Climate Change: Recent submissions
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Climate change, water and agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion
(2010)Type: ReportThe report reviews the current status and trends in water management in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS); assesses likely impacts of climate change on water resources to 2050 based on historical patterns and simulated ... -
Adaptation of floodplain fishing communities to hydro-climatic changes in the Niger basin: lessons learned
(2010)Type: BriefThe 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 ... -
Adapting to climate change: the ecosystem approach to fisheries and aquaculture in the Near East and North Africa region
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleThe 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 ... -
Managing climatic risks for enhanced food security: key information capabilities
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleFood security is expected to face increasing challenges from climatic risks that are more and more exacerbated by climate change, especially in the developing world. This document lists some of the main capabilities that ... -
Impacts of climate variability and change on fishery-based livelihoods
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleThere is increasing concern over the consequences of global warming for the food security and livelihoods of the world’s 36million fisherfolk and the nearly 1.5 billion consumers who rely on fish for more than 20% of their ... -
Rethinking agriculture in the Greater Mekong subregion: how to sustainably meet food needs, enhance ecosystem services and cope with climate change
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleNations of the Greater Mekong Subregion need to ‘rethink’ their agricultural industries to meet future food needs, given the social shifts and climate changes that are forecast for the coming decades. With better farming ... -
Fish supply and demand scenarios in Cambodia and perspectives on the future role of aquaculture
(2011)Type: BriefFish is vital to the well-being and livelihoods to millions of people in the Lower Mekong Basin, many of whom are poor, relying on fish as a major source of animal protein, sometimes the only source. The supply of ‘free’ ... -
Sub-Saharan fish trade and nutrition in a changing climate
(2011)Type: BriefThere is an increasing ‘fish gap’ in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where fish supplies have failed to keep pace with the region’s growing demand. Despite the high dependence on fish for nutrition in much of the region, consumption ... -
Towards integrated island management: lessons from Lau, Malaita, for the implementation of a national approach to resource management in Solomon Islands: final report
(2011)Type: ReportSolomon Islands has recently developed substantial policy aiming to support inshore fisheries management, conservation, climate change adaptation and ecosystem approaches to resource management. A large body of experience ... -
Envisioning 2050: climate change, aquaculture and fisheries in West Africa. Dakar, Senegal 14-16 April 2010
(2011)Type: ReportThis report presents the activities and results of the workshop Envisioning 2050: Climate Change, Aquaculture and Fisheries in West Africa. The objectives of the workshop were to discuss critical issues and uncertainties ... -
Planning the use of fish for food security in Solomon Islands
(2011)Type: ReportThis study was funded through the USAID-supported Coral Triangle Support Partnership (CTSP). As part of the US CTI Support Program, CTSP is part of the United States Government’s commitment to promote the sustainable ... -
Vision 2050: changement climatique, pêche et aquaculture en Afrique de l’Ouest Du 14 au 16 avril 2010, Dakar, Sénégal
(2011)Type: ReportCe rapport présente les activités et les résultats de l’atelier Vision 2050: Changement climatique, pêche et aquaculture en Afrique de l’Ouest. Les objectifs de l’atelier étaient de discuter les questions critiques et les ... -
Solomon Islands State of the Coral Triangle Report: Summary
(2011)Type: ReportThe Solomon Islands National Plan of Action (SI-NPOA): Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF) provides visionary guidance for the management of coral reefs and related ecosystems ... -
Climate change and other external drivers in small-scale fisheries: practical steps for responding
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThe effects of international trade, market globalization, technology, climatic change, health and disease, demography, governance, development patterns and aquaculture on small-scale fisheries and practical suggestions for ... -
Fisheries management and governance challenges in a climate change
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThis 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 ... -
Vulnerability and resilience of remote rural communities to shocks and global changes: empirical analysis from Solomon Islands
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleSuccessful management of socio-ecological systems not only requires the development and field-testing of robust and measurable indices of vulnerability and resilience but also improved understanding of the contextual factors ... -
Vulnerability of mangroves, seagrasses and intertidal flats in the tropical Pacific to climate change
(2011)Type: Book ChapterMangroves and seagrasses are of special interest to coastal fisheries worldwide because of the role they play in providing nursery areas for commonly harvested fish and invertebrates. Although the ecology of fish and ... -
Fish farmers’ perceptions, impacts and adaptation on/of/to climate change in Africa (The case of Egypt and Nigeria)
(2018)Type: Book ChapterPerception is the bed rock to really apprehend the assertiveness and interpretations of the farmers which are the grass root receptors or benefactors of the effects of climate change. Individual perception and knowledge ... -
The natural history and fisheries ecology of Lake Chilwa, southern Malawi
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleLake Chilwa produces between zero and 24,000 metric tons of fish per year, making it one of the most productive but variable lakes in Africa. The size of the lake varies seasonally and among years, sometimes drying completely. ... -
Predicting the impacts and socio-economic consequences of climate change on global marine ecosystems and fisheries: the QUEST_Fish framework
(2011)Type: Book ChapterClimate change is accelerating and is already affecting the marine environment. Estimating the effects of climate change on the production of fish resources, and their dependent societies, is complex because of: difficulties ...