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THE FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SECTOR IN NATIONAL ADAPTATION PROGRAMMES OF ACTION: WHAT ARE THE COUNTRIES TELLING US?

THE FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SECTOR IN NATIONAL ADAPTATION PROGRAMMES OF ACTION: WHAT ARE THE COUNTRIES TELLING US?. Cassandra De Young, David Brown, and Lara Vadacchino cassandra.deyoung@fao.org. What are the NAPA?.

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THE FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SECTOR IN NATIONAL ADAPTATION PROGRAMMES OF ACTION: WHAT ARE THE COUNTRIES TELLING US?

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  1. THE FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SECTOR IN NATIONAL ADAPTATION PROGRAMMES OF ACTION: WHAT ARE THE COUNTRIES TELLING US? Cassandra De Young, David Brown, and Lara Vadacchino cassandra.deyoung@fao.org

  2. What are the NAPA? • Developed under the UNFCCC to identify “priority activities addressing the urgent and immediate needs and concerns of the least developed countries (LDCs), relating to adaptation to the adverse effects of climate change” • NAPA are designed to coordinate and communicate priority actions to existing adaptation funding mechanisms • Developed by national NAPA teams including representatives of key stakeholders and broader teams to collect information from the various sectors on expected impacts, vulnerability and adaptation measures

  3. What do NAPA contain? • Overview of projected impacts • Vulnerability analysis of sectors • Adaptation potentials • List of ranked priority adaptation activities and short profiles of each activity. Designed to facilitate the development of project proposals for implementation of the NAPA. 467 priority activities proposed in the 44 NAPA fall into 12 main areas:

  4. Overview Priority Activities in NAPA

  5. Why a review of FI&AQ in NAPA? • Analysis examined importance of Fisheries and aquaculture in NAPAs in order to : • Better understand priorities for the sector • Better plan and integrate within FAO, with partners and with governments • Inform FI&AQ and CC worlds • Identify gaps • Limitations • Used existing documentation • Integrated-cross sectoral approach fully supported

  6. FI&AQ in NAPA • The sector was deemed important in relation to climate change adaptation (mentioned in 36 of 44 NAPA’s), • Many NAPA have marine and coastal zones Priority Activities (CZM, afforestation, conservation, infrastructure, etc). • 47 Priority Activities targeting FI&AQ

  7. Gaps? • The sector is important and recognized in the majority of the NAPA (36 of 44): 15 have deeper analysis, 21 only mention briefly the fisheries sector. 10% of PA • Regional fisheries and transboundary management/issues - These are not explicitly covered in NAPA (NAPA based on national priorities). River basins (watersheds), LME’s • Secondary impacts should be analysed more systematically (eg watershed management for irrigation, flood protection, mangrove replanting) • Definition of vulnerability was not consistent across NAPA and often limited to exposure to physical changes.

  8. What next? • Implementing through dedicated funds (e.g. LDCF; SCCF; Adaptation Fund, National, IGO, CSO/NGO, bilateral) • If underrepresented (e.g. important for food security) in NAPA, support the NAPA revision, NAP and national processes - Broader consultation with fisheries and aquaculture sector needed at national level. • Integrated/cross-sectoral and regional projects need good interagency/inter-ministry/regional coordination • Transboundary issues for fisheries need to be considered • Support the UNFCCC LDC Expert Group

  9. Thank you!

  10. Sector priorities by country • Aquaculture (9 NAPA priority activities in Bangladesh (2); Cambodia; Guinea; Gambia; Malawi; Mali; Vanuatu; Zambia) • Fishing techniques (4 NAPA priority activities in Comoros; Maldives; Sao Tome and Principe (2)) • Protection of the fisheries resources (7 NAPA priority activities in Guinea; Guinea Bissau; Kiribati; Mauritania; Tuvalu; Yemen) • Post-harvest sector improvements (2 NAPA priority activities in Comoros; Togo • Research (3 NAPA priority activities in Sierra Leone (2); Solomon Islands) • Early warning (4 NAPA priority activities in Malawi and Chad(2)

  11. Approved linked projects • Bangladesh: “Community Based Adaptation to climate change through coastal afforestation” aims at re-creating the mangrove cover along the coastlines, involving the local communities in the management of plantation, protection and stress-reduction activities. • Cambodia: project titled Building capacities to integrate water resources planning in agricultural development which addresses fish stock management as an element of integrated rural livelihoods. • Djibouti: “Reducing impacts and vulnerability of coastal productive systems” focus on three strategic areas: policy, ecosystem rehabilitation and disaster prevention. • Gambia: “Strengthening climate change early warning systems” addresses the lack of capacity in the country’s sectors.

  12. Approved linked projects • Guinea “Increased resilience and adaptation to adverse impacts of climate change in vulnerable coastal zones” targets coastal policies at national and sub-national level. , • Haiti “Strengthening adaptive capacities to address climate change threats on sustainable development strategies for coastal communities” • Liberia “Enhancing resilience of vulnerable coastal areas to climate change risks” promotes the adoption of ICZM in order to strengthen the adaptive capacity of the coastal areas to climate hazards like sea level rise, • Maldives “Integration of climate change risks into the safer island development programme addresses the NAPA Pas 1 and 2 for strengthening the Safer Island Strategy

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