GCRF_NF516 Increasing resilience in fishing communities to impacts of COVID-19 in northern Peru

秘鲁是世界上受COVID影响最严重的国家之一。社会福利方面的差距、较差的基础设施和生活条件以及高水平的非正规就业加剧了这一疾病的影响。个体渔业是一项重要而被忽视的活动，它为农村地区的一些最贫穷的人提供就业机会和基本营养。海鲜供应链中数以千计的工作岗位受到疫情的影响。在皮乌拉地区，由于大量人参与依赖渔业的活动，以及缺乏替代经济机会，预计对捕鱼界的影响会更大。没有系统的努力来记录COVID对这些社区的影响。该地区政府已确定需要这方面的信息，以便采取适当的社会福利措施，并正在领导一个机构间联盟(IAC)重新建立手工渔业活动。该项目将通过收集和传播关于COVID对渔业社区的影响的数据来支持国际渔业委员会。它将评估关键渔业，严格估计大流行对整个供应链的影响，并研究已经或需要适应的方式，以变得更具弹性。通过虚拟在线平台及时提供相关的社会经济信息，该项目将通过让受影响社区的利益攸关方参与，支持渔民、政府和整个社会的决策，该项目将为持续恢复捕捞和相关活动提出建议。

Peru is one the world's worst COVID affected countries. Gaps in social welfare, poor infrastucture and living conditions and high levels of informal employment exacerbate the impact of this disease. Artisanal fisheries are an important and overlooked activity which provides employment and basic nutrition for some of the poorest in rural areas. Thousands of jobs in the seadood supply chain are affected by the pandemic. In the Piura region, the impact on fishing communities is expected to be higher due to the large number of people involved in fisheries-dependent activities and the lack of alternative economic opportunities. There has been no systematic effort to document the impact of COVID on these communities. The Regional Government has identified a need for this information in order to respond with appropiate social welfare measures and is leading an Inter-Agency Consortium (IAC) to re-establish artisanal fisheries activities. This project will support the IAC by collecting and disseminating data on the impact of COVID in fishing communities. It will assess key fisheries, rigorously estimate the impact of the pandemic througout the supply chain and look at the way that this has, or needs to adapt to become more resilient. Throught the timely provision of relevant socio-economic information through a virtual online platform, this project will support decision-making by fishers, government and society in general, By engaging stakeholders in affected communities the project will develop recommendations for a sustained re-activation of fishing and associated activities.