Country |
Document/Date |
Criteria |
Value |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bangladesh |
IPRSP/ Jun 2003 |
|
|
|
Bhutan |
9th Plan 2002-7 |
Issues |
1 |
Catch and release fly-fishing opportunity to promote
eco-tourism |
|
|
Links |
1 |
Fresh water fisheries identified as important
resource. |
|
|
Responses |
1 |
Need to establish hatcheries to re-stock rivers stressed. |
Cambodia |
PRSP/ Dec 2002 |
Issues |
3 |
Separate sections discussing aquaculture, fisheries management
and livelihood improvement, community fisheries. Also fisheries related issues
raised throughout the document, incl. |
|
|
Links |
2 |
Fisheries are a key area for securing rural livelihoods with
implications for other aspects of poverty. 1993-2001 agric. accounted for 46.4%
of GDP, 30% thereof fisheries. Sharp increases in trade, incl. fish, over past
decade noted- imp. of agri-exports for pov. reduct. recognized. |
|
|
Responses |
3 |
Two out of 9 components of Equitable Agric. Devt. are
fisheries related (rice-fish farming and aquaculture; comm.-based fisheries
mgmt.)- components and implementation strategies detailed- govt. measures
identified and costed and monitoring indicators defined in implementation
matrix. Includes fishing-lot reform progr. to promote resource access of poor
families/ communities. |
|
|
Process |
2 |
Specific data on fishing communities derived from Household
Socio-Economic Survey in Fishing Communities 1995-6 |
China |
*10th FYP 2001-5 |
|
|
|
India |
10th FYP 2002-7 |
Issues |
1 |
Decade of growth in fishery sector (6% p.a.)/ aquaculture
(10-12%) |
|
|
Links |
1 |
Agric. and allied sectors (fisheries) imp. for improv. econ.
sit., health, nutrition of rural masses. High employment potential of fisheries
good for improving living-standards, but growth slowed in 1990s. |
|
|
Responses |
2 |
Refs. to fisheries scattered throughout the doc., incl.: |
Indonesia |
*PPPN 2002-4 |
|
|
|
Jordan |
*SETP |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever |
Korea DPR |
|
|
|
|
Lao PDR |
IPRSP/ Mar 2001 |
Responses |
1 |
Agricultural devt. policy oriented towards achieving household/ community food security by diversifying rural livelihood approaches with, inter alia, increased fisheries production (refl. in policy matrix). |
|
|
Process |
1 |
National women's/ youth org. assigned key role in promoting income-generating/ prod. activities amongst women (incl. fish ponds) and devt. of skills amongst youths (incl. cross fish breeding). |
Lebanon |
*FYDP 2000-4 |
|
|
|
Malaysia |
8th MP 2001-5 |
Issues |
2 |
Ch. on Agric. Devt. cont. several sep. para. outlining
progress of fishery sub-sector, aquaculture devt., fisheries prospects; Tables
on Agric. value added, Agric. production, Self-suffic. level of food comm., Food
exports/imports (all sep. figs for fisheries). |
|
|
Responses |
2 |
Chap. on Agric. Devt. cont. sep. para. outlining measures to
promote fisheries prod., aquaculture, ornamental fish rearing, incl.
diversification of smallholder/farmer activity, into aquaculture, prov. of basic
phys. infrastr. (fishery complexes). |
Mongolia |
PRSP/ Sep 2003 |
Links |
1 |
Table detailing devt. of adult foodstuff consumption since 1990. All food-stuff (except meat and milk) consistently below recommended level. Figures shown for fish/ fish products part. low. |
|
|
Responses |
1 |
Implement. matrix signals need for cooperation with other countries to increase supply of fish and fish products to meet domestic demand |
Myanmar |
|
|
|
|
Nepal |
PRSP/ Oct 2003 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever |
Oman |
6th FYDP 2001-5 |
Issues |
3 |
Recog. of sectors econ. potential - proj. growth of 5.6% p.a.
till 2020. |
Pakistan |
IPRSP/ Nov 2001 |
Link |
1 |
Potential of govt. action (prov. of inputs) aimed at promoting fisheries in generating add. income and employment for the poor. |
Philippines |
MTDP 2001-4 |
Issues |
3 |
Two chapters detailing (i) the state, challenges of, and devt. strategies for, agric./fisheries sector, and (ii) environ. related issues and responses, incl. vis-à-vis fishery resources. |
|
|
Links |
2 |
Maj. of poor live in rural area (77%), engage in subsist.
