GEF Project Preparation Grant (PPG) Inception Workshop of the Project “Promoting the Blue Economy and Strengthening Fisheries Governance of the Gulf of Thailand through the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries” (GoTFish Project)

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO/RAP), is organizing a regional virtual inception workshop to initiate the PPG phase of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) supported project “Promoting the Blue Economy and Strengthening Fisheries Governance of the Gulf of Thailand through the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries” (GoTFish), to be held from 09:00 to 15:00h (Bangkok time) on 8 September 2021.

Provisional Agenda

09:00-12:00h Morning session:

-  Welcome

-  Introduction

-  Overview of the GoTFish project

• Background and history of the GoTFish project
• Countries contributions (GoTFish project participating country presentation)

-  Overview of the GOTFISH project structure (FAO)

 Lunch break 

13:30-15:00 Afternoon session:

-  Draft PPG summary work plan

-  Q&A

-  Regional expectations

-  Conclusion and way forward