Introduction to the Zero Draft and working group discussions

1. Introduction to the Zero Draft and working group discussions FAO/SPC Pacific Islands Regional Consultation on the Development of Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF) Noumea, New Caldonia, 12-14 June 2012

2. Expected workshop outputs • Compilation of experiences of good policies + practices in the Pacific Islands region in support of small-scale fisheries • Comments on overall considerations, principles and general principles, title, structure and target audience of the Guidelines • Considerations and suggestions concerning institutional and incentive structures for bringing the Guidelines into effective implementation in the region, including identification of potential constraints, opportunities for support and partnerships. • Recommendations for the next steps in the development process for the Guidelines, including the potential need for further consultations at national and local levels, and responsibilities of governments and other stakeholders.

3. How to achieve the workshop outputs? The ‘Zero Draft’ based on • outcomes of the extensive consultation process taken place during the last few years; • Discussion Document: Towards Voluntary Guidelines on Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries prepared as a stock-taking exercise by the FAO SSF Guidelines Secretariat in July 2011 and • contributions to and outcomes of the FAO Workshop on International Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries, February 2012

4. The ‘Zero Draft’ Purpose: Stimulate further consultations among all concerned parties Target audience: • Fisheries administration • CSOs • Other stakeholders Outcomes of additional consultations will provide guidance to the FAO Secretariat when preparing the text of the SSF Guidelines that will be submitted as a draft to the formal inter-governmental negotiation process tentatively scheduled for May 2013

6. Part 1 • Purpose and objectives of the SSF Guidelines • what the SSF Guidelines are, • who they are for, • what they are intended to apply to and their scope, • Characterization of SSF • How the SSF Guidelines link to other relevant international instruments • General principles on which the SSF Guidelines are based and that should guide implementation.

7. Part 2 • Need for SSF communities to have secure rights to fishery resources and land and the ability to benefit from them • Sustainable use of aquatic resources, effective management and stewardship regimes • Importance of social development dimension of SSF livelihoods (e.g. access to social services, need for equality and equity) • Need for small-scale fishing communities to have secure incomes and to enjoy safe, fair and decent working conditions • Specific issues related to the postharvest sector and trade • Importance of gender and the need to promote equality and equity • Vulnerabilities of small-scale fishing communities in the context of disaster risks and climate change • Ways of reducing this vulnerability and to increase resilience

8. Part 3 • Often common lack of policy coherence and cross-sectoral collaboration • Interrelated aspects of access to information and capacity development • General lack of information and research on SSF • Need for capacity development at all levels and scales • Potential challenges in implementing the SSF Guidelines and strategies for ensuring that the SSF Guidelines are applied

9. Build on it! Many substantive issues have been identified in previous consultations. How can we move the process forward? • Is anything missing in terms of key issues to be addressed by the SSF Guidelines? • How can the issues be best addressed in the SSF Guidelines (language, structure, level of detail, etc.) to be relevant at all levels and for all stakeholder groups? • Consider all stakeholder perspectives in the discussions! • (How) can implementation issues be already be built in?

10. Working groups

11. Group organization

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