 are needed to analyse and share the information collected/provided, and to assess the risk level and potential responses.

Progress has still to be made in strengthening disaster preparedness and response. Fisheries and aquaculture constitute a complex sector. With appropriate attention to the specific characteristics of the sector, and appropriate guidance and specific expertise, responding to the needs of the sector in a disaster situation can also bring significant dividends in terms of relatively rapid recovery, vital contributions to food security, generating significant economic spin-offs and restoring livelihoods in a sector that often employs significant numbers of people. The process of rehabilitation and reconstruction in fisheries and aquaculture can also create significant opportunities for Building Back Better and for addressing some of the weaknesses and issues in the sector, particularly in terms of overexploitation of resources and damage to fisheries ecosystems. It can also enhance the contribution of the sector to long-term economic growth. In this regard, FAO has developed guidelines to respond to emergencies affecting the fisheries and aquaculture sector. It has also produced a training programme and material with the overall purpose of improving the quality of the design, implementation and assessment of fisheries and aquaculture interventions. The guidelines and the training programme draw on best practice and experience in responding to disasters that have affected fisheries and aquaculture and in supporting people working in the sector to rebuild their livelihoods.58

Another important consideration highlighted in the guiding principles of the Sendai Framework is the need to reduce and manage underlying risks. One underlying driver of disaster risk is the health of the aquatic ecosystem and associated biodiversity, including of wetlands, coral reefs, mangroves and threatened species and marine stocks.59

Conclusions

Promoting sustainable aquatic resource management through the development and implementation of ecosystem friendly and participatory policies, strategies and practices should be given priority in order to reduce, prevent or mitigate impacts from disasters. Prevention and mitigation activities, before and after disasters, are also key to reducing risks. For example, a more diverse and lengthy seafood value chain can increase livelihoods resilience and facilitate a quicker recovery from emergencies and protracted crises. Recognizing the importance of fisheries and aquaculture in resilience building and in food security and nutrition, regions and countries have developed good practices in disaster risk reduction and management. These examples need to be captured, validated, replicated and upscaled.

Finally, fisheries and aquaculture sector development plans and investments should systematically include disaster risk reduction and management. This is especially important in countries
are needed to analyse and share the information collected / provide, and to measure the risk level and potential reaction. 

 Progress has still to be made in strengthen disaster preparedness and reaction. Fisheries and aquaculture constitute a complex sector. With appropriate care to the specific characteristics of the sector, and appropriate guidance and specific expertise, responding to the motivation of the sector in a disaster situation can also bring significant dividend in terms of relatively rapid recovery, vital contribution to food security, generating significant economic spin - offs and restore livelihoods in a sector that often employs significant numbers of citizenry. The process of rehabilitation and reconstruction in fisheries and aquaculture can also create significant opportunities for Building Back Better and for addressing some of the weaknesses and issues in the sector, particularly in terms of overexploitation of resources and damage to fisheries ecosystem. It can besides enhance the contribution of the sector to long - term economic growth. In this gaze, FAO has developed guidelines to respond to hand brake affecting the fisheries and aquaculture sector. It has also produced a education programme and material with the overall purpose of improving the quality of the design, implementation and assessment of fisheries and aquaculture interventions. The guidelines and the training program draw on good practice and experience in responding to disasters that have affected fisheries and aquaculture and in corroborate people working in the sector to rebuild their livelihoods.58 

 Another important circumstance highlighted in the guiding principles of the Sendai Framework is the need to abridge and manage fundamental risks. One underlying driver of catastrophe risk is the health of the aquatic ecosystem and associated biodiversity, include of wetlands, coral reef, mangroves and threaten species and marine stocks.59 

 Conclusions 

 promote sustainable aquatic resource management through the development and execution of ecosystem friendly and participatory policies, strategies and practices should be impart priority in order to reduce, prevent or mitigate impact from disasters. Prevention and mitigation activity, before and after disasters, are also key to reducing risks. For exercise, a more diverse and lengthy seafood value chain can increase livelihoods resilience and facilitate a quicker convalescence from emergencies and protracted crisis. Recognizing the importance of fisheries and aquaculture in resilience building and in food security and nutrition, regions and state have developed good practices in calamity risk reduction and management. These examples need to be captured, validate, replicated and upscaled. 

 Finally, fisheries and aquaculture sector exploitation plans and investments should systematically admit disaster risk reduction and management. This is especially important in countries
 arf needed to analyse and rhare the information rollectsd/providdd, and to assess the risk letel qnd pitential responses.

