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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Agreements (CFFA)

  • Type: INGO
  • Field: Economics
  • Region: Europe
  • Location: Brussels, Belgium
  • Internship Title: Policy Intern
  • Duration: 3 months
  • Number of Interns: 3-5
  • Special Requirement: N/A
  • Application Status: Available
  • Remote Internship: Unacceptable
The Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements (CFFA-CAPE) is a platform of European and African development and environmental NGOs and professional fisheries organisations that raises awareness about the impacts of the EU-Africa fisheries arrangements on African artisanal fishing communities. We also monitor EU and other distant water fishing nations policies on trade, investments and political reforms related to fisheries, to promote economic, political and social rights for African artisanal fishing communities.CFFA works for a fundamental change in European Union policy and practice of the EU-ACP Fisheries Agreements; contribute to the sustainable use and development of fishery resources for the benefit of coastal communities, to the livelihood and food security of fishery dependent populations and to the conservation of global fish stocks for future generations.
Internship Tasks
Policy intern:
● 3 months part-time mission, to be based in Brussels.
● The intern will work under supervision of CFFA Coordinator (for the research part), and of CFFA communication officer (for the potential publication of her/his work part)
Context and objective: implementation of the revised China Fisheries law on distant water fleets fishing in Africa
In 2020, China has reviewed its Fisheries law applying to Chinese Distant water fishing vessels. CFFA would like to understand the implications of this review for Chinese fleets activities in Africa.
 
 Primary functions and responsibilities:
● Documenting the changes in the revised law regarding the activities of China distant water fleets (to fight IUU, sanctions, measures to improve transparency, etc), and analysing the potential issues for its implementation for Chinese fishing fleets in African waters
● Understanding the implementation of these laws to Chinese fleets fishing in African waters
● Assessing, based on interviews with some of CFFA African partners, how these changes will impact (positively or negatively) African coastal fishing communities
 
At the end of the internship, the intern will have:
● An understanding how EU decision-making processes function – especially in the fisheries and environmental field; 
● The opportunity to accompany CFFA staff at events to some of the European institutions;
● A sound knowledge of African small-scale fisheries and sustainability issues;
● The cultural richness of working for a broad network of African and European organisations.
 
Requirements
● At least a Bachelor (undergraduate) degree in a relevant discipline such as Law, International Relations, Political Science, Economics, but preferably with a sound knowledge of international law;
● Familiarity or demonstrated interest for the fisheries and/or law of the sea fields;
● Demonstrated strong oral and written skills, good organization skills and attention to detail;
● Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team;
● Fluency in English or French.
 
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Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations
● Has participated in meetings of: 
   K-XK2374 – Round Table on Sustainable Development at the OECD
● Links with: 
   F-XF0671 – African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP Group)

Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
● Participating organizations:
   G-XG2803 – Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD)
   G-XG7753 – Catholic Committee Against Hunger and for Development (CCFD-Terre Solidaire)
   G-XG1119 – Christian Aid
   G-XG7077 – Coalition of the Flemish North South Movement – 11 11 11
   G-XG0824 – Entraide et fraternité
   G-XG0917 – Fonds voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking – Socialistische Solidariteit (FOS)
   G-XF2400 – German Catholic Bishops’ Organisation for Development Cooperation
   F-XF4392 – Greenpeace International
   F-XF0127 – International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
   G-XF0110 – Oxfam GB
   F-XF5044 – Practical Action
   G-XG0440 – Progressio
   G-XG2829 – Trocaire – Catholic Agency for World Development
   G-XG5597 – War on Want
   F-XF3608 – World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
● Member of:
   E-XJ9735 – Long Distance Advisory Council (LDAC); 
   D-XM7031 – Market Advisory Council (MAC). 
● Also links with: 
   D-XD9230 – Confédération européenne des ong d’urgence et de développement (CONCORD). 
● Links indicated by: 
   D-XJ8157 – West African Association for the Development of Artisanal Fisheries (WADAF).

Members
Covers 8 countries:
Member Countries & Regions
Belgium, Germany, France, UK, Ireland, Madagascar, Netherlands, Senegal