FAO Webinar - Opportunities for ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in coastal and marine ecosystems

On 25 May 2018 (15:00-16:30 CET), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is holding an online workshop on 'Opportunities for ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in coastal and marine ecosystems.'

This fourth webinar of the "Scaling-up of Adaptation in the Agricultural Sectors" (SAAS) webinar series,  highlights opportunities for ecosystem-based adaptation in coastal and marine fisheries. More specifically, the webinar is intended to introduce the basic principles of the ecosystem approach to fisheries and to highlight opportunities for addressing climate change risks and adaptation considerations. Examples of national and regional experiences will be provided to illustrate on the ground experiences of the ecosystem-based management of coastal and marine fisheries.

Presentations and speakers:

• Climate change implications for fisheries and the role of the ecosystem approach to fisheries as support to climate change adaptation: Tarub Bahri, Fishery Resources Officer and Merete Tandstad, EAF-Nansen Programme Coordinator, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department
• Fostering climate change adaptation through Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries in the Eastern Caribbean: Iris Monnereau, CC4FISH Project Coordinator, FAO
• Identification of key issues for the sustainable management of small pelagic fisheries in West Africa through the application of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries: Birane Sambe, Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem (CCLME) project
• Climate change effects on Western Australian Fisheries: Nick Caputi, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development