Events
Upcoming Events
V2V Thematic Webinar: Vibrant and Vital Small-Scale Fisheries Amidst a Sea of Transformation
A virtual presentation to discuss the opportunities of small-scale fisheries in progressing the Sustainable Development Agenda towards a fair, just and equitable food future for all. Date: Friday, 26 February 2021 Time: 20:00 PM - 21:15 PM (UTC+8) Click here to tune in to the event live This event...
UN Food Systems Summit Action Track 3: A public forum on boosting nature-positive production
A virtual forum exploring sustainable food production solutions for healthy and nutritious diets in low- and middle- income countries. Date: Friday, 26 February 2021 Time: 21:00-23:00 (UTC+8) Click here to register and save your spot In the lead up to the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit...
World Ocean Summit Virtual Week
A series of deep dive discussions on global initiatives toward achieving a sustainable ocean economy. Date: Monday-Friday, 1-5 March 2021 Time: 20:00 PM - 01:00 AM (UTC+8) Click here to register and save your spot This event, hosted by The Economist Group's World Ocean Initiative , invites audience...
FISH CRP Meeting: 16th Management Committee Meeting
Date: Tuesday-Wednesday, 2-3 March 2021 The Management Committee , chaired by Director of Aquaculture and Fisheries Science for CGIAR Research, Mike Phillips , is having their 16th meeting with scientists, practitioners, and representatives from partnering institutions. The meeting agenda consists...
Digital Fisheries in the Commonwealth: What is it?
A virtual dialogue to discuss the current megatrends in technological advances, specifically in digitalization, to accelerate the innovative growth of small-scale fisheries. Date: Tuesday, 2 March 2021 Time: 17:30 PM - 19:00 PM (UTC+8) Click here to register and save your spot This event, hosted by...
Experiences in Implementing Gender Transformative Approaches in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector for Food Security and Nutrition
A webinar to discuss Gender Transformative Approaches in aquatic food systems to achieve equitable outcomes in food security and nutrition for all. Date: Tuesday, 16 March 2021 Time: 17:30 (UTC+8) Click here to register and save your spot This virtual webinar, hosted by CGIAR’S GENDER Platform, FAO...
Virtual Roundtable: Sustainable Development Goals in Southeast Asia & Its Impact to Research
A workshop to discuss ways to build on the sustainable development goals towards shaping research and academic excellence in Southeast Asia. Date: Wednesday, 17 March 2021 Time: 14:00-17:30 (UTC+8) Click here to register and save your spot This workshop, hosted by Springer Nature & Times Higher...
FISH CRP Meeting: 16th Independent Steering Committee Meeting
Date: Tuesday, 6 April 2021 The Independent Steering Committee is a governing body that reports directly to the WorldFish Board of Trustees. It consists of a diverse group of scientists, practitioners, and representatives from end-user bodies and represents a balance of disciplinary expertise,...
Kick-Off Conference of The Un Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
An international conference to kick-off the launch event of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). Date: Monday-Wednesday, 31 May-2 June 2021 *Stay tuned for the registration link for virtual audience* The United Nations has proclaimed a Decade of Ocean...
World Aquaculture 2020
An international virtual trade show to showcase the latest aquaculture technologies from around the world. Date: Monday-Friday, 14-18 June 2021 Click here to register and save your spot Don’t miss the chance to learn more about the latest aquaculture research, innovations and technology from around...
11th Symposium on Diseases in Asian Aquaculture (DAA11)
A forum t o explore the technical knowledge and experiences surrounding aquatic animal health. Date: Monday-Thursday, 23-26 August 2021 *Stay tuned for the registration link for virtual audience* The Diseases in Asian Aquaculture (DAA) series is held once in every three years and for 2021, the...
World Fisheries Congress 2021: ‘Sharing Our Oceans And Rivers – A Vision For The World’s Fisheries’
An international fisheries conference to discuss the latest advances in global fisheries. Date: Monday-Friday, 20-24 September 2021 *Stay tuned for the registration link for virtual audience* The 8th World Fisheries Congress will be the largest gathering of research, industry and management sectors...
Global Conference on Aquaculture Millennium +20: Aquaculture for Food and Sustainable Development
A hybrid conference under the theme “Aquaculture for food and sustainable development”, to identify policy and technology innovations, investment opportunities and fruitful areas of cooperation in aquaculture for food and sustainable development. Date: Wednesday-Monday, 22-27 September 2021 Click...
