Fisheries represent up to 30% of state budget revenues in West African countries and employ 7 million people in West and Central Africa. If the sector is to develop, or simply continue to exist at present levels, a number of policy challenges will have to be addressed. The number of issues is vast, ranging from illiteracy to EU trade policy.
The Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC) and the OECD Fisheries Division are working with regional organisations to help them address the question of policy coherence. This book provides not only an analytical framework adapted to the local context, but also an action framework based on the facts and realities in the field in order to improve the coherence of fisheries policies.
Tables des matières:
Foreword Executive Summary Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Regional Review of West African Fisheries Chapter 3. General Approach to the Problem of Policy Coherence Chapter 4. Fisheries Policy Coherence for Development: The Contract between Developed Countries and Developing/West African Countries Chapter 5. The Challenges of Fisheries Policy Coherence for Development in West Africa Chapter 6. Lessons Learned and Future Prospects: Towards Improved Policy Coherence for Control and Management Annex 1. Fisheries in OECD and non-OECD Countries: Policy Coherence Annex 2. Key International Conventions, Agreements, and Declarations with Regard to Fisheries, Poverty and Development Annex 3. Capture Production Data 1960-2005 Annex 4. Fisheries Agreements in West Africa
