The Development Dimension Fishing for Coherence in West Africa [electronic resource] : Policy Coherence in the Fisheries Sector in Seven West African Countries
Publishing, OECD.
Binet, ThomasContributor
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentContributor
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Organisation for Economic Co operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
2008.
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 is 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 a
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Foreword; Acknowledgements; TABLE OF CONTENTS -; Table of Contents; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Regional review of West African fisheries; 2.1. Coastal countries and continental countries; 2.2. CSRP countries; 2.3. Other coastal countries; 2.4. Inland fisheries; Chapter 3. General approach to the concept of policy coherence; 3.1. General definition of "policy coherence"; 3.2. Policy coherence for development; 3.3. International aspects of the policy coherence issue; 3.4. General sources of policy incoherence; 3.5. Improving policy coherence
3.6. The issue of policy coherence in the sector at four levelsChapter 4. Fisheries policy coherence for development: The contrastbetween developed countries and developing/West African countries; 4.1. Environment; 4.2. Technology; 4.3. Economic aspects; 4.4. Social aspects; 4.5. Governance in the fisheries sector; Chapter 5. The challenges of fisheries policy coherence for developmentin West Africa; 5.1. Environment; 5.2. Technology; 5.3. Economic aspects; 5.4 Contribution of the fisheries sector; 5.5 Social aspects; 5.6 Governance
Chapter 6. Lessons learned and future prospects: Towards improved policycoherence for control and managementLessons learned and implications for OECD and West African countries; Conclusion; Bibliography; Annex 1. Fisheries in OECD and non-OECD countries:Policy coherence; Annex 2. Key International Conventions, Agreements and Declarationswith regard to fisheries, poverty and development; Annex 3. Capture Production Data 1960-2005; Annex 4. Fisheries Agreements in West Africa
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 is 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 a
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