BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a51cc181135f DTSTART:20221017T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20221017T130000Z LOCATION:Luanda\, Angola SUMMARY:Training workshop on the Blue Economy\, with a focus on fisheries s ector development and meeting international standards for fisheries export s CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Background and objectives:\n\nUNCTAD\, under the EU-UNCTAD Join t Programme for Angola: Train for Trade II\, with funding from the Europea n Union\, will conduct a training workshop on the Blue Economy and fisheri es sector development\, from 17 to 21 October 2022.\n\nAngola with its vas t coastline offers great potential for the development of the blue economy \, including fisheries and marine aquaculture. The Blue Economy has been i nternationally defined as the “sustainable use of ocean resources for ec onomic growth\, improved livelihoods and jobs\, and ocean ecosystem health ."\; The fishing sector is a significant component of the Angolan Blue Economy.\n\nIn Angola\, the fisheries sector and aquaculture subsector pr ovide significant employment\, especially in the artisanal sector. If sust ainably harnessed\, the Blue Economy\, in particular the fisheries sector\ , has the potential to become one of the key sectors for Angola in view of furthering national development. However\, the sector also has major chal lenges and threats including partial overfishing and overall deficient fis heries management and surveillance capacities\; and high turnover of staff in the decision-making institutions of the country. The workshop'\;s objectives are to exchange views and experiences on the potential of the b roader Blue Economy in contributing to Angola'\;s national development \, including current and future policies and strategies\; investigate ways and means to sustainably tap into the potential of the fisheries sector t hrough diversification and structural transformation of the sector\; share best practices and successful experiences from other developing countries \; discuss policies and strategies to strengthen the role of the fisheries industry in Angola'\;s socioeconomic growth\, and look for methods an d means to successfully handle the issues of fulfilling international fish quality and safety requirements. Furthermore\, the importance of Marine S patial Planning as a key tool for the development of the Blue Economy will be addressed.\n\nThe target groups of the workshop will range from techni cal experts from public and private institutions dealing with the blue eco nomy and fishery sector to key policymakers\, advisors\, and practitioners .\n\nFor documents and materials\, see the documents section.\n\nResults a chieved:\n\nThe workshop was attended by 104 participants (Female: 53\; Ma le: 51) from the Government\, private sector\, industry associations and u niversities and polytechnics of Angola. It included two high-level opening and closing sessions (with the participation of two ministers and several Secretaries of State)\, 24 technical presentations with question and answ er segments\, three (3) panel discussions and one half-day working group s ession. In addition\, one day was dedicated to field visits of the fisheri es experts. The workshop comprised presentations and inputs from world-lea ding experts in fisheries and aquaculture development as well as marine sp atial planning\, and case studies from African countries and Viet Nam\, th rough the UNCTAD Center of Excellence at the Nha Trang University. In the workshop delivery\, UNCTAD collaborated with the International Standardiza tion Organization (ISO) and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). The FAO / Angola provided an intervention and facilitated a workshop segment.\n\nA s a result of the workshop\, a needs assessment and capacity-building plan with priorities were drafted for the fisheries and aquaculture sector in Angola\, and recommendations for the sectors’ development were formulate d. These were developed through the discussions during the workshop\, expe rt inputs deriving from the field visits\, presentations and discussions\, as well as in particular the working group discussions on the final day\, focusing on (i) Conducive environment for fisheries and aquaculture secto r development\; (ii) National Quality Infrastructure\; (iii) Marine Spatia l Planning as a tool to manage the Blue Economy\; and (iv) International S ustainability Standards and Certification.\n\nThe Minister of Fisheries an d Marine Resources\, H.E. Carmen do Sacramento Neto dos Santos\, and the  Minister of Industry and Commerce\, H.E. Victor Francisco dos Santos Ferna ndes\, expressed the Government’s strong commitment to continue harnessi ng the fisheries and aquaculture sectors in Angola\, based on the sectors ’ strategic importance\, with the support of UNCTAD and the European Uni on. Both UNCTAD and the European Union expressed their commitment to suppo rt Angola in this important process\, striving towards a more diversified and greener economy\, with broader benefits for the population as a whole\ , including through value addition of the fisheries industry\, decent jobs \, poverty reduction\, women’s empowerment\, and broader socioeconomic a nd cultural benefits.\n\n \n\nWorkshop de formação sobre a Economia Azu l\, com foco no desenvolvimento do sector das pescas e no cumprimento das normas internacionais para a exportação de pescado\n\nAntecedentes e obj ectivos:\n\nCNUCED\, no âmbito do Programa Conjunto UE-CNUCED para Angola : Train for Trade II\, com financiamento da União Europeia\, realizará u m seminário de formação sobre a economia azul e o desenvolvimento do se ctor das pescas\, de 17 a 21 de Outubro de 2022.\n\nAngola com o seu vasto litoral oferece um grande potencial para o desenvolvimento da economia az ul\, incluindo a pesca e a aquacultura marinha. A Economia Azul foi defini da internacionalmente como a "\;utilização sustentável dos recursos oceânicos para o crescimento económico\, melhoria dos meios de subsist ência e do emprego\, e saúde do ecossistema oceânico"\;. O sector d as pescas é uma componente significativa da Economia Azul angolana.\n\nEm Angola\, o sector das pescas e o subsector da aquacultura proporcionam em pregos significativos\, especialmente no sector artesanal. Se aproveitada de forma sustentável\, a Economia Azul\, em particular o sector das pesca s\, tem o potencial de se tornar um dos sectores chave para Angola\, tendo em vista a promoção do desenvolvimento nacional. Contudo\, o sector tem também grandes desafios e ameaças\, incluindo a sobrepesca parcial e ca pacidades globais deficientes de gestão e vigilância das pescas\; e uma elevada rotatividade de pessoal nas instituições decisórias do país. O s objectivos do seminário são: trocar pontos de vista e experiências so bre o potencial da economia azul mais ampla em contribuir para o desenvolv imento nacional de Angola\, incluindo políticas e estratégias actuais e futuras\; investigar formas e meios de explorar de forma sustentável o po tencial do sector das pescas através da diversificação e transformaçã o estrutural do sector\; partilhar as melhores práticas e experiências b em sucedidas de outros países em desenvolvimento\; discutir políticas e estratégias para reforçar o papel da indústria pesqueira no crescimento socioeconómico de Angola\, e procurar métodos e meios para tratar com s ucesso as questões do cumprimento dos requisitos internacionais de qualid ade e segurança do pescado. Além disso\, será abordada a importância d o Ordenamento do Espaço Marinho como uma importante ferramenta para o des envolvimento da Economia Azul.\n\nOs grupos-alvo do seminário vão desde peritos técnicos de instituições públicas e privadas que lidam com a e conomia azul e o sector das pescas até decisores políticos\, conselheiro s e profissionais-chave.\n\nPara documentos e materiais\, ver a secção d e documentos.\n\nResultados alcançados:\n\nO seminário contou com 104 pa rticipantes (Feminino: 53\; Masculino: 51) do Governo\, sector privado\, a ssociações industriais e universidades e politécnicos de Angola. Inclui u duas sessões de abertura e encerramento de alto nível (com a participa ção de dois ministros e vários Secretários de Estado)\, 24 apresentaç ões técnicas com segmentos de perguntas e respostas\, três (3) painéis de discussão e uma sessão de grupo de trabalho de meio dia. Além disso \, um dia foi dedicado a visitas de campo dos peritos de pesca. O seminár io incluiu apresentações e contributos de especialistas líderes mundiai s em desenvolvimento da pesca e da aquicultura\, bem como planeamento espa cial marinho\, e estudos de caso de países africanos e do Vietname\, atra vés do Centro de Excelência da CNUCED Na entrega do workshop\, a CNUCED A FAO / Angola providenciou uma intervenção e facilitou um segmento de w orkshop.\n\nComo resultado do seminário\, foi elaborada uma avaliação d as necessidades e um plano de capacitação com prioridades para o sector das pescas e aquacultura em Angola\, e foram formuladas recomendações pa ra o desenvolvimento dos sectores. Estas foram desenvolvidas através das discussões durante o seminário\, contribuições de peritos resultantes das visitas de campo\, apresentações e discussões\, bem como\, em parti cular\, as discussões do grupo de trabalho no último dia\, centrando-se em (i) Ambiente propício ao desenvolvimento do sector das pescas e da aqu acultura\; (ii) Infra-estruturas Nacionais de Qualidade\; (iii) Planeament o do Espaço Marinho como instrumento de gestão da Economia Azul\; e (iv) Normas Internacionais de Sustentabilidade e Certificação.