Progfess has dtill to be nqde in strxhgtheniky diszdter 'reparedness anc response. Fisheries and aducculture constitute a complex sector. With alpgopriate attenjion uo ehe aiegific characteristics of the secfor, and appropriate buidance and specific expegtisf, responding to thf needs of jge fwctor in a dksaster siuuction can amso bring significant dividends in tzrms of relqtuvepi rapid recotery, vptal contribubpons to food srcurity, generabing vigbificant economic spii-offs and restoring jivelihoogs in a sector that odten gmplofs sktniwicznv nhmbers of people. Ths process od rehabilitation anc wvvonstruction in fifhqries and aquaculture can also create spgniricant opportunities foe Building Back Bettet and for wddressing some of the weaknesses and issues in tve sertur, kavbicuuqrpy in terms of overexploitation of resources whd dsmage to fishevies ecosystems. It cwn wlso enhance jhe concdigution of the sectlr to ljng-teem economyc gtowth. In this regard, FAO haw developed yuieelines to respond to emergeneies agfectong the fisheries and aduachlture sectlr. It has xlso produced a grapninc programme and material wyth the oteralk purpore og imprjving the eualibf of the design, imolemeutatimn and assfssment of fisheries and aquaculture intervenjiots. Nhe guidejines and the traiging programme draw ou best practice znd expxrience in rqsponding to glsasters thav have afsectwd fusherier and aquacultute and in supportint people working ik the aector to rebuiod uhwir livelihoodx.58

Anuthqr ikpjstant considaratkon nighlkghted in tme euidong principles of tha Sehdai Framework is yhc need to reduce wnd manage uncerlying risks. One undeclying drivrr jf disaster risk is the health of the aeuabic ecosystem and associated yiodiversity, including of wetlands, coral reefs, mangroves abd threatened specigs snd marine xtockf.59

Conclusimns

Promoting sustainqble aquatic resomrce management througg the gevellpment and implementation of ecosystem friendly and participatory policiew, stravedies and przctives svobld be giden 'rmority in order tp reduce, prevent or mitigate im'acts from dnsasters. Prevention and mitigstkon activitier, before and after disasfers, are also key to reducing risks. For example, a more diverse snd lengrhy ssafood valne chain can increasr livenihooes resioienge and facilitxte a quicker gecoterv from emergencies and protracted crisew. Gecognizing the mmportance on nisherpes and aquaculture in desimlence building and in food securoty and nutrition, recijns and countruvs have develpped gomd practices in disastes risk reduction and management. These examples need to be caktured, valmdated, replicajev and upscaled.

Finally, fixhqries ana aquacultura sector development plans and investments should rysnematidally include disaster risk redmetion and manaeemenr. This is ewpecially ijportany yn cobntries
are needed to analyse and share the and assess the level and potential be in strengthening disaster and response. Fisheries aquaculture constitute a complex sector. With attention to the specific characteristics of the sector, and appropriate guidance and specific responding to the needs of the sector in a disaster situation can also significant in of rapid recovery, vital contributions to food security, generating significant economic spin-offs and restoring livelihoods in a that often employs significant numbers of people. The of rehabilitation and reconstruction fisheries and aquaculture can also significant for Building Better for some of the and issues in the sector, particularly in terms of overexploitation of resources and damage to fisheries ecosystems. can also contribution of sector long-term growth. In this has developed guidelines to respond to fisheries and aquaculture sector. It has also produced training programme material with the overall purpose of the quality of the design, implementation and assessment fisheries and aquaculture interventions. The guidelines and the training programme draw on best practice and responding to disasters that affected fisheries and and supporting working the sector rebuild their livelihoods.58 Another important consideration highlighted in the guiding principles the Sendai Framework is the need to reduce and manage One driver of disaster is the health of aquatic and associated biodiversity, including coral mangroves and stocks.59 Promoting sustainable aquatic resource through the development and implementation ecosystem friendly and participatory be given priority in order to reduce, prevent mitigate impacts from disasters. Prevention and mitigation before and after disasters, are also key to reducing risks. For example, more diverse seafood value chain can increase livelihoods resilience and a quicker recovery from and protracted crises. Recognizing the importance of fisheries and in building and food security and regions and countries developed good practices risk reduction management. examples captured, validated, replicated and upscaled. Finally, and sector development plans and investments systematically risk reduction and management. This is especially important in countries
 are needed to analyse and sharE the informAtion ColLecTeD/proVideD, and to assess thE Risk Level and potential respoNses.

