Empowerment of Coastal Fishing Communities for Livelihood Security GOB/UNDP/FAO Project: BGD/97/017 Community Empowerment Abu Nashir Khan Fisheries Officer (Marine) Introduction: The report is structured as follows. The background information of “ Empowerment of the Coastal Fishing Communities for Livelihood ” project is first followed by justification of the report. The implementation of the process is described next. It also explores the best practices regarding community empowerment
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Mangroves are ever green forests between land and sea, found essentially in the intertidal zone and occupying large tracts along the shallow coasts, estuaries and in the deltas where they are influenced by tides, widely differing conditions of saline and rainfall regimes. The coastline of Pakistan is 1,050 km long and 40-50 km wide shared by the provinces of Sindh (350 km) and Balochistan (700 km). In the Sindh province, mangroves are found in the Indus Delta which occupies approximately 600,000
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7 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea CONTENTS Page PREAMBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 PART I. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Article 1. PART II. Use of terms and scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 TERRITORIAL SEA AND CONTIGUOUS ZONE . . . . . . . . 23 23 SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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projected change in agricultural production, 1.7% population growth rate, and 22% unmet need for family planning is considered a “hotspot" of population and climate change (PAI). The increasing population and poverty have put additional pressures on resources (DENR, 2001). According to Kreft & Eckstein, in 2012, the Philippines along with Haiti suffered the most from extreme weather events pointing to the country’s vulnerability to climate change phenomenon as it works towards achieving economic growth
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opened a new horizon for economic development of the coastal countries through utilizing sea and marine resources at national and international level. The concept has become a buzzword for sustainable development particularly in drafting the post2015 development goals. Estimates suggest some 30 million Bangladeshi directly depend on oceanic economic activities like fisheries and commercial transportation. Coastal and Island developing countries have remained at the
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Erosion happens when the sea rises higher and takes away the sand from the beach. And Coastal communities will face different problems to inland communities, and people living in towns will experience different changes to those living in remote rural areas. The Sea Level Rise Low-lying communities in Solomon Islands are very vulnerable to sea level rise. Scientists predict that sea level will rise by as much
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nations into three distinct environments: coastal plain, highlands, and forest. Coastal Plain Between the mountains and the sea, a narrow plain stretches along the entire Pacific coast from Colombia to the southern end of Chile. At some points it is no more than a sandy beach at the foot of the mountains; in other places it reaches inland for 100 miles (160 km). The Atacama Desert, the driest and one of the most lifeless places on earth, occupies the coastal plain in northern Chile. Because ocean
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International Islamic University Chittagong Date of submission: 21st January, 2012 Introduction: The coastal areas of Bangladesh are different from rest of the country because of their unique geo-physical characteristics and different socio-political consequences that often limit people’s access to endowed resources and perpetuate risk and vulnerabilities. Bangladesh’s coast is the biggest victim to natural disasters and highly affected by climate change with
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12% of the total working population in various forms of livelihoods activities. In the mid 1990s fisheries contributed about 10 percent of Bangladesh’s export earnings. The Meghna Estuary Study (May 1998, first draft) estimates the population living in coastal marine fishing villages at the end of the 20th Century at 7.3 million. According to the same source, in these areas fishing is the main income earning activity for 350,000 households (i.e. 22%), and 96,000 boats are operated by 350,000 fishermen
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beautiful place to vacation in the tropics, but it performs many vital ecological processes. The oceans comprise over 70 percent of earth’s surface and also supply about 75 percent of the world’s oxygen. The ocean regulates temperature and provides resources that are crucial to the survival of humans as well as many other species (Smith pg.10). Therefore, if the oceans become incapable of carrying out these vital functions, it could mean the end of life on earth. With so much at the mercy of the oceans
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