\n\nA Ministra das Pescas e Recursos Marinhos\, S.E. Carmen do Sacramento Neto dos Santo s\, e o Ministro da Indústria e Comércio\, S.E. Victor Francisco dos S antos Fernandes\, expressou o forte empenho do Governo em continuar a expl orar os sectores da pesca e da aquacultura em Angola\, com base na import ância estratégica dos sectores\, com o apoio da CNUCED e da União Europ eia. Tanto a CNUCED como a União Europeia expressaram o seu compromisso d e apoiar Angola neste importante processo\, lutando por uma economia mais diversificada e mais verde\, com benefícios mais amplos para a populaçã o como um todo\, incluindo através da adição de valor à indústria pes queira\, empregos decentes\, redução da pobreza\, empoderamento das mulh eres\, e benefícios sócio-económicos e culturais mais amplos.\n\n \n\n \n\nWorking group session\, 21 October 2022\nSessão do grupo de trabalho\ , 21 de Outubro de 2022\n\n\n\nGroup photo of the participants\, 21 Octob er 2022\nFoto de grupo dos participantes\, 21 de Outubro de 2022\n\n\n\nC losing session\, 21 October 2022\nSessão de encerramento\, 21 de Outubro de 2022\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;<\;u>\;Background and objectives: <\;/u>\;<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;UNCTAD\, under th e EU-UNCTAD Joint Programme for Angola: Train for Trade II\, with funding from the European Union\, will conduct a training workshop on the Blue Eco nomy and fisheries sector development\, from 17 to 21 October 2022.<\;/p >\;\n\n<\;p>\;Angola with its vast coastline offers great potential for the development of the blue economy\, including fisheries and marine a quaculture. The Blue Economy has been internationally defined as the “su stainable use of ocean resources for economic growth\, improved livelihood s and jobs\, and ocean ecosystem health."\; The fishing sector is a si gnificant component of the Angolan Blue Economy.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\ ;In Angola\, the fisheries sector and aquaculture subsector provide signif icant employment\, especially in the artisanal sector. If sustainably harn essed\, the Blue Economy\, in particular the fisheries sector\, has the po tential to become one of the key sectors for Angola in view of furthering national development. However\, the sector also has major challenges and t hreats including partial overfishing and overall deficient fisheries manag ement and surveillance capacities\; and high turnover of staff in the deci sion-making institutions of the country. The workshop'\;s objectives a re to exchange views and experiences on the potential of the broader Blue Economy in contributing to Angola'\;s national development\, including current and future policies and strategies\; investigate ways and means t o sustainably tap into the potential of the fisheries sector through diver sification and structural transformation of the sector\; share best practi ces and successful experiences from other developing countries\; discuss p olicies and strategies to strengthen the role of the fisheries industry in Angola'\;s socioeconomic growth\, and look for methods and means to s uccessfully handle the issues of fulfilling international fish quality and safety requirements. Furthermore\, the importance of Marine Spatial Plann ing as a key tool for the development of the Blue Economy will be addresse d.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The target groups of the workshop will range from technical experts from public and private institutions dealing with t he blue economy and fishery sector to key policymakers\, advisors\, and pr actitioners.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;For documents and materials\, see t he documents section.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;u>\;Results achiev ed:<\;/u>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The workshop was attended by 10 4 participants (Female: 53\; Male: 51) from the Government\, private secto r\, industry associations and universities and polytechnics of Angola. It included two high-level opening and closing sessions (with the participati on of two ministers and several Secretaries of State)\, 24 technical prese ntations with question and answer segments\, three (3) panel discussions a nd one half-day working group session. In addition\, one day was dedicated to field visits of the fisheries experts. The workshop comprised presenta tions and inputs from world-leading experts in fisheries and aquaculture d evelopment as well as marine spatial planning\, and case studies from Afri can countries and Viet Nam\, through the UNCTAD Center of Excellence at th e Nha Trang University. In the workshop delivery\, UNCTAD collaborated wit h the International Standardization Organization (ISO) and the Marine Stew ardship Council (MSC). The FAO / Angola provided an intervention and facil itated a workshop segment.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;As a result of the wo rkshop\, a needs assessment and capacity-building plan with priorities wer e drafted for the fisheries and aquaculture sector in Angola\, and recomme ndations for the sectors’ development were formulated. These were develo ped through the discussions during the workshop\, expert inputs deriving f rom the field visits\, presentations and discussions\, as well as in parti cular the working group discussions on the final day\, focusing on (i) Con ducive environment for fisheries and aquaculture sector development\; (ii) National Quality Infrastructure\; (iii) Marine Spatial Planning as a tool to manage the Blue Economy\; and (iv) International Sustainability Standa rds and Certification.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources\, H.E. Carmen do Sacramento Neto dos Santos\, and th e<\;span lang="\;EN-US"\; style="\;font-size:11.0pt\;font-fa mily:\n&\;quot\;Calibri&\;quot\;\,sans-serif\;mso-fareast-font-famil y:&\;quot\;Times New Roman&\;quot\;\;mso-ansi-language:\nEN-US\;mso- fareast-language:IT\;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\n\nView meeting on unctad.org \nhttps://unctad.org/node/38456 DTSTAMP:20260711T045240Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a51cc181137c DTSTART:20221018T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20221018T130000Z LOCATION:Luanda\, Angola SUMMARY:Training workshop on the Blue Economy\, with a focus on fisheries s ector development and meeting international standards for fisheries export s CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Background and objectives:\n\nUNCTAD\, under the EU-UNCTAD Join t Programme for Angola: Train for Trade II\, with funding from the Europea n Union\, will conduct a training workshop on the Blue Economy and fisheri es sector development\, from 17 to 21 October 2022.\n\nAngola with its vas t coastline offers great potential for the development of the blue economy \, including fisheries and marine aquaculture. The Blue Economy has been i nternationally defined as the “sustainable use of ocean resources for ec onomic growth\, improved livelihoods and jobs\, and ocean ecosystem health ."\; The fishing sector is a significant component of the Angolan Blue Economy.\n\nIn Angola\, the fisheries sector and aquaculture subsector pr ovide significant employment\, especially in the artisanal sector. If sust ainably harnessed\, the Blue Economy\, in particular the fisheries sector\ , has the potential to become one of the key sectors for Angola in view of furthering national development. However\, the sector also has major chal lenges and threats including partial overfishing and overall deficient fis heries management and surveillance capacities\; and high turnover of staff in the decision-making institutions of the country. The workshop'\;s objectives are to exchange views and experiences on the potential of the b roader Blue Economy in contributing to Angola'\;s national development \, including current and future policies and strategies\; investigate ways and means to sustainably tap into the potential of the fisheries sector t hrough diversification and structural transformation of the sector\; share best practices and successful experiences from other developing countries \; discuss policies and strategies to strengthen the role of the fisheries industry in Angola'\;s socioeconomic growth\, and look for methods an d means to successfully handle the issues of fulfilling international fish quality and safety requirements. Furthermore\, the importance of Marine S patial Planning as a key tool for the development of the Blue Economy will be addressed.\n\nThe target groups of the workshop will range from techni cal experts from public and private institutions dealing with the blue eco nomy and fishery sector to key policymakers\, advisors\, and practitioners .\n\nFor documents and materials\, see the documents section.\n\nResults a chieved:\n\nThe workshop was attended by 104 participants (Female: 53\; Ma le: 51) from the Government\, private sector\, industry associations and u niversities and polytechnics of Angola. It included two high-level opening and closing sessions (with the participation of two ministers and several Secretaries of State)\, 24 technical presentations with question and answ er segments\, three (3) panel discussions and one half-day working group s ession. In addition\, one day was dedicated to field visits of the fisheri es experts. The workshop comprised presentations and inputs from world-lea ding experts in fisheries and aquaculture development as well as marine sp atial planning\, and case studies from African countries and Viet Nam\, th rough the UNCTAD Center of Excellence at the Nha Trang University. In the workshop delivery\, UNCTAD collaborated with the International Standardiza tion Organization (ISO) and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). The FAO / Angola provided an intervention and facilitated a workshop segment.