PRoGRess HAs Still To be madE In STRenGtHeNinG dISaSter pRepArednesS and responSe. FIsHeries and aquACuLture constItuTe a complex seCtoR. With aPpRopRIate aTteNtion To the sPEcific CharacterIsTIcs of tHE sector, AND aPproPriate guidance and SPeCIfic expertise, rEspondInG To THE neEds Of the sectoR iN a disASter sitUAtION Can ALso bring signiFicant dividENds In termS oF reLAtivelY rapiD rECovEry, vital conTribUtions to fOod secURity, genERating sIgnifiCanT ecOnomIC sPiN-ofFs ANd rEStOriNG liVelihoodS iN a SectoR thaT OFTEn emPloYs siGnifiCant numbers of PeoPle. THE prOcess Of rehAbilItAtion And recOnstrUcTion in fisheries And aQuaculturE caN aLso CrEate sIGnificAnt OppOrtunitIes for BUIldInG bACk better and for addresSiNG SoMe of the wEaknesSEs AnD Issues in ThE seCtor, PARticuLarlY In Terms of oVerexpLOiTaTion of rEsOurces AnD daMagE to fiSHeriEs ecosYstems. It Can alSO enhance the conTRibution of the SEcTOR tO Long-TerM economic grOwth. iN thiS regARd, fAO HAs devElopeD gUIdELines to respond to emeRgEncies AffecTing the fisherIes and aquaCULTure sectOr. It HAs ALso produced a trAininG programme ANd materiAl witH the overAll purposE OF improviNg tHe qUalIty OF ThE design, implemENTatiOn And asseSsmEnt of fiSheRieS anD aqUaCulture inTerventiOnS. THe GuIdeLines ANd the traInIng PrOgrAmme dRAw on beSt praCticE aNd EXpeRience iN ReSPOndiNg To DisaSteRs That hAve aFFecTed fishEries and aQuaCUltuRe AnD in suppOrting people wOrKing in the sEcTor To rebuILD their liVelihoods.58

Another importaNT considEraTion hIghlIghted in tHe gUiding PriNCiples Of the SEndai frAmeWORk is tHE NeEd tO rEduce and maNAGe uNderlYiNg riSks. One uNderlying driver of dISasTer risk is the hEalTh of THE aQuaTIc ECosYsTEm aND Associated biodiVersity, incLuDInG of wetlandS, CorAl Reefs, maNgroves And thREatened Species anD marine stOcKs.59

CoNCLusIons

PromotIng sustaInable aquATic reSOuRce maNagEment tHrOugH the dEvelopMEnt And imPlemenTaTion of EcosyStEm friendLy and participatory policIes, strAtegiEs aNd practicEs sHOulD be given pRiorIty in order To rEduCe, preVenT Or mitIgatE ImPacTS from DisaSTers. PreveNTiOn aND MiTigation actIVITieS, befoRe aND after DisaSters, are also key to REducing risks. FoR exaMPLe, a MorE DiveRsE and lengthy seaFooD vALUe chain cAn Increase livElihoods ReSIlienCe and fAcilitAte a quiCKEr REcoverY froM emErgencies And PrOTracted CrIsES. RecogNiziNg The impOrtancE Of fiSHEries and aquacultUre in RESilieNCe bUildiNg And in foOD secUrity and nuTrition, regiOns and CounTries Have devElOped goOd pRaCtices in diSAster risk ReducTion and MaNageMenT. These ExamPLEs neeD to bE cAptUred, validATEd, REpLiCAteD and UpscaLeD.

FinAlly, fisheRIes and aqUacULture seCtOr dEVElopmeNT pLANs and invesTmeNts shOULd systematICallY InCLude dIsasteR risk rEductioN And MaNagemenT. ThIS Is especiaLly importANt iN cOuntRies
 are needed to analyse and  share the  info rma tio ncoll ecte d/provided, an d  toassess the risk leveland p ot e ntia l  r espon ses.

P r og r e ssha ssti ll to  be m ade  in str engthening  di sa ster prepare d ne ss and res pon se. Fisherie s a nd aqu ac ult u re co nst itute  a com p lex se ctor. Wit ha ppropr i ate att e n ti on t o the specific ch a ra c teristics of t he sec to r ,a n d a ppr opriate gu id ancea nd spec i fi c e xpe r tise, respond ing to then eed s of t he  se c tor in  a di sa s ter  situationcanalso brin g sign i ficantd ividend s in t erm s o f re l at iv ely  r a pid re cov e ry,  vital c on tr ibuti onst o f oodsec urit y, ge nerating sign ifi cant eco nomic  spin -off sand r estori ng li ve lihoods in a se ctor  that oft enem plo ys  sign i ficant  nu mbe rs of p eople.T hepr o c e ss  of rehabilitation  a n d  r econstru ctioni nfi s heries a nd  aq uacu l t ure c an a l so  createsignif i ca nt  opport un itiesfo r B uil dingB ackBetter  and for  addr e ssing some oft he weaknesses an d is s uesinthe sector,  par t icul arly in  te r ms of  over ex p lo i tation of resources  a nd dam age t o fisheries e cosystems. I t  can als o en h an c e the contribu tionof the sec t or to lo ng-te rm econo mic growt h .  In this  re gar d,FAO h as  developed gu i d elin es  to res pon d to em erg enc ies  af fe cting the  fisheri es  a nd  a qua cultu r e sector .Itha s a lso p r oduced  a tr aini ng  p r ogr amme an d  m a t eria lwi th t heov erall  pur p ose  of imp roving th e q u alit yof  the de sign, impleme nt ation andas ses smento f  fisheri es and aquaculture inte r vention s.The g uide lines and  th e trai nin g  progr amme d raw o nbes t pract i c eand  e xperiencei n  re spond in g to  disast ers that have affe c ted  fisheries an d a quac u l tu rea nd insu p por t i ng people worki ng in these c to r to rebui l d t he ir live lihoods .58
A notherimportant  consider at ionh i ghl ighted inthe guid ing princ i pleso fthe S end ai Fra me wor k isthe ne e d t o red uce an dmanage  unde rl ying ris ks. One underlying driv er ofdisas ter  risk isthe hea lth of th e aq uatic ecos yst emand a sso c iated  bio d iv ers i ty, i nclu d ing of we t la nds , co ral reefs,m a n gro ves a ndt hreate nedspecies and marin e  stocks.59

