Priorities for Sustainably Managing Sri Lanka’s Marine Fisheries, Coastal Aquaculture, and the Ecosystems that Support Them
The World Bank has engaged with the government of Sri Lanka in an advisory services and analytics (ASA) work entitled priorities for sustainably managing Sri Lanka’s marine fisheries, coastal aquaculture and the ecosystems that support them. The de...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/308261634198704809/Priorities-for-Sustainably-Managing-Sri-Lanka-s-Marine-Fisheries-Coastal-Aquaculture-and-the-Ecosystems-That-Support-Them http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36503 |
| Summary: | The World Bank has engaged with the
government of Sri Lanka in an advisory services and
analytics (ASA) work entitled priorities for sustainably
managing Sri Lanka’s marine fisheries, coastal aquaculture
and the ecosystems that support them. The development
objective of this ASA is to support the government in
prioritizing investment and policy actions to enhance the
welfare and resilience of coastal fishing communities and
fisheries’ contribution to the national economy, including
in light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and climate
risks. This ASA forms part of the Bank’s support to the
government in its effort to respond to, recover from, and
build back better after the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic,
given the important role that the fisheries sector plays in
the livelihoods of the coastal communities and food security
of the nation as a whole. The government took swift measures
to provide immediate relief and restore domestic fisheries
production and the associated value chain in the first phase
of the pandemic. For the recovery and build-back-better
phases, the government is prioritizing sustainability and
resilience, as well as infrastructure enhancement, adoption
of innovative technology, institutional strengthening, and
skill development to enhance productivity and global
competitiveness as a means to generate employment and local
value added and contribute to the balance of payments. |
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