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Adapting Integrated Approach in Fish Processing Industries to Reduce Natural Resource Consumption and Pollution loads, Lifting the Triple Bottom Lines

The goal of the project is to conserve marine biodiversity and sustain livelihoods for fishermen through upstream efforts like awareness generation and trainings on effective and efficient fishing practices as well as use of standard COD end size net to prevent dragging of fry and fingerlings. Downstream measures like process optimization and natural resources conservation through energy, water and cp assessment tools will also be undertaken in order to sustain livelihoods of the fish processing industry workers. Energy and water will be conserved in teh entire production chain and there will be a marked reduction in the pollution load from the fish processing industies into the marine ecosystem.

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

The Veraval Industries Association

Country:

India

Area Of Work:

Climate Change Mitigation

Operational Phase:

Phase 3

Grant Amount:

US$ 29,001.07

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 46,401.72

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 14,003.76

Project Number:

SGP/GEF/IND/OP3/02/06/GUJ 17

Start Date:

9/2006

End Date:

12/2007

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

Improvement and adaptation of tools and techniques in processing and identification of technology gaps. Tools and techniques for screening of good quality fish, standardization of procedures for consistent size and quality of processed fish; cooling and preservation techniques; waste treatment and disposal procedures; assessment of pollutant loads and causes of origin will be adopted. Synchronization of resource conservation and optimization techniques in firms with regulation of fish catch cycles will improve fish catching procedures.

Policy Impact

It is proposed that the civic authorities will be involved in the assessment of impacts and shown the benefits of waste reduction. The positive nexus between waste generators and managers of waste treatment facilities will become evident. This will create greater partnerships in the waste reduction.

Capacity - Building Component

The civic authorities will be involved in the assessment of impacts and shown the benefits of waste reduction. The positive nexus between waste generators and managers of waste treatment facilities will become evident. This will create a greater stake in the waste reduction. Workshops and training programs will be undertaken for capacity building on tools for sustainable use of resources, like energy and water conservation.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

The fish supplying segments will be educated on importance of appropriate fish capture and transfer practices. This will help in optimizing returns and avoiding wastes in capture and transfer. Therefore the project duly integrates benefits of learning to the fish suppliers and fish processing firms.

Replication of project activities

The project is a pilot by the association of the industries in Veraval. It is assumed that members will adopt the learning?s from the project. The project as being implemented by the association of industries have the scope of replication and scaling among the members.

Notable Community Participation

The relevance of regulations on fish net size and periodicity of fishing to avoid over extraction of resource will be discussed with the fishing community and thus will become evident, thereby enhancing the role of communities. This will also improve interaction with regulatory agencies including the fisheries department.

Project Results

Significant improvement will be noted in material process efficiency and water reduction through activities focusing on natural resource conservation. Improvement in material process would reduce the damage to the marine systems caused by the outfalls from the fish processing industries. Improvement in fish catching practices and processing techniques would help significantly in sustaining the livelihoods of the people associated with the sector. There would be reduced environmental threats; gradual upliftment of sustained economic returns from the processes, and increased awareness of workers and fishermen

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