Fisheries, food security and our commitments on oceans and seas
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This document discusses global commitments related to oceans, fisheries, food security, and sustainable development. It notes that over the last 30 years, there have been 80 commitments made in these areas through various summits and agreements. However, 840 million people still suffer from hunger worldwide. The document outlines FAO's strategic goals of eradicating hunger and malnutrition, eliminating rural poverty, and sustainably managing natural resources. It discusses challenges for fisheries and aquaculture related to resource management, habitat destruction, and socioeconomic issues. The concept of "Blue Growth" is introduced to contribute to food security and poverty alleviation through sustainable use of aquatic resources.
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Fisheries, food security and our commitments on oceans and seas
- 1. Fisheries, food security and our commitments on oceans and seas Árni M. Mathiesen Assistant-Director General Fisheries and Aquaculture Department Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 4 February 2014 Eighth session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
- 2. Global Commitments on oceans & seas The last 30 years have seen 80 different commitments • 2012 – Rio+20 Future we want (Rio di Janeiro) • 2010 - Aichi Biodiversity Targets (Nagoya) • 2002 – World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg) • 2000 – Millenium Development Goals (New York)
- 3. “Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.” World Food Summit 1996 Still 840 million people suffer from hunger today.
- 4. “We need not only to commit, we need to act” José Graziano de Silva, 20 January 2014, Abu Dhabi First Blue Economy Summit.
- 5. Fisheries and food security: production and use World fish production; 17 % of global human animal protein consumption. (million tonnes live weight) Per capita fish supply (kg) 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 Aquaculture for human consumption Capture for human consumption Non-food uses Per capita food fish supply
- 6. Employment & livelihoods in fisheries and aquaculture Livelihoods of 12% of world population
- 7. FAO’s strategic goals ERADICATE HUNGER, FOOD insecurity and MALNUTRITION ELIMINATE RURAL POVERTY THROUGH SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION OF NATURAL SOURCES
- 8. Challenges in fisheries and aquaculture • Fisheries: Resource management - 30% overfishing, IUU, subsidies. Economic and operational management. Post-harvest utilization. • Aquaculture: Production increase-increasing population. Sustainable and environmental. Technical processes.
- 9. Challenges in fisheries and aquaculture • Habitat destruction: Economic activities Climate change - new challenges for Small-island Developing States (SIDS) Pollution, declining biodiversity, hypoxic areas, invasive species, corals, mangroves and ocean acidification. • Socio-economic: Equitability Trade Resource allocation
- 10. Blue Growth “The Sustainable Contribution, and Conservation, of Living Renewable Resources in the Marine and Fresh Water Ecosystems as well as adjacent Coastal and Inland Ecosystems, to Food and Nutrition Security and Poverty Alleviation.” Fisheries ; SCIENCE, INCENTIVE, CAPACITY, POLICIES AND GOVERNANCE. Sunken billions, IUU, subsidies. Aquaculture; 50-100 million ton gap to be bridged until 2030. NON-FED, LOW INPUT, MARINE. Bio-security. Feed.
- 11. Blue Growth “The Sustainable Contribution, and Conservation, of Living Renewable Resources in the Marine and Fresh Water Ecosystems as well as adjacent Coastal and Inland Ecosystems, to Food and Nutrition Security and Poverty Alleviation.” Habitats; BETTER MANAGEMENT, (incl. MPAs, “no takes”, “new values” for ecosystem services, carbon sequestration.) He who gains, pays. Socio-economic; NON DISTORTIVE TRADE, EQUITABLE ALLOCATION. Right to food, UNCLOS, RFMOs.
- 12. Busan International Fisheries ODA Symposium Blue Globe Blue Growth Blue Goal There are at least 840 million reasons for us to act…
- 13. Takk! Thank you ! Merci! Gracias! Спасибо! !شكرا 谢谢! Obrigado! Matondi! Terima kasih! Asante sana! Danke schön!
Editor's Notes
- We need to act. The last thirty years have seen some 80 different global commitments dealing with various ocean issues
- Some 842 million people suffer from chronic hunger One person in eight suffers from hunger Hunger persists across regions Food availability Equitable economic growth and access to employment for the poor to enhance access to nutritious food Access to transport, communication, safe water, sanitation, and appropriate health care Here the only acceptable number is zero. Zero hunger !
- 54.8 million total employment (2010) 90% small scale 38.2 million capture 16.6 million aquaculture 220 million along the value chain and indirect employments 660 - 880 million persons (12% of the world population) depend on the sector for their livelihoods
- 90% of all fishers and fish workers are involved in Small-scale fisheries
- Introduce Planet Earth. Present location is third rock from the Sun Also known as the blue planet or blue globe or even the blue marble due to its blue colour when viewed from outer-space. This is due to the planets blue colour that derives from the oceans which cover over 70 percent of its surface, as I am sure you all know. What is this planet famous for? It is famous for hosting life. Why is that interesting? It is interesting because we are amongst the many other forms of that life the earth now hosts. And that life as such most probably started in the oceans some 3 and a half billion years ago. This is how important the oceans have been in the past but lets look at the present and possibly the future.