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The contribution of aquatic ecosystems and fisheries to food security and livelihoods: a research agenda
Type: Book Chapter
Aquatic ecosystems are a diverse group of water dependent habitats that support important biodiversity and provide a wide range of benefits to people. As pressure on the world‘s water resources has increased, there has ...
Fisheries and poverty reduction
Type: Report
The purpose of this review is to review historic and contemporary research into fisher poverty. Our review commences by acknowledging the paucity of studies on the levels of (income) poverty within the sector and highlights ...
Challenges to sustainable management of the lakes of Malawi
Type: Journal Article
This paper reviews the management challenges facing Malawi lakes and analyzes the management responses that have been developed to deal with these challenges. Malawi lakes are under considerable stress due to high population ...
Redistribution of water use and benefits among hydropower affected communities in Lao PDR
Type: Journal Article
In this paper, we assess how resettlement and changes in water access have altered livelihoods of local communities upstream of the Theun Hinboun Expansion Project in Lao PDR. Based on household surveys conducted both ...
CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems - Annual Report 2021
Type: Report
This 2021 annual report describes the key achievements of the CGIAR Research Program (CRP) on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH). During 2021, FISH focused on several key areas to achieve a successful and impactful closure of ...
The Structure and margins of the Lake Chilwa fisheries in Malawi: a value chain analysis
Type: Report
Small freshwater pelagic fisheries in closed lakes are very important to millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa providing livelihoods and nutritional security. However, returns from these fisheries have been shown to ...
Strengthening rural livelihoods in Ghana and Nigeria through small-scale cage aquaculture: The ProSCAWA project
Type: Brief
Promoting Sustainable Cage Aquaculture in West Africa (ProSCAWA) project is to empower and transform the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in West Africa through enhanced Sino-Afro application of knowledge, sustainable ...
Rehabilitating livelihoods in tsunami-affected coastal communities in Asia
Type: Brief
It is the second in a series of policy briefs being developed by CONSRN (Consortium to Restore Shattered Livelihoods in Tsunami-Devastated Nations) to assist in the rehabilitation efforts following the 26 December 2004 ...
Promoting the sustainable growth of aquaculture in Myanmar to improve food Security and income for communities in the Ayeyarwady Delta and Central Dry Zone (MYFC) [Burmese version]
Type: Brief
MYFC, a Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) funded project, aims to promote sustainable growth of aquaculture in Myanmar. By introducing low cost poly-culture combining small indigenous species of fish with ...
Mangrove Rehabilitation in the West coast of Aceh - Issues and Perspectives
Type: Journal Article
The condition of mangroves pre- and post- tsunami and the socioeconomic role of mangrove forests in the livelihoods of coastal communities along the west coast of Aceh province, Indonesia are examined. The findings indicate ...