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Environmental Compliance and Climate Risk Management in Aquaculture
Type: Brochure
The concept of environmental compliance emerged following the environmental crisis that took place during the 1960s and ’70s, which affected all industrialized economies. In response to the catastrophe, the US Government ...
Vulnerability of mangroves, seagrasses and intertidal flats in the tropical Pacific to climate change
Type: Book Chapter
Mangroves and seagrasses are of special interest to coastal fisheries worldwide because of the role they play in providing nursery areas for commonly harvested fish and invertebrates. Although the ecology of fish and ...
Gender and aquaculture: sharing the benefits equitably
Type: Brief
Aquaculture is the fastest growing agricultural sector in the world; it can meet both the food security and cash needs of poor households in Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. Women’s involvement in aquaculture is more ...
Fish farmers’ perceptions, impacts and adaptation on/of/to climate change in Africa (The case of Egypt and Nigeria)
Type: Book Chapter
Perception is the bed rock to really apprehend the assertiveness and interpretations of the farmers which are the grass root receptors or benefactors of the effects of climate change. Individual perception and knowledge ...
Aquaculture Adaptation to Climate Change in Vietnam's Mekong Delta
Type: Book Chapter
Most of the aquaculture production in South-east Asia occurs in the floodplains and coastal areas that are highly exposed and vulnerable to climate change impacts and sea-level rise (SLR). This chapter presents an example ...
Aquaculture and resilience: Women in aquaculture in Nepal
Type: Conference Paper
Farming-based rural livelihoods are becoming increasingly vulnerable to the effects of global climate change and sudden and profound changes in social and economic systems. Diversification of livelihood options is believed ...
Fisheries and aquaculture can provide solutions to cope with climate change
Type: Brief
This brief explains how climate change will affect aquatic systems and how fisheries and aquaculture will need to adapt to meet these changes. It provides a number of examples of how our projects are providing solutions ...
Characteristics of the aquatic food system in Can Tho (the Mekong Delta), Viet Nam and its emission profile
Type: Working Paper
This working paper compiles, reviews, and analyzes existing data, literature, and local knowledge about the characteristics of the aquatic food system in Can Tho in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. It is part of a scoping study ...
Aquaculture and food security in Solomon Islands
Type: Journal Article
Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) are some of the most vulnerable nations to climate change. Growing populations, combined with climate change and overfishing of inshore reef fish, will compound food security ...
Participatory action research on climate risk management, Bangladesh
Type: Working Paper
The rural populations of southern Bangladesh are some of the most vulnerable communities in the world to the future impacts of climate change. They are particularly at risk from floods, waterlogged soils, and increasing ...