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Uncovering human social networks in coping with Lake Chilwa recessions in Malawi
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper provides an in-depth understanding of social dynamics in the form of kinship ties in matrilineal societies. It unpacks gender roles and relationships at the community level to understand how social structures, ... -
Under-reported and undervalued: small-scale fisheries in the developing world
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter discusses the collection of data on small-scale fisheries in developing countries, the limitations of national data systems and progress in synthesizing collected data. -
Understanding adaptation and transformation through indigenous practice: the case of the Guna of Panama
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleResilience is emerging as a promising vehicle for improving management of social-ecological systems that can potentially lead to more sustainable arrangements between environmental and social spheres. Central to an ... -
Understanding adaptive capacity and capacity to innovate in social-ecological systems: Applying a gender lens
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleDevelopment policy increasingly focuses on building capacities to respond to change (adaptation), and to drive change (innovation). Few studies, however, focus specifically on the social and gender differentiation of ... -
Understanding adoption and discontinuance for greater impact
(2010)Type: Conference PaperFloodplains are characterized by a period of several months when the land is not available for agriculture and large, open areas are used for fisheries. The enclosed part of these flooded areas can be utilized for fish ... -
Understanding and applying risk analysis in aquaculture: a manual for decision-makers
(2009)Type: ReportAquaculture is a rapidly expanding sector of the global economy. Development of the industry under various national and regional jurisdictions has resulted in a diversity of regulatory frameworks. This manual has been ... -
Understanding leadership in the environmental sciences
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleLeadership is often assumed, intuitively, to be an important driver of sustainable development. To understand how leadership is conceptualized and analyzed in the environmental sciences and to discover what this research ... -
Understanding livelihoods dependent on inland fisheries in Bangladesh and Southeast Asia: final technical report
(2003)Type: ReportThe Department for International Development (DFID) through the Marine Resources Assessment Group (MRAG) has approved the project proposal for the Project Memorandum on “Understanding Livelihoods Dependent on Inland Fisheries ... -
Understanding livelihoods dependent on inland fisheries in Bangladesh and Southeast Asia: Vietnam country status report
(2003)Type: ReportInformation on fisheries resources in Bangladesh and S.E. Asia is fragmented and has not taken account of poor people and their livelihoods. Research has been supply-led, resulting in limited uptake and gains for the ... -
Understanding livelihoods dependent on inland fisheries in Bangladesh and Southeast Asia: Vietnam PRA report
(2003)Type: ReportDuring the period of May to July 2002, An Giang University, in conjunction with the Chau Phu, Thoai Son and Chau Doc District People's Committees, and Can Tho University conducted Participatory Rural Appraisals (PRAs) in ... -
Understanding livelihoods dependent on inland fisheries in Bangladesh and Southeast Asia: Vietnam summary report
(2003)Type: ReportThis is one of the four countries reports which provides an assessment of the livelihoods strategies of the poor people dependent on inland fisheries in Vietnam. The project aimed to characterise the poor, identify their ... -
Understanding social-ecological challenges of a small-scale hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) fishery in Bangladesh
(2019)Type: Journal ArticleSmall-scale fisheries (SSFs) have been playing a crucial role in meeting the basic needs of millions of people around the world. Despite this, the sustainability of global fisheries is a growing concern, and the factors ... -
Understanding the economic and farming practices driving species selection in aquaculture within the Mymensingh division of Bangladesh
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleAquaculture is a major supplier of animal protein for Bangladesh’s population, and the Mymensingh division is a major contributor to finfish aquaculture, producing 43% of the total pond pangasius and 9% of the total amount ... -
Understanding the gender dimensions of adopting climate-smart smallholder aquaculture innovations
(2015)Type: Working PaperThis study explored how climate-smart agricultural and aquaculture innovations may lead to more successful climate adaptation efforts and enhanced resilience for both men and women in households and across communities, as ... -
Undervalued and overlooked: sustaining rural livelihoods through better governance of wetlands
(2004)Type: Working PaperIncreasing awareness about wetlands is essential to improving their management, but it is not enough. Also needed are fundamental shifts in the ways that wetland resources are valued, and in the ways that decisions are ... -
Une étude des produits halieutiques de faible valeur commercialisés dans la région du Lac Victoria
(2009)Type: ReportL’essor de la pêche commerciale, notamment de l’exportation de la perche du Nil, a entraîné la réduction des stocks de poissons et de la disponibilité du poisson auprès des populations de la région du Lac Victoria. Cette ... -
Uneven adoption of tilapia aquaculture in rural Solomon Islands
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleAcross many Pacific Island Countries, food insecurity and malnutrition are on the rise. In response, governments, development agencies, and non-governmental organisations are promoting small-scale aquaculture as a complement ... -
Uni of Malawi_Gender Inclusive Financing for Scaling up Improved Fish Processing Technologies in Malawi_Final Report_October 2018 - April 2021
(2021)Type: Donor ReportFinal Technical Report for CultiAF project October 2018 - April 2021. -
Uniform tuna catch statistics in the Central and Western Pacific
(1982)Type: Journal ArticleIn the vast central and western Pacific Ocean, collection of comprehensive fisheries statistics is complicated by the large number of nations and territories governing the waters of the region and the prominence of highly ... -
Univ of Malawi_Gender Inclusive Financing for Scaling up Improved Fish Processing Technologies in Malawi_October 2018 – September 2019
Type: Donor ReportGender Inclusive Financing for Scaling up Improved Fish Processing Technologies in Malawi for the period of October 2018 – September 2019
