Communiqué - Expert Consultative Validation Workshop on Establishing Linkages and Inter-Connectedness Between Regional Cross-Border Fish Trade Corridors in Africa
© 2018 AU-IBAR. Expert Consultative Validation Workshop on Establishing Linkages and Inter-Connectedness Between Regional Cross-Border Fish Trade Corridors in Africa; Naivasha, Kenya 12-14 December 2018.Introduction
The Expert Consultative Validation Workshop on establishing linkages and Inter-Connectedness between intra-regional cross-border fish trade corridors in Africa was held from the 12-14 December 2018 in Fish Eagle Inn Hotel in Naivasha, Kenya. The meeting was organized by the African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) with support from the European Union (EU) in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Kenya.
The workshop was attended by 21 participants, including Representatives of African Union member states (Cameroon, Mozambique, Kenya, Togo and Tunisia); 6 Experts conducting regional studies; Representatives of Regional Economic communities (RECs): IGAD; Regional fisheries bodies (RFBs) and organizations: Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (LVFO), Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC), World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF); Independent Experts and AU-IBAR staff.
The overall objective of the meeting was to review the findings of the five regional reports (West, Central, East, Southern and North) on mapping cross- border fish trade for technical validation and establish linkages between intra-regional cross-fish trade mapped corridors in Africa, trade patterns and characteristics as identified in each of the corridors from the five regions.
Opening session
The meeting was officially opened by Dr Mohamed Seisay on behalf of Director AU-IBAR Prof. Ahmed El-Sawahly and the representative of the Director General of the Kenya Fisheries Service, Mr Daniel Mungai.