GAF 101: Introduction to Gender Analysis in Aquaculture and Fisheries Research
10.30 to 10.45
Tea
10.45 to 12.00
GAF 101: Introduction to Gender Analysis in Aquaculture and Fisheries Research
12.00 to 13.30
Lunch
13.30 to 15.00
GAF 201: Advanced Workshop on Gender Analysis in Aquaculture and Fisheries Research
15.00 to 15.15
Tea
15.15 to 17.00
GAF 201: Advanced Workshop on Gender Analysis in Aquaculture and Fisheries Research
Main Conference
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DETAILS
AUDITORIUM
09.00 to 09.30
Inaugural Session
09.30 to 10.30
Key Note - Advancing Gender Research to Support Gender Justice in Fisheries and Aquaculture by Dr. Holly Hapke Director of Research Development,
School of Social Sciences, University of California
10.30 to 11.00
Tea
HALL 1 (B108)
Session 2: Gender and climate change: Navigating the impacts on fisheries and aquaculture
Co-Chairs: Vijaya Khader & Elizabeth Nyboer
Special Session 1: Gender in nature-based aquaculture: Evidence from Thailand, Cambodia and the Philippines (GeNA Project)
[Abstract] Chair: Dr Nikita Gopal
Special Session 2: Telling the Story: A Gender Perspective on Involvement in International Fisheries R&D Projects (ACIAR)
Chairs: Ingrid van Putten and Teddy Kristedi
Key Note - Learning to See: Practical integration of Gender in Fisheries by Ms. Angela Lentisco Fishery and Aquaculture Officer,
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN for Asia and the Pacific
10.00 to 10.30
Tea
HALL 1 (B108)
Session 2: Gender and climate change: Navigating the impacts on fisheries and aquaculture
Co-Chairs: Vijaya Khader & Elizabeth Nyboer
Special Session 6: Exploring and Expanding Understandings of Gender Identity and Expression in Fisheries (FAO)
[Abstract] Moderator: Ms. Jennifer Gee (FAO) Panel:
Dr. Christina Kenny (UNE)
Dr. Carmen Pedroza Gutiérrez (UNAM)
Dr. Malasri Khumsri (Thailand DoF)
Ms. Jariya Sornkliang (SEAFDEC)
15.00 to 15.30
Tea
15.30 to 17.00
Special Session 7: Gender Justice in 2026: International Year of the Woman Farmer (FAO)
[Abstract] Moderator: Matteo Luzzi, FAO Facilitators:
Mercy Kambulu, Circus Zambia
Jennifer Gee, FAO
Rachel Matheson, FAO
Panel:
Lovin Kobusingye – President, African Women Fish Processors and Traders Network (AWFishNet)
Hellen Guebama – African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
Stephanie Achieng – African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), Gender Policy and Strategy Expert
Lilian J. Ibengwe – Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, United Republic of Tanzania
Angela Lentisco – FAORAP
Erika Valerio – FAO
HALL 2 (TV Room)
13.30 to 15.00
Special Session 3: Measuring gender justice in aquaculture and fisheries: Tools & lessons from practice (IDRC)
[Abstract] Chair: Madiha Ahmed
Discussant: Dr Kyoko Kusakabe
Special Session 4: Engendering climate justice in aquaculture through inclusive nature-based solutions (IDRC)
[Abstract] Chair: Dr. Rebecca McMillan
Discussant: Dr. Sizwile Khoza
Special Session 9: Community-led Oyster Farms in Fiji: A case study of gender-responsive aquaculture (IISD)
[Abstract] Chair: Veronica Lo
SS 901 “AQUAPEARL: SCALING UP GENDER-RESPONSIVE NATURE-BASED AQUACULTURE IN FIJI - Veronica Lo
SS 902 GENDER EQUALITY IN THE AQUACULTURE SECTOR IN FIJI: GAPS AND ENTRYPOINTS - Georgia Exell/span>
SS 903 RIGHTS-BASED APPROACHES TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN FIJI - Kinisimere (Rosi) Batibasaga
SS 904 APPROACHES TO GENDER EQUALITY IN FIJI’S AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN - Prashneel Chandra
SS 905 LEVERAGING PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT TO ENHANCE WOMEN AND YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN NATURE-BASED AQUACULTURE - Justin Hunter
SS 906 CROSS-SECTORAL COLLABORATION TO SCALE-UP NATURE-BASED APPROACHES TO AQUACULTURE - Roko Vuiyasawa and Sakiusa Niwa Kiti
15.00 to 15.30
Tea
15.30 to 17.00
Special Session 8: SEAFDEC's initiative to advance gender equality in the fisheries sector and aquaculture in Southeast Asia (SEAFDEC)
[Abstract] Chair: Jariya Sornkliang Panel:
Ms. Nurwanti Dewaggna (IFRMD)
Dr. Arlene Nietes Satapornvanit (Gender Specialist)
Ms. Hana Matsubara (University of Tokyo, Japan)
HALL 5 (B225)
Session 5: Counting and discounting: Men’s and women’s work in fisheries and aquaculture
Co-Chairs: K Rejula & Nilanjana Biswas
Key Note - Justice Beyond the Catch: Technology, Collaboration and Gender Equality in Fisheries by Ms. Dornnapha Sukkree Co-founder and Executive Director, MAST Human
10.00 to 10.30
Tea
HALL 1 (B108)
10.30 to 12.30
Special Session 5: Gender Justice on Stage – Participatory Theatre for Social Change in Fisheries and Aquaculture (FAO)
[Abstract] Moderator: Rachel Matheson – FAO Facilitators:
Ms. Michelle Barrow (Voices from The Shore Theatre Collective)
Ms. Mercy Kambulu (Circus Zambia)
Dr. Moenieba Isaacs (PLAAS)
Ms. Jennifer Gee (FAO)
Mr. Matteo Luzzi (FAO)
HALL 2 (TV Room)
10.30 to 12.30
Special Session 10 : Gender Dynamics in Social Economies of Dried Fish in South & South East Asia (DFM)
[Abstract] Chair: Dr. Kyoko Kusakabe