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Voices from Tsunami-hit coastal communities (March 2005)
Non-Governmental Organizations are FAO's key partners in implementing the agricultural and fishery Rehabilitation Plan in the tsunami-affected countries, in the Indian Ocean. They have attended the FAO Committee on Fisheries (Rome, 7 to 11 March 2005). Listen to two of them:
Ms. Ravadee Prasertchaoensuk (read 'Praserserenso') represents the Federation of Fisher Folks of Thailand . She insisted that decisions on tsunami rehabilitation efforts and strategies--such as relocating the fishermen away from their previous areas--should be taken with the coastal communities:
Fr. Xavier Pinto represents the 66 member state-World Forum of Fisher-Peoples (WFFP) of which the India's National Forum of Fish Workers is a member - He lives in Goa, India's Western Coast, where he advocates that rehabilitation must be conducted in respect of the people's specific needs and culture
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