Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Saint Bernard
A four-part video series about ecosystem-based adaptation and its importance and application in the coastal communities of Saint Bernard, the Philippines.
What can your fishery and community do to prepare for natural disasters and climate change? Rising sea levels, storms, and pollution are some of the many threats facing small-scale fisheries and communities. Small-scale fisheries communities can adapt and increase resiliency to address these issues. Start here to learn more about disaster risks and climate change and explore more in the sub-categories below.
Resources
Small-Scale Fisheries and Blue Justice: Procedural and Substantive Rights of Fisherfolks
This seminar will explore the role and practical relevance of international legal instruments for the recognition and full realisation of the human rights of small-scale fishers, such as the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the context of food security and poverty eradication.
Ocean & Women
This short film presents the story of a Ghanaian fish worker, Peace Gavour Abla, and discusses the challenges faced by Ghanaian women living in coastal communities. The film highlights the importance of improving the protection of women’s human rights in small-scale fisheries and holding governments and businesses accountable
A report by The High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition
This report addresses a frequently overlooked but extremely important part of world food and nutrition security: the role and importance of fish in seeking food and nutrition security for all. Fisheries and aquaculture have often been arbitrarily separated from other parts of the food and agricultural systems in food security studies, debates and policy-making.
The small-scale fisheries and energy nexus
This publication introduces the current situation and proposes a way forward with regard to the use of renewable energy in small-scale fisheries. It provides general guidance for decision-makers and development specialists on the choices, benefits and challenges related to renewable energy use and uptake in small-scale fisheries.
Illuminating Hidden Harvests (IHH) Report
The IHH study was carried out in support of the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines), themselves developed in recognition of the plight of small-scale fishers, fishworkers and associated communities and released as a contribution to the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022.
The purpose of this report is to contribute to a more holistic understanding of what small-scale fisheries are, their importance, and why they are essential to efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Climate Resilient Fisheries Planning Tool
The Climate-Resilient Fisheries Planning Tool guides users through a six-step process to assess their fishery’s climate resilience and identify approaches and priority actions to help build resilience in their fishery.
Recreational Fisheries in Belize
Creating climate resilient recreational fisheries in Belize
Climate Change Poster
Poster on the impacts of climate change on fisheries
IYAFA 2022: Small-Scale Fisheries Summit Report
IYAFA 2022 Small-Scale Fisheries Summit Report