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Artisanal Fisheries and Small-Scale Aquaculture in

Chile from a Gender and Climate Change Perspective

ender mainstreaming is being promoted
Gthrough the project “Strengthening
the adaptive capacity to climate change
in the fisheries and aquaculture sector of
Chile”. An analysis of results shows that
the differentiated impacts of the effects of
climate change on men and women require
adaptation and mitigation strategies that Aquaculture Updates by Region
recognize the different needs of both genders
and that promote the mainstreaming of the
gender approach in policies and measures
to face climate change.

According to the National Fisheries and
Aquaculture Service (SERNAPESCA),
there are currently about 20 000 registered
fisherwomen in the Artisanal Fisheries
Registry in Chile; these women carry out
various activities along the value chain,
assuming key functions in the provision of
inputs, extraction, cultivation, and primary
and secondary processing, as well as in
marketing. Women participate actively
in the artisanal fisheries and small-scale
aquaculture sector in Chile, being mainly ©FAO/Tironi
involved in extraction and production
activities, such as manufacturing fishing Mrs Angélica Martinez Martinez, partner S.T.I. Mariscadores y Buzos de Iquique –
nets. Nonetheless, their key role in the Albatroz, ex-union leader, owner and entrepreneur in the sale of seafood at the
“TU Y YO” fishmonger in Caleta Riquelme.
value chain tends to be poorly recognized.

The project “Strengthening the adaptive capacity to in 2017 and is expected to end in June 2021. The project’s
climate change in the fisheries and aquaculture sector of objective is to reduce vulnerability and increase the
Chile”, executed by the Undersecretariat of Fisheries adaptive capacity to climate change in Chile’s small-scale
and Aquaculture (SUBPESCA) and the Ministry of the fisheries and aquaculture sector. The pilots of this project
Environment, and implemented by FAO, with financing are taking place in four coves located in different regions
from the Global Environment Facility, started operations of the country. The selected coves are Caleta Riquelme
in the Tarapaca region, Caleta Tongoy in the Coquimbo
Written by: region, Caleta Coliumo in the Biobío region, and Caleta El
José Aguilar-Manjarrez Manzano-Hualaihue in the Los Lagos region.
E-mail: Jose.AguilarManjarrez@fao.org
Cecilia Godoy The project aims to generate actions and install capacities
E-mail: Cecilia.Godoy@fao.org for climate change adaptation at the national, regional
Laura Naranjo and local levels through three main components:
E-mail: Laura.NaranjoBaez@fao.org (i) strengthening public and private institutional capacities;
Roberto DeAndrade
E-mail: Roberto.DeAndrade@fao.org (ii) improving the adaptive capacity of artisanal fisheries
Catalina Ivanovic and small-scale aquaculture; and (iii) promoting knowledge
E-mail: Catalina.Ivanovic@fao.org and awareness about climate change in communities.
Maria Rayes
E-mail: Maria.Rayes@fao.org In carrying out the initial analysis of the design and
Javiera Garay implementation of the project to strengthen the adaptive
E-mail: Javiera.GarayArteaga@fao.org capacity to climate change in the Chilean fishing and
FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean aquaculture sector, the project team identified gender
Santiago, Chile
gaps that required special attention from the stakeholders

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