From August twentieth to twenty fourth, 2024, AU-IBAR is internet hosting a Nationwide Stakeholders Consultative and Validation Workshop in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The workshop goals to align Burkina Faso’s agricultural funding plans and fisheries and aquaculture methods with the Coverage Framework and Reform Technique for Fisheries and Aquaculture in Africa (PFRS). Moreover, it seeks to handle local weather change adaptation and formulate suggestions for the domestication of related world devices.
Talking on behalf of Dr. Huyam Salih, Director of AU-IBAR, Rafik Nouaili conveyed deep gratitude for the individuals’ dedication to advancing Africa’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors. He acknowledged the numerous contributions of assorted stakeholders, together with the College of Burkina Faso, non-public sector organizations, NGOs, and the Nationwide Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority. Nouaili underscored the important significance of aligning nationwide fisheries and aquaculture insurance policies with the PFRS and related world devices. He additionally praised the efforts of the Nationwide Advisor, Dr. Nessan Désiré COULIBALY, for his excellent work in reviewing and offering coverage alignment suggestions.
Nouaili highlighted the pivotal position of the PFRS and the EU-funded FishGov2 initiative in supporting AU member states within the pursuit of Agenda 2063. He known as for continued collective efforts and sustained momentum to boost the environmental sustainability, meals safety, and livelihoods of these depending on the fisheries and aquaculture sectors. In closing, he emphasised the necessity for ongoing regional and worldwide collaboration to guard marine ecosystems for future generations.
Dr. Amadou DICKO, Minister Delegate for Animal Assets, represented the Honorable Minister of Agriculture and formally opened the workshop. Dr. DICKO harassed the shared accountability of all stakeholders to speed up the implementation of actions that contribute to attaining widespread targets on the nationwide, regional, and continental ranges. He reiterated the significance of robust regional and worldwide cooperation in guaranteeing the sustainability and preservation of marine ecosystems for the good thing about future generations.
The workshop agenda features a collection of classes centered on local weather change adaptation and aligning nationwide fisheries and aquaculture methods with the PFRS. The primary day options opening remarks from key dignitaries, adopted by displays on the PFRS and discussions on the alignment of nationwide insurance policies. The following days contain breakout classes for group work on integrating nationwide agricultural funding plans with local weather change methods, domestication of world devices, and coverage alignment. The workshop concludes with plenary classes to undertake consultancy stories, wrap up discussions, and develop actionable suggestions.
Members from numerous sectors, together with NGOs, non-public sector stakeholders, and representatives from the Division of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences, are collaborating to make sure the profitable alignment of nationwide methods with continental and world frameworks. Among the many attendees is Mr. Tassembedo Moustapha, Common Director of Fisheries Assets, together with different consultants contributing to this important initiative.
This initiative, funded by the European Union, operates inside AU-IBAR’s animal manufacturing unit below the FishGov2 Undertaking. It goals to advertise sustainable improvement and governance in Africa’s fisheries and aquaculture sector. By means of this collaborative effort, stakeholders are reinforcing their dedication to the sustainable improvement of fisheries and aquaculture in Burkina Faso and throughout the continent.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of The African Union – Interafrican Bureau for Animal Assets (AU-IBAR).