\n\nA s a result of the workshop\, a needs assessment and capacity-building plan with priorities were drafted for the fisheries and aquaculture sector in Angola\, and recommendations for the sectors’ development were formulate d. These were developed through the discussions during the workshop\, expe rt inputs deriving from the field visits\, presentations and discussions\, as well as in particular the working group discussions on the final day\, focusing on (i) Conducive environment for fisheries and aquaculture secto r development\; (ii) National Quality Infrastructure\; (iii) Marine Spatia l Planning as a tool to manage the Blue Economy\; and (iv) International S ustainability Standards and Certification.\n\nThe Minister of Fisheries an d Marine Resources\, H.E. Carmen do Sacramento Neto dos Santos\, and the  Minister of Industry and Commerce\, H.E. Victor Francisco dos Santos Ferna ndes\, expressed the Government’s strong commitment to continue harnessi ng the fisheries and aquaculture sectors in Angola\, based on the sectors ’ strategic importance\, with the support of UNCTAD and the European Uni on. Both UNCTAD and the European Union expressed their commitment to suppo rt Angola in this important process\, striving towards a more diversified and greener economy\, with broader benefits for the population as a whole\ , including through value addition of the fisheries industry\, decent jobs \, poverty reduction\, women’s empowerment\, and broader socioeconomic a nd cultural benefits.\n\n \n\nWorkshop de formação sobre a Economia Azu l\, com foco no desenvolvimento do sector das pescas e no cumprimento das normas internacionais para a exportação de pescado\n\nAntecedentes e obj ectivos:\n\nCNUCED\, no âmbito do Programa Conjunto UE-CNUCED para Angola : Train for Trade II\, com financiamento da União Europeia\, realizará u m seminário de formação sobre a economia azul e o desenvolvimento do se ctor das pescas\, de 17 a 21 de Outubro de 2022.\n\nAngola com o seu vasto litoral oferece um grande potencial para o desenvolvimento da economia az ul\, incluindo a pesca e a aquacultura marinha. A Economia Azul foi defini da internacionalmente como a "\;utilização sustentável dos recursos oceânicos para o crescimento económico\, melhoria dos meios de subsist ência e do emprego\, e saúde do ecossistema oceânico"\;. O sector d as pescas é uma componente significativa da Economia Azul angolana.\n\nEm Angola\, o sector das pescas e o subsector da aquacultura proporcionam em pregos significativos\, especialmente no sector artesanal. Se aproveitada de forma sustentável\, a Economia Azul\, em particular o sector das pesca s\, tem o potencial de se tornar um dos sectores chave para Angola\, tendo em vista a promoção do desenvolvimento nacional. Contudo\, o sector tem também grandes desafios e ameaças\, incluindo a sobrepesca parcial e ca pacidades globais deficientes de gestão e vigilância das pescas\; e uma elevada rotatividade de pessoal nas instituições decisórias do país. O s objectivos do seminário são: trocar pontos de vista e experiências so bre o potencial da economia azul mais ampla em contribuir para o desenvolv imento nacional de Angola\, incluindo políticas e estratégias actuais e futuras\; investigar formas e meios de explorar de forma sustentável o po tencial do sector das pescas através da diversificação e transformaçã o estrutural do sector\; partilhar as melhores práticas e experiências b em sucedidas de outros países em desenvolvimento\; discutir políticas e estratégias para reforçar o papel da indústria pesqueira no crescimento socioeconómico de Angola\, e procurar métodos e meios para tratar com s ucesso as questões do cumprimento dos requisitos internacionais de qualid ade e segurança do pescado. Além disso\, será abordada a importância d o Ordenamento do Espaço Marinho como uma importante ferramenta para o des envolvimento da Economia Azul.\n\nOs grupos-alvo do seminário vão desde peritos técnicos de instituições públicas e privadas que lidam com a e conomia azul e o sector das pescas até decisores políticos\, conselheiro s e profissionais-chave.\n\nPara documentos e materiais\, ver a secção d e documentos.\n\nResultados alcançados:\n\nO seminário contou com 104 pa rticipantes (Feminino: 53\; Masculino: 51) do Governo\, sector privado\, a ssociações industriais e universidades e politécnicos de Angola. Inclui u duas sessões de abertura e encerramento de alto nível (com a participa ção de dois ministros e vários Secretários de Estado)\, 24 apresentaç ões técnicas com segmentos de perguntas e respostas\, três (3) painéis de discussão e uma sessão de grupo de trabalho de meio dia. Além disso \, um dia foi dedicado a visitas de campo dos peritos de pesca. O seminár io incluiu apresentações e contributos de especialistas líderes mundiai s em desenvolvimento da pesca e da aquicultura\, bem como planeamento espa cial marinho\, e estudos de caso de países africanos e do Vietname\, atra vés do Centro de Excelência da CNUCED Na entrega do workshop\, a CNUCED A FAO / Angola providenciou uma intervenção e facilitou um segmento de w orkshop.\n\nComo resultado do seminário\, foi elaborada uma avaliação d as necessidades e um plano de capacitação com prioridades para o sector das pescas e aquacultura em Angola\, e foram formuladas recomendações pa ra o desenvolvimento dos sectores. Estas foram desenvolvidas através das discussões durante o seminário\, contribuições de peritos resultantes das visitas de campo\, apresentações e discussões\, bem como\, em parti cular\, as discussões do grupo de trabalho no último dia\, centrando-se em (i) Ambiente propício ao desenvolvimento do sector das pescas e da aqu acultura\; (ii) Infra-estruturas Nacionais de Qualidade\; (iii) Planeament o do Espaço Marinho como instrumento de gestão da Economia Azul\; e (iv) Normas Internacionais de Sustentabilidade e Certificação.\n\nA Ministra das Pescas e Recursos Marinhos\, S.E. Carmen do Sacramento Neto dos Santo s\, e o Ministro da Indústria e Comércio\, S.E. Victor Francisco dos S antos Fernandes\, expressou o forte empenho do Governo em continuar a expl orar os sectores da pesca e da aquacultura em Angola\, com base na import ância estratégica dos sectores\, com o apoio da CNUCED e da União Europ eia. Tanto a CNUCED como a União Europeia expressaram o seu compromisso d e apoiar Angola neste importante processo\, lutando por uma economia mais diversificada e mais verde\, com benefícios mais amplos para a populaçã o como um todo\, incluindo através da adição de valor à indústria pes queira\, empregos decentes\, redução da pobreza\, empoderamento das mulh eres\, e benefícios sócio-económicos e culturais mais amplos.\n\n \n\n \n\nWorking group session\, 21 October 2022\nSessão do grupo de trabalho\ , 21 de Outubro de 2022\n\n\n\nGroup photo of the participants\, 21 Octob er 2022\nFoto de grupo dos participantes\, 21 de Outubro de 2022\n\n\n\nC losing session\, 21 October 2022\nSessão de encerramento\, 21 de Outubro de 2022\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;<\;u>\;Background and objectives: <\;/u>\;<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;UNCTAD\, under th e EU-UNCTAD Joint Programme for Angola: Train for Trade II\, with funding from the European Union\, will conduct a training workshop on the Blue Eco nomy and fisheries sector development\, from 17 to 21 October 2022.<\;/p >\;\n\n<\;p>\;Angola with its vast coastline offers great potential for the development of the blue economy\, including fisheries and marine a quaculture. The Blue Economy has been internationally defined as the “su stainable use of ocean resources for economic growth\, improved livelihood s and jobs\, and ocean ecosystem health."\; The fishing sector is a si gnificant component of the Angolan Blue Economy.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\ ;In Angola\, the fisheries sector and aquaculture subsector provide signif icant employment\, especially in the artisanal sector. If sustainably harn essed\, the Blue Economy\, in particular the fisheries sector\, has the po tential to become one of the key sectors for Angola in view of furthering national development. However\, the sector also has major challenges and t hreats including partial overfishing and overall deficient fisheries manag ement and surveillance capacities\; and high turnover of staff in the deci sion-making institutions of the country. The workshop'\;s objectives a re to exchange views and experiences on the potential of the broader Blue Economy in contributing to Angola'\;s national development\, including current and future policies and strategies\; investigate ways and means t o sustainably tap into the potential of the fisheries sector through diver sification and structural transformation of the sector\; share best practi ces and successful experiences from other developing countries\; discuss p olicies and strategies to strengthen the role of the fisheries industry in Angola'\;s socioeconomic growth\, and look for methods and means to s uccessfully handle the issues of fulfilling international fish quality and safety requirements. Furthermore\, the importance of Marine Spatial Plann ing as a key tool for the development of the Blue Economy will be addresse d.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The target groups of the workshop will range from technical experts from public and private institutions dealing with t he blue economy and fishery sector to key policymakers\, advisors\, and pr actitioners.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;For documents and materials\, see t he documents section.