Traditional fisheries practices in transition: Dynamics and implications in Burkina Faso.
Our research spans several fields and multiple connections with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The findings revealed the direct consumption of catches improve households’ diets, while fishing income is used for households’ health needs (SDG 2 and 3). The thesis emphasized the crucial role women play for fisheries sustainability. Women engage in the post-harvest activities including the processing, the distribution of fish, and reducing the post-harvest waste (SDG 5). The ongoing transformations in inland fisheries in Burkina Faso increased the contributions of water and fish-related ecosystem services to human well-being and socio-economic development (SDG 1 and 8). Fisheries governance involves various actors and several coexisting institutions. Therefore, a multi-stakeholder partnership that empower all the stakeholders and the better understanding of context-specific/cultural use and governance of the ecosystem is of high importance for the establishment of well-functioning institutions (SDG 16). Our research, can subsequently serve as a lever for the achievement of the SDGs in Burkina Faso.
