Browsing by Author "De Silva, S."

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    • Back to the future: integrating rice-fish systems for building resilience 

      Lopez, A.; Yadav, S.; Smith, B.; Freed, S.; De Silva, S.; Dubois, M.; Sarah Freed: 0000-0001-8574-8218; Mark Dubois: 0000-0002-8092-6465 (2021)
      Type: Video
      Integrated rice-fish approaches at farm and land-scape level, supported by a new set of decision support tools can help policy makers and investors in tailoring, targeting, and ultimately, in wide-scale investment in ...

    • Enhancing productivity and resilience of water systems by integrating fisheries 

      Senaratna Sellamuttu, S.; McCartney, M.; De Silva, S.; Duncan, N.; Dubois, M.; Beveridge, M.; Marwaha, N.; Matthew McCartney: 0000-0001-6342-2815; Mark Dubois: 0000-0002-8092-6465; Nisha Marwaha: 0000-0001-9822-4085
      Type: Brief
      Inland capture fisheries are the primary source of livelihoods and food and nutrition security in many low- and middle-income countries, but are often adversely impacted by irrigation infrastructure. With over 300 million ...

    • Fish for whom? Integrating the management of social complexities into technical investments for inclusive, multifunctional irrigation 

      Duncan, N.; De Silva, S.; Conallin, J.C.; Freed, S.; McCartney, M.; Akester, M.J.; Dubois, M.; Sarah Freed: 0000-0001-8574-8218; Matthew McCartney: 0000-0001-6342-2815; Michael Joseph Akester: 0000-0001-6526-1613; Mark Dubois: 0000-0002-8092-6465 (2021)
      Type: Brief
      Most interventions in the water sector remain technocratic and blind to trade-offs that undermine overall development outcomes. The relationship between irrigation and inland capture fisheries is a case in point, as ...

    • Fish for whom?: Integrating the management of social complexities into technical investments for inclusive, multi-functional irrigation 

      Duncan, N.; De Silva, S.; Conallin, J.C.; Freed, S.; Akester, M.J.; Baumgartner, L.J.; McCartney, M.; Dubois, M.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, S.; Sarah Freed: 0000-0001-8574-8218; Michael Joseph Akester: 0000-0001-6526-1613; Matthew McCartney: 0000-0001-6342-2815; Mark Dubois: 0000-0002-8092-6465 (2021)
      Type: Journal Article
      Irrigation represents a long-standing water sector investment in South East Asia. However, despite the undeni-able benefits of food production, an irrigation/rice-centric strategy is insufficient in a multi-dimensional ...

    • Integrated rice and fish systems 

      Dubois, M.; Akester, M.J.; Ou, P.; Freed, S.; Leemans, K.; Mam, K.; De Silva, S.; Smith, B.; Teoh, S.; Aung, H.M.; Beveridge, M.; Marwaha, N.; Phillips, M.J.; Mark Dubois: 0000-0002-8092-6465; Michael Joseph Akester: 0000-0001-6526-1613; Sarah Freed: 0000-0001-8574-8218; Kosal Mam: 0000-0002-5022-9853; Shwu Jiau Teoh: 0000-0001-7676-8583; Nisha Marwaha: 0000-0001-9822-4085; Michael John Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286 (2021)
      Type: Brief
      Integrated rice-fish systems generate multiple benefits, including improved incomes, availability of diverse nutritious foods, livelihood options for women and youth, species and ecosystem biodiversity, resource efficiency, ...

    • A policymaker’s guide to understanding youth livelihood aspirations in Myanmar 

      Arulingam, I.; Joshi, D.; De Silva, S.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, S.; Moet, P.M.; Indika Arulingam: 0000-0002-6995-238X (2022)
      Type: Brief
      The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and WorldFish conducted a study with young people from a fishing community in the Ayeyarwady Delta of Myanmar. The study sought to understand the livelihood aspirations ...

    • Ramsar Convention and the wise use of wetlands: rethinking inclusion 

      Joshi, D.; Gallant, B.; Hakhu, A.; De Silva, S.; McDougall, C.; Dubois, M.; Arulingam, I.; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813; Mark Dubois: 0000-0002-8092-6465; Indika Arulingam: 0000-0002-6995-238X (2021)
      Type: Journal Article
      The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands emphasizes the “wise use” of wetlands by conserving the ecological character of wetlands while managing the socio-economic value these landscapes hold for different stakeholders. Reviewing ...

    • TH3.2: Livelihood Aspirations and Realities of Young People in a Myanmar Fishing Community 

      Arulingam, I.; Joshi, D.; De Silva, S.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, S.; Moet, P.M.; Indika Arulingam: 0000-0002-6995-238X (2022)
      Type: Presentation
      Youth livelihoods in food-systems are increasingly the focus of development institutions, drawing attention to how the livelihood aspirations of young people shape their engagements with food-systems. This study sought to ...

    • Vulnerability of aquaculture in the tropical Pacific to climate change 

      Pickering, T.D.; Ponia, B.; Hair, C.A.; Southgate, P.C.; Poloczanska, E.; Patrona, L.D.; Teitelbaum, A.; Mohan, C.V.; Phillips, M.J.; Bell, J.D.; De Silva, S.; Michael Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286 (2011)
      Type: Book Chapter
      In this chapter, the authors assess the vulnerability of aquaculture in the tropical Pacific to climate change. It begins by summarising recent and potential aquaculture production to set the scene for the sector, and then ...