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;u>\;Results achiev ed:<\;/u>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The workshop was attended by 10 4 participants (Female: 53\; Male: 51) from the Government\, private secto r\, industry associations and universities and polytechnics of Angola. It included two high-level opening and closing sessions (with the participati on of two ministers and several Secretaries of State)\, 24 technical prese ntations with question and answer segments\, three (3) panel discussions a nd one half-day working group session. In addition\, one day was dedicated to field visits of the fisheries experts. The workshop comprised presenta tions and inputs from world-leading experts in fisheries and aquaculture d evelopment as well as marine spatial planning\, and case studies from Afri can countries and Viet Nam\, through the UNCTAD Center of Excellence at th e Nha Trang University. In the workshop delivery\, UNCTAD collaborated wit h the International Standardization Organization (ISO) and the Marine Stew ardship Council (MSC). The FAO / Angola provided an intervention and facil itated a workshop segment.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;As a result of the wo rkshop\, a needs assessment and capacity-building plan with priorities wer e drafted for the fisheries and aquaculture sector in Angola\, and recomme ndations for the sectors’ development were formulated. These were develo ped through the discussions during the workshop\, expert inputs deriving f rom the field visits\, presentations and discussions\, as well as in parti cular the working group discussions on the final day\, focusing on (i) Con ducive environment for fisheries and aquaculture sector development\; (ii) National Quality Infrastructure\; (iii) Marine Spatial Planning as a tool to manage the Blue Economy\; and (iv) International Sustainability Standa rds and Certification.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources\, H.E. Carmen do Sacramento Neto dos Santos\, and th e<\;span lang="\;EN-US"\; style="\;font-size:11.0pt\;font-fa mily:\n&\;quot\;Calibri&\;quot\;\,sans-serif\;mso-fareast-font-famil y:&\;quot\;Times New Roman&\;quot\;\;mso-ansi-language:\nEN-US\;mso- fareast-language:IT\;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\n\nView meeting on unctad.org \nhttps://unctad.org/node/38456 DTSTAMP:20260711T045240Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a51cc1811382 DTSTART:20221019T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20221019T130000Z LOCATION:Luanda\, Angola SUMMARY:Training workshop on the Blue Economy\, with a focus on fisheries s ector development and meeting international standards for fisheries export s CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Background and objectives:\n\nUNCTAD\, under the EU-UNCTAD Join t Programme for Angola: Train for Trade II\, with funding from the Europea n Union\, will conduct a training workshop on the Blue Economy and fisheri es sector development\, from 17 to 21 October 2022.\n\nAngola with its vas t coastline offers great potential for the development of the blue economy \, including fisheries and marine aquaculture. The Blue Economy has been i nternationally defined as the “sustainable use of ocean resources for ec onomic growth\, improved livelihoods and jobs\, and ocean ecosystem health ."\; The fishing sector is a significant component of the Angolan Blue Economy.\n\nIn Angola\, the fisheries sector and aquaculture subsector pr ovide significant employment\, especially in the artisanal sector. If sust ainably harnessed\, the Blue Economy\, in particular the fisheries sector\ , has the potential to become one of the key sectors for Angola in view of furthering national development. However\, the sector also has major chal lenges and threats including partial overfishing and overall deficient fis heries management and surveillance capacities\; and high turnover of staff in the decision-making institutions of the country. The workshop'\;s objectives are to exchange views and experiences on the potential of the b roader Blue Economy in contributing to Angola'\;s national development \, including current and future policies and strategies\; investigate ways and means to sustainably tap into the potential of the fisheries sector t hrough diversification and structural transformation of the sector\; share best practices and successful experiences from other developing countries \; discuss policies and strategies to strengthen the role of the fisheries industry in Angola'\;s socioeconomic growth\, and look for methods an d means to successfully handle the issues of fulfilling international fish quality and safety requirements. Furthermore\, the importance of Marine S patial Planning as a key tool for the development of the Blue Economy will be addressed.\n\nThe target groups of the workshop will range from techni cal experts from public and private institutions dealing with the blue eco nomy and fishery sector to key policymakers\, advisors\, and practitioners .\n\nFor documents and materials\, see the documents section.\n\nResults a chieved:\n\nThe workshop was attended by 104 participants (Female: 53\; Ma le: 51) from the Government\, private sector\, industry associations and u niversities and polytechnics of Angola. It included two high-level opening and closing sessions (with the participation of two ministers and several Secretaries of State)\, 24 technical presentations with question and answ er segments\, three (3) panel discussions and one half-day working group s ession. In addition\, one day was dedicated to field visits of the fisheri es experts. The workshop comprised presentations and inputs from world-lea ding experts in fisheries and aquaculture development as well as marine sp atial planning\, and case studies from African countries and Viet Nam\, th rough the UNCTAD Center of Excellence at the Nha Trang University. In the workshop delivery\, UNCTAD collaborated with the International Standardiza tion Organization (ISO) and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). The FAO / Angola provided an intervention and facilitated a workshop segment.\n\nA s a result of the workshop\, a needs assessment and capacity-building plan with priorities were drafted for the fisheries and aquaculture sector in Angola\, and recommendations for the sectors’ development were formulate d. These were developed through the discussions during the workshop\, expe rt inputs deriving from the field visits\, presentations and discussions\, as well as in particular the working group discussions on the final day\, focusing on (i) Conducive environment for fisheries and aquaculture secto r development\; (ii) National Quality Infrastructure\; (iii) Marine Spatia l Planning as a tool to manage the Blue Economy\; and (iv) International S ustainability Standards and Certification.\n\nThe Minister of Fisheries an d Marine Resources\, H.E. Carmen do Sacramento Neto dos Santos\, and the  Minister of Industry and Commerce\, H.E. Victor Francisco dos Santos Ferna ndes\, expressed the Government’s strong commitment to continue harnessi ng the fisheries and aquaculture sectors in Angola\, based on the sectors ’ strategic importance\, with the support of UNCTAD and the European Uni on. Both UNCTAD and the European Union expressed their commitment to suppo rt Angola in this important process\, striving towards a more diversified and greener economy\, with broader benefits for the population as a whole\ , including through value addition of the fisheries industry\, decent jobs \, poverty reduction\, women’s empowerment\, and broader socioeconomic a nd cultural benefits.\n\n \n\nWorkshop de formação sobre a Economia Azu l\, com foco no desenvolvimento do sector das pescas e no cumprimento das normas internacionais para a exportação de pescado\n\nAntecedentes e obj ectivos:\n\nCNUCED\, no âmbito do Programa Conjunto UE-CNUCED para Angola : Train for Trade II\, com financiamento da União Europeia\, realizará u m seminário de formação sobre a economia azul e o desenvolvimento do se ctor das pescas\, de 17 a 21 de Outubro de 2022.\n\nAngola com o seu vasto litoral oferece um grande potencial para o desenvolvimento da economia az ul\, incluindo a pesca e a aquacultura marinha. A Economia Azul foi defini da internacionalmente como a "\;utilização sustentável dos recursos oceânicos para o crescimento económico\, melhoria dos meios de subsist ência e do emprego\, e saúde do ecossistema oceânico"\;. O sector d as pescas é uma componente significativa da Economia Azul angolana.\n\nEm Angola\, o sector das pescas e o subsector da aquacultura proporcionam em pregos significativos\, especialmente no sector artesanal. Se aproveitada de forma sustentável\, a Economia Azul\, em particular o sector das pesca s\, tem o potencial de se tornar um dos sectores chave para Angola\, tendo em vista a promoção do desenvolvimento nacional. Contudo\, o sector tem também grandes desafios e ameaças\, incluindo a sobrepesca parcial e ca pacidades globais deficientes de gestão e vigilância das pescas\; e uma elevada rotatividade de pessoal nas instituições decisórias do país. O s objectivos do seminário são: trocar pontos de vista e experiências so bre o potencial da economia azul mais ampla em contribuir para o desenvolv imento nacional de Angola\, incluindo políticas e estratégias actuais e futuras\; investigar formas e meios de explorar de forma sustentável o po tencial do sector das pescas através da diversificação e transformaçã o estrutural do sector\; partilhar as melhores práticas e experiências b em sucedidas de outros países em desenvolvimento\; discutir políticas e estratégias para reforçar o papel da indústria pesqueira no crescimento socioeconómico de Angola\, e procurar métodos e meios para tratar com s ucesso as questões do cumprimento dos requisitos internacionais de qualid ade e segurança do pescado. Além disso\, será abordada a importância d o Ordenamento do Espaço Marinho como uma importante ferramenta para o des envolvimento da Economia Azul.\n\nOs grupos-alvo do seminário vão desde peritos técnicos de instituições públicas e privadas que lidam com a e conomia azul e o sector das pescas até decisores políticos\, conselheiro s e profissionais-chave.