ABOUT CLIMARES

Climate Adaptation and Resilience Enhancement Strategies for Small-scale fisheries (CLIMARES) aims to improve climate resilience in South Africa’s small-scale fisheries. We do this by by using local, innovative forecasting methods and better understanding of how communities perceive climate-related changes in the ocean. This approach will help make fishing safer and more efficient, while also reducing emissions and protecting biodiversity.

CLIMARES is subsidized under the call international climate finance 2024 – Flemish International Climate Action Programme.

Voices That Count is a collaborative network of experts and practitioners who use narrative approaches to understand complex realities within organisations or projects. Through our work we generate actionable insights and stimulate collaboration for social impact.

In a complex and interconnected world, we firmly believe that listening to people’s experiences, sometimes on a larger scale, is pivotal in generating insights and effective decision-making. Voices That Count believes in the power of stories to see the bigger picture and change systems.

A multidisciplenary research institue at Leuven that carries out scientific policy-oriented Research.
Our research responds very specifically to all sorts of questions posed by policy-makers. We combine different disciplines under a single roof.

Applied and policy-oriented research is our core activity. HIVA is invested not just in the quality of the research, but also in the broad dissemination of this knowledge and these insights. Among other things, this takes place via the many publications and the organisation of numerous training initiatives such as seminars, conferences and workshops. Based on our research, we provide tailor-made evidence-based advice and expertise.

ABALOBI’s vision is to develop thriving, equitable, climate change resilient and sustainable small-scale fishing communities, through financial inclusion, collective social entrepreneurship and a data-driven approach to fisheries rebuilding.

We support data collection and skills-building with fisher communities, NGOs and Government. We connect fisher groups and cooperatives with the Fish With A Story marketplace platform and linked financial services. We stimulate co-management and implement fisheries improvement programmes.

Our data, traceability and market technologies and programmes poise small-scale fishers for social, economic and ecological sustainability. We believe in participatory fisheries rebuilding strategies that consider ocean life and livelihoods

Abalobi ICT4 Fisheries is a registered non-profit & public benefit organisation that incorporates Abalobi Labs

Abalobi Labs is a SPV for investment into the various ABALOBI-BUILT Technologies & Integrations