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Newsletter from the Global Action Network
Sustainable Food from the Oceans and Inland Waters for Food Security and Nutrition
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We are happy to send you our Spring 2024 Newsletter, sharing ongoing work and news from the Global Action Network.
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To feature your activities, solutions or relevant events supporting the Global Action Network mission in future newsletters, please contact us via foodfromtheocean@hi.no.
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The Global Action Network Action Plan includes arranging annual meetings, workshops and events, recognizing interested parties, and establishing connections to promote collaboration and interaction among cross-sectorial actors focusing on the important elements for food security from Healthy Waters to Healthy People.
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The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development is presently undergoing a Vision Process to steer its development towards 2030. Several actors now join forces to ensure a stronger focus on food security and nutrition in the Ocean Decade in line with the ambitions of the Global Action Network and the Network Working Group on Bridging the Decades.
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Creating an enabling environment for securing sustainable small-scale fisheries
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Global Action Network Working Group on Small-Scale Fisheries was represented at the FAO workshop “Creating an enabling environment for securing sustainable small-scale fisheries (SSF)” in November 2023, together with 70 other participants representing mostly fisherfolk and fish workers. The purpose of attending was to hear perspectives from SSF globally, what issues concern them, and how countries work to implement the Voluntary Guidelines on SSF.
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Upcoming Event
An Ocean of Food: Science and Solutions for Ocean-Climate-Food Challenges
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The Global Action Network will be co-hosting an on-site satellite event at the 2024 UN Ocean Decade Conference on the 11th of April. This event will bring together UN Ocean Decade Actions that are working to address Challenge 3: “Sustainably feed the global population”. The aim is to reach a greater appreciation of the pivotal role that ocean and ocean science play in shaping sustainable food systems, and the knowledge, funding, technology, and implementation gaps currently hindering opportunities to strengthen that role.
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News from Network participants
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The Global Action Network will continuously identify challenges, exchange knowledge and solutions related to the key elements of food security. Through the Gain and Share Tool, you can gain and share knowledge to promote sustainable food from the oceans and inland waters for food security and nutrition.
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A turning point for transforming aquatic food systems
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The WorldFish Director General outlines the organization's 2024 focus on sustainable, equitable aquatic food systems, advancing from 2023 milestones like the WTO Fisheries Agreement. Emphasis is on a blue economy, partnerships, digital innovation, and climate resilience.
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'Sustainable Aquatic Foods' - A new BMZ project
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The German Federal Ministry for Development and Economic Cooperation (BMZ) commissioned the new project 'Sustainable Aquatic Foods', which started in January 2024 and will be implemented by the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) as part of the Special Initiative “Transformation of Agricultural and Food Systems” (SI AGER). The project aims to support African partner countries in the sustainable development of their aquaculture and fisheries sector, establishing them as key cornerstones in transforming food systems.
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UNIPOLOS, 18-21 June 2024, New York, USA
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COFI 36, 8-12 July 2024, Rome, Italy
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