\n\nPara documentos e materiais\, ver a secção d e documentos.\n\nResultados alcançados:\n\nO seminário contou com 104 pa rticipantes (Feminino: 53\; Masculino: 51) do Governo\, sector privado\, a ssociações industriais e universidades e politécnicos de Angola. Inclui u duas sessões de abertura e encerramento de alto nível (com a participa ção de dois ministros e vários Secretários de Estado)\, 24 apresentaç ões técnicas com segmentos de perguntas e respostas\, três (3) painéis de discussão e uma sessão de grupo de trabalho de meio dia. Além disso \, um dia foi dedicado a visitas de campo dos peritos de pesca. O seminár io incluiu apresentações e contributos de especialistas líderes mundiai s em desenvolvimento da pesca e da aquicultura\, bem como planeamento espa cial marinho\, e estudos de caso de países africanos e do Vietname\, atra vés do Centro de Excelência da CNUCED Na entrega do workshop\, a CNUCED A FAO / Angola providenciou uma intervenção e facilitou um segmento de w orkshop.\n\nComo resultado do seminário\, foi elaborada uma avaliação d as necessidades e um plano de capacitação com prioridades para o sector das pescas e aquacultura em Angola\, e foram formuladas recomendações pa ra o desenvolvimento dos sectores. Estas foram desenvolvidas através das discussões durante o seminário\, contribuições de peritos resultantes das visitas de campo\, apresentações e discussões\, bem como\, em parti cular\, as discussões do grupo de trabalho no último dia\, centrando-se em (i) Ambiente propício ao desenvolvimento do sector das pescas e da aqu acultura\; (ii) Infra-estruturas Nacionais de Qualidade\; (iii) Planeament o do Espaço Marinho como instrumento de gestão da Economia Azul\; e (iv) Normas Internacionais de Sustentabilidade e Certificação.\n\nA Ministra das Pescas e Recursos Marinhos\, S.E. Carmen do Sacramento Neto dos Santo s\, e o Ministro da Indústria e Comércio\, S.E. Victor Francisco dos S antos Fernandes\, expressou o forte empenho do Governo em continuar a expl orar os sectores da pesca e da aquacultura em Angola\, com base na import ância estratégica dos sectores\, com o apoio da CNUCED e da União Europ eia. Tanto a CNUCED como a União Europeia expressaram o seu compromisso d e apoiar Angola neste importante processo\, lutando por uma economia mais diversificada e mais verde\, com benefícios mais amplos para a populaçã o como um todo\, incluindo através da adição de valor à indústria pes queira\, empregos decentes\, redução da pobreza\, empoderamento das mulh eres\, e benefícios sócio-económicos e culturais mais amplos.\n\n \n\n \n\nWorking group session\, 21 October 2022\nSessão do grupo de trabalho\ , 21 de Outubro de 2022\n\n\n\nGroup photo of the participants\, 21 Octob er 2022\nFoto de grupo dos participantes\, 21 de Outubro de 2022\n\n\n\nC losing session\, 21 October 2022\nSessão de encerramento\, 21 de Outubro de 2022\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;<\;u>\;Background and objectives: <\;/u>\;<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;UNCTAD\, under th e EU-UNCTAD Joint Programme for Angola: Train for Trade II\, with funding from the European Union\, will conduct a training workshop on the Blue Eco nomy and fisheries sector development\, from 17 to 21 October 2022.<\;/p >\;\n\n<\;p>\;Angola with its vast coastline offers great potential for the development of the blue economy\, including fisheries and marine a quaculture. The Blue Economy has been internationally defined as the “su stainable use of ocean resources for economic growth\, improved livelihood s and jobs\, and ocean ecosystem health."\; The fishing sector is a si gnificant component of the Angolan Blue Economy.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\ ;In Angola\, the fisheries sector and aquaculture subsector provide signif icant employment\, especially in the artisanal sector. If sustainably harn essed\, the Blue Economy\, in particular the fisheries sector\, has the po tential to become one of the key sectors for Angola in view of furthering national development. However\, the sector also has major challenges and t hreats including partial overfishing and overall deficient fisheries manag ement and surveillance capacities\; and high turnover of staff in the deci sion-making institutions of the country. The workshop'\;s objectives a re to exchange views and experiences on the potential of the broader Blue Economy in contributing to Angola'\;s national development\, including current and future policies and strategies\; investigate ways and means t o sustainably tap into the potential of the fisheries sector through diver sification and structural transformation of the sector\; share best practi ces and successful experiences from other developing countries\; discuss p olicies and strategies to strengthen the role of the fisheries industry in Angola'\;s socioeconomic growth\, and look for methods and means to s uccessfully handle the issues of fulfilling international fish quality and safety requirements. Furthermore\, the importance of Marine Spatial Plann ing as a key tool for the development of the Blue Economy will be addresse d.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The target groups of the workshop will range from technical experts from public and private institutions dealing with t he blue economy and fishery sector to key policymakers\, advisors\, and pr actitioners.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;For documents and materials\, see t he documents section.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;u>\;Results achiev ed:<\;/u>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The workshop was attended by 10 4 participants (Female: 53\; Male: 51) from the Government\, private secto r\, industry associations and universities and polytechnics of Angola. It included two high-level opening and closing sessions (with the participati on of two ministers and several Secretaries of State)\, 24 technical prese ntations with question and answer segments\, three (3) panel discussions a nd one half-day working group session. In addition\, one day was dedicated to field visits of the fisheries experts. The workshop comprised presenta tions and inputs from world-leading experts in fisheries and aquaculture d evelopment as well as marine spatial planning\, and case studies from Afri can countries and Viet Nam\, through the UNCTAD Center of Excellence at th e Nha Trang University. In the workshop delivery\, UNCTAD collaborated wit h the International Standardization Organization (ISO) and the Marine Stew ardship Council (MSC). The FAO / Angola provided an intervention and facil itated a workshop segment.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;As a result of the wo rkshop\, a needs assessment and capacity-building plan with priorities wer e drafted for the fisheries and aquaculture sector in Angola\, and recomme ndations for the sectors’ development were formulated. These were develo ped through the discussions during the workshop\, expert inputs deriving f rom the field visits\, presentations and discussions\, as well as in parti cular the working group discussions on the final day\, focusing on (i) Con ducive environment for fisheries and aquaculture sector development\; (ii) National Quality Infrastructure\; (iii) Marine Spatial Planning as a tool to manage the Blue Economy\; and (iv) International Sustainability Standa rds and Certification.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources\, H.E. Carmen do Sacramento Neto dos Santos\, and th e<\;span lang="\;EN-US"\; style="\;font-size:11.0pt\;font-fa mily:\n&\;quot\;Calibri&\;quot\;\,sans-serif\;mso-fareast-font-famil y:&\;quot\;Times New Roman&\;quot\;\;mso-ansi-language:\nEN-US\;mso- fareast-language:IT\;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\n\nView meeting on unctad.org \nhttps://unctad.org/node/38456 DTSTAMP:20260711T045240Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a51cc1811387 DTSTART:20221020T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20221020T130000Z LOCATION:Luanda\, Angola SUMMARY:Training workshop on the Blue Economy\, with a focus on fisheries s ector development and meeting international standards for fisheries export s CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Background and objectives:\n\nUNCTAD\, under the EU-UNCTAD Join t Programme for Angola: Train for Trade II\, with funding from the Europea n Union\, will conduct a training workshop on the Blue Economy and fisheri es sector development\, from 17 to 21 October 2022.\n\nAngola with its vas t coastline offers great potential for the development of the blue economy \, including fisheries and marine aquaculture. The Blue Economy has been i nternationally defined as the “sustainable use of ocean resources for ec onomic growth\, improved livelihoods and jobs\, and ocean ecosystem health ."\; The fishing sector is a significant component of the Angolan Blue Economy.\n\nIn Angola\, the fisheries sector and aquaculture subsector pr ovide significant employment\, especially in the artisanal sector. If sust ainably harnessed\, the Blue Economy\, in particular the fisheries sector\ , has the potential to become one of the key sectors for Angola in view of furthering national development. However\, the sector also has major chal lenges and threats including partial overfishing and overall deficient fis heries management and surveillance capacities\; and high turnover of staff in the decision-making institutions of the country. The workshop'\;s objectives are to exchange views and experiences on the potential of the b roader Blue Economy in contributing to Angola'\;s national development \, including current and future policies and strategies\; investigate ways and means to sustainably tap into the potential of the fisheries sector t hrough diversification and structural transformation of the sector\; share best practices and successful experiences from other developing countries \; discuss policies and strategies to strengthen the role of the fisheries industry in Angola'\;s socioeconomic growth\, and look for methods an d means to successfully handle the issues of fulfilling international fish quality and safety requirements. Furthermore\, the importance of Marine S patial Planning as a key tool for the development of the Blue Economy will be addressed.