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Don't let fish slip through the climate change net
With over 400 million of the world's poorest depending on fish for food, 'climateproofing' fisheries and aquaculture needs to be high on the climate change agenda. Learn how climate change will impact aquatic ecosystems and the distribution of fish, and how WorldFish is responding to meet these new challenges. Read more.
Rehabilitating livelihoods following natural disasters
A series of typhoons are sweeping across the Philippines and South East Asia, bringing unprecedented flooding in their wake. Earthquakes in Indonesia and tsunamis in the Pacific have caused devastating loss of life and damage to property. WorldFish is working with its partners to develop rehabilitation models that put the community at the heart of planning and implementing new options for the future.
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Achieving Food Security in Times of Crisis
One billion people rely on fish as their primary protein source, and several hundred million depend on fish as their main source of income. Food security is also determined by diet quality and fish is a rich food for poor people. Fish contains all 8 essential amino acids, omega-3 fatty acids, and important micronutrients.
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HIV and fish farming
Established by the World Health Organization in 1988, a reminder to us all - governments, community organizations, NGOs and individuals - to work together to fund programs, raise awareness and focus attention on the global HIV epidemic. Click
here for WorldFish's response to this pressing issue.
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