BUI LDI NG RESI LI ENCE FOR ADAPTATI ON TO CLI MATE CHANGE I N THE FI SHERI ES AND AQUACULTURE SECTOR Cassandra De Young, Doris Sot o, Tarub Bahri, David Brown Fisheries and Aquacult ure Depart m ent FAO What is at st ake? • Over 500 m illion people depend – direct ly or indirect ly – on fisheries and aquacult ure for t heir livelihoods • Aquat ic foods provide essent ial nut rit i iion ffor 4 billi billion people l and d at least 50% of anim al prot ein and m inerals t o 400 m illion p people p in t he poorest count ries. • Fish product s are am ong t he m ost widely t raded foods widely• Aquacult ure am ong t he fast est growing g g food p product ion syst y em s Drivers of Change Affecting biological processes Affecting human choices Pollution/Water quality Governance and politics Legal systems Climate Technological change Acidification g Overfishing Fisheries and Aquaculture systems Markets Capital/labor p flows Demographics Altered habitats Etc… Culture Etc… Clim at e change im pact s on fisheries and aquacult ure Predict ed effect s on fisheries’ cat ch pot ent ial Cheung et al. 2009 Underst anding Vulnerabilit ies: I PCC CC m odel d l applied li d t o FI & &AQ Q Adapted from FAO (2006) Underst anding vulnerabilit ies: applied fisheries exam ple Global mapping of national economies’ vulnerability to climate change impacts on fisheries Allison et al, 2009 Preparing and responding t o t he im pact s: adapt at ion t o clim at e change t hrough broader vulnerabilit y reduct ion • Ecological, Econom ic and Social Resilience – im plem ent at ion of ecosyst em approach t o fisheries and aquacult ure, t he Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries – livelihood diversificat ion, flexible access right s, public and privat e insurance • Technological innovat ion • Planned adapt at ion –policy coherence across sect ors ( e.g g wat er,, agricult ure, forest ry, coast al zone m anagem ent ) • Disast er preparedness and response Key feat ures of t he Ecosyst em Approach t o Fisheries and Aquacult ure ( EAF/ EAA) : B i Obj ectt ives Basic i  Maint aining ecosyst em int egrit y / ecological g well being  I m proving hum an wellb i being and d equit it y  Prom ot ing/ enabling good governance Key feat ures of t he EAF/ EAA: Principles in Pract ice  Apply t he precaut ionary approach  Use best available knowledge  Acknowledge m ult iple obj ect ives and values off ecosyst em services  Em brace adapt ive m anagem ent  Broaden st akeholder part icipat ion  Underst and and use full suit e of m anagem ent m easures  Prom ot e sect oral int egrat ion and int erdisciplinarit y Using EAF/ EAA t o increase clim at e change resilience • • • • • • • Creat ing resilient com m unit ies ( ecosyst em , hum an, governance) / decreasing vulnerabilit y ( im pact s, s adapt ive capacit y, sensit ivit y) Enhancing int er- sect oral collaborat ion ( e.g. int egrat ing FI &AQ int o syst em / nat ional/ regional adapt at ion and DRM st rat egies) Prom ot ing cont ext specific and com m unit y- based adapt at ion st rat egies Allowing for quick adapt at ion t o change Prom ot ing nat ural barriers and defenses Safeguarding t he aquat ic environm ent and it s resources against i t adverse d iim pactt s off m it igat i t ion i stt ratt egies i and d m easures from ot her sect ors Avoiding “ m al- adapt at ion” Thank you!