Fisheries in the drylands of sub-Saharan Africa – “Fish come with the rains”. Building resilience for fisheries-dependent livelihoods to enhance food security and nutrition in the drylands.

Some of the most important inland fisheries in the world are found in semi-arid regions. This circular
documents the general resilience of many fish resources to climatic variability, with a focus on the drylands
of sub-Saharan Africa; reviews the importance of fisheries and aquaculture to the livelihoods of drylands
communities; discusses future threats to human resilience; and identifies investment opportunities. The
knowledge generated by the circular will be used by policy makers and development practitioners to design
and implement more effective policies, strategies and programmes that will contribute to reducing the
food insecurity and conflicts that currently affect dryland environments in sub-Saharan Africa.

Keywordsdrylands aquaculture, fish resources, food security, nutrition, dryland fisheries