Aquaculture Africa 2021
An international event made up of trade exhibitions, industry forums, student sessions and activities, satellite workshops and various meetings/forums to learn more about aquaculture development in Egypt and Africa. Date: Saturday-Tuesday, 11-14 December 2021 Venue: Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt...
Past Events
Aquaculture in Tunisia - and much more!
A virtual webinar to discuss current trends in the Tunisian Aquaculture sector. Date: Thursday, 25-16 February 2021 Time: 21:00 (UTC+8) Click here to register and save your spot This virtual webinar, hosted by Aquaculture Africa Magazine, invites audience to explore the roles and contributions of...
2021 SPIA Webinar Series: Supporting the Design of Rigorous Impact Evaluations of CGIAR Innovations
A virtual webinar to discuss the assessment on CGIAR’s innovations for sustainable development. Date: Wednesday, 17 February 2021 Time: 20:00 (UTC+8) Watch the event recording: The 2021 SPIA Webinar Series provided an opportunity for the impact assessment community of practice to jointly reflect on...
Small Low-cost Fish: From Bait to Plate
An event to map the social economy of dried fish in South and Southeast Asia for enhanced nutrition and wellbeing. Date: Monday-Tuesday, 15-16 February 2021 Time: 16:30 (UTC+8) In line with 2025 global nutrition targets, the Global Nutrition Report 2020 made a global call to accelerate efforts in...
Global Panel Policy Brief Launch: Harnessing Aquaculture for Healthy Diets
An expert discussion exploring policy and investment opportunities for the growth of nutrition-sensitive aquaculture in low- and middle-income countries. Date: Monday, 15 February 2021 Time: 20:00-21:30 (UTC+8) Watch the recording: Aquatic foods offer a life-changing opportunity for the hundreds of...
CGIAR WIRES: Women leading aquatic foods for healthy people and planet
An event to showcase the voices and contributions of women researchers and scientists in CGIAR. Date: Thursday, 11 February 2021 Time: 15:00-16:00 (UTC+8) Watch the event recording: On 21 January 2021, CGIAR launched a new Employee-led Resource Group (ERG) called WIRES (Women in Research and...
The Big Fish Series: Impacts of COVID-19 on Seafood Value Chains
A second seminar in the Big Fish Series to explore the scope of recent COVID-19 disruptions, impacts and range of responses across the aquatic foods system. Date: Thursday, 11 February 2021 Time: 21:00-22:00 (UTC+8) Watch the event recording: Aquatic foods play an important role in our food systems...
CFS 47 Side Event: Exploring the application of CFS instruments to address gender, youth, inequality and data systems in small-scale fisheries
An event as part of a series of plenary sessions hosted by the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) to build a global narrative towards making a difference in food security and nutrition by 2030. Date: Monday, 8 February 2021 Time: 20:00-21:15 (UTC+8) Watch the event recording: This event drew...
Thirty-fourth Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI34)
FAO hosted the Thirty-fourth Session of the Committee (COFI34), a virtual dialogue to examine fisheries and aquaculture governance and development. Date: Monday-Friday, 1-5 February 2021 Time: 16:30 (UTC+8) The FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) brought together policymakers, researchers, industry...
Aquaculture Health in Africa – Revisited!
A follow up informative online event on aquaculture health in Africa. Date: Thursday, 4 February 2021 Time: 21:00 (UTC+8) Africa is a regional leader in fish farming culture. Following the high levels of interest in the 2020 discussion around aquaculture health matters in Africa, Aquaculture Africa...
Bonding science and policy to accelerate food systems transformation
A virtual seminar to explore the latest research and policy to strengthen science-policy linkages to food systems transformation in achieving the 2030 Agenda. Date: Thursday, 4 February 2021 Time: 18:00 PM - 00:30 AM (UTC+8) Read the statement by FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu The event highlighted...
UN Food Systems Summit Action Track 4 - Second Public Forum
A second public forum to present the solutions to food systems transformation in achieving the 2030 Agenda. Date: Monday, 1 February 2021 Time: 22:00 PM -00:00 AM (UTC+8) On the road to the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit , the Action Track 4: Equitable Livelihoods presented new innovative ideas that...
2021 APFIC: Inland fisheries connectivity, irrigation and water management
A webinar series to explore the potential for incorporating fisheries and aquaculture into water management and irrigation. Date: Thursday , 28 January 2021 Time: 15:00 – 19:00 (UTC+8) Watch the event recording: The 2021 Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) brought together a number of...