{"id":86937,"date":"2025-09-29T06:05:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T06:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/afdb-review-highlights-inland-fisheries-lifeline-for-millions"},"modified":"2025-09-29T07:15:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T07:15:04","slug":"afdb-review-highlights-inland-fisheries-lifeline-for-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/afdb-review-highlights-inland-fisheries-lifeline-for-millions","title":{"rendered":"Afdb Review Highlights Inland Fisheries Lifeline for Millions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The African Development Bank (AfDB) has released a \u201cReview of African Inland Fisheries,\u201d calling for urgent investment in restoring aquatic habitats and integrating fisheries into broader water resource management to safeguard livelihoods for millions of Africans.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The report highlights the sector\u2019s critical role beyond nutrition, stressing its contribution to resilience, income diversification, and social cohesion. It estimates that Africa has around five million full- or part-time fishers with more than 10 million people \u2014 half of them women \u2013 dependent on inland fisheries when subsistence fishing is included.<\/p>\n<p>Realising this potential is crucial to meeting the food and nutritional demands of Africa\u2019s growing population<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRealising this potential is crucial to meeting the food and nutritional demands of Africa\u2019s growing population,\u201d the Review warns. \u201cHowever, this cannot be achieved without a harmonised and integrated approach to other activities that are necessary for development, from energy production to agriculture and industrial activities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While inland fisheries have shown natural resilience to climate change, their sustainability depends on the health of aquatic ecosystems and sound water governance.<\/p>\n<p>The report urges investment in restoring habitats in modified landscapes, such as reservoirs, adopting nature-based solutions like reconnecting floodplains, reducing pollution and rehabilitating riparian zones. Such measures would not only boost fish production but also improve water quality and provide flood protection.<\/p>\n<p>Protecting critical habitats, particularly in degraded areas such as Lake Victoria\u2019s marshes and Senegal\u2019s heavily polluted Fale\u0301me\u0301 River, is identified as a priority. The report also notes opportunities to combine energy and fisheries development by restoring artificial floods downstream of hydroelectric dams, which has been attempted on Kenya\u2019s Tana River or on the Senegal River.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Development Bank Group (AfDB), the publication builds on a joint appeal made in Dakar in September 2024 by the African Development Bank Group and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), which urged greater recognition of the economic and social contributions of inland fisheries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The African Development Bank (AfDB) has released a \u201cReview of African Inland Fisheries,\u201d calling for urgent investment in restoring aquatic habitats and integrating fisheries into broader water resource management to safeguard livelihoods for millions of Africans. 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