farming and fishing. Rural incomes not diversified. Present rural devt.
insufficient to sustain employment and income growth in agric. and
fisheries. |
|
|
Responses |
3 |
Detailed strategy for agric. and fishery devt. Set out in
Agric./ Fisheries chapter, including descript. of Agricultural and Fisheries
Modernization Act (AFMA, 1997). Devt. targets (2 scenarios) set, intervention
strategies and measures identified. |
|
|
Process |
2 |
Fisheries sector reps. participated in MTDP drafting
process. |
Qatar |
|
|
|
|
Sri Lanka |
PRSP/ Dec 2002 |
Issues |
2 |
War had adverse effects on fisheries (excl. from prod. fishing
zones, transport, access to markets, expensive inputs, displacement) but output
in north has begun to recover. |
|
|
Links |
2 |
Coastal fishing comm. amongst the poorest in the rural sector,
suffering from social excl. (poor integr., access to social
services). |
|
|
Responses |
2 |
Fisheries policy based on National Fisheries Development
Program and Coastal Zone Management Program (CZMP). Key strategies pursued
include prov. of inputs/technologies, infrastructure devt., state sector reform
and private sector partnerships, aquaculture devt. and community hatcheries,
commercialization and export prom. (yet lack of fully articulated expenditure
framework). |
|
|
Process |
3 |
Section details measures to enable and foster wide-ranging and effective community participation in management of maritime resources and coastal preservation. Also included in action matrix. |
Syrian Arab Rep. |
|
|
|
|
Thailand |
9th NESDP 2002-6 |
Issues |
1 |
Unsustainable exploit. of environ. resources, incl. fisheries and coastal res., has neg. affected ecosystem balance and bio-diversity. |
|
|
Responses |
1 |
Environ. protection meas. include amendment of laws (incl. Fishery Act B.A. 2490 (1947)) to decentralize admin. and allow for comm. particip., clear demarcation of preservation areas for endangered flora and aquatic fauna, clear zoning and protect. of local fishing areas. |
|
|
Process |
2 |
Ch. on Natur. Resource and Env. Mngmt outlines variety of measures (incl. fisheries specific) to promote community participation |
Viet Nam |
PRSP/ May 2002 |
Issues |
1 |
Advances in transformation of agric. prod.- rapid growth of fishery and aquaculture noted. |
|
|
Links |
1 |
Key role in econ. growth and pov. red. effort assigned to
devt. of agricultural prod., fishing and aquaculture. |
|
|
Responses |
2 |
Gov. role in promoting off-shore fishing and intensifying/ diversifying aquaculture (incl. integr. shrimp-rice, fish-rice areas) outlined (provision of infrastructure, constr. 6 national breeding/ environmental alert centers, R&D, modern. processing ind., sales, marketing, environmental protection). Support policies targeting poor families promised, incl. prod. inputs, information, extension services, training, subsidized investment, technology transfer, capacity-building in risk-management, prevention and recovery. Harnessing targeted prom. of agric. forestr. and fishery prod. to narrow material gap between ethnic groups. |
Yemen |
PRSP/ May 2002 |
Issues |
2 |
Rapid growth of fisheries sector (9.4% p.a.) betw. 1995-2000-
among the "most promising" sectors in strife for econ. Growth. |
|
|
Links |
1 |
Majority of labourers in fisheries sector are poor |
|
|
Responses |
3 |
Objective- fisheries growth of 7.8% p.a. while protecting fish
stocks. Strategy, programs/ projects identified (incl. research, creation of
marine control system, law and regulation revision, quality control labs.,
finance for inputs, infrastructure devt.) and costed. |
|
|
Process |
1 |
APFPF activities to be undertaken "in participation with
community efforts". |
Abbreviations:
PRSP (Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper) - Cambodia, Mongolia, Nepal, Sri Lanka,
Viet Nam, Yemen
IPRSP (Interim PRSP) - Bangladesh, Lao PDR, Pakistan
NESDP (National Economic and Social Development Plan) - Thailand
FYP (Five Year Plan) - China, India
FYDP (Five Year Development Plan) - Lebanon, Oman
MTDP (Medium Term Development Plan) - Philippines
MP (Malaysia Plan) - Malaysia
SETP (Social Economic and Transformation Program) - Jordan
PPPN (Propenas, program pemangunan nasional) - Indonesia
Korea DPR, Myanmar, Qatar and the Syrian Arab Rep. either have no comprehensive/ definitive national policy document or strategy- or it was impossible to identify same.
