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Fish ring microhabitats: Resilience in rice field fisheries
Type: Brief
A habitat is the environment where species such as fish live, feed and breed. A small, specialized area of a habitat (a microhabitat) can be created and managed as a way to attract and encourage a species to use the ...
Adaptation of floodplain fishing communities to hydro-climatic changes in the Niger basin: lessons learned
Type: Brief
The river floodplain ecosystems of the Sahelian region have recently undergone two major hydrological changes: (i) increased interannual variation in rainfall and (ii) a steep reduction of flood peaks and floodplain ...
Assessing adaptation options for climate change: A guide for coastal communities in the Coral Triangle of the Pacific. 1. Assessment process
Type: Brochure
Assessing options for adapting to climate change is an important part of building resilient fishing and farming communities. This brochure is part of a series that collectively detail how a community-based assessment of ...
Fisheries management and governance challenges in a climate change
Type: Book Chapter
This chapter outlines the causes and consequences of climate change and summarise future projections for ocean temperature rise, coral bleaching events and ocean acidification, and the associated uncertainties. This review ...
Can marine fisheries and aquaculture meet fish demand from a growing human population in a changing climate?
Type: Journal Article
Expansion in the world's human population and economic development will increase future demand for fish products. As global fisheries yield is constrained by ecosystems productivity and management effectiveness, per capita ...
Climate-smart house: Housing that is cyclone resistant and food, energy and water efficient in Bangladesh
Type: Brief
Since cyclones Sidr (2007) and Aila (2009), communities in southern Bangladesh have increasingly needed to protect their homes and livelihoods from destructive natural disasters. WorldFish embarked on a climate-resilient ...
Intra-household impacts of climate change hazards and autonomous adaptation: Evidence from Bohol, Philippine
Type: Report
This study is an attempt to systematically study the intra-household implications and issues of climate-related shocks or hazards. We look at how the internal dynamics of decision making within the household and the joint ...
Adapting to climate change: the ecosystem approach to fisheries and aquaculture in the Near East and North Africa region
Type: Journal Article
The FAO/WorldFish Center Workshop on Adapting to Climate Change: the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Near East and North Africa took place in November, 2009 to identify and address the impacts created ...
Vertical agriculture: Suspended horticulture in towers
Type: Brief
The farmers of Bangladesh face many challenges associated with climate change and increases in population. Rising salinity, waterlogging, flooding and storm surges, coupled with a growing population that is expected to ...
Economic analysis of climate change adaptation strategies in selected coastal areas in Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam
Type: Report
This report is an account of a cross-country study that covered Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. Covering four sites (one each in Indonesia and Vietnam) and two sites in the Philippines, the study documented the ...