The Global Partnership for Climate, Fisheries and Aquaculture (PaCFA): a common voice on climate, fisheries and aquaculture

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1 The Global Partnership for Climate, Fisheries and Aquaculture (PaCFA): a common voice on climate, fisheries and aquaculture International Workshop on Climate and Oceanic Fisheries Rarotonga, Cook Islands 3-5 October 2011 David Brown and Cassandra De Young FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture department, Rome on behalf of the Global Partnership on Climate, Fisheries and Aquaculture

2 Contents Background to PaCFA PaCFA origins, organisation and goals The future

3 FAO and Climate Change FAO is the UN specialised technical agency for Agriculture (Agriculture but also Fisheries and aquaculture, Forestry), food security, poverty reduction FAO Adaptation Strategy/Programme (FAO-Adapt) GEF implementing agency Support provided through Country and regional offices (priority countries TCP) New results based management as part of reform (Climate change results) UNDAF (FAO-CPF) Agriculture/fisheries/forestry sector policies

4 FAO and Climate Change Conventions, negotiations Policies, strategies, knowledge Measures, interventions International Regional National Local UNFCCC Process, related conventions Advise negotiation processes Advocacy Technical support to IPCC Multi-stakeholder platforms Nairobi Work Programme Capacity building Data management & knowledge portals Partnerships Policy guidance Good practices National processes NAPA, National Communications Links to other national processes Field projects/ programmes Impact assessment Awareness raising Mainstreaming cc Technology development & dissemination

5 Importance of fisheries and aquaculture Over 500 million people depend directly or indirectly on fisheries and aquaculture for their livelihoods Aquatic foods provide essential nutrition for 3 billion people and at least 50% of animal protein and minerals to 400 million people in the poorest countries. Fish products are among the most widely-traded foods,, with more than 37% by volume of world production traded internationally.

6 Importance of fisheries and aquaculture Poverty and food insecurity are still with us Global food security and population growth a key issue Huge increase in demand for food by 2050 MDG s? Poor, women and marginalised are more vulnerable to impacts Small scale fisheries and aquaculture need specific focus

7 Preparing and responding to the impacts Ecological, Economic and Social Resilience implementation of ecosystem approach to fisheries and aquaculture, the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries livelihood diversification, flexible access rights, public and private insurance Technological innovation Planned adaptation policy coherence across sectors (water, agriculture, forestry, CZM) Disaster preparedness and response

8 Why PaCFA? A Global Partnership for Climate, Fisheries and Aquaculture (PaCFA) Voluntary partnership comprising 23 international organizations and sector bodies Common concern for climate change interactions with global waters and living resources and their social and economic consequences. Desire to draw together and help coordinate actions, address priorities and provide advocacy to raise the profile of fisheries and aquaculture in the global climate change discussions. For example, in preparation for the 2009 UNFCCC meetings

9 Who are we?

10 What are we trying to accomplish? 1. Keeping our oceans and aquatic systems resilient to change so that they may continue to regulate the world s climate

11 What are we trying to accomplish? 2. Keeping our oceans and aquatic systems healthy so that they may absorb our emissions

12 What are we trying to accomplish? 3. Enhancing aquatic systems contributions to global food security and economic prosperity

13 What are we trying to accomplish? 4. Increasing our understanding of the risks to aquatic and coastal systems of unprecedented disruptions

14 What are we trying to accomplish? 5. Addressing the biophysical changes that are already happening

15 What are we trying to accomplish? 6. Decelerating damage to and benefiting from changes to the oceans and aquatic systems

16 What are we trying to accomplish? 7. Creating new patterns of global partnerships

17 What are we trying to accomplish? 8. Understanding that climate change mitigation and adaptation can fit with increased wealth through good stewardship

18 What are we trying to accomplish? 9. Connect private, public and civil society interests and aims through global Blue Carbon funds

19 What are we trying to accomplish? 10. Providing a common voice to strengthen and safeguard our common goals for the world s oceans and waters

20 How are we going about this? Common strategic framework Common programme framework Sharing and learning

21 How are we going about this? Advocacy, communication, policy advice The publication of the Blue Carbon report, Policy integration PaCFA now a UN Oceans Task Force CC now on the COFI agenda Continued collaboration in the form of joint symposia, workshops and technical documents, development of joint action based on a priority analysis undertaken by the Partnership in 2009.

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23 Looking ahead. COP 17 PaCFA side events Highlight issues specific to Africa Showcase examples to reduce vulnerability / improve adaptation capacity in fisheries and aquaculture World Bank / FAO climate smart source book for agriculture, fisheries & aquaculture, forestry European Bureau for Conservations & Development (EBCD) PaCFA meeting in European Parliament

24 Considerations Implementation of CCRF, EAF/A sound management (building resilience) How can we further strengthen and develop partnerships (sharing lessons, capacity building)? Food security, population growth, poverty and future impacts on demand for fish Small scale fisheries and gender (impacts on more vulnerable groups)

25 Kind thanks! /