| 22/1/2008 |
Project puts youth in vanguard of post-tsunami redevelopment: Building a sustainable future for costal communities from the bottom up
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Rome/Banda Aceh - Youth from tsunami-affected fishing villages of four districts of the west coast in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) Province in Indonesia will be trained as "community motivators" (Motivator Masyarakat) to help promote sound management of the coastal fisheries upon which the province relies.
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| 20/12/2007 |
Fisheries and aquaculture recovery three years after the Asian tsunami 'Soft' assistance now key
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The Asian tsunami of 26 December 2004 killed nearly 300 000 people and devastated the livelihoods of millions more, many of them poor fishers and fish farmers. Indeed, fisheries and aquaculture were the hardest-hit sectors, with large numbers of boats, fishing gear, aquaculture ponds and support installations damaged or destroyed.
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| 10/5/2007 |
American Red Cross and FAO team up to restore fisheries and aquaculture in tsunami-affected communities
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Jakarta/Rome/Washington, DC - The American Red Cross and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have announced the launch of a new partnership to support the recovery of fishing communities in Indonesia's Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province affected by the 2004 tsunami.
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| 29/3/2006 |
Inferior boatbuilding undermines tsunami recovery
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FAO today again urged authorities in tsunami-affected countries to redouble their efforts to ensure that fishing boats built to replace those destroyed during the 2004 disaster meet minimum safety standards.
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| 15/12/2005 |
Q&A with Alex Jones, FAO’s post-tsunami operations coordinator
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Sustainable recovery requires long-term effort in tsunami zone
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| 15/12/2005 |
Many areas in Aceh still critical as tsunami anniversary approaches
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With the first anniversary of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami fast approaching, FAO warned today that many areas on the west coast of Aceh, Indonesia, were still in a critical condition.
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| 10/8/2005 |
Mission to Yemen reveals extent of tsunami damage
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A fact-finding mission carried out jointly by FAO and the Yemeni Government found that fishing communities in Yemen were much more seriously affected by the December 2004 tsunami than had been originally thought, with damages totalling around US$2.2 million and 2 000 families affected.
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| 23/6/2005 |
Building Back Better Livelihoods in Tsunami Zone
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Six months after the devastating tsunami, strong coordination between governments, donors and aid organizations is essential to ensure that the unprecedented resources committed to the recovery effort are directed appropriately and help build back better livelihoods for those hardest hit by the disaster.
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| 22/6/2005 |
FAO warns quality of boats being built in Indonesia unsafe
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Some boats being built by NGOs and local institutions are below standards and of poor quality. FAO is working to improve skills of boatbuilders and enforcing standards to reduce any potential risks to fishermen.
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| 16/3/2005 |
New plans to revive Aceh's tsunami-hit aquaculture industry
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The December 2004 tsunami destroyed over half of all fish farms in Indonesia's Aceh province. Now, with support from Italy, FAO is working with Indonesian teams to restore a damaged aquaculture research centre to help put the sector back on its feet and promote the use of responsible fish farming methods.
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| 16/3/2005 |
Forest fires, tsunami, deforestation and Millennium Goals
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International cooperation on forest fires, combating deforestation, and the role of forests in post-tsunami rehabilitation and in achieving the Millennium Development Goals are among the issues being discussed at high-level meetings at FAO this week.
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| 15/3/2005 |
Governments call for responsible post-tsunami reconstruction of fisheries
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Representatives of 121 countries meeting at FAO have issued declarations stressing the need to rebuild fisheries and aquaculture in tsunami-affected countries in a responsible manner and pledging new action in the fight against illegal fishing.
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| 8/3/2005 |
Signs of new life spring from Aceh's earth and seas
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Amid the unending piles of rubble and stinking pools of saltwater along the once-idyllic coastline of Aceh, the Indonesian province worst hit by the December 26 tsunami, the local people are showing new determination to rebuild their lives and livelihoods.
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| 21/2/2005 |
Tsunami relief: Build-up of excessive fishing capacity must be avoided
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A harmful build-up of excessive fishing capacity must be avoided in the countries hit by the tsunami, FAO warned today. Excessive capacity was a serious problem in some of the region's coastal fisheries prior to the disaster -- a problem that reconstruction should avoid reproducing, according to FAO's Fisheries Department.
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| 17/2/2005 |
Tsunami fisheries losses climb to $520 million
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Updated damage assessments from southern Asia are shedding new light on the scope of the losses suffered by fisherfolk as a result of the tsunami. more...
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| 16/2/2005 |
Donors commit around US$20.5 million in response to tsunami appeal
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FAO announced today that it has received firm donor commitments of around US$20.5 million to finance early recovery assistance for the millions of fisherfolk and farmers affected by the disaster.
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| 4/2/2005 |
Sri Lankan fisher folk receive first donation
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The first of a US$380 000 consignment of boat repair kits to help restore the livelihoods of thousands of Sri Lankan fishermen was handed over to the country's fisheries minister Chandrasena Wijesinghe today.
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| 24/1/2005 |
New atlas on tsunami damaged areas
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A new Tsunami Atlas using satellite images, topographic maps and geo-statistics has been developed by FAO. more...
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| 19/1/2005 |
Rehabilitation of tsunami affected mangroves needed
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Rehabilitation of severely affected mangroves would help speed up the recovery process from the tsunami, but large-scale planting should be undertaken with caution, FAO said. more...
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| 14/1/2005 |
Rumours of unsafe fish in tsunami zone unfounded
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There is no evidence that fish- and seafood-borne illnesses have increased in Asian countries hit by the tsunami. more...
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| 13/1/2005 |
Tsunamis destroyed tens of thousands of fishing boats
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The tsunami waves have had a devastating impact on the fisheries sector in many countries of the Indian Ocean, FAO said today. more...
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| 6/1/2005 |
FAO calls for $26 million to help tsunami victims
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FAO launched an urgent appeal for $26 million for farmers and fisher folk hit by the South-Asian tsunami disaster.
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| 29/12/2004 |
FAO assessing damage in countries devastated by tsunamis in South Asia
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Assessment teams are currently assessing the impact of the tsunami disaster on agriculture and fisheries to obtain information on the assistance needed.
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