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WorldFish Center
• A member of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
• Provides expertise on Fisheries and Aquaculture• Mission: Reduce hunger and Poverty while
protecting natural ecosystems.• Understanding Fisheries within a broader context;
social, economic and ecological• Established in 1977 with HQ in Penang, Malaysia• Zambian office opened in 2006 (Country office,
Nepad, COMESA, SADC)
WorldFish Center and HIV/AIDS
Held an International workshop in February 2006 To address the elevated HIV prevalence and high
morbidity and mortality among fishers Integrated Agriculture-Aquaculture for HIV/AIDS
hh’s in Zomba area of Malawi Profits increase six-fold 1500 kg’s of fish per hectare per year Water from ponds used to irrigate other crops
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HIV among fisherfolk and other vulnerable groups
na
(26.8%)
(36.5%)
(78%)na
(7.5%)
(25.4%)
(12.0%)
na
(26.5%)
(0.7%)
(0.3%)
(17.9%)
(15%)
(2.3%)
(1.3%)(1.4%)
(6.9%)
(24.0%)
(HIV prevalence 30.5%)
0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000
(0.1) Indonesia
(1.5) Thailand
(4.1) Uganda
(6.7) Kenya
Number likely to be infected(plus HIV prevalence rate among group)
Fisherfolk
Truck drivers
Military
Prisoners
IDUs
Source: Kissling, Allison, Seeley et al 2005, AIDS vol 19.
Background 1: Factors of vulnerability
– Mobility and migration– Demographics (youth,
male dominated)– Pronounced gender
inequality – Social marginalisation of
fisherfolk– Physical isolation – Cash-rich, opportunity-
poor economy 7
Women in fishing communities:
- De facto household heads, due to absence of men at sea
- Often involved in fishing-related businesses (fish trading, processing) or provision of services to fishermen (food, lodging, drink, sex, credit)
- May occupy lower-margin economic opportunities
- Sometimes young, unmarried women in search of independent livelihoods
- ‘Transactional sex’ used to overcome economic and institutional barriers to building a livelihood
Background 2: Factors of resilience
• 200 million people in Africa depend on fish - these benefits need to be safeguarded and where possible increased
• vulnerable populations earn income from Fisheries and aquaculture when other opportunities close down – these benefits can be significantly increased
Investing in Sustainable Solutions
SIDA-funded project in Southern and West Africa To strengthen the contribution of the fisheries sector to
overcoming HIV/AIDS Collation of available data (medical and socio-economic) Case studies to identify key risk factors Targeted research to compliment existing knowledge Action Research projects in pilot learning sites to identify
entry points Policy Advisory Group Development of guidelines and policy recommendations
Pilot Learning Sites
Nacala Corridor (Lower Shire; Nacala-Lake Malawi route
Kafue Flats (Zambia)Lubumbashi (DRC)Lake Victoria Corridor (The area linking
Kenya, Uganda and TanzaniaAbidjan- Lagos Corridor (Benin, Lagos
State and Cross river StateLake Chad Basin