Fifth Fisheries Development Donor Consultation

22-24 February 1999, Philippine Room, FAO

SIFAR page

List of Invitees

Draft Agenda
Plenary sessions: 22nd - 23rd February
Report presentation and adoption: 24th a.m.
Sectretariat: SIFAR

Rapporteur:

 Mike Mann

Monday 22nd a.m.

TIME

ITEM

DESCRIPTION

RESPONSIBLE

(except as indicated, all contributions are confirmed)

0830-0900

  

Registration

SIFAR

0900-0915

  

Welcome address

Grimur Valdimarssen Director, FAO –FII

0915-0925

  

Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman

  

0925-0940

  

Adoption of the Agenda

Chairman

0940-1000

  

Coffee

 
   

Support unit for International Fisheries & Aquatic Research

  

1000-1030

  
  • SIFAR Update: Objectives, Current Status and Achievements

    • Tim Bostock
       

    Discussion Entry Papers

    		 

    1030-1115

    1115-1200

    1200-1230

    		  
  • The impacts on poverty of investing development funding in fisheries sector research
    • Overall constraints and economic aspects
    • Participatory research approaches to policy development
    • Discussion in Plenary

     

    Steve Cunningham (consultant)

    Phil Townsley/Jock Campbell (consultants)

    1230-1400

    		  

    Lunch

    		  

    Monday 22nd p.m
       

    Discussion Entry Papers (cont’d)

         		 

    1400-1445

    1500-1600

     

         		 
  • Under what circumstances is aquaculture a poverty reducing technology
    •
    • [Entry Papers & discussion]
    • [Further contributory statements followed by discussion in plenary]

     

    Peter Edwards, AIT, Bangkok

    James Muir, Stirling

    Nguyen Tranh Tung, Vietnam

    Fernando Chaparro, NARS Secretariat

     

    c. 1515

    		  

    Tea/Coffee during session

    		  
       

    Issues Papers

    		  

    1600-1630

    		  
  • Emerging food safety issues with focus on SE/S Asia

    • Peter BenEmbarak/ Carlos Lima dos Santos, FAO-FIIU

       

    Information Papers

    		  

    1630-1700

    		  
  • The Fisheries Global Information System

    • Marc Taconet, FIGIS consultant

    1700-1730

    		  
  • SIFARNET / FIPIS progress

    •  

    Andrea Vietri (WAICENT)

    Greg Searle (SIFARNET scoping consultant)

    1800-

    		  

    Reception with buffet hosted by UNDP

    		 

    Tuesday 23rd
       

    Information Papers (cont’d)

    		  

    0845-0915

    		  
  • Role of GEF International Waters Projects Fisheries in Coastal Area Management

    • Phil Reynolds / Andrew Hudson GEF/UNDP

     

    0915-0945

    		  
  • Strategic Initiative for Ocean and Coastal Area Management (SIOCAM) update

    • Phil Reynolds UNDP

     

    0945-1045

    		  
  • Progress On Promoting a Learning- Based Approach to Integrated Coastal Management

    • Stephen Olsen, Rhode Island

    [1000]

    		  

    Coffee (integrated with the proceedings)

    		  

    1045-1120

    		  
  • Research and Capacity Building Issues Related to the Code of Conduct

    • Siebren Venema FAO

    1120-1150

    		  
  • Role of TRAINFISH in implementation of the Code of Conduct

    • Ron Maine, FAO-FIIT

    1150-1230

    		  
  • Role of fish oils in human nutrition

    •  

    S Barlow/M Crawford IFOMA

    1230-1330

    		  

    Lunch

    		  
       

    The Forum for Sustainable Fisheries (FSF)

    		  

    1330-1630

    		  
  • Update on Progress, Funding and Revision in Concept (followed by discussion in plenary)
  • Statement on FAO perspective on approach to fisheries management

    • Gert van Santen +, The World Bank

    Grimur Valdimarssen

     

    [1500]

    		  

    Tea/Coffee (integrated with the proceedings)

    		  
       

    Donor Policies / FAR Research Initiatives

    		  

    1630-1730

    1730-1745

    1745-1800

    		  
  • Donor perspective on research and development policy and other current interests
  • Update on ACP/EU Fisheries Research Initiative
  • Advisory Committee on Fisheries Research (ACFR)- progress
  • Note: ICLARM cannot be present but will provide a statement

    • SIFAR donors (indi-vidual contributions to be confirmed)

    Cornelia Nauen (to be confirmed)

    Ben Satia, Chief, FIPL

    Wednesday 24th

    1030-1230

    		  

    Adoption of Report

    Date and venue of next Consultation

    		  

    1230

    		  

    Meeting adjourned

    		  

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