The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will organize an online conference titled “Shoring Up: Linking Social Protection and Early Warning Systems for the Fisheries Sector”, to focus on how social protection can improve the design and delivery of targeted and more cohesive climate responses and poverty reduction efforts for the fisheries sector.
The webinar will be held on 22 June 2023 at 14:00 AST (Santiago, Bridgetown) | 20:00 CEST (Rome).
According to FAO, small-scale fisheries (SSF) based in coastal communities around the world are facing unprecedented increases in the frequency and severity of acute and sub-acute climate shocks and slower-onset stressors. Interlinked with this are challenging social dimensions that inhibit efforts to build resilience, including socio-economic vulnerability and limited access to services (e.g. healthcare and social protection). Urgent action is needed as the livelihoods of millions of small-scale fishers are at risk, along with the food security of millions of people who rely on fish as a primary source of protein. Social Protection is an essential tool in addressing this climate-poverty nexus, and linkages with Early Warning Systems are key to improving preparedness and reducing vulnerability.
The event, to be live streamed on 22 June, will be held in English, and can be followed exclusively online at https://www.fao.org/americas/eventos/ver/en/c/1641394/