At the regional and subregional levels, FAO’s commitment to decentralized action and to cross-agency linkages also leads to important directions for development responses to climate change. This presents the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department with challenges in linking global programmes and strategies with national actions and outcomes. Therefore, the aim of this document is to provide the medium-term
(2011–16) framework defining the perspectives and objectives of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department with respect to climate change issues and development responses, and its coherence and operational effectiveness with respect to more localized delivery through regional and subregional offices.