Informal Coordination Meeting on Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation in Fisheries and Aquaculture (9-11 March 2009)

The Informal Coordination Meeting on Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation in Fisheries and Aquaculture was held in FAO, Rome, on 9-11 March 2009 with participation of FAO, the World Bank, the World Fish Center, the Benguela Current Commission (BCC), CEPESCA, ICES, NACA, NACEE, OECD, OSPESCA, QUEST-Fish, SEAFDEC, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, UNEP and UNISDR. Gaps and opportunities in different areas were discussed and joint activities were proposed for the future.

Following the meeting, on 12 March, a workshop was organized by the Quest_Fish project with the title "Envisioning 2050: Future scenarios for the fisheries and aquaculture sectors". The objective of the meeting was to develop possible scenarios of the development of the fisheries and aquaculture sector until 2050.

Further information:

Agenda of the Meeting

Prospectus of the Quest_Fish workshop

Climate Change Flyer

Summary of the UNFCCC Technical Workshop

Report of the FAO Expert Workshop on Climate Change Implications