISIC A statistical classification, though recognizing that, in terms of IPCC, they are instead part of the Energy sector of the national GHG inventory. FAO emissions estimates are available over the period 1961–2018 for agriculture production processes from crop and livestock activities. Land use emissions and removals are generally available only for the period 1990–2019. This analytical brief focuses on overall trends over the period 2000–2018.