On gender mainstreaming strategies and tools in fisheries development projects: RFLP gender strategy and lessons from the Asia-Pacific region

Lentisco Angela, . and Alonso Enrique, . On gender mainstreaming strategies and tools in fisheries development projects: RFLP gender strategy and lessons from the Asia-Pacific region. pp. 105-117. ISSN 0116-6514

Traditionally most fisheries development projects have focused on technical aspects lacking consideration of gender issues during the identification implementation and monitoring stages. This paper highlights the importance of undertaking gender mainstreaming as part of fisheries interventions and summarizes as an example the gender strategy of the Spanish-funded FAO Regional Fisheries Livelihoods Programme for South and Southeast Asia (RFLP). As part of this strategy RFLP developed a handbook for gender mainstreaming in fisheries project cycle management and organized a workshop to discuss and validate the tools contained in the handbook as well as to come up with best practices for gender mainstreaming in fisheries project management and policy making. Participants agreed on factors that should be in place for effective gender mainstreaming in the fisheries sector like improvement of social networks promotion of womens leadership and business skills improved access and control over resources and social capital among others. The need for in-depth research during project design and flexibility during implementation were also highlighted as important for successful interventions. At the macro-level of note is that amongst the participating RFLP countries only Cambodia has a specific gender policy for the fisheries sector.

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Abstract

Traditionally most fisheries development projects have focused on technical aspects lacking consideration of gender issues during the identification implementation and monitoring stages. This paper highlights the importance of undertaking gender mainstreaming as part of fisheries interventions and summarizes as an example the gender strategy of the Spanish-funded FAO Regional Fisheries Livelihoods Programme for South and Southeast Asia (RFLP). As part of this strategy RFLP developed a handbook for gender mainstreaming in fisheries project cycle management and organized a workshop to discuss and validate the tools contained in the handbook as well as to come up with best practices for gender mainstreaming in fisheries project management and policy making. Participants agreed on factors that should be in place for effective gender mainstreaming in the fisheries sector like improvement of social networks promotion of womens leadership and business skills improved access and control over resources and social capital among others. The need for in-depth research during project design and flexibility during implementation were also highlighted as important for successful interventions. At the macro-level of note is that amongst the participating RFLP countries only Cambodia has a specific gender policy for the fisheries sector.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Fisheries development
AGROVOC Term:	Gender mainstreaming
AGROVOC Term:	Gender analysis
AGROVOC Term:	Project management
AGROVOC Term:	Leadership development
AGROVOC Term:	Marketing
AGROVOC Term:	Consumption
AGROVOC Term:	Natural resource management
AGROVOC Term:	Postharvest systems
AGROVOC Term:	Diversification
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 06:28
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23748

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