POVERTY IN COASTAL FISHING COMMUNITIES
Documents - Paper: Conference paper
30 Nov 1999
Combating poverty is high on the agenda of governments and the international community. Currently, there are few hard data and analyses on the nature and extent of poverty in fishing communities, on the relative importance of different causes of poverty and on the most effective actions to alleviate poverty. Currently, among FAO's regular and field programme activities only the UK-funded Sustainable Livelihoods Programme has a focus and thrust on poverty alleviation in fishing communities. Many other FI activities are explicitly or implicitly addressing poverty but the extent to which these activities contribute to poverty reduction is not well known and a more direct targeting of poor people may be warranted.
Author: Advisory Committee on Fisheries Research
Related Topics: Sustainable Fishery Livelihoods, Poverty and Fisheries
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