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in their community to help replicate their experience
and promote women’s empowerment through activities
related to fishing and aquaculture. By strengthening
the integration of women in the different activities of
the project, such as by promoting their incorporation
into collaborative organizations, the number of women
involved in the different productive chains in their coastal
communities is expected to increase.

Incorporating a gender approach in the project has
made it possible to implement effective solutions for
increasing economic benefit and creating opportunities
for aquaculture and fishing activities, both for women
and men, and, overall, to reduce vulnerability to climate
change in artisanal fisheries and small-scale aquaculture Aquaculture Updates by Region
and increase its capacity of adaptation to climate
change. As part of the project´s sustainability plan, post-
project activities will be further enhanced by the full
implementation of the project´s gender mainstreaming
strategy, which will consolidate women´s empowerment
through various initiatives and promote their involvement
in future productive, cultural and social development
projects in coastal communities.

REFERENCES ©FAO/M. Novoa (photo taken before the COVID-19 pandemic)
Cárcamo Rojas, S. y Gelcich Crossley, S. 2020. Mujeres
navegantes y de orilla: Innovación y tradición alimentaria con
sabor a mar. Centro UC. CAPES. Center of Applied Ecology and
Sustainability (http://www.capes.cl/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/
Mujeres_Navegantes_ebook.pdf).
FAO. 2019. Estrategia regional de género de la FAO para América
Latina y el Caribe 2019-2023. Autonomía económica, igualdad de Women shore collectors, in Caleta El Manzano, actively
derechos y lucha contra el hambre y la malnutrición. Santiago de participated in training courses on adding value to fishery
Chile. (http://www.fao.org/3/ca4665es/CA4665ES.pdf). products, with local strategic allies such as the Municipality of
FAO. 2020. FAO Policy on Gender Equality 2020–2030. Rome. Hualaihué and the Liceo de Hornopirén. The collectors later
(http://www.fao.org/3/cb1583en/cb1583en.pdf). took technical tours to experience the work of other sea women
in processing plants for added value to piure (tunicate Pyura
chilensis) and also to strengthen cooperation networks among
women. The collector’s name is Marianela Maldonado.

©FAO/M. Novoa (photo taken before the COVID-19 pandemic)

Small-scale fishers preparing for the day in Caleta El Manzano-Hualaihué, Chile. ©FAO/M. Valencia

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