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Book (series)Evaluation reportEvaluation of the project "Enhancing Livelihoods and Food Security though Fisheries with Nearshore Fish Aggregating Devices in the Pacific Ocean"
Project code: GCP/SAP/002/JPN
2024Also available in:
No results found.The project aimed for enhancing livelihoods and food security in a group of Pacific Island Countries using Nearshore Fish Aggregating Devices (nFADs) as a tool. The evaluation found that the project approach was relevant. Beneficiaries appreciated the project’s holistic approach. The project team’s concerted efforts enabled flexible implementation despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The evaluation found evidence of success. This included the development of human capital by enhancing specific technical skills and broad-based business literacy. The evaluation recommended to develop an integrated nFAD database and to institutionalize the use of nFAD to ensure sustainability. -
ProjectFactsheetFish Aggregating Devices for Enhanced Food Security in the Pacific - GCP/SAP/002/JPN 2024
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No results found.Fisheries are an important source of food, income and cultural identity for Pacific Island nations, whose populations consume, on average, two to three times the global average of fish per capita per year. Fish accounts for 50 to 90 percent of animal protein in the diets of coastal populations, most of it derived from coastal fisheries. Fish and fisheries are also a vital part of income generation in coastal communities. However, coastal fisheries production indicates that fish resources in the region are fully or over exploited. The situation is further exasperated by the impacts of climate change. In order to maintain current levels of consumption, Pacific Island nations need to improve fisheries management of nearshore resources and to utilize adaptive responses that can help to fill the emerging gap. Greater efforts are required to promote the contribution of small scale fisheries to food security and nutrition, and to enhance the socioecological resilience of fishing communities. The aim of the project was to focus on the safe development of nearshore fish aggregation device (FAD) fisheries, supporting co management approaches and the development of value adding and alternative livelihoods to diversity income sources. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical reportTechnical and socio-economic characteristics of small-scale coastal fishing communities, and opportunities for poverty alleviation and empowerment 2016
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No results found.The document provides an overview of the situation that small-scale fishers in developing countries face in terms of: financial and economic performance of fishery enterprises; vulnerabilities and poverty; adaptations to a changing environment including, climate variability and change; and access to technology, infrastructure, financial services and social protection schemes. It also gives due attention to the role of women and gender equality in small-scale fisheries (SSFs). The document also d iscusses SSF issues in a few selected developed countries, states and provinces in order to compare similar issues of importance in SSFs in developed and developing countries and to examine whether something can be learned from the comparison. Most of the studies reviewed show that SSFs are generally profitable. However, many of the studies also point out that this does not mean that the earnings from fishing alone are sufficient to sustain households at a level above the poverty line or above a country’s minimum wage level. Studies found that, particularly during bad fishing seasons and poor catches, households are very dependent on income from non-fishery-related activities and on government assistance.
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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureHuman–wildlife conflict: A summary of rules and guidelines
Botswana
2025Also available in:
No results found.This document is a useful resource meant to answer some of the most basic questions that community members might have on human–wildlife conflict (HWC), including how to prevent it, as well as information about compensation eligibility and processes for when HWC does occur. It was produced by the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programm as part of the Community Conservancy Project in the Kavango–Zambezi (KAZA) Transfrontier, Conservation Area.The SWM Programme is a major international initiative that aims to improve the conservation and sustainable use of wildlife in forest, savannah and wetland ecosystems. It is funded by the European Union with co-funding from the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) and the French Development Agency (AFD). Projects are being piloted and tested with governments, national partners and communities in 16 participating countries. The initiative is coordinated by a dynamic consortium of four partners, namely the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookWater auditing/water governance analysis
Governance and policy support: Methodological framework
2024The paper aims to promote the increased focus on governance dimension of water-related issues, and the value of investing in development of institutions that balance water demand and supply, and that mediate between the claims of competing users for inclusive and sustainable water management. Water governance determines the equity and efficiency in water resource and services allocation and distribution, and balances water use between various socioeconomic activities, and between those and ecosystems. Strengthening water governance for agriculture and food security means enabling effective problem-solving to produce policies and institutions related to water use and management that are regarded as legitimate by all relevant actors. The combination of technical and governance analyses has the potential to help decision-makers identify the most appropriate ways to achieve water efficiency, productivity, and sustainability, while at the same time increasing the capacity of agricultural productivity to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition.This paper provides practical guidance to undertake an in-depth water governance analysis at country and subnational levels and to develop technically valid and politically feasible strategies for change.With its emphasis on continual learning and adaptation, water governance analyses will help policy practitioners work in a more informed and politically sensitive way towards more sustainable, efficient, and equitable water use, guaranteeing social and economic sustainability for all users. -
Book (series)Technical studyRevaluing multiple-use water services for food and water security 2023
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No results found.Water is an indispensable resource that lies at the heart of sustenance and prosperity for communities worldwide. In low- and middle-income countries, households and communities have long relied on a single water source to fulfil a multitude of needs, encompassing drinking, washing, cooking, livestock raising, and irrigation. Traditional water supply systems have served as hydraulic structures for multiple purposes, catering to diverse water requirements. As countries progressed towards modernization, the emphasis shifted towards single-use water infrastructure, inadvertently neglecting the multifaceted nature of water demands that contribute to people's livelihoods. In developing countries, water resources management centered around large-scale irrigation and water development projects to spur economic growth. Infrastructure, institutions, policies, and practices were organized around single-use sectors. Consequently, prevailing models of water modernization unintentionally disregarded or even discouraged the acknowledgement of multiple uses.