APFIC (2010). Best practices to support and improve livelihoods of small-scale fisheries and aquaculture households. FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand. RAP Publication 2010/21,140 pp.   At its 30th Session in Manado (2008), the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) committed itself to identify areas of best practice and policies to support coastal community livelihood and also review those aspects that are to be avoided or which negatively impact coastal livelihoods. As part of this commitment, APFIC convened a Regional Consultative workshop “Best practices to support and improve the livelihoods of small-scale fisheries and aquaculture households”, 13–15 October 2009, Manila, Philippines, to develop guidance applicable to the local context of the region, to bring to the attention of policy-makers, government, regional organizations and non-governmental organizations. This guidance covered approaches and practices which offer the best opportunity for really improving livelihoods and building resilience in communities. This document contains three reviews covering some key aspects related to policy support to livelihoods resilience and diversification. “The impact of sectoral and non-sectoral policies on fisheries and aquaculture dependent livelihoods in Asia” by Gayathri Sriskanthan “Facilitating access to rural finance/microfinance services for small-scale fisheries & aquaculture in Southeast Asian countries” by Jocelyn Badiola “Microfinance services for coastal small scale fisheries and aquaculture for South Asia countries with special attention to women” by K.G. Karmakar, G.S. Mehta, S.K. Ghosh and P. Selvaraj