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Vulnerability and adaptation of African rural populations to hydro-climate change: experience from fishing communities in the Inner Niger Delta (Mali)
Type: Journal Article
In this paper we examine ways Sahelian floodplain fishers have adapted to the strong environmental variations that have affected the region in the last two decades. We analyse their vulnerability and adaptive capacity in ...
Climate change, tropical fisheries and prospects for sustainable development
Type: Journal Article
Tropical fisheries substantially contribute to the well-being of societies in both the tropics and the extratropics, the latter through ‘telecoupling’ — linkages between distant human–natural systems. Tropical marine ...
Planetary boundaries and Veterinary Services
Type: Journal Article
National Veterinary Services (NVS) play a crucial role in animal health, production and welfare. They are also intimately involved with safeguarding global health security and the health of the planet. Climate change is ...
Climate variability and the Peruvian scallop fishery: the role of formal institutions in resilience building
Type: Journal Article
Peru experiences recurrent ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation) events during which the Peruvian bay scallop (Argopecten purpuratus) undergoes substantial changes in its stock size. In the North of the country strong warm ...
Building adaptive capacity to climate change in tropical coastal communities
Type: Journal Article
To minimize the impacts of climate change on human wellbeing, governments, development agencies, and civil society organizations have made substantial investments in improving people’s capacity to adapt to change. Yet to ...
Seasonal dynamics of physico-chemical characteristics and biological responses of Lake Chilwa, Southern Africa
Type: Journal Article
Lake Chilwa is shared by Malawi and Mozambique, it supports an important fishery and its watershed is undergoing rapid population growth and increasing utilization for agricultural production. It is a shallow, closed basin ...
The Impact of aquatic salinization on fish habitats and poor communities in a changing climate: Evidence from southwest coastal Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Fisheries constitute an important source of livelihoods for tens of thousands of poor people in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh, and they supply a significant portion of protein for millions. Among the various ...
The Landscape of leadership in environmental governance: a Case study from Solomon Islands
Type: Journal Article
Sustainability science suggests a core set of factors that foster significant change in governance, with leaders and entrepreneurs often identified as the main instigators. Discussions of leadership in governance transformations ...
Planning the use of fish for food security in the Pacific
Type: Journal Article
Fish is a mainstay of food security for Pacific island countries and territories (PICTs). Recent household income and expenditure surveys, and socio-economic surveys, demonstrate that subsistence fishing still provides the ...
Water allocation using system dynamic modelling in the aquaculture integrated with small-scale irrigation systems in Malawi
Type: Journal Article
The agricultural sector is faced with numerous challenges including climate change and water scarcity in many developing countries. In order to address scarcity and improve water use efficiency for rural farmers, fish ...