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WorldFish Annual Report 2011/2012 - Including financial statement for 2011

 
This year's report contains the Director General's and Chairman's statements. Also highlighted in the reports, are stories of projects with different partners:
 

New tools reveal crucial role of fisheries in Cambodia

Better tools to address the inextricable links between land, water resources, fisheries and livelihoods have been developed, adopted and adapted to manage the resources in the Tonle Sap wetlands of Cambodia. 
http://www.worldfishcenter.org/news-events/new-tools-reveal-crucial-role-fisheries-cambodia

Wetlands: towards a sustainable future

Wetland environments, including freshwater floodplains and coastal deltas, can be highly productive; more than 700 million people around the world depend directly on them, whether for crop production, fishing, livestock rearing or other natural resources. But wetland livelihoods typically face a myriad of constraints, and increasingly extreme and unpredictable seasonal rainfall patterns are making matters worse for many.
http://www.worldfishcenter.org/news-events/wetlands-towards-sustainable-future

Stung Treng Ramsar Site in Cambodia: Integrating Fisheries Management and Wetlands Conservation

An update on the WorldFish project, “Stung Treng Ramsar Site in Cambodia – Integrating Fisheries Management and Wetlands Conservation”, is found in the latest issue of The Babbler, No. 41 (April - June  2012). Please download The Babbler, No. 41 (PDF, 3.7 MB) or read it online (pages 29-30).
http://www.worldfishcenter.org/news-events/stung-treng-ramsar-site-cambodia-integrating-fisheries-management-and-wetlands

Community fish refuges in Cambodia – lessons learned

Joffre, O. ; Kosal, M. ; Kura, Y. ; Pich, S. ; Nao, T.
Lessons Learned Brief 2012-03. WorldFish. Phom Penh, Cambodia. 16 p.
 
Also available in Khmer.
 

More fish from Cambodia’s rice fields

The rice field fisheries (RFFs) of Cambodia cover a large part of the country in practically all areas where rice is cultivated. For human nutrition, fish and other aquatic animals (collectively referred to as ‘fish’ in this project) vary in importance – depending on the typology of the rice field fisheries, the source of the supply (e.g. lake and major rivers) and the demand or ‘need’ for fish as a source of animal protein.

Aquatic Agricultural Systems in Zambia

CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems. ( 2011 )
Penang, Malaysia. Factsheet 2011-56.

Climate Change Adaptation in the Lower Mekong Basin

Climate change in the Lower Mekong Basin is expected to result in an increase in the frequency and severity of droughts, floods and saltwater intrusion. Such changes are expected to affect natural ecosystems, agriculture and food production, and also exacerbate the problems associated with supplying the region’s increased demand for food. The impacts of such changes are likely to be particularly severe on Lower Mekong Basin communities, given their strong reliance on natural resources for their livelihoods.

Balancing conservation of wetlands and sustainability of local livelihoods

The Stung Treng Ramsar Site in Cambodia is arguably the most important wetland complex for biodiversity in the Mekong River Basin. Placed onto the List of Wetlands of International Importance (also called ‘Ramsar Sites’) in 1999, this section of the Mekong is home to a unique riparian forest that provides key habitat and food sources for a wide range of mammals, birds and fish. Yet despite this richness of biodiversity, there is widespread poverty and endemic food insecurity in the area.

Building Partnerships for Poverty Alleviation

WorldFish is working with partners in the Mekong Region to support a new alliance of regional and local partners that will contribute towards sustainable wetlands management that benefit the poor. This project supports the Wetlands Alliance, an extensive network of organizations—government, civil and NGOs—actively engaged in developing innovative solutions to poverty alleviation.
 

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