Day III – June 4: Change & Resilience

The ongoing military control of Myanmar comes as the country continues to grapple with the COVID19 pandemic – and both have substantially disrupted ongoing work toward fisheries co-management in the country. This includes multi-sector efforts by the Gulf of Mottama Project (GoMP) and collaborators such as the Myanmar Coastal Conservation Lab (MCCL) to strengthen co-management of fisheries and conservation in the Gulf of Mottama. Our work on livelihoods, policy, research, and institutional strengthening across those fronts has yielded encouraging results. Please join our video presentation and discussion panel as we take stock of the current outlook for the communities, fisheries, and environment of the Gulf of Mottama.

Session organizers: Tara Sayuri Whitty, Wint Hte, Yin Yin Htay, Kenneth MacKay

Format: Video followed by live discussion

Language for video: English and Burmese (with English subtitles)

Language for discussion: English (bilingual participants can assist if needed)

Duration: 50 minutes

For many small-scale fisheries across the EU, continuing as a viable business and way of life has many challenges. Revenue and employment opportunities in the fishing sector are declining. What is needed is innovative responses, that are both sustainable and inclusive. Community-Led Local Development (CLLD) is a tool that empowers local fisheries communities to take the lead on finding solutions targeted at their specific needs. Working together with Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) and using CLLD, local stakeholders select and implement the projects that benefit their fisheries areas. The FARNET Support Unit (FSU) is the technical assistance team established by the European Commission to help with the implementation of CLLD. This session will be an opportunity to see how the CLLD approach works in practice.

Presenters

• Janne Posti (Senior Fisheries Expert, FARNET Support Unit)
• Andrea Brogioni (Costa degli Etruschi FLAG)

Format: A mix of recorded and live presentations with a live Q&A

Language: English plus two videos in French and Italian with English subtitles

Duration: 60 minutes

Multi-culture MSc Fisheries Social Science Students from the FAO World Fisheries University at Pukyong National University based in South Korea will be discussing and sharing their knowledge and countries’  experiences in SSF. The discussion would cover, but not be limited to the following: Blue Justice, gender, post-harvest losses, women contribution, cultural barriers, policies, access right, and Indigenous knowledge preservation.

Moderators: Isaac Nyameke from Ghana and Dhahbi Souleima from Tunisia

Speakers: 

MSc Fisheries social science students:

• Yaka Laure Ephigenie, Cameroon
• Maifitri Yona, Indonesia
• Nah Jeremiah Wonplue, Liberia
• Jacinto Harliqueen, Philippines
• Nyonhoe Djatougbe Yolande, Togo
• Nazziwa Catherine, Uganda
• Castro Perez Telimay Nailiu, Venezuela
• Vu Manh Cong, Vietnam

Language: English

Format: Live presentation/panel discussion

Duration: 90 minutes

Small-scale fisheries are experiencing increasing risks from climate change and disasters, and the Covid-19 crisis presents new challenges to the lives and livelihoods of small-scale fishing communities. The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines) promote the development of SSFs and describe how to cope with climate change and increased risks. This webinar explores an unprecedented opportunity to support a sustainable, inclusive, and resilient future for SSF – not only during the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022 (IYAFA) but also through other international events.[1]

Session organizer: Florence Poulain, FAO

Speakers:

• Manas Roshan, ICSF
• Margaret MacDonald, Abalobi
• Ben Belton, WorldFish
• Kate Cook, Matrix Chamber

Format: A combination of presentations, pre-recorded interviews/videos and a group discussion.

Duration: 90 minutes

Language: English

[1] E.g. The United Nations (UN) Decade of Ocean Science for sustainable development (2021-2030), the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26, November 2021), the Sixth Assessment report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Small-scale fishers may be ‘masters in their environment,’ but the types and frequencies of change that they have to face throughout their fishing lives, whether environmental and climate-related or social and political, have shifted and shaped what they are today. Based on a new e-book in TBTI Global Series titled “Toward a new social contract: community-based resource management and small-scale fisheries”, the panellists, including Professor Fikret Berkes – the book author and his former students – now renowned scholars, will discuss key changes that small-scale fisheries around the world have gone through, what it means to be resilient, and what the new social contract would look like.

Session Moderator: Ratana Chuenpagdee

Panellists:

• Fikret Berkes, University of Manitoba, Canada
• Eranga Galappaththi, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
• Melissa Marschke, University of Ottawa, Canada
• Prateep Nayak, University of Waterloo, Canada

Format: Panel presentation, with Q&A from audience

Language: English

Duration: 45 minutes