Climate Change: Recent submissions
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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). This study provides an insight into the changing demand for fish in the Solomon Islands over the next 20 years. It supports US ... -
The Implications of global climate change for molluscan aquaculture
(2011)Type: Book ChapterClimate change is leading to alterations in the basic biophysical processes that determine the ecological structure and function of the oceans. This will have an impact on the future of molluscan shellfish farming. The ... -
Seasonal dynamics of physico-chemical characteristics and biological responses of Lake Chilwa, Southern Africa
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleLake 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 ... -
Vulnerability of aquaculture in the tropical Pacific to climate change
(2011)Type: Book ChapterIn 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 ... -
Implications of climate change for contributions by fisheries and aquaculture to Pacific Island economies and communities
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThroughout Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) there is broad recognition that fisheries and aquaculture make vital contributions to economic development, government revenue, food security and livelihoods. It ... -
Adapting to climate change: the ecosystem approach to fisheries and aquaculture in the Near East and North Africa region: Workshop Proceedings: FAO/WorldFish workshop, Abbassa, Egypt. 10-12 Nov 2009
(2011)Type: ReportThis project was initiated by FAO in order to address how the ecosystem approach to fisheries and aquaculture can be used to address the impacts of climate change to fisheries and aquaculture in the Near East and North ... -
Adapting tropical Pacific fisheries and aquaculture to climate change: management measures, policies and investments
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThe main purpose of this book is to assess how changes projected to occur under low (B1) and high (A2) emissions scenarios in 2035 and 2100 could derail plans by the Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) to use ... -
Inequality and the Biosphere
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleRising inequalities and accelerating global environmental change pose two of the most pressing challenges of the twenty-first century. To explore how these phenomena are linked, we apply a social-ecological systems perspective ... -
Increasing social-ecological resilience within small-scale agriculture in conflict-affected Guatemala
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleClimate change scenarios suggest largely detrimental impacts on agricultural production from a deterioration of renewable natural resources. Over the last 15 years, a new field of research has focused on the interactions ... -
Autonomous adaptation to climate change by shrimp and catfish farmers in Vietnam’s Mekong River delta
(2012)Type: Working PaperThe Mekong River delta of Vietnam supports a thriving aquaculture industry but is exposed to the impacts of climate change. In particular, sea level rise and attendant increased flooding (both coastal and riverine) and ... -
Impacts of climate change and variability on fish value chains in Uganda
(2012)Type: ReportFish are a significant source of income and food security in Uganda, highly vulnerable to climate and non-climate related drivers of change. This study examines the vulnerability of the fish sector in Uganda as it relates ... -
Responses to climate change: adaptation pathways to change
(2012)Type: BriefThis project, Responding to Climate Change Using an Adaptation Pathways and Decision-making Approach, funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), aims to strengthen coastal and marine resource management in the Coral ... -
Fisheries and aquaculture: The importance of fish for food and nutritional security
(2012)Type: Working PaperThis working paper is an attempt to distil what is known currently about the likely impacts of climate change on the commodities and natural resources that comprise the mandate of CGIAR and its 15 Centres. In this WorldFish ... -
Mangrove ecosystem services and payments for blue carbon in Solomon Islands
(2012)Type: BriefThe AusAID Development Research Project: Poverty Alleviation, Mangrove Conservation and Climate Change: Carbon offsets as payment for mangrove ecosystem services in Solomon Islands (# 49892) was designed to evaluate the ... -
Impacts of climate change on the agricultural and aquatic systems and natural resources within CGIAR's mandate
(2012)Type: Working PaperThe document attempts to distil what is currently known about the likely impacts of climate change on the commodities and natural resources that comprise the mandate of CGIAR and its 15 Centres. It was designed as one ... -
Community-based adaptation to climate change in Solomon Islands: Lessons learned from Gizo communities, Western Province
(2012)Type: ReportThis report summarizes activities carried out by WorldFish under Agreement CT09 Amendment No.2 dated 31 March 2010 between WorldFish and WWF, under the Coral Triangle Support Partnership (CTSP) project. The overall goal ... -
Can marine fisheries and aquaculture meet fish demand from a growing human population in a changing climate?
(2012)Type: Journal ArticleExpansion 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 ... -
Participatory action research on climate risk management, Bangladesh
(2012)Type: Working PaperThe rural populations of southern Bangladesh are some of the most vulnerable communities in the world to the future impacts of climate change. They are particularly at risk from floods, waterlogged soils, and increasing ... -
Building social and ecological resilience to climate change in Roviana, Solomon Islands: PASAP country activity for Solomon Islands: Brief review: climate change trends and projections for Solomon Islands
(2012)Type: ReportAs part of the Australian Government’s International Climate Change Adaptation Initiative (ICCAI), the Pacific Adaptation Strategy Assistance Program (PASAP) aims to enhance the capacity of partner countries to assess key ... -
Vulnerability and adaptation of African rural populations to hydro-climate change: experience from fishing communities in the Inner Niger Delta (Mali)
(2012)Type: Journal ArticleIn 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 ...