The November 2011 edition of AEFJN's Forum for Action is now online. It contains articles on the ethical responsibility of the Church on the climate issue, on the clean up of the Ogoniland oil spills, which will take decades, on the spread of Libyan arms in the Sahel, on the production of medicines in Africa and on the EU's attempt to force African countries to sign EPAs.
The national election campaign officially started the 28th October in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), exactly one month ahead of historic presidential and legislative elections, scheduled for November 28 2011. 41 humanitarian and human rights organizations, among them AEFJN, have expressed concern about the high political tension and deteriorating security situation. They have called upon all Congolese and international actors involved to take urgent measures to prevent electoral violence, better protect civilians and ensure credible, free and fair elections.African Fisheries & climate change
THE FUTURE IS NOW:
PLANNING SCENARIOS HELP WEST AFRICAN FISHERIES ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE
The workshop Envisioning 2050: Climate Change, Aquaculture and Fisheries in West Africa, took place on 14-16 April 2010 in Dakar (Senegal).
The event attracted experts from Ghana, Mauritania and Senegal to debate critical issues facing their fisheries in the next 40 years.They found that: Better understanding of the likely effects of climate change on West Africa’s valuable ocean fisheries is needed to guide the sustainable development of these resources in line with the aspirations and expectations of fisher communities.
Participants concluded that the future will pose dilemmas and uncertainties: Can aquaculture addresses both national food security and macroeconomic growth ? Should regional trade be promoted or access to global markets prioritized? How will climate change affect fishery resources, specially pelagic fish like sardines, which are an important export commodity for Senegal and Mauritania ? The consensus was that understanding the implications of various possible scenarios and developing strategies to address them now is urgently needed.
For further information, please visit: http://web.pml.ac.uk/quest-fish/default.htm.