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Enabling alternative livelihoods for aquatic resource dependent communities of the Tonle Sap: summary note
Type: Report
This research note is provided as a supplement to the technical report, “Influence of Built Structures on Livelihoods: Case Studies of Road Development, Irrigation, and Fishing Lots," as part of the livelihoods component ...
Tonle Sap scoping report
Type: Working Paper
The scoping mission team was composed of 14 people representing research institutions (RUPP), government (FiA, IFReDI), NGOs (ANKO, ADIC) and CGIAR institutions (WorldFish and Bioversity). The scoping trip was carried out ...
Snake prices and crocodile appetites: aquatic wildlife supply and demand on Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia
Type: Journal Article
Commercial trade is a major driver of over-exploitation of wild species, but the pattern of demand and how it responds to changes in supply is poorly understood. Here we explore the markets for snakes from Tonle Sap Lake ...
Community fish refuges in Cambodia: Lesson learned
Type: Brief
Cambodia's wetlands cover over 30 percent of the country’s land area and support one of the largest, most diverse and intensive freshwater fisheries in the world. In the flood season (July-February), the flood waters from ...
HIV and AIDS vulnerability in fishing communities in Mangochi district, Malawi
Type: Journal Article
The fisheries sector contributes significantly to Malawi's national economy and to the livelihoods of the poor as certain activities in the sector have relatively low barriers to entry. Various studies have shown that the ...
Vulnerability in inland fishing communities in Africa: lessons learned
Type: Brief
A critical first step in understanding vulnerability in inland fishing communities is to move away from classical fishery definitions that consider only the resource and harvest methods and, instead, recognize that fisheries ...
Influence of built structures on local livelihoods: case studies of road development, irrigation and fishing lots
Type: Report
This report documents the results from an assessment of the influence of built structures on the livelihoods of Tonle Sap communities, as part of the livelihoods component of the “Study of the Influence of Built Structures ...
Using the sustainable livelihoods framework to identify constraints and opportunities to the development of freshwater prawn farming in southwest Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
A conceptual framework, drawn from an approach to poverty reduction known as the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA), is applied to understanding the role of freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, farming in gher ...
Influence of built structures on Tonle Sap fisheries : synthesis report
Type: Report
This document is a synthesis of the major findings and recommendation of a study on the influence of built structures on the fisheries of the Tonle Sap Lake. The multidisciplinary study analysed the influence and impact ...