Fishing for coherence in West Africa : policy coherence in the fisheries sector in seven West African countries.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Binet, Thomas.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Series:

Development dimension

The development dimension

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fishery policy--Africa, West.

Fishery policy.

Fisheries--Africa, West.

Fisheries.

Fishery management--Africa, West.

Fishery management.

West Africa.

Physical Description:

123 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

French title on t.p. verso: Cohérence des politiques en matière de développement dans le secteur des pêches en Afrique de l'Ouest.

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD, [2008]

Summary:

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 organizations 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.--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Introduction

Regional review of West African fisheries

General approach to the concept of policy coherence

Fisheries policy coherence for development: the contrast between developed countries and developing/West African countries

The challenges of fisheries policy coherence for development in West Africa

Lessons learned and future prospects: towards improved policy coherence for control and management.

Notes:

"The report presented in this book has been written by Thomas Binet"--P. 4.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-109).

ISBN:

9789264040588

9264040587

OCLC:

225863183