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

Protecting and enhancing the livelihoods, environments and economies of the Caribbean Basin

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

Protecting and enhancing the livelihoods, environments and economies of the Caribbean Basin

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

THANK YOU

www.caribsave.org

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