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Broadening the knowledge base of small-scale fisheries through a food systems framework: A case study of the Lake Superior Region
Type: Book Chapter
Lake Superior is the largest and northernmost of the Great Lakes of North America. It supports a diversity of wildlife and fish species, along with commercial, recreational, and Indigenous fisheries that make vital ...
Too big to ignore: Gender and climate change adaptation in the Lake Chilwa Basin
Type: Book Chapter
Various studies have illustrated how gender differences could affect ecosystembased adaptation based on gender-based preferences and perceptions, social and economic roles and institutional arrangements. However, these ...
Impacts of fishing bans for conservation on hilsa fishers' livelihoods: Challenges and opportunities
Type: Book Chapter
This study assesses the impacts of fishing bans in Bangladesh on the livelihoods of hilsa fisher communities and opportunities for improvement. This study found that although the bans have resulted in higher total hilsa ...
Building organisational capacity for ecosystem-based adaptation and disaster risk reduction in the Lake Chilwa Basin
Type: Book Chapter
This chapter presents an analysis of organisational capacity for climate change management (especially adaptation) and disaster risk management in the Lake Chilwa Basin developed through the implementation of the programme. ...
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 ...
Using transdisciplinary research solutions to support governance in inland fisheries
Type: Book Chapter
The diverse nature of internal and external threats and fishery attributes in inland fisheries indicates that the development of long-term solutions to governance issues will require interaction among multiple disciplines ...
Transdisciplinary engagement to address transboundary challenges for small-scale fishers
Type: Book Chapter
Small-scale fisheries and their governance are increasingly affected by natural, social, and political issues that originate outside their immediate control and locality. This chapter explores how researchers, non-governmental ...
How to capture small-scale fisheries’ many contributions to society? – Introducing the ‘Value-Contribution Matrix’ and applying it to the case of a swimming crab fishery in South Korea
Type: Book Chapter
To facilitate a systematic and comprehensive capturing of small-scale fisheries’ societal contributions, this chapter proposes a ‘value-contribution matrix’ and applies it to the case of a swimming crab fishery in South ...
Natural resource-based livelihoods in the context of climate change in the Lake Chilwa Basin
Type: Book Chapter
This chapter analyses the contribution of the Lake Chilwa Basin Climate Change Adaptation Programme (LCBCCAP) in providing alternative livelihoods to people in the basin and most importantly how these activities improved ...