Strategy for Institutional Coordination Between RECs and RFBs and Strengthening Their Relationships with NSAs

This Policy Brief is the consolidation of the outcomes of the deliberations of the AFRM Working Groups and the Think Tank Executive Committee inaugural meetings and workshops organized by African Union-Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resource (AU-IBAR) in collaboration with AUDA-NEPAD, held in Abidjan Cote D’Ivoire from 7th to 11th March 2022. During these meetings, the AFRM Working Groups identified and prioritized key issues that should be addressed for effective development of the fisheries and aquaculture sector in Africa. The Policy, Governance and Institutions Working Group identified and prioritized “Identification of strategies for institutional coordination between (Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and Regional Fisheries Bodies (RFBs) and strengthening their relationships with non-State Actors (NSAs)” as the main area of concern for the development of a policy brief. This Policy Brief on strategies for institutional coordination has therefore been prepared from the deliberations and inputs of the Think Tank Executive Committee on the aforementioned priority issue.