\n\nThe target groups of the workshop will range from techni cal experts from public and private institutions dealing with the blue eco nomy and fishery sector to key policymakers\, advisors\, and practitioners .\n\nFor documents and materials\, see the documents section.\n\nResults a chieved:\n\nThe workshop was attended by 104 participants (Female: 53\; Ma le: 51) from the Government\, private sector\, industry associations and u niversities and polytechnics of Angola. It included two high-level opening and closing sessions (with the participation of two ministers and several Secretaries of State)\, 24 technical presentations with question and answ er segments\, three (3) panel discussions and one half-day working group s ession. In addition\, one day was dedicated to field visits of the fisheri es experts. The workshop comprised presentations and inputs from world-lea ding experts in fisheries and aquaculture development as well as marine sp atial planning\, and case studies from African countries and Viet Nam\, th rough the UNCTAD Center of Excellence at the Nha Trang University. In the workshop delivery\, UNCTAD collaborated with the International Standardiza tion Organization (ISO) and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). The FAO / Angola provided an intervention and facilitated a workshop segment.\n\nA s a result of the workshop\, a needs assessment and capacity-building plan with priorities were drafted for the fisheries and aquaculture sector in Angola\, and recommendations for the sectors’ development were formulate d. These were developed through the discussions during the workshop\, expe rt inputs deriving from the field visits\, presentations and discussions\, as well as in particular the working group discussions on the final day\, focusing on (i) Conducive environment for fisheries and aquaculture secto r development\; (ii) National Quality Infrastructure\; (iii) Marine Spatia l Planning as a tool to manage the Blue Economy\; and (iv) International S ustainability Standards and Certification.\n\nThe Minister of Fisheries an d Marine Resources\, H.E. Carmen do Sacramento Neto dos Santos\, and the  Minister of Industry and Commerce\, H.E. Victor Francisco dos Santos Ferna ndes\, expressed the Government’s strong commitment to continue harnessi ng the fisheries and aquaculture sectors in Angola\, based on the sectors ’ strategic importance\, with the support of UNCTAD and the European Uni on. Both UNCTAD and the European Union expressed their commitment to suppo rt Angola in this important process\, striving towards a more diversified and greener economy\, with broader benefits for the population as a whole\ , including through value addition of the fisheries industry\, decent jobs \, poverty reduction\, women’s empowerment\, and broader socioeconomic a nd cultural benefits.\n\n \n\nWorkshop de formação sobre a Economia Azu l\, com foco no desenvolvimento do sector das pescas e no cumprimento das normas internacionais para a exportação de pescado\n\nAntecedentes e obj ectivos:\n\nCNUCED\, no âmbito do Programa Conjunto UE-CNUCED para Angola : Train for Trade II\, com financiamento da União Europeia\, realizará u m seminário de formação sobre a economia azul e o desenvolvimento do se ctor das pescas\, de 17 a 21 de Outubro de 2022.\n\nAngola com o seu vasto litoral oferece um grande potencial para o desenvolvimento da economia az ul\, incluindo a pesca e a aquacultura marinha. A Economia Azul foi defini da internacionalmente como a "\;utilização sustentável dos recursos oceânicos para o crescimento económico\, melhoria dos meios de subsist ência e do emprego\, e saúde do ecossistema oceânico"\;. O sector d as pescas é uma componente significativa da Economia Azul angolana.\n\nEm Angola\, o sector das pescas e o subsector da aquacultura proporcionam em pregos significativos\, especialmente no sector artesanal. Se aproveitada de forma sustentável\, a Economia Azul\, em particular o sector das pesca s\, tem o potencial de se tornar um dos sectores chave para Angola\, tendo em vista a promoção do desenvolvimento nacional. Contudo\, o sector tem também grandes desafios e ameaças\, incluindo a sobrepesca parcial e ca pacidades globais deficientes de gestão e vigilância das pescas\; e uma elevada rotatividade de pessoal nas instituições decisórias do país. O s objectivos do seminário são: trocar pontos de vista e experiências so bre o potencial da economia azul mais ampla em contribuir para o desenvolv imento nacional de Angola\, incluindo políticas e estratégias actuais e futuras\; investigar formas e meios de explorar de forma sustentável o po tencial do sector das pescas através da diversificação e transformaçã o estrutural do sector\; partilhar as melhores práticas e experiências b em sucedidas de outros países em desenvolvimento\; discutir políticas e estratégias para reforçar o papel da indústria pesqueira no crescimento socioeconómico de Angola\, e procurar métodos e meios para tratar com s ucesso as questões do cumprimento dos requisitos internacionais de qualid ade e segurança do pescado. Além disso\, será abordada a importância d o Ordenamento do Espaço Marinho como uma importante ferramenta para o des envolvimento da Economia Azul.\n\nOs grupos-alvo do seminário vão desde peritos técnicos de instituições públicas e privadas que lidam com a e conomia azul e o sector das pescas até decisores políticos\, conselheiro s e profissionais-chave.\n\nPara documentos e materiais\, ver a secção d e documentos.\n\nResultados alcançados:\n\nO seminário contou com 104 pa rticipantes (Feminino: 53\; Masculino: 51) do Governo\, sector privado\, a ssociações industriais e universidades e politécnicos de Angola. Inclui u duas sessões de abertura e encerramento de alto nível (com a participa ção de dois ministros e vários Secretários de Estado)\, 24 apresentaç ões técnicas com segmentos de perguntas e respostas\, três (3) painéis de discussão e uma sessão de grupo de trabalho de meio dia. Além disso \, um dia foi dedicado a visitas de campo dos peritos de pesca. O seminár io incluiu apresentações e contributos de especialistas líderes mundiai s em desenvolvimento da pesca e da aquicultura\, bem como planeamento espa cial marinho\, e estudos de caso de países africanos e do Vietname\, atra vés do Centro de Excelência da CNUCED Na entrega do workshop\, a CNUCED A FAO / Angola providenciou uma intervenção e facilitou um segmento de w orkshop.\n\nComo resultado do seminário\, foi elaborada uma avaliação d as necessidades e um plano de capacitação com prioridades para o sector das pescas e aquacultura em Angola\, e foram formuladas recomendações pa ra o desenvolvimento dos sectores. Estas foram desenvolvidas através das discussões durante o seminário\, contribuições de peritos resultantes das visitas de campo\, apresentações e discussões\, bem como\, em parti cular\, as discussões do grupo de trabalho no último dia\, centrando-se em (i) Ambiente propício ao desenvolvimento do sector das pescas e da aqu acultura\; (ii) Infra-estruturas Nacionais de Qualidade\; (iii) Planeament o do Espaço Marinho como instrumento de gestão da Economia Azul\; e (iv) Normas Internacionais de Sustentabilidade e Certificação.\n\nA Ministra das Pescas e Recursos Marinhos\, S.E. Carmen do Sacramento Neto dos Santo s\, e o Ministro da Indústria e Comércio\, S.E. Victor Francisco dos S antos Fernandes\, expressou o forte empenho do Governo em continuar a expl orar os sectores da pesca e da aquacultura em Angola\, com base na import ância estratégica dos sectores\, com o apoio da CNUCED e da União Europ eia. Tanto a CNUCED como a União Europeia expressaram o seu compromisso d e apoiar Angola neste importante processo\, lutando por uma economia mais diversificada e mais verde\, com benefícios mais amplos para a populaçã o como um todo\, incluindo através da adição de valor à indústria pes queira\, empregos decentes\, redução da pobreza\, empoderamento das mulh eres\, e benefícios sócio-económicos e culturais mais amplos.\n\n \n\n \n\nWorking group session\, 21 October 2022\nSessão do grupo de trabalho\ , 21 de Outubro de 2022\n\n\n\nGroup photo of the participants\, 21 Octob er 2022\nFoto de grupo dos participantes\, 21 de Outubro de 2022\n\n\n\nC losing session\, 21 October 2022\nSessão de encerramento\, 21 de Outubro de 2022\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;<\;u>\;Background and objectives: <\;/u>\;<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;UNCTAD\, under th e EU-UNCTAD Joint Programme for Angola: Train for Trade II\, with funding from the European Union\, will conduct a training workshop on the Blue Eco nomy and fisheries sector development\, from 17 to 21 October 2022.<\;/p >\;\n\n<\;p>\;Angola with its vast coastline offers great potential for the development of the blue economy\, including fisheries and marine a quaculture. The Blue Economy has been internationally defined as the “su stainable use of ocean resources for economic growth\, improved livelihood s and jobs\, and ocean ecosystem health."\; The fishing sector is a si gnificant component of the Angolan Blue Economy.