Country |
Document/Date |
Criteria |
Value |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bangladesh |
CAS/ Feb 2001 |
Links |
1 |
Natural resources degradation neg. affects livelihoods of nearly half of the rural poor by reducing agric., fisheries and forestry yields. |
|
|
Responses |
1 |
Fisheries project incl. in Status of Bank Group Operations Matrix and CAS Performance Matrix. |
Bhutan |
CAS/ Feb 2000 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever |
Cambodia |
CAS/ Feb 2000 |
Issues |
2 |
Vast maj. of econ. active men are farmers/ fishermen. Young
women in border reg. migr. to work in Thail. (incl. fish-processing
ind.). |
|
|
Links |
2 |
Common property resources (CPR) (incl. lakes, rivers) have trad. contrib. substant. to livelihoods and food security of poor rural households, acc. for up to 20% of household incomes. Yet incr. restricted access to CPR contributes to rural poverty. |
China |
CAS/ Jan 2003 |
Issues |
1 |
Country Program Matrix mentions increased trend in introd. of higher value aquatic products as progress benchmark. |
India |
CAS/ Jun 2001 |
Issues |
1 |
Cost of environ. deterioration is about 6-8% of GDP, incl. fisheries. |
Indonesia |
CAS/ Jan 2001 |
Issues |
1 |
High cost of environ. degr.- imp. of achiev. sustain. mngmt. of "most precious resouces" (incl. fisheries and marine ecosystem) stressed. |
|
|
Responses |
2 |
WB intervention to counter degradation in marine resources outlined in CAS Program Matrix. |
Jordan |
NO CAS avail. |
|
|
|
Korea DPR |
NO CAS avail. |
|
|
|
Lao PDR |
CAS/ Mar 1999 |
Issues |
1 |
Importance of research for raising agric. and fisheries prod. Stressed. |
Lebanon |
NO CAS avail. |
|
|
|
Malaysia |
NO CAS avail. |
|
|
|
Mongolia |
NO CAS avail. |
|
|
|
Myanmar |
NO CAS avail. |
|
|
|
Nepal |
CAS/ Nov. 1998 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever. |
Oman |
NO CAS avail. |
|
|
|
Pakistan |
CAS/ Jun 2002 |
Issues |
2 |
Sep. para. discussing devt. potential of Arabian sea vis-à-vis fisheries and linked industries. |
Philippines |
CAS/ Apr 2002 |
Issues |
2 |
Sep. para. outl. Gov. policy wrt. Agric. and fisheries
modernization |
|
|
Links |
1 |
Maj. of poor reside in rural area- depend. on farming and fishing, but slow growth in incomes and livelihoods subj. to diverse threats. |
|
|
Responses |
1 |
Current and planned technical assistance designed to strengthen, inter alia, Local Gov. Units and techn. agencies to protect and manage watersheds, prot. areas and fishing grounds. |
Qatar |
NO CAS avail. |
|
|
|
Sri Lanka |
CASPR/ Dec 1998 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever |
Syrian Arab Rep |
NO CAS avail. |
|
|
|
Thailand |
CAS/ Jan 2003 |
Issues |
1 |
Over-harvesting reduced marine fishing yields by 90%. Urgent
need to elimin. rel. harmful subsid. Need to find comm.-based
solutions. |
Viet Nam |
CAS/ Sep 2002 |
Issues |
1 |
Denmark supp. restruct. of state-owned enterprise in fisheries sector |
|
|
Responses |
1 |
Program matrix mentions some fisheries-related meas. |
Yemen |
CAS/ Aug 2002 |
Issues |
2 |
Rapid growth of fishery exp. (19% p.a. 1994-9), 2nd
larg. exp. comm., most promising sector wrt. econ. growth, alongside
agric. |
|
|
Links |
1 |
Coastal fisheries rich source of income and employ. for poor families, but risk of depletion. Rising costs of capture fisheries and falling catches lead to further impov. of small-scale fishermen. |
|
|
Responses |
2 |
Strategy to limit deplet. of fish-stocks outlined in CAS Progr. Matrix. |
Abbreviations:
CASPR (CAS Progress Report) - India, Sri Lanka
Country |
Document/Date |
Criteria |
Value |
Remarks |
Bangladesh |
2002-6 |
