31 Oct 2024

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In October, Azizi Consulting partnered with UNODC to facilitate a three-day forum on Corruption Risk Assessment and Management in the Southern Africa Marine Sector.

The forum, held on 22-24 October in Cape Town, South Africa was organized by South Africa’s Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment.

It focused on assessing the corruption risks impacting marine and coastal management and developing strategies to mitigate the same.

Overfishing depletes our oceans. Shrinking fishing populations affect the balance of marine ecosystems and the millions of people across Africa who depend on healthy oceans for livelihoods and food security.

The three-day forum provided a great platform for Azizi Consulting to impart risk assessment and risk mitigation tools to the marine and coastal management officers from across South Africa.

Always an honour to be of service to the personnel at the forefront of detecting and deterring illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the continent—a crucial step towards a future where marine ecosystems and the blue economy can thrive.

Related Resource: Rotten Fish: A Guide on Addressing Corruption in the Fisheries Sector by UNODC

For more information on Azizi Consulting’s Anti-Fraud/Corruption Risks Training, please get in touch with us at riskmgt@aziziconsulting.com 

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13 Aug 2024

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Kenya’s coastline, with its strategic location and ample natural coastal and marine resources, continues to grapple with the risk of illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU).

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) supports countries such as Kenya to devise robust measures to counter the destructive economic and environmental impacts of IUU.

These measures include building the capacity of national agencies to incorporate corruption risk management into their strategies to counter the far-reaching impact of IUU fishing.

In August 2024, Azizi Consulting, under the stewardship of UNODC, facilitated a Corruption Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation Forum for the Corruption Prevention Committee at the Kenya Fisheries Services (KeFS).

Formulating a Corruption Prevention Policy

The primary objective of the forum held in Malindi, Kilify County, was to support KeFS’ Corruption Prevention Committee to implement high-priority activities in the KeFS Corruption Mitigation Plan launched in 2023.

Azizi Consulting led the session aimed at enhancing the capacity of the participants to develop a corruption prevention policy.

The policy helps not only identify risk areas where corruption instances are likely to occur but also develop risk mitigation plans to address those issues before they take place.

The session also imparted pragmatic skills for improved human resources management.

For more information on Azizi Consulting’s Anti-Fraud/Corruption Risks Training, please get in touch with us at riskmgt@aziziconsulting.com 

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30 Jul 2024

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The health of our forests directly impacts the health of humanity, as our lives depend on the large amounts of oxygen forests produce.

Forests are also home to wildlife. They host 68% of the world’s mammals, 75% of the world’s birds, and 80% of the world’s amphibians. If forests are lost, so too is the world’s biodiversity.

Risk Management for Forest Protection 
In July 2024, Azizi Consulting partnered with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to provide Risk Management Training for forest restoration in Mozambique.

The training is geared towards enabling governmental institutions to tackle corruption risks in the forest sector across Africa.

So far, we have had the honour of holding similar training in various countries on the continent, including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Sierra Leonne, DR Congo, Botswana, Malawi and Mozambique.

Related Resources:

  • Click here for more information on the UNODC Mozambique forum.
  • Click here to read UNODC’s Forests in Danger: Why Corruption Drives Forests to Extinction

For more information on Azizi Consulting’s Fraud Risk Assessment Training, please get in touch with us at riskmgt@aziziconsulting.com 

For updates and insights on our work and impact, please follow us on LinkedIn at Azizi Consulting