Strengthening the Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations was founded in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations.

The Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture is an agency of the State, under the Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism, created under Decree Law No. 1.626, of December 21, 1976. Its institutional mission is to regulate and manage the fishing and aquaculture activity, through policies, standards and administration measures, under a precautionary and ecosystem approach that promotes the conservation and sustainability of hydrobiological resources for the productive development of the sector.

This ministry is responsible for working with the President of Chile on the design and application of policies, plans and programs related to the environment, and the protection and conservation of biological diversity and natural resources (renewable resources and water). It promotes sustainable development as well as the integrity of environmental policy and related regulations.