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\ ;In Angola\, the fisheries sector and aquaculture subsector provide signif icant employment\, especially in the artisanal sector. If sustainably harn essed\, the Blue Economy\, in particular the fisheries sector\, has the po tential to become one of the key sectors for Angola in view of furthering national development. However\, the sector also has major challenges and t hreats including partial overfishing and overall deficient fisheries manag ement and surveillance capacities\; and high turnover of staff in the deci sion-making institutions of the country. The workshop'\;s objectives a re to exchange views and experiences on the potential of the broader Blue Economy in contributing to Angola'\;s national development\, including current and future policies and strategies\; investigate ways and means t o sustainably tap into the potential of the fisheries sector through diver sification and structural transformation of the sector\; share best practi ces and successful experiences from other developing countries\; discuss p olicies and strategies to strengthen the role of the fisheries industry in Angola'\;s socioeconomic growth\, and look for methods and means to s uccessfully handle the issues of fulfilling international fish quality and safety requirements. Furthermore\, the importance of Marine Spatial Plann ing as a key tool for the development of the Blue Economy will be addresse d.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The target groups of the workshop will range from technical experts from public and private institutions dealing with t he blue economy and fishery sector to key policymakers\, advisors\, and pr actitioners.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;For documents and materials\, see t he documents section.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;u>\;Results achiev ed:<\;/u>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The workshop was attended by 10 4 participants (Female: 53\; Male: 51) from the Government\, private secto r\, industry associations and universities and polytechnics of Angola. It included two high-level opening and closing sessions (with the participati on of two ministers and several Secretaries of State)\, 24 technical prese ntations with question and answer segments\, three (3) panel discussions a nd one half-day working group session. In addition\, one day was dedicated to field visits of the fisheries experts. The workshop comprised presenta tions and inputs from world-leading experts in fisheries and aquaculture d evelopment as well as marine spatial planning\, and case studies from Afri can countries and Viet Nam\, through the UNCTAD Center of Excellence at th e Nha Trang University. In the workshop delivery\, UNCTAD collaborated wit h the International Standardization Organization (ISO) and the Marine Stew ardship Council (MSC). The FAO / Angola provided an intervention and facil itated a workshop segment.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;As a result of the wo rkshop\, a needs assessment and capacity-building plan with priorities wer e drafted for the fisheries and aquaculture sector in Angola\, and recomme ndations for the sectors’ development were formulated. These were develo ped through the discussions during the workshop\, expert inputs deriving f rom the field visits\, presentations and discussions\, as well as in parti cular the working group discussions on the final day\, focusing on (i) Con ducive environment for fisheries and aquaculture sector development\; (ii) National Quality Infrastructure\; (iii) Marine Spatial Planning as a tool to manage the Blue Economy\; and (iv) International Sustainability Standa rds and Certification.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources\, H.E. Carmen do Sacramento Neto dos Santos\, and th e<\;span lang="\;EN-US"\; style="\;font-size:11.0pt\;font-fa mily:\n&\;quot\;Calibri&\;quot\;\,sans-serif\;mso-fareast-font-famil y:&\;quot\;Times New Roman&\;quot\;\;mso-ansi-language:\nEN-US\;mso- fareast-language:IT\;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\n\nView meeting on unctad.org \nhttps://unctad.org/node/38456 DTSTAMP:20260711T045240Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a51cc181138b DTSTART:20221021T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20221021T130000Z LOCATION:Luanda\, Angola SUMMARY:Training workshop on the Blue Economy\, with a focus on fisheries s ector development and meeting international standards for fisheries export s CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Background and objectives:\n\nUNCTAD\, under the EU-UNCTAD Join t Programme for Angola: Train for Trade II\, with funding from the Europea n Union\, will conduct a training workshop on the Blue Economy and fisheri es sector development\, from 17 to 21 October 2022.\n\nAngola with its vas t coastline offers great potential for the development of the blue economy \, including fisheries and marine aquaculture. The Blue Economy has been i nternationally defined as the “sustainable use of ocean resources for ec onomic growth\, improved livelihoods and jobs\, and ocean ecosystem health ."\; The fishing sector is a significant component of the Angolan Blue Economy.\n\nIn Angola\, the fisheries sector and aquaculture subsector pr ovide significant employment\, especially in the artisanal sector. If sust ainably harnessed\, the Blue Economy\, in particular the fisheries sector\ , has the potential to become one of the key sectors for Angola in view of furthering national development. However\, the sector also has major chal lenges and threats including partial overfishing and overall deficient fis heries management and surveillance capacities\; and high turnover of staff in the decision-making institutions of the country. The workshop'\;s objectives are to exchange views and experiences on the potential of the b roader Blue Economy in contributing to Angola'\;s national development \, including current and future policies and strategies\; investigate ways and means to sustainably tap into the potential of the fisheries sector t hrough diversification and structural transformation of the sector\; share best practices and successful experiences from other developing countries \; discuss policies and strategies to strengthen the role of the fisheries industry in Angola'\;s socioeconomic growth\, and look for methods an d means to successfully handle the issues of fulfilling international fish quality and safety requirements. Furthermore\, the importance of Marine S patial Planning as a key tool for the development of the Blue Economy will be addressed.\n\nThe target groups of the workshop will range from techni cal experts from public and private institutions dealing with the blue eco nomy and fishery sector to key policymakers\, advisors\, and practitioners .\n\nFor documents and materials\, see the documents section.\n\nResults a chieved:\n\nThe workshop was attended by 104 participants (Female: 53\; Ma le: 51) from the Government\, private sector\, industry associations and u niversities and polytechnics of Angola. It included two high-level opening and closing sessions (with the participation of two ministers and several Secretaries of State)\, 24 technical presentations with question and answ er segments\, three (3) panel discussions and one half-day working group s ession. In addition\, one day was dedicated to field visits of the fisheri es experts. The workshop comprised presentations and inputs from world-lea ding experts in fisheries and aquaculture development as well as marine sp atial planning\, and case studies from African countries and Viet Nam\, th rough the UNCTAD Center of Excellence at the Nha Trang University. In the workshop delivery\, UNCTAD collaborated with the International Standardiza tion Organization (ISO) and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). The FAO / Angola provided an intervention and facilitated a workshop segment.\n\nA s a result of the workshop\, a needs assessment and capacity-building plan with priorities were drafted for the fisheries and aquaculture sector in Angola\, and recommendations for the sectors’ development were formulate d. These were developed through the discussions during the workshop\, expe rt inputs deriving from the field visits\, presentations and discussions\, as well as in particular the working group discussions on the final day\, focusing on (i) Conducive environment for fisheries and aquaculture secto r development\; (ii) National Quality Infrastructure\; (iii) Marine Spatia l Planning as a tool to manage the Blue Economy\; and (iv) International S ustainability Standards and Certification.\n\nThe Minister of Fisheries an d Marine Resources\, H.E. Carmen do Sacramento Neto dos Santos\, and the  Minister of Industry and Commerce\, H.E. Victor Francisco dos Santos Ferna ndes\, expressed the Government’s strong commitment to continue harnessi ng the fisheries and aquaculture sectors in Angola\, based on the sectors ’ strategic importance\, with the support of UNCTAD and the European Uni on. Both UNCTAD and the European Union expressed their commitment to suppo rt Angola in this important process\, striving towards a more diversified and greener economy\, with broader benefits for the population as a whole\ , including through value addition of the fisheries industry\, decent jobs \, poverty reduction\, women’s empowerment\, and broader socioeconomic a nd cultural benefits.\n\n \n\nWorkshop de formação sobre a Economia Azu l\, com foco no desenvolvimento do sector das pescas e no cumprimento das normas internacionais para a exportação de pescado\n\nAntecedentes e obj ectivos:\n\nCNUCED\, no âmbito do Programa Conjunto UE-CNUCED para Angola : Train for Trade II\, com financiamento da União Europeia\, realizará u m seminário de formação sobre a economia azul e o desenvolvimento do se ctor das pescas\, de 17 a 21 de Outubro de 2022.