OECD Global Forum on Trade, Globalisation and Emerging Economies, 25-26 June 2008

Information on the OECD Global Forum on Trade, held in Paris on 25-26 June 2008.

Fishing for Coherence in West Africa: Policy Coherence in the Fisheries Sector in Seven West African Countries

This publication provides an analytical framework adapted to the West African context, as well as an action framework based on the facts and realities in the field in order to improve the coherence of fisheries policies in West Africa.

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