FAO’s Blue Growth Initiative
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FAO’s Blue Growth Initiative
- 1. FAO’s Blue Growth Initiative Blue Growth: Issues for Fisheries Dependent Coastal Communities 5 October 2017, St. Julian's, Malta Árni M. Mathiesen, ADG Fisheries & Aquaculture Department of FAO
- 2. Overview 1. Introduction to FAO BGI 2. BGI Communities Platform 3. Key takeaways
- 3. FAO Blue Growth Initiative FAO is working with a number of countries to develop and implement Blue Growth Strategies Not a one-size-fits-all approach, takes into account country priorities
- 4. Business as Usual Blue Growth Initiative (BGI) FAO Blue Growth Initiative
- 5. FAO Blue Growth Initiative Create enabling conditions for the transition to Blue Growth Improve governance of aquatic ecosystems Empower stakeholders for equal participation along the fisheries and aquaculture value chain Conserve biodiversity and habitats Implementation PhasesObjectives
- 6. BGI Communities Platform EMPOWERING SMALL-SCALE PRODUCERS IS CRITICAL TO THE BLUE COMMUNITIES PLATFORM Over 90% of all fishers and fish workers are small-scale Most are in developing countries and half are women Vital socio-economic function of SSF for food and nutrition security, income, employment, trade, etc. SSF are excellent candidates for transition towards blue growth due to their interconnectivity with and reliance on aquatic ecosystems Huge potential when people employed in SSF act not only as resource users but also as resource stewards
- 8. BGI Communities Platform Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and related IPOAs The “Tenure Guidelines” The “SSF Guidelines” The Right to Food Guidelines The “RAI” Principles
- 9. BGI Communities Platform Achieve environmental, economic, and social objectives Foster “enabling conditions” Deliver “transformational interventions” Scale-up or “mainstream” Blue Communities
- 10. Key Takeaways The FAO Blue Growth Initiative is a framework for achieving sustainable growth in the fisheries and aquaculture sector The goals of the FAO Blue Growth Initiative are to maximize economic and social benefits in an environmentally sustainable fashion The FAO Blue Communities platform seeks to empower and build resilient communities with improved livelihoods, food security and employment based on sustainable natural resources use, social organizations, norms and values, and users’ rights The FAO Blue Growth Initiative is closely aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Human Rights
- 11. Thank you FAO Blue Growth Initiative Brochure: http://www.fao.org/3/a-i7862e.pdf FI-ADG@FAO.org
Editor's Notes
- The Blue Growth Initiative and the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals go hand in hand. Blue Growth addresses environmental concerns and offers opportunities for decent work and livelihoods, while contributing to food security and nutrition, and safeguarding natural resources for the benefit of future generations. Blue Growth is designed to deliver development in three dimensions - environment, social and economic - while fostering cooperation and partnerships among countries and multiple stakeholders. The promotion of Blue Growth can accelerate progress across the SDGs, maximizing benefits particularly for Small Island Developing States and coastal LDCs. Not a one-size-fits-all approach, takes into account country priorities Regional Initiatives are being developed in – Asia Pacific Initiative Africa Package Caribbean
- FAO BGI vs Business as Usual Key takeaways for this slide: This is in context of FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT Business as usual fisheries and aquaculture development, including at FAO, has traditionally focused on sustainability but typically primarily on either environmental or economic sustainability but usually neither at the same time and usually with very little focus on social sustainability [point to diagram] Key takeaway: That’s what’s different about FAO’s Blue Growth Initiative (or BGI) which seeks to minimize environmental degradation, biodiversity loss and unsustainable use of resources while maximizing economic and social benefits However it’s important to provide a few disclaimers about the Blue Growth Initiative: It’s not reinventing the wheel, it leverages a lot of existing instruments and approaches and creates linkages and synergies, particularly with respect to social benefits and empowering communities This framework is adaptable to country needs and priorities FAO uses the term Blue Growth to emphasize the need for development and growth in many developing member states
- FAO BGI is a framework focused primarily on FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT Key takeaways from this slide: The left side of the slide outlines the multiple environmental, economic and social objectives of the BGI [read the objectives] These objectives have historically been discrete objectives but the BGI seeks to achieve them in an integrated fashion The right side of the slide illustrates—from a bottom-up perspective—the phased framework of BGI implementation The BGI is premised on the notion that before communities or countries can transition to blue growth they must create the necessary “enabling conditions”, whether it be through legislation and policy frameworks [point to on diagram], private and public institutions, technical or financial incentives, or knowledge and capacity development. Those elements are critical prerequisites to achieving lasting change. Once enabling conditions have been created, what we call “transformational interventions” can be carried out in ways that are sustainably impactful, in economic, environmental and social terms—as depicted by the “Blue Platforms”. These interventions could include the development of an aquaculture farm, or a seafood product business plan. Once interventions are shown to be successful they can be “mainstreamed”, in other words scaled up locally, regionally or nationally.
