Latin America and the Caribbean
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Project title: Climate Change Adaptation in the Eastern Caribbean Fisheries Sector (CC4Fish) (GCP/SLC/202/SCF)
Duration: January 2017 to July 2021
Country coverage: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Objective: To increase resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change impacts in the Eastern Caribbean fisheries sector, through introduction of adaptation measures in fisheries management and capacity building of fisherfolk and aquaculturists.
In the Caribbean, FAO has improved safety at sea through regional trainings, which included modules such as emergency preparation, outboard engine repair and maintenance, safety risk management, boat handling and basic marine traffic as well as First Aid and communication.
- Photo credit: ©FAO/ Iris Monnereau
Nearly 600 fishers have received specific ICT trainings focusing on the three ICT devices most important to safety at sea for small-scale fishers: the VHF radio, Global Positioning System (GPS) and cellphone.
FAO has taught instrumental, technical and procedural skills, performing drills on the radio, GPS and cellphone in a classroom environment, as well as at sea.
Project title: Supporting member countries implement climate change adaptation measures in fisheries and aquaculture (GCP/GLO/959/NOR)
Duration: January 2019 to June 2021
Country coverage: Saint Lucia
Objective: Improve country capacity to develop and implement climate change adaptation plans and actions that promote socio-economic development, with specific attention to poverty reduction and food security in the fishery and aquaculture sector.
With technical support from the FISH Safety Foundation, this project organized a regional training of trainers on safety at sea for small-scale fisheries, developed and distributed training materials such as the manual on “Safety at sea for Small-scale fishers in the Caribbean”, and prepared for and tested a fisheries accident and fatality reporting system.