The 15th session of the Committee for Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture of Africa (CIFAA) of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) took place from 9-11 December 2008, in Lusaka, Zambia.

The session brought together 41 participants representing: 14 member States; two States with observer status; the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa; the Economic Community of West African States; the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization; the Southern African Development Community; the New Economic Partnership for Africa’s Development; the WorldFish Center; the Sustainable Aquaculture Research Networks in Sub-Saharan Africa; and Swedmar. Among other actions, participants agreed to: an amendment to the rules of procedure; the postponement of the abolition of the CIFAA Sub-Committee for Lake Tanganyika; the endorsement of the Special Programme for Aquaculture Development in Africa; the creation of an Ad Hoc Working Group to develop an inland fisheries development strategy for Africa; and revised terms of reference of the CIFAA. Delegates also adopted the report of the meeting, which contains a summary of the plenary discussions and the seminar.
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