Browsing Resilient small-scale fisheries 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, 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 ...

    • 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 ...