Asia Workshop: IYAFA 2022-Celebrating Sustainable and Equitable Small-scale Fisheries, 5 to 8 May 2022, Bangkok, Thailand

Asia Workshop: IYAFA 2022-Celebrating Sustainable and Equitable Small-scale Fisheries,

5 to 8 May 2022, Bangkok, Thailand

Organized by

ICSF and SDF

The Asia workshop is to strengthen the recognition of small-scale fisheries’ crucial contributions to global food security and nutrition, the importance of tenure rights in the sector, and social development.

The workshop is an opportunity to take stock of how the SSF Guidelines are being implemented in Asia to eradicate poverty, ensure food security and nutrition, and promote the tenure rights of small-scale fishing communities.

The workshop will include 60 participants from community-based organizations, national fishworkers’ organizations, women in fisheries networks, and civil society organizations from 11 South and Southeast Asian countries – including Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

Workshop Materials

• Concept Note
• Programme
• Report on Asia Workshop – IYAFA 2022: Celebrating Sustainable and Equitable Small-scale Fisheries, 4 – 8 May, 2022, The Berkeley Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
• SAMUDRA for IYAFA 2022, published daily during the workshops, brings you programme updates, interviews with participants and short articles on SSF in the region.
  • SAMUDRA for IYAFA 2022, Bangkok, Newsletter No. 1, 05 May 2022
  • SAMUDRA for IYAFA 2022, Bangkok, Newsletter No. 2 , 06 May 2022
  • SAMUDRA for IYAFA 2022, Bangkok, Newsletter No. 3, 08 May 2022
• IYAFA 2022: Asia Workshop statement (in English, Tamil, Hindi, Bahasa (Indonesia)Vietnamese, Bahasa Melayu (Malay) and Bangla
• Women and Gender in Fisheries: Asian Regional Action Plan
• Questionnaire
• Views on SSF in Asia: Responses from country representatives: Bangladesh, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand
• Profiles of Organizations
• Country Fisheries Profiles (Bangladesh, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam)
• Participants Profile

Links to other workshops

• Latin America and the Caribbean Workshop: IYAFA 2022-Celebrating Sustainable and Equitable Small-scale Fisheries, Brazil, 2-5 November 2022
• Africa Workshop: IYAFA 2022-Celebrating Sustainable and Equitable Small-scale Fisheries, 15-18 February 2023
• IYAFA Regional workshop: Getting the story straight and envisioning a fair future for small-scale fisheries in Europe, 13-16 November 2023, Galicia, Spain

Workshop Videos

• • IYAFA 2022: Celebrating small-scale fisheries in Asia – Opening Video

• Session Notes:
  • Access to Resources (English): Bangladesh (Bengali), Indonesia (Bahasa), India (Hindi, Tamil), Malaysia (Malay), Myanmar (Burmese), Pakistan (Urdu), Philippines (Filipino), Sri Lanka (Sinhala), Thailand (Thai), Vietnam (Vietnamese)

• • Social Development and Sustainable Fisheries (English):
    • Bangladesh (Bengali), Indonesia (Bahasa),  India (Hindi, Tamil), Malaysia (Malay), Myanmar (Burmese), Pakistan (Urdu), Philippines (Filipino), Sri Lanka (Sinhala), Thailand (Thai), Vietnam (Vietnamese)
  • Need for gender equality in fisheries
  • Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Framework for the SSF guidelines (English):
    • Bangladesh (Bengali), Indonesia (Bahasa), India (Hindi, Tamil), Malaysia (Malay), Myanmar (Burmese), Pakistan (Urdu), Philippines (Filipino), Sri Lanka (Sinhala), Thailand (Thai), Vietnam (Vietnamese)
• Presentation
  • Day 1 
    • ICSF/SDF Asia Workshop: IYAFA 2022-Celebrating Sustainable and Equitable Small-Scale Fisheries: An Overview by Sebastian Mathew, ICSF
    • Tenure: The cornerstone of small-scale fishing by Maarten Bavinck
    • A short note on Tenure: the cornerstone of small-scale fishing by Maarten Bavinck
  • Day 2
    • Social Development for Sustainable SSF, Food Security and Poverty Eradication by Sebastian Mathew, ICSF
  • Day 3
    • Key issues faced by women fishers by Arlene Nietes Satapornvanit
    • Gender Issues in Post-harvest Fisheries by Kyoko Kusakabe, Asian Institute of Technology
  • Day 4
    • A monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) framework for the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Erodication (SSF Guidelines) by Lena Westlund, FAO
    • Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Framework: What’s Next in this Process? by Elyse Mills, ICSF
• Photos from the workshop
  • Day 1
  • Day 2
  • Day 3
  • Day 4
• Photo Exhibition – IYAFA 2022 Asia Workshop