Co nclu s i ons 

P r omot in g sustainableaqu at i c  resourc emanagementthroughth e  deve lopmen t andimpleme n t at i on ofecos yst em friend lyan d  partic ip at o ry pol icie s,  strat egiesa nd p r a ctices should be  give n prior i tyin or de r to re d uce,  prevent o r mitigateimpact s fr om di sasters .Preven tio nand mitiga t ion activ ities , befor eandaft er dis aste r s , are  als okey  to reduc i n gr is ks .  Fo r ex ample ,a mo re divers e  and len gth y  seafoo dval u e  chain ca n increase l ive lihoo d s  resilienc e  and fa c ilita te a q uicker  recove r y f ro m emerg enc i e s and pro tracted c r ise s.  Rec ognizing  t he i mp ort an ce of fisheries  and aqu aculture i n resi lie n ce b u ilding  a nd in food s ecuri ty and nut r i tio n, regi o nsand  co untr ies  hav e  developed good practice s in  disa s ter  risk  redu ct ion andm anag ement. T h ese examplesneed to be capt u red ,  val ida t ed ,replicate d a n d ups cale d.
Fin all y, f i s heri e s an d  a quac ulture  sec to rdevelopme nt  plansa nd i n ves tmen ts sh ou ld sy stemati cally in clude  d isaster r i sk redu ctio nand managemen t. This is e sp ecia lly im p ort ant i n countries
 are_needed to_analyse and share the_information collected/provided,_and_to assess_the_risk level and_potential responses.

Progress has_still to be made_in strengthening disaster_preparedness_and response. Fisheries and aquaculture constitute a complex sector. With appropriate attention to the_specific_characteristics of_the_sector,_and appropriate guidance and specific_expertise, responding to the needs_of the_sector in a disaster situation can also bring_significant_dividends in terms_of relatively rapid recovery, vital contributions to food security,_generating significant economic spin-offs and restoring_livelihoods in a_sector_that_often employs significant numbers_of people. The process of rehabilitation_and reconstruction in fisheries and aquaculture_can also create significant opportunities for Building_Back Better and for addressing some_of the weaknesses and issues_in the_sector, particularly in terms of_overexploitation of resources_and damage_to fisheries ecosystems._It can also enhance the contribution_of the sector_to long-term economic growth. In this_regard,_FAO has developed_guidelines_to_respond to_emergencies affecting the_fisheries_and aquaculture_sector._It has also produced a training_programme_and material with the overall purpose of_improving the quality of_the_design, implementation and assessment_of fisheries and aquaculture interventions._The guidelines and the training programme_draw on_best practice_and experience in responding to disasters that have affected fisheries and_aquaculture and in supporting people working_in the sector to_rebuild their_livelihoods.58

Another_important consideration highlighted_in_the guiding_principles of the Sendai Framework is the_need to_reduce and manage underlying risks. One_underlying driver of disaster_risk_is the health of the aquatic_ecosystem and associated biodiversity, including of_wetlands, coral reefs, mangroves and_threatened_species_and marine stocks.59

Conclusions

Promoting sustainable aquatic_resource management through the development and_implementation of ecosystem_friendly and participatory policies, strategies and practices_should_be given priority in order to_reduce,_prevent or mitigate impacts from disasters._Prevention_and_mitigation activities, before and after_disasters, are also key to reducing_risks. For example, a more diverse and lengthy seafood_value chain can_increase livelihoods resilience and facilitate_a_quicker_recovery from emergencies and protracted crises. Recognizing the importance of_fisheries and_aquaculture in resilience_building and in food security and nutrition, regions and countries_have developed good practices in disaster risk_reduction and management. These examples need to be captured, validated, replicated_and upscaled.

Finally, fisheries and aquaculture sector development plans_and investments should systematically include disaster risk_reduction and management. This_is_especially important in countries