Supporting small-scale fisheries: World Bank aid, objectives and interventions over time
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2018-04-27
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Basurto, Xavier
Virdin, John
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Abstract
Small-scale fisheries account for 38 percent of the total oceanic fish catch and are
the ocean’s largest employer. Ninety percent of small-scale fisheries (SSF) are located
in developing countries, and the proper management of SSF plays a key role in global
food security and poverty eradication. The World Bank, a multilateral aid organization
focused on reducing poverty and promoting sustainable development globally, is the
biggest individual funder of SSF, and analyzing World Bank aid targeted to support
small-scale fisheries can thus be a valuable proxy for understanding broader global
aid trends and support strategies. A review of World Bank projects targeted to support
SSF was conducted, and funding amount, problems identified, project objectives and
project intervention type were identified and analyzed over time. The World Bank provided
more than $463 million in funds explicitly targeted to support small-scale fisheries
from 2000 to 2018, with the majority of aid allocated to countries in Africa, South
Asia, and East Asia and the Pacific. Project objectives and interventions changed
over time, shifting from a focus on utilizing under-exploited fisheries resources
to a focus on conserving and sustainably managing fisheries resources. Additionally,
a review of national policy planning documents for countries receiving SSF funding
suggests that aid for SSF may be country-driven, although these results are limited.
Future efforts to support SSF may wish to align their objectives and interventions
with best-practices outlined in international SSF policy instruments, such as the
Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries.
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Hamilton, Jill (2018). Supporting small-scale fisheries: World Bank aid, objectives and interventions over
time. Master's project, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/16589.Collections
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