Le Représentant permanent de la République de Maurice aux Nations Unies, Milan Jaya NYAMRAJSINGH, a affirmé mardi à la tribune de l'Assemblée générale que le programme de développement pour l'après-2015 doit établir comme priorités le respect des droits de l'homme, l'égalité et le développement durable.
* Trade-offs between SDGs can undermine the international framework for sustainable development.
* The role of justice mechanisms in the promotion of social equity from ocean use is detailed.
* The lens of procedural justice helps understand how trade-offs between SDGs are made and by whom.
* The lens of distributive justice highlights how trade-offs decisions impact upon different social groups.
* The Blue Economy and MSP impact negatively upon artisanal fishers in the Seychelles bringing trade-offs between SDGs.
* Achieving SDGs and its social equity outcomes requires
Oxford University researchers are playing a key role in the first systematic survey of ocean life in the Maldives, from the surface to 1000 metres deep. This will enable the Maldivian Government to develop conservation and sustainable development policies, so that the oceans continue to protect and provide for the Maldivian people.
In Bangladesh, fishing communities are one of the most climate-vulnerable groups, though they play an important role in economic development. The main objective of this study was to identify vulnerability by exploring exposure (i.e., lack of regulating services or household capitals), susceptibility (i.e., lack of access to provisioning services), and lack of resilience (i.e., lack of alternative livelihoods and capacity) and to explore adaptation options, and challenges to understand risk governance. The study considered 45 published research articles for analysis following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Keywords were used in combinations (e.g., fishing communities and Bangladesh) to identify and screen published articles. Articles published in English focusing on vulnerability and/or risk governance, published between 2011 and 2022, featuring original empirical data or a comprehensive systematic review, and published in peer-reviewed journals were included. Articles were excluded if vulnerability and risk governance were evaluated but did not fit or match the definition used in this study. The study found frequent disasters and ocean warming caused different stresses, such as reduced fish catch and income, and resulted in an increased risk of fisheries conflict. Moreover, fishing communities have limited access to properties, modern fishing equipment, financial institutions, and fisher-centered organizations. Adaptation strategies include ecosystem-based (e.g., plantation, payment for ecosystem services) and non-ecosystem-based (e.g., temporary migration, getting help from neighbors) approaches. To boost fish production, the Government of Bangladesh instituted fishing restrictions and social safety net programs (e.g., distributing rice during the fishing restrictions); both initiatives were helpful. However, the conservation policies are not being implemented properly, and there is no particular social welfa