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Asset or liability? Aquaculture in a natural disaster prone area
Type: Journal Article
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the role of aquaculture in improving a familys ability to cope with disasters like cyclones. Small-scale aquaculture is expanding in deltas globally. This work, therefore, seeks to ...
Compound climate risks threaten aquatic food system benefits
Type: Journal Article
Aquatic foods from marine and freshwater systems are critical to the nutrition, health, livelihoods, economies and cultures of billions of people worldwide, but climate-related hazards may compromise their ability to provide ...
Vulnerability of aquaculture in the tropical Pacific to climate change
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 ...
Feed resources vis-à-vis livestock and fish productivity in a changing climate
Type: Book Chapter
Animal source food production globally already faces increasing pressure because of negative environmental implications, particularly because of greenhouse gas emissions. As livestock and aquaculture are important sources ...
Developing Climate Information Services for Aquaculture in Bangladesh: A Decision Framework for Managing Temperature and Rainfall Variability-Induced Risks
Type: Journal Article
Climate information services (CIS) are increasingly in demand to assist farmers in managing risks associated with climate variability and extremes experienced in food production. However, there are significant gaps in the ...
Exploratory analysis of resource demand and the environmental footprint of future aquaculture development using Life Cycle Assessment
Type: Working Paper
Increases in fish demand in the coming decades are projected to be largely met by growth of aquaculture. However, increased aquaculture production is linked to higher demand for natural resources and energy as well as ...