SPC HOF8 Meeting Noumea, New Caledonia 6 March, 2013 Kazuo Udagawa JICA Outline JICA Regional Fisheries Cooperation Strategies Fiji Milkfish aquaculture, GAU Island comprehensive development Support FLMMA and Reef enrichment initiatives of FD Vanuatu Grace of the Sea Phase 2 Tonga Coastal Resource Management Palau Capacity enhancement project for coral reef monitoring Regional Training USP Marine Studies Employers Needs survey Regional Program in the Pacific Objective: The livelihood of rural coastal communities of the Pacific region will be improved and sustained through optimal and responsible use of coastal aquatic resources Main target group: Rural coastal communities, who rely mainly on coastal aquatic resources for their living Program Strategies 1. Assist both peoples initiatives and fishery authoritys supportive actions on sustainable use of coastal aquatic resources 2. Contribute to the reduction of rural disparity preferential support to the communities in the outer islands/atolls and other remote rural areas 3. Holistic assistances for the coastal communities - Include non-fishery activities that contribute sustainable livelihoods of coastal communities- Fiji FLMMA MPA Dept of Fisheries Reef Enrichment JICA Support Alternative Livelihood for Coastal Resource Management P FAD Deployment Milkfish Aquaculture Project Partnership Program for Assistance for the Sustainable Rural Development and Governance on Gau island in Fiji Community-based coastal resource management is effectively practiced at target areas through adequate technical assistance from the Vanuatu Fisheries Department (VFD) Vanuatu: The Project for Promotion of the Grace of Sea in Coastal Communities Phase 2 CBCRM Implementation Process of the Project Verification activity for tentative CBCRM Plan Target Communities No. of Household 14~100 No. of Household 34~136 No. of Household 3~90 *As a whole, the community population tends to have been increasing in recent 3 years. Memorandum of Understanding Between The Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystem Division of The Secretariat of The Pacific Community and Japan International Cooperation Agency on Japanese Technical Cooperation for Promotion of Grace of the Sea in the Coastal Villages (Phase 2) in The Republic of Vanuatu Palau Capacity enhancement project for coral reef monitoring Project Purpose: Technical Capacity of PICRC is enhanced in monitoring required for management of MPAs Tonga Coastal resource management and development Contents of the Draft SMA Management Plan Capacity Building Establishment and Management of SMA Alternative Income Generation Activities for SMA Local Communities Monitoring and Evaluation Substitute Income Generation Activities to Coastal Community Training for Fisheries Extension Officers in Island Countries USP School of Marine Studies: Employers Needs Survey Arigato Thank you Very Much Merci Beaucoup