\n\nAngola com o seu vasto litoral oferece um grande potencial para o desenvolvimento da economia az ul\, incluindo a pesca e a aquacultura marinha. A Economia Azul foi defini da internacionalmente como a "\;utilização sustentável dos recursos oceânicos para o crescimento económico\, melhoria dos meios de subsist ência e do emprego\, e saúde do ecossistema oceânico"\;. O sector d as pescas é uma componente significativa da Economia Azul angolana.\n\nEm Angola\, o sector das pescas e o subsector da aquacultura proporcionam em pregos significativos\, especialmente no sector artesanal. Se aproveitada de forma sustentável\, a Economia Azul\, em particular o sector das pesca s\, tem o potencial de se tornar um dos sectores chave para Angola\, tendo em vista a promoção do desenvolvimento nacional. Contudo\, o sector tem também grandes desafios e ameaças\, incluindo a sobrepesca parcial e ca pacidades globais deficientes de gestão e vigilância das pescas\; e uma elevada rotatividade de pessoal nas instituições decisórias do país. O s objectivos do seminário são: trocar pontos de vista e experiências so bre o potencial da economia azul mais ampla em contribuir para o desenvolv imento nacional de Angola\, incluindo políticas e estratégias actuais e futuras\; investigar formas e meios de explorar de forma sustentável o po tencial do sector das pescas através da diversificação e transformaçã o estrutural do sector\; partilhar as melhores práticas e experiências b em sucedidas de outros países em desenvolvimento\; discutir políticas e estratégias para reforçar o papel da indústria pesqueira no crescimento socioeconómico de Angola\, e procurar métodos e meios para tratar com s ucesso as questões do cumprimento dos requisitos internacionais de qualid ade e segurança do pescado. Além disso\, será abordada a importância d o Ordenamento do Espaço Marinho como uma importante ferramenta para o des envolvimento da Economia Azul.\n\nOs grupos-alvo do seminário vão desde peritos técnicos de instituições públicas e privadas que lidam com a e conomia azul e o sector das pescas até decisores políticos\, conselheiro s e profissionais-chave.\n\nPara documentos e materiais\, ver a secção d e documentos.\n\nResultados alcançados:\n\nO seminário contou com 104 pa rticipantes (Feminino: 53\; Masculino: 51) do Governo\, sector privado\, a ssociações industriais e universidades e politécnicos de Angola. Inclui u duas sessões de abertura e encerramento de alto nível (com a participa ção de dois ministros e vários Secretários de Estado)\, 24 apresentaç ões técnicas com segmentos de perguntas e respostas\, três (3) painéis de discussão e uma sessão de grupo de trabalho de meio dia. Além disso \, um dia foi dedicado a visitas de campo dos peritos de pesca. O seminár io incluiu apresentações e contributos de especialistas líderes mundiai s em desenvolvimento da pesca e da aquicultura\, bem como planeamento espa cial marinho\, e estudos de caso de países africanos e do Vietname\, atra vés do Centro de Excelência da CNUCED Na entrega do workshop\, a CNUCED A FAO / Angola providenciou uma intervenção e facilitou um segmento de w orkshop.\n\nComo resultado do seminário\, foi elaborada uma avaliação d as necessidades e um plano de capacitação com prioridades para o sector das pescas e aquacultura em Angola\, e foram formuladas recomendações pa ra o desenvolvimento dos sectores. Estas foram desenvolvidas através das discussões durante o seminário\, contribuições de peritos resultantes das visitas de campo\, apresentações e discussões\, bem como\, em parti cular\, as discussões do grupo de trabalho no último dia\, centrando-se em (i) Ambiente propício ao desenvolvimento do sector das pescas e da aqu acultura\; (ii) Infra-estruturas Nacionais de Qualidade\; (iii) Planeament o do Espaço Marinho como instrumento de gestão da Economia Azul\; e (iv) Normas Internacionais de Sustentabilidade e Certificação.\n\nA Ministra das Pescas e Recursos Marinhos\, S.E. Carmen do Sacramento Neto dos Santo s\, e o Ministro da Indústria e Comércio\, S.E. Victor Francisco dos S antos Fernandes\, expressou o forte empenho do Governo em continuar a expl orar os sectores da pesca e da aquacultura em Angola\, com base na import ância estratégica dos sectores\, com o apoio da CNUCED e da União Europ eia. Tanto a CNUCED como a União Europeia expressaram o seu compromisso d e apoiar Angola neste importante processo\, lutando por uma economia mais diversificada e mais verde\, com benefícios mais amplos para a populaçã o como um todo\, incluindo através da adição de valor à indústria pes queira\, empregos decentes\, redução da pobreza\, empoderamento das mulh eres\, e benefícios sócio-económicos e culturais mais amplos.\n\n \n\n \n\nWorking group session\, 21 October 2022\nSessão do grupo de trabalho\ , 21 de Outubro de 2022\n\n\n\nGroup photo of the participants\, 21 Octob er 2022\nFoto de grupo dos participantes\, 21 de Outubro de 2022\n\n\n\nC losing session\, 21 October 2022\nSessão de encerramento\, 21 de Outubro de 2022\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;<\;u>\;Background and objectives: <\;/u>\;<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;UNCTAD\, under th e EU-UNCTAD Joint Programme for Angola: Train for Trade II\, with funding from the European Union\, will conduct a training workshop on the Blue Eco nomy and fisheries sector development\, from 17 to 21 October 2022.<\;/p >\;\n\n<\;p>\;Angola with its vast coastline offers great potential for the development of the blue economy\, including fisheries and marine a quaculture. The Blue Economy has been internationally defined as the “su stainable use of ocean resources for economic growth\, improved livelihood s and jobs\, and ocean ecosystem health."\; The fishing sector is a si gnificant component of the Angolan Blue Economy.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\ ;In Angola\, the fisheries sector and aquaculture subsector provide signif icant employment\, especially in the artisanal sector. If sustainably harn essed\, the Blue Economy\, in particular the fisheries sector\, has the po tential to become one of the key sectors for Angola in view of furthering national development. However\, the sector also has major challenges and t hreats including partial overfishing and overall deficient fisheries manag ement and surveillance capacities\; and high turnover of staff in the deci sion-making institutions of the country. The workshop'\;s objectives a re to exchange views and experiences on the potential of the broader Blue Economy in contributing to Angola'\;s national development\, including current and future policies and strategies\; investigate ways and means t o sustainably tap into the potential of the fisheries sector through diver sification and structural transformation of the sector\; share best practi ces and successful experiences from other developing countries\; discuss p olicies and strategies to strengthen the role of the fisheries industry in Angola'\;s socioeconomic growth\, and look for methods and means to s uccessfully handle the issues of fulfilling international fish quality and safety requirements. Furthermore\, the importance of Marine Spatial Plann ing as a key tool for the development of the Blue Economy will be addresse d.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The target groups of the workshop will range from technical experts from public and private institutions dealing with t he blue economy and fishery sector to key policymakers\, advisors\, and pr actitioners.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;For documents and materials\, see t he documents section.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;u>\;Results achiev ed:<\;/u>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The workshop was attended by 10 4 participants (Female: 53\; Male: 51) from the Government\, private secto r\, industry associations and universities and polytechnics of Angola. It included two high-level opening and closing sessions (with the participati on of two ministers and several Secretaries of State)\, 24 technical prese ntations with question and answer segments\, three (3) panel discussions a nd one half-day working group session. In addition\, one day was dedicated to field visits of the fisheries experts. The workshop comprised presenta tions and inputs from world-leading experts in fisheries and aquaculture d evelopment as well as marine spatial planning\, and case studies from Afri can countries and Viet Nam\, through the UNCTAD Center of Excellence at th e Nha Trang University. In the workshop delivery\, UNCTAD collaborated wit h the International Standardization Organization (ISO) and the Marine Stew ardship Council (MSC). The FAO / Angola provided an intervention and facil itated a workshop segment.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;As a result of the wo rkshop\, a needs assessment and capacity-building plan with priorities wer e drafted for the fisheries and aquaculture sector in Angola\, and recomme ndations for the sectors’ development were formulated. These were develo ped through the discussions during the workshop\, expert inputs deriving f rom the field visits\, presentations and discussions\, as well as in parti cular the working group discussions on the final day\, focusing on (i) Con ducive environment for fisheries and aquaculture sector development\; (ii) National Quality Infrastructure\; (iii) Marine Spatial Planning as a tool to manage the Blue Economy\; and (iv) International Sustainability Standa rds and Certification.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources\, H.E. Carmen do Sacramento Neto dos Santos\, and th e<\;span lang="\;EN-US"\; style="\;font-size:11.0pt\;font-fa mily:\n&\;quot\;Calibri&\;quot\;\,sans-serif\;mso-fareast-font-famil y:&\;quot\;Times New Roman&\;quot\;\;mso-ansi-language:\nEN-US\;mso- fareast-language:IT\;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\n\nView meeting on unctad.org \nhttps://unctad.org/node/38456 DTSTAMP:20260711T045240Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR