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Welcome to the Fisheries, Agriculture and Energy Portal of the IOC

Developing the natural resources

The development of fisheries, agricultural and energy resources represents a significant potential for the countries of the region, in terms of income and employment. It can alleviate poverty, enhance food security and reduce dependence on imports, in an international context marked during the recent years by major food and energy crises. But major threats hang over the sustainable exploitation of these resources, due inter alia to illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing, biodiversity loss and climate change.

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Mr Harijhons Léon Martial Razaka, Officer in Charge of the Development Area

The IOC contributes to the development of fisheries agricultural and energy resources of its member States, in a sustainable development perspective. The exploitation of these resources is threatened, among other things, by illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing, loss of biodiversity and climate change.

It is therefore required to promote responsible practices and accelerate regional integration in order to exploit the existing complementarities among the countries, to alleviate poverty, enhance food security and reduce dependence on imports, in an international context marked during the recent years by major food and energy crises.

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Promote responsible practices

The challenges that need to be addressed are of a cross-border nature and require regional responses. None of the countries of the region is now able to ensure the sustainability of its resources individually. It is imperative to undertake joint and concrete actions.

The IOC therefore, strives for the promotion of responsible practices that favours conservation, management and development of marine, land and energy resources, and that ensures their continued availability for the present and future generations.

Developing renewable energy

The development of renewable energy is another big project that needs to be undertaken. It is high on the agenda of the IOC since the surge in oil prices in 2007, but it has not yet been programmed. The European Commission has recently accepted a new identification chart, highlighting the relevance of such a project for the region. And the General Secretariat of the IOC is now working on the development of the Action chart.