• News articles from Samudra News Alerts and South Asia News Alerts: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam
• Articles from SAMUDRA Report (Last ten years): Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam
• Articles from Yemaya Newsletter (Last ten years): Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam

Photo Gallery

Resources

• SSF Guidelines translations in English, Burmese, Thai, Sinhalese,  Indonesian (Bahasa), Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Odia, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam
• SSF Guidelines summary translations in English, Burmese, Khmer, Bahasa, Vietnamese, Thai, Hindi, Telugu, Odia, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi
• FAO Fishery and Aquaculture Country Profiles: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam
• GLOBEFISH Market Profile – 2018: A snapshot of production, trade and other data for fish and fish products by country or territory – Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam

2022

• Report of the Thirty-fourth Session of the Committee on Fisheries, Rome, 1-5 February 2021
• Exploring the human rights-based approach in the context of the implementation and monitoring of the SSF Guidelines
• The Southeast Asian State of Fisheries and Aquaculture
• World review of capture fisheries and aquaculture insurance 2022 

2021

• Evaluation of the project “Enhancing the contribution of small-scale fisheries to food security and sustainable livelihoods through better policies, strategies and initiatives”
• Implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries: Trends over the last 25 years
• COFI Declaration For Sustainable Fisheries And Aquaculture – Explanatory Note
• COFI Declaration for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture
• Small-scale fisheries and the human right to adequate food: Making the connection: exploring synergies in the implementation of the SSF Guidelines and the Right to Food Guidelines

2020

• How to monitor implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries?
• Linkages between the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries and the Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security
• Legislating for sustainable small-scale fisheries: A guide and considerations for implementing aspects of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication in National Legislation
• Linkages between the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries and the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests
• Global Strategic Framework in support of the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries

2019

• Improving Inland Fisheries Governance in India: In the Context of the Draft National Policy on Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture, India, and the FAO SSF Guidelines, 6th – 7th September 2019, Kolkata, India
• National Workshop: 2017 National Policy on Marine Fisheries, India  and the SSF Guidelines, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 19th to 21st July 2019
• Report of the National Workshop: The SSF Guidelines and Mainstreaming Gender into Fisheries Policies and Legislation, YWCA of Madras International Guest House, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 18 to 20 August 2019
• Report of the Brainstorming Session for the National Workshop on Enhancing Capacities of Women Fishworkers in India for the Implementation of the SSF Guidelines, Ashir Bhawan, Ernakulam, Kerala, 15‐16 May, 2019
• The UN General Assembly has declared 2022 the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022)
• Taking stock of the status of implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries: A country-level assessment framework
• Enhancing the contribution of small-scale fisheries to food security and sustainable livelihoods: An overview of the FAO Umbrella Programme for the promotion and application of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication
• Report of the Expert workshop on Guidelines for micro-finance, credit and insurance for small-scale fisheries in Asia, Bangkok, Thailand, 7-9 May 2019
• Guidelines for increasing access of small-scale fisheries to insurance services in Asia: A handbook for insurance and fisheries stakeholders: In support of the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication

2018

• Report of the Thirty-third Session of the Committee on Fisheries Rome, 9–13 July 2018
• Update on Progress to Develop the Global Strategic Framework In Support of the Implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF-GSF)
• Supporting the implementation of the SSF Guidelines Report from the 3rd World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress, October 22-26, 2018, Chiang Mai, Thailand
• The Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines: Global Implementation by Svein Jentoft, Ratana Chuenpagdee, María José Barragán-Paladines, Nicole Franz
• Social protection to foster sustainable management of natural resources and reduce poverty in fisheries-dependent communities: Report of the FAO Technical Workshop, 17–18 November 2015, Rome