Issues |
1 |
Flood contr. measures. block migr. paths of fish, extensive shrimp cultivation
destroys arable land. |
|
|
Responses |
1 |
Agric./ fisheries qualif. as "minor interv. area" in DSM |
Bhutan |
2002-6 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever. |
Cambodia |
2000-3 |
Issues |
1 |
Fisheries contr. to GDP noted (3.2%). |
|
|
Links |
2 |
Potent. contrib. of fisheries (and livestock) in improving people's livelihoods discussed. |
|
|
Responses |
3 |
Launching of study on fisheries sector devt. detailed and costed as one of four actions within Priority Sector 1: Support to Rural Devt. Study to assess poss. of future EC supported proj., with poss. future studies to guide project design |
China |
2002-6 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever |
India |
2002-6 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever |
Indonesia |
2002-6 |
Issues |
2 |
Fishery/ marine environ. among the areas most affected by environ. degradation,
due to poor legisl. and/or law enforcement. Neg. long-term effects of
shrimp farming on mangroves and other fish noted. |
Jordan |
2002-6 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever |
Korea DPR |
2001-4 |
Issue |
1 |
Even leading imports (incl. fish) to EU from K. at very modest level |
Lao PDR |
2002-6 |
Issue |
1 |
Section on gov. policy notes intent. to implement programmes in agric. sector, incl. fishery, to incr. food security and for poss. export. |
Lebanon |
2002-6 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever. |
Malaysia |
2002-6 |
Issue |
1 |
Open issues on the EU-Malaysia trade agenda incl. (on M. side) better market access for fisheries products. |
Mongolia |
2002-6 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever. |
Myanmar |
NO CSP |
|
|
|
Nepal |
NO CSP |
|
|
|
Oman |
NO CSP |
|
|
|
Pakistan |
2002-6 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever. |
Philippines |
2002-6 |
Issue |
1 |
EC and MS assistance has focused on rural devt., incl. coastal and fisheries resources management. |
|
|
Responses |
1 |
Consol. and Expans. of the Philipp. EC Rural Devt. Progr. (CEPERD) incl. proj. supp. WESAMAR Fed. of Coops. (WFC), incl. member coops. involved in sea-weed, fish-cage prod. |
Qatar |
NO CSP |
|
|
|
Sri Lanka |
2002-6 |
Issues |
1 |
Donor Matrix incl. donor support to Fisheries/Health/Nutrition. ADB supports
reconstruction effort (incl. fisheries) in North and East. |
|
|
Links |
2 |
Very large no. of small scale farmers in dry zone are poor- inland fishery and fish farming can supplement their incomes. Potential of such progr. to meet real nutritional needs in rural areas noted. |
|
|
Responses |
3 |
Section details planned EU interventions in support of ADB funded Aquatic
Resource Devt and Quality Improvement Project. |
Syrian Arab Rep |
2002-6 |
|
|
No mention of fisheries sector whatsoever. |
Thailand |
2002-6 |
Issue |
2 |
Para. discusses state, trends, challenges of Thai fishery sector. Unsustain.
mngmt of nat. resources caus. env. problems (mangrove deforestation for
shrimp farming, aggressive fishing practices). |
Viet Nam |
2002-6 |
Issue |
1 |
Rapid environ. degradation in recent yrs., incl. overfishing, destr. of coral reefs and mangroves, reduce yields. |
|
|
Responses |
1 |
Several EU MS (incl. Denm. Sweden, Netherl.) support coastal zone mngmt/
fisheries sector. |
Yemen |
2002-6 |
Issues |
1 |
Yemeni exports fish-products to EU- one of 48 LDCs which benefit from
duty and quota-free access to EU markets, incl. fish prod. |
|
|
Responses |
2 |
EC aid, incl. support for Fisheries Devt. aimed at realising potent.
benefits of Everything-But-Arms-Initiative. |