Rapid Assessment for Resilient Recovery and ... - GFDRR

Fisheries
(1) Develop and implement policies and programs to maintain and restore coastal ............
and inland habitats, improve fisheries management and the well-being of people .........
involved in fisheries and fisheries-related activities (coastal and inland fisheries, ..........
commercial fishing, processing and post-harvest).
(2) Review indicators on how the above policies would contribute to climate change .........
adaptation (through the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre).
(3) Enhance national and local governance systems for sustainable fisheries and .............
aquaculture development by implementing context-specific policy reforms ...................
such as coastal management, developing fishery insurance schemes for small-...........
scale fishery farmers, enhancing people’s participation for policy discourse and ...........
program planning and implementation, and promoting community participation in ........
coastal management.
(4) Formulate an inclusive policy to accommodate both large- and small-scale
fisheries communities for insurance schemes.
Natural disasters and climate change could stall much of the progress made to date in the
agriculture sector. The challenge must be addressed in a more holistic way and should
integrate mainstream DRR into agriculture sector programming, agriculture development
planning and strategies for addressing natural disasters and climate change in the agriculture
sector. Each department under MOAC should be encouraged to prepare departmentspecific
DRR plans following the broader DRR framework. Key sources for the Green
House Gas Emissions in agriculture sector should be targeted, and plans and practices
should be formulated to address these causes.
Efforts at raising public awareness of DRR and CCA and their impacts in the agriculture
sector should be stepped-up. A regional DRR framework should also be established to
support south-south technical cooperation and information sharing in the agriculture sector
among neighboring countries in Southeast Asia and the role of regional cooperation in
promoting good policies and practices should be expanded, sharing information and
knowledge on disaster risk reduction and management. There is also a need to ensure
active involvement of the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency
(GISTDA) for the use of geographic information system (GIS) and satellite imageries for
agriculture and disaster sector program planning. A more holistic approach needs to be
adopted to build the adaptive capacity of vulnerable groups and localities and their
resilience to shocks, including developing their capacity to diversify local economies,
livelihoods, and coping strategies.
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