Key Initiatives

Flagship Programmes

Active
Global Climate Advocacy — CoP28 & CoP29

Active participation in Aquatic Food Systems dialogues with FAO and AU-IBAR, elevating African small-scale fishers' voices on climate resilience and blue food system policy.

FAO AU-IBAR Climate
Review
SSF Guidelines & AU-SSF Action Plan Assessment

Continental review of the adoption and implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries to inform policy reforms.

Policy SSF Guidelines
Ongoing
Marine Tenure & Fishers' Rights — Turning Tides

Advocacy for secure tenure and recognition of customary access rights for small-scale fishing communities across Eastern African waters.

Rights Tenure
Completed
African Small-Scale Fisheries Summit 2024

EARFISH contributed to the 10-year reflection on PFRS and SSF Guidelines, helping shape the roadmap for the next decade of sustainable small-scale fisheries in Africa.

Summit PFRS

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Advocacy

Ongoing Policy Positions

EARFISH advocates consistently on behalf of small-scale fisherfolk and coastal communities across all regional and continental governance forums.

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Exclusive access rights for artisanal and small-scale fishers in national and international waters

Transparency and equity in foreign fisheries access agreements

Protection of coastal communities' food security and nutritional rights

Promoting ratification and implementation of ILO Convention 188 in African states

Safety training and appropriate technology use among artisanal fishing crews

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