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Protecting and enhancing the livelihoods, environments and economies of the Caribbean Basin
THE CARIBBEAN FISH SANCTUARY PARTNERSHIP (C-FISH) INITIATIVE
Judi Clarke The CARIBSAVE Partnership
14th Annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism
Trinidad and Tobago April 15-18, 2013
Protecting and enhancing the livelihoods, environments and economies of the Caribbean Basin
The CARIBSAVE Partnership
• Focus on the impacts of climate change on tourism, livelihoods and the environment in the Caribbean region.
• Not-for-Profit Caribbean Company registered in Barbados, US and UK
• Regional Headquarters in Christ Church, Barbados – With an office in Kingston, Jamaica and Kent, UK – Sister company The INTASAVE Partnership with offices in Nairobi, Kenya and Capetown – 16 Full time staff
Protecting and enhancing the livelihoods, environments and economies of the Caribbean Basin
CARIBSAVE Projects
CARIBSAVE
Climate Change
Risk Atlas (CCCRA),
Pilot Phase
An Overview of
Modelling Climate
Change: Impacts in
the Caribbean with
Contributions from
the Pacific Region
Quantification and
Magnitude of
Losses and
Damages Resulting
from the Impacts of
Climate Change:
Modelling the
Transformational
Impacts and Costs
of Sea Level Rise in
the Caribbean
CARIBSAVE
Climate Change
Risk Atlas (CCCRA),
Phase I
The Partnership for
Canadian Caribbean
Climate Change
Adaptation (ParCA)
research
programme
Phase 1 of the
“Greening Tobago
Programme” Aimed
at Promoting
Carbon Neutral
Tourism and the
“Green Economy” In
Tobago
Climate Knowledge
and Development
Network (CDKN):
Caribbean Climate
and Development
Research –
Managing Partner
Climate Change,
Coastal Community
Enterprises:
Adaptation,
Resilience and
Knowledge
(CCCCE-ARK)
Trade and Climate
Change Concerns of
Small Island States,
Least Developed
Countries and
Vulnerable
Economies
The Caribbean Fish
Sanctuaries
Partnership Initiative
(C-FISH Initiative)
Barbados Second
National
Communications to
the United Nations
Framework
Convention on
Climate Change
(Associate)
Protecting and enhancing the livelihoods, environments and economies of the Caribbean Basin
INTASAVE Projects
Analysis of Temperature
Fluctuations for 27 countries
across the World
China and South-South Scoping Assessment for Learning and Development (CASSALD),
Phase I
Global Islands Vulnerability Research,
Adaptation, Policy and Development
(GIVRAPD) Project
Identifying and Quantifying
Future Sustainability
Risks to Tourist Destinations
Socio-Economic Climate Change
Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Methodology
Report (SECCRVAM)
European Union Indicators for Sustainable
Management at Destination Level
Expert Panel Membership of
DEFRA: Economic Assessment of
Climate Adaptation
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Caribbean Fish Sanctuary Partnership (C-FISH) Initiative
• Four year project, funded by UKaid (£2.1million). Implemented by The CARIBSAVE Partnership
• Part of the CARICOM Regional Framework for Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change (IP) implemented by the CCCCC.
• The C-FISH Initiative launched on November 9th, 2012 in Bluefields, Jamaica
• 5 Caribbean Countries: – Jamaica and Grenada (Year 1)
– St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines (Year 2)
– Dominica (Year 3)
Protecting and enhancing the livelihoods, environments and economies of the Caribbean Basin
Goals of the C-FISH Initiative 1. Provide financial and technical support for
management of community-based Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
2. Promote public awareness of environmental, social and economic benefits that MPAs can generate in Caribbean countries.
3. Promote alternative livelihoods in fishing communities and build mutually beneficial linkages between the tourism and fisheries sectors.
4. Facilitate stakeholder participation and monitor effectiveness of MPA management (AquaCam and other research components) .
Protecting and enhancing the livelihoods, environments and economies of the Caribbean Basin
Component 1 Capacity Building & Grants
• Capacity building for management and enforcement: equipment, patrol boats, engines, personnel etc.
• Strengthening Governance and Training in MPA management
• Grantees (Year 1):
Protecting and enhancing the livelihoods, environments and economies of the Caribbean Basin
Component 2 Education and Awareness
• Support network of fish sanctuaries with media releases and coordination
• Public awareness programmes – Website and Newsletter
• http://c-fish.org/
– Films on Caribsave Channel
• Caribbean Fish Sanctuaries
• Richard Branson on MPA Project
– Radio, Signage, Brochures
– Fish Sanctuary Campaign in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries and the Jamaica Information Service: Jingle, features, interviews (TV and radio)
Protecting and enhancing the livelihoods, environments and economies of the Caribbean Basin Component 3
Alternative Livelihoods
• Provide and support alternative livelihood opportunities – MSMEs – Tourism, craft, agro-products, aquaculture, FADS
• Sustainable financing - C-FISH Fund – Private-public partnerships
Sales of
Products and
Services
To tourists
Marine
Protected
Areas
Protecting and enhancing the livelihoods, environments and economies of the Caribbean Basin Component 3
Alternative Livelihoods
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Component 4 Monitoring & Research
Aquacam: Underwater stereo video system, transmitting signal to a shore-based receiver.
• In collaboration with Fish4Knowledge‘s intelligent video analysis systems (estimation method)
Community-based Live Fish (CLIF): Non-invasive method of capturing fish population and biomass data
• Involves wardens and community (actual data, catch and release)
Socio-Economic: Collection of data on the community using questionnaires and surveys
• Assesses impact of sanctuary on the people (fishing and tourism)
Protecting and enhancing the livelihoods, environments and economies of the Caribbean Basin
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