Workshop on Policy Coherence for Development in Fisheries
OECD, 24-25 April 2006
Room 1, IEA Headquarters, 9 rue de la Fédération, Paris 15
organised by
the Committee for Fisheries (COFI) and the Development Assistance Committee (DAC)
with the co-operation of the Development Centre (DEV)
With financial assistance from
United Kingdom's Department for International Development
Czech Republic
World Bank
OECD countries are a major outlet for developing countries fish exports with approximately half of the fish eaten in the developed world originating from developing countries. These export earnings are crucial for many developing countries. At the same time, total official development assistance to developing countries for the fisheries sector amounted to some USD 402 million in 2002, a significant increase from USD 149 million which was provided in 1999. .
The extent to which government policy, both within and between countries, and covering a full range of policy areas, are mutually supportive in promoting global development is a fundamental issue of the highest importance. Policy coherence for development has been a particular area of cncern in the fisheries sector as the sector plays an important role in the evolution of many developing countries. The OECD Committee for Fisheries has recently published a report which provides an analytical framework for addressing policy coherence issues in the sector (OECD, 2005).
Building on this work, the OECD's Committee for Fisheries and Development Assistance Committee have decided to jointly host a workshop that further explores key issues in policy coherence for development in fisheries. The joint workshop brings together the fisheries and development policy communities in order to:
This Workshop is by invitation only. For information, please contact Mr. Carl-Christian SCHMIDT (email: carl-christian.schmidt@oecd.org) with copy to Emily Andrews-Chouicha (email: emily.andrews-chouicha@oecd.org).
AGENDA
MONDAY 24 APRIL 2006
9:30-10:15 WELCOME and OPENING of the Workshop
Welcoming statement by the OECD Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Kiyo AKASAKA
Opening address by the Swedish Ambassador to the OECD, Ms. Gun-Britt ANDERSSON
The specific OECD policy coherence agenda of the Development Assistance Committee (George CARNER, Vice-Chair of DAC) and the Committee for Fisheries (Ms. Lori RIDGEWAY, Chair of the COFI).
10:15-10:40 Keynote 1:
Bjørn HERSOUG (Norwegian College of Fishery Science)
Policy Coherence for Development in Fisheries: Issues and Problems
10:40-11:00 Keynote 2:
Gerardo E. NIETO (Under Secretary for Fisheries, Argentina)
Policy Coherence: Trade and Developing Countries
11:00-11:30 COFFEE BREAK
11:30-14:30 Session 1: The role of Fisheries Access Agreements: Perspectives for developing and developed countries
11:30-11:50 KEYNOTE:
Les CLARK, (Ray Research, New Zealand)
Perspectives on fisheries access agreements: Developing country view
11:50-12:10 PAPER 1:
Fabrizio DONATELLA, (European Commission DG FISH)
Fisheries access agreements: an EU fisheries perspective
12:10-13:10 PLENARY DISCUSSION
Opened by Simon CRIPPS (WWF International) and Papa Gora NDIAYE (ENDA, Senegal)
13:00-14:30 LUNCH BREAK
14:30-18:00 Session 2: The role of trade policies and how these can be constructed to benefit developing countries and developed countries consumers
14:30-14:50 KEYNOTE:
Ken HEYDON, (OECD Trade Directorate)
Trade and fisheries globalisation: Issues for developing and developed countries
14:50-15:10 PAPER 1:
Stephen Mbithi MWIKYA, (Kenya Fish Processors and Exporters Association)
Trade issues and policy coherence in fisheries: A developing country perspective
15:10-15:30 PAPER 2:
Agustin VELILLA, (Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade, Madrid, Spain).
Tariffs, preferential tariff arrangements and tariff escalation: Policy coherence issues
15:30-15:50 PAPER 3:
Nobuyuki YAGI, (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tokyo, Japan)
Seafood safety: An attempt for coordination between exporting and importing countries
15:50-16:20 ITEM FOR INFORMATION:
Mr. Ulrich KLEIH, (Natural Resource Institute, United Kingdom)
Perspectives on technical barriers to trade, subsidies and barriers to investments
16:20-16:50 COFFEE BREAK
16:50-18:00 PLENARY DISCUSSION
Opened by: Marilyn WHAN-KAN (Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Mauritius) and Otto GENEE (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands)
18:00-19:30 COCKTAIL
TUESDAY 25 APRIL 2006
9:30-12:30 Session 3: What role does development assistance play in ensuring good governance of fisheries and aquaculture in developing countries and what have we achieved?
9:30-9:50 Keynote:
Jean-François PULVENIS (Director, Fishery Policy and Planning Division, FAO)
New partnerships for responsible fisheries and aquaculture development: Some thoughts for the road ahead
9:50-10:05 PAPER 1:
Jean-Yves WEIGEL (Institut de Recherche et Développement, Paris, France)
Impacts of development assistance: Lessons learned for better fisheries and aquaculture governance
10:05-10:30 PAPER 2:
FINGERPONDS: Seasonal ponds in African floodplains for fish and agriculture
Results of an international project sponsored by EU (ICA4CT), the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and the United Kingdom. The film was sponsored by the Czech Foreign Development Co-operation Programme and will be introduced by Mr. Jan POKORNY, (ENKI, Wetland Training Centre, Czech Republic).
10:30-11:20 COFFEE BREAK
11:20-12:30 PLENARY DISCUSSION
Opened by Jane WILLING (Ministry of Fisheries, New Zealand) and David SCHORR (independent fisheries consultant, United States).
12:30-14:00 LUNCH BREAK
14:00-15:00 Session 4: The Multilateral Perspective
The World Bank, UNEP , the FAO and other relevant institutions’ representatives
will provide an overview of their respective organisations’ involvement in Policy Coherence for Development with special reference to the fisheries sector. In particular, organisations will provide a view on how they have or will address policy coherence for development.
15:00-15:30 COFFEE BREAK
15:30-17:30 Session 5: Identifying the key challenges in policy coherence for development in fisheries
PANEL DISCUSSION: Lori RIDGEWAY, George CARNER, Bjørn HERSOUG, Otto GENEE and Bob PICCIOTTO, followed by a general discussion and wrapping-up moderated by Tim BOSTOCK (DFID, London, UK).
NB as of 13 April: The updated complete agenda can be downloaded in PDF format.
Informative Web Links:
World Bank Report Saving Fish and Fishers: Toward Sustainable and Equitable Governance of the Global Fishing Sector, Report No 29090-GLB, May 2004
http://www-wds.worldbank.org/servlet/WDS_IBank_Servlet?pcont=details&eid=000011823_20050411130257
OECD, Policy Coherence Development www.oecd.org/development/policycoherence
OECD, Development Co-operation Directorate www.oecd.org/dac
Background material:
OECD Excerpt from the DAC Guidelines and References Series: Environmental Fiscal Reform for Poverty Reduction, 2005 -- Environmental Fiscal Reform in the Commercial Fisheries Sector
Related Documents