- Empowering Small-Scale Producer in BOTH FISHERIES and AQUACULTURE is critical to the Blue Communities Platform Realizing the full potential of the oceans and wetlands will demand responsible and sustainable approaches to its economic development. Expanding the scope Fishing jobs > Blue community livelihoods Fish production > Intergenerational food security & nutrition Operator profitability > Economic, social stability Product volume > Value addition plus local/community food security Casting the net wider Harvesters > People along the value chain Captains > Fishers, fisherfolk, historically marginalized communities women, Indigenous Peoples, politically un-empowered, physically isolated
- GUIDLING PRINCIPLES OF BLUE COMMUNITIES PLATFORM Blue Communities Platform is guided by principles for sustainable community based fisheries development, it promotes a holistic approach to address fisheries governance and development that is: Inclusive Transparent Representative OBJECTIVES of BLUE COMMUNITIES PLATFORM Create an enabling environment for people involved in fisheries and aquaculture to act not only as resource users, but also to play an active role in protecting and safeguarding these natural resources for the benefit of future generations; Legal and policy frameworks that strengthen and empower stakeholders Secure user rights - communities that have access/rights to land and natural resources; Policies that are gender-sensitive and communities to ensure that the role that women play in fisheries and aquaculture is recognized, and that women in the sector have equal access to credit and finance; Place fisheries in the context of human rights Incentives to generate technical and financial innovation at the small-producer level established Improve governance and management of aquatic ecosystems; Focus on issues such as nutrition, school feeding, eliminating food loss and waste, food safety, food security and protection for small-scale fisheries Conserve biodiversity and habitats; Create more resilient communities with improved livelihoods, Improve food security and employment based on sustainable natural resource use, Empower concerned communities, in particular small-scale fisheries communities. Strengthen organizations, and participation in decision-making processes and to assume responsibilities for sustainable use of fisheries resources Emphasize importance of vulnerable and marginalized groups
- One of the key features of FAO’s Blue Growth Initiative is its use of existing policy instruments, technical guidelines and approaches to natural resource management and to combat hunger and malnutrition. The Blue Communities Platform leverages existing instruments including as the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries, and the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and related IPOAs 2012 CFS - Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security The “Tenure Guidelines” 2014 CoFI - Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Alleviation The “SSF Guidelines” 2004 - VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES to support the progressive realization of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security Right to Food Guildelines 2014 – Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems The “RAI” Principles
- IMPLEMENTATION FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture is moving from concept to action under its mandate to eliminate hunger, fight poverty and ensure sustainable production of food. A diverse array of stakeholders feed into the implementation loop Achieve environmental, economic and social objectives The FAO Blue Communities Platform’s goals is to achieve environmental, economic, and social objectives in an integrated and holistic way. It can provide a foundation to improve livelihoods and enhance economic contribution of capture fisheries to food security Foster “enabling conditions” The Blue Communities is premised on the notion that necessary “enabling conditions” are critical prerequisites to achieving lasting change. Ensuring an enabling environment will support implementation and lasting impact. Establishing good governance arrangements in line with the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, Guidelines for Securing Small-Scale Fisheries (VGSSF) and providing secure tenure in line with the Voluntary Guidelines for the Responsible Governance of Tenure (Tenure Guidelines) to establish policy coherence, as well institutional coordination and collaboration. -- Implementation Guidance -- Regional, National Action Plans Deliver “transformational interventions” Once enabling conditions have been created, what we call “transformational interventions” can be carried out in ways that are sustainably impactful, in economic, environmental and social terms. These interventions could include the development of an aquaculture farm, or a seafood product business plan and involve private and public institutions, technical or financial incentives, or knowledge and capacity development, including implementation support and monitoring. Scale-up or “mainstream” Once the above elements are in place it will provide the foundation for coordinated and coherent scaling up, further development and resource mobilization for the Blue Growth Initiative and Blue Communities at global, regional and national levels by FAO and its partners.