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First Steering Committee Meetings of the Regional Aquatic Animal Health Networks for North Africa and Southern Africa: 24th June, 2025, World Aquaculture Safari Kampala, Uganda
(AU-IBAR, 2025-06-24) AU-IBAR
The First Steering Committee Meetings of the Regional Aquatic Animal Health Networks for North Africa and Southern Africa were held on 24 June 2025 during the World Aquaculture Safari in Kampala, Uganda. The meetings brought together representatives and stakeholders involved in aquatic animal health, fisheries and aquaculture to establish a framework for strengthening regional collaboration and coordination. Discussions focused on the establishment and operationalization of the regional networks, priority aquatic animal health challenges, disease surveillance and reporting, biosecurity, capacity development, information and knowledge sharing, and mechanisms for effective regional cooperation. The meetings provided an important platform for identifying common priorities, strengthening linkages among national aquatic animal health systems, and promoting coordinated approaches to the prevention, detection and management of aquatic animal diseases. The Steering Committees also considered areas for joint action and future activities to support sustainable aquaculture development and improve aquatic animal health management in the two regions. The outcomes of these inaugural meetings provide a foundation for continued collaboration among countries and partners and for the development of resilient regional aquatic animal health systems in North and Southern Africa.
Stronger Together From Strategy to Action: World Rabies Day 28 September 2026
(AU-IBAR, 2026-09-28) AU-IBAR; Salih, Huyam
In this World Rabies Day 2026 message, themed "Stronger Together: From Strategy to Action", the Director of AU-IBAR, Dr Huyam Salih, presents the Pan-African Strategy for the Elimination of Rabies in Africa (PASERA) 2026–2030. PASERA is the continent's common framework for eliminating dog-mediated human rabies by 2030. It is aligned with the United Against Rabies Global Strategic Plan and anchored in AU Agenda 2063, the Animal Health Strategy for Africa and the AU Zoonotic Disease Prevention and Control Strategy (2025–2029). The message sets out what "Stronger Together" means in practice for Member States, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), AU technical institutions, technical and development partners, and communities. It also outlines PASERA's seven interconnected priorities: coordination and policy harmonisation surveillance, diagnostics and data community awareness and engagement mass dog vaccination and dog population management access to post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and integrated bite management sustainable financing and partnerships evidence, research and innovation The Director calls on stakeholders to replace parallel efforts with connected, collaborative action. They are asked to align current and planned interventions with PASERA and to turn continental commitment into measurable progress towards a rabies-free Africa.
Communique: First Steering Committee meetings of the Regional Aquatic Animal Health Networks for North Africa and Southern Africa: 24th June 2025, World Aquaculture Safari, Kampala, Uganda
(AU-IBAR, 2025-06-24) AU-IBAR
Communiqué documenting the first Steering Committee meetings of the Regional Aquatic Animal Health Networks for North Africa and Southern Africa, held during the World Aquaculture Safari in Kampala, Uganda, on 24 June 2025
Rapport missions aux Comores et a Madagascar du 25 Février au 11 Mars 2026 (Anjouan et Tulear)
(AU-IBAR, 2026) AU-IBAR
Par rapport au changement climatique, il y a un impact négatif sur les périodes de pêche du poulpe à cause de la destruction de certains de leurs habitats et de la hausse de la température des eaux. Grace aux accords de cogestions signés avec les communautés des pêcheurs, il y a des périodes de fermeture permettant ainsi aux poulpes de se reproduire. A cela s’ajoutent des immersions de pots à poulpes depuis plus de 2012 avec un projet de la JICA. D’autres projets se sont succédés jusqu’à présent et ont adopté l’approche des pots à. Ainsi les captures ont augmenté.
Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change on Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Biodiversity: Building Community Resilience for Sustainability and Livelihoods
(AU-IBAR, 2026) Achieng, Stephanie; Karani, Dr. Patrick; Seisay, Dr Mohamed; Guebama, Hellen; Fortes, Delvis
This policy outlook explores discourse on the intricates of Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change on Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Biodiversity and how Building Community Resilience for Sustainability and Livelihoods could innovatively provide solutions necessary to addressing the climate change threatens on fish supplies and the livelihoods of coastal and inland communities. It is observed that rising ocean temperatures, pollution, and severe storms damage wild habitats and fish farms. Hence, robust policy is required to support the building of community resilience that involves restoring natural environments like mangroves and shifting to sustainable, climate-smart farming to protect food and jobs.