2017

• Towards gender-equitable small-scale fisheries governance and development – A handbook In support of the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication

2016

• Exploring the human rights-based approach in the context of the implementation and monitoring of the SSF Guidelines: Workshop proceedings, 24–26 October 2016, FAO, Rome, Italy
• The National Workshop on Capacity-building for the Implementation of the SSF Guidelines, Karachi, Pakistan, 24-25 August 2016
• Proceedings of the Mekong Region Workshop on the Implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication, 30 April – 1 May 2016, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
• Implementation of SSF Guidelines: Towards the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication
• Report of WFF-WFFP-ICSF-CIC National Workshop on Capacity-building for the Implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries (SSF Guidelines), Multi-Purpose Hall, India International Centre, New Delhi, 21-22 March 2016

2015

• Towards the implementation of the SSF Guidelines in South Asia. Proceedings of the South Asia FAO-BOBLME Regional Consultation on the Implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication, 23–26 November 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka
• Report of the ICSF-BOBLME India (East Coast) Workshop: Implementing the FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines), 6-7 March 2015, Chennai, India
• Perspectives of the Fishers and Fishworkers on the East coast of India: Implementing the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines)
• Towards the implementation of the SSF Guidelines in the Southeast Asia region: Proceedings of the Southeast Asia Regional Consultation Workshop on the Implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication, 24–27 August 2015, Bali, Indonesia

2014

• Towards the implementation of the SSF Guidelines: Proceedings of the Workshop on the Development of a Global Assistance Programme in Support of the Implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication, 8–11 December 2014, Rome, Italy
• International Workshop on Towards Socially Just and Sustainable Fisheries: ICSF Workshop on Implementing the FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines)- Report, 21 – 24 July 2014, Puducherry, India
• Rights First, Rights Forever: Small-scale Fisheries and Fishing Communities from a Human-rights Perspective – A collection of articles from SAMUDRA Report
• Résumé: Directives Volontaires Visant À Assurer La Durabilité De La Pêche Artisanale Dans Le Contexte De La Sécurité Alimentaire Et De L’éradication De La Pauvreté
• Directrices voluntarias para lograr la sostenibilidad de la pesca en pequeña escala en el contexto de la seguridad alimentaria y la erradicación de la pobreza

2011

• Report of the Workshop and symposium on Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries: Towards FAO Guidelines on Marine and Inland Small-Scale Fisheries, 19-21 September 2011, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
• Discussion Document: Towards Voluntary Guidelines on Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries
• Report of the twenty-ninth session of the Committee on Fisheries Rome, 31 January–4 February 2011

2010

• Report of the APFIC/FAO Regional Consultative Workshop – Securing sustainable small-scale fisheries: Bringing together responsible fisheries and social development, Bangkok, Thailand, 6-8 October 2010

2008

• Report of the global conference on small-scale fisheries securing sustainable small-scale fisheries: bringing together responsible fisheries and social development, Bangkok, Thailand, 13–17 October 2008

Related Websites:

• ICSF’s website on SSF Guidelines

SSF Guidelines

• Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication
• 2022 – International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
• SSF Guidelines Implementation: This website is part of joint effort by World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP), World Forum of Fish Harvestors and Fish Workers (WFF), Centro Internazionale Crocevia, and International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)

• VG-SSF Guidelines: Preparatory workshops for VG-SSF Guidelines

Films and Infographics

• Infographic video on SSF guidelines

• Infographics video on SSF guidelines: Social development, employment and decent work

• SSF Guidelines: Governance of tenure and resource management

• Empowering small-scale fisheries: the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication

• Technical Consultation on International Guidelines on Securing Sustainable Small Scale Fisheries (SSF Guidelines) was held at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [FAO] in Rome, Italy from 20-24 May 2013

• 2016: Sebastian Mathew introducing the SSF Guidelines workshop in India – Part I

• 2016: Sebastian Mathew introducing the SSF Guidelines workshop in India – Part II

• KATOSI Documentary on SSF Guidelines

• Is Cambodia’s Thirst For Energy Destroying The Mekong River? | Once Upon A River | CNA Documentary

• Films on Fisheries and Coastal Communities in Asia