03302cam a22003013a 4500020001800000020001500018040001000033082002600043245010400069260007500173300003700248520232100285650002602606650002602632650002602658650002602684650002302710650002302733650002302756650002302779650001202802650001202814700001902826700002102845700002002866710006002886856005402946  a9789251061121  a9251061122  cBTCTA  a639 FOO 2008 A090 Or.00aAchieving poverty reduction through responsible fisheries :blessons from West and Central Africa /  aRome :bFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,c2008  ax, 168 p. :bill., maps ;c29 cm3 aDespite massive development efforts, chronic poverty still remains a harsh reality for millions of Africans. The Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Programme (SFLP) examined ways to reduce poverty, and improve livelihoods, in the fisheries sector. In Africa, an estimated ten million men and women are involved in fishing and related activities such as processing and trading. Seven million fishing people live in West Africa and the fisheries sector is a major source of livelihoods in many coastal communities, both inland on lake shores and on the Atlantic coast. In addition to providing employment and income, fisheries plays an important role in local and national economies. The SFLP, a partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Department for International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and 25 participating countries in West Africa, ran from November 1999 to October 2006. The Programme aimed at enhancing the livelihoods of artisanal fishery communities in coastal and inland lake areas by supporting the development and adoption of appropriate and replicable strategies for responsible and equitable fisheries, and by strengthening human and social capital. New ways of working were explored, vulnerability and social exclusion were addressed as two central concepts of poverty, and emphasis was given to policy changes and institutional capacity building. The SFLP adopted the sustainable livelihoods approach to poverty alleviation and worked to implement the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries to sustain fishery resources. The Programme promoted strategies for poverty alleviation that reinforce peoples' existing capabilities, are participatory and empowering and take into account the limitations of resource renewability.  This technical paper reports on the important lessons generated by the SFLP with regard not only to reconciling poverty reduction and responsible fishing but also showing how the two are mutually dependent and essential for sustainable outcomes. The paper provides a consolidated account of main lessons learned to serve as a source of information and inspiration for further work with small-scale fishing communities, in West and Central Africa, as well as elsewhere 0aSustainable fisheries 0aSustainable fisheries 0aSustainable fisheries 0aSustainable fisheries 0aFishery management 0aFishery management 0aFishery management 0aFishery management 0aPoverty 0aPoverty1 aWestlund, Lena1 aHolvoet, Katrien1 aKebe, Moustapha2 aFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations41uhttp://www.fao.org/docrep/011/i0448e/i0448e00.htm