The Asian 2004 tsunami was probably the worst natural disaster in human memory because of the numbers of people affected, its extent and complexity. Much has been written about its impact on human life, communities and livelihoods as the countries affected and the international community grapple with the enormous task of rebuilding. In this context, the fisheries sector has featured...

  FAO. Report of the Meeting of APFIC 1999 Ad hoc Working Group of Experts in Food Safety, Bangkok, Bangkok Thailand, 15-17 March 1999. RAP Publication 1999/36, 43 p.   The document presents the discussions of the Ad hoc Working Group of Experts in Food Safety of APFIC at its First Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, from 15 to 17 March 1999....

  Gender and Aquaculture in Lao PDR: A synthesis of a socio-economic and gender analysis of the UNDP/FAO Aquaculture Development Project LAO/97/007    The gender and socio-economic roles of men and women in different forms of Lao aquaculture (pond, rice-cum-fish, mini-hatchery) have so far not been studied in-depth. This socio-economic and gender analysis of Lao aquaculture was conducted in five Lao provinces within the...