Medidas de Gestao das Pescarias Marinhas e Aquicultura 2019 The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2018 | Page 153

THE STATE OF WORLD FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE 2018
BOX 17
INCREASING THE ADAPTIVE CAPACITY OF THE FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE
SECTOR: FAO SUPPORT TO COUNTRIES
and enhancing its resilience. However, as fuller
understanding of climate change implications is still
needed at the national and local levels, strengthening
knowledge and awareness – on climate change in
riparian and coastal communities and on the need to
adapt the management and exploitation practices of
fisheries and aquaculture – is an important part of the
projects. This awareness is expected to assist in the
development of strong adaptation actions, their
integration in national policies and their smooth
implementation. The projects also seek to overcome
barriers such as weaknesses in the institutional framework
(national and local) and limited application of good
management practices in the sector. They include a strong
fisheries and aquaculture management component,
mainly based on EAF/EAA principles and tools.
In response to direct requests, FAO has supported a
number of countries and regions in mobilizing
resources for project development and capacity
building on the impacts of climate change in fisheries
and aquaculture. Six national and regional climate
change adaptation projects – in Bangladesh, the
Benguela Current region (Angola, Namibia, South
Africa), Chile, the Eastern Caribbean (Antigua and
Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis,
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Trinidad and Tobago), Malawi and Myanmar – began
implementation in 2016 and 2017 (Figure 41), with
support from the GEF Least Developed Countries Fund
(LDCF) and Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF).
These projects have the overall goal of increasing the
adaptive capacity of the fisheries and aquaculture sector
FIGURE 41
FAO CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PROJECTS
EASTERN CARIBBEAN 2016–2019
Forecasting Sargassum outbreaks
Safety at sea
Fish aggregating devices
BANGLADESH 2016–2020
Climate-resilient ecosystem approaches
Technology development
Low climate impact feeds
Farmer field schools
MYANMAR 2017–2020
Integrated mangrove management
Fisheries co-management
Aquaculture development
CHILE 2016–2018
Information systems for decision-makers
Adaptation best practices
BENGUELA CURRENT 2017–2020
Recognizing climate change
Strategic and tactical governance
Early warning systems
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MALAWI 2017–2021
Environmental monitoring systems
Improved fisheries management
Multisectoral/stakeholder think tanks
Climate-resilient aquaculture