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The Social-ecological systems framework: Potential for analysing gender and social change
(2014)Type: BriefThis brief focuses on the potential for the social-ecological systems (SES) framework to engage with concerns about gender and social change. It specifically considers how far feminist political ecology (FPE) can address ... -
Communication interventions for gender equality and social equity in aquatic agricultural systems: A review of the literature
(2014)Type: ReportIn light of recent calls to integrate gender equality and social equity (GESE) strategies into development projects, researchers have begun to explore the gender-related inequalities in aquatic agricultural systems (AAS) ... -
Gender and household decision-making in a Lao Village: implications for livelihoods in hydropower development
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleHydropower development with concomitant changes in water and land regimes often results in livelihood transformation of affected people, entailing changes in intra-household decision-making upon which livelihood strategies ... -
Asset or liability? Aquaculture in a natural disaster prone area
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the role of aquaculture in improving a familys ability to cope with disasters like cyclones. Small-scale aquaculture is expanding in deltas globally. This work, therefore, seeks to ... -
Feed resources vis-à-vis livestock and fish productivity in a changing climate
(2015)Type: Book ChapterAnimal source food production globally already faces increasing pressure because of negative environmental implications, particularly because of greenhouse gas emissions. As livestock and aquaculture are important sources ... -
Fish ring microhabitats: Resilience in rice field fisheries
(2015)Type: BriefA 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 ... -
Building climate-resilient food systems for Pacific Islands
(2015)Type: ReportThe countries and territories of the Pacific Islands face many challenges in building the three main pillars of food security: availability, access and appropriate use of nutritious food. These challenges arise from factors ... -
A rights-based perspective on adaptive capacity
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleWhilst it is increasingly recognised that socio-political contexts shape climate change adaptation decisions and actions at all scales, current modes of development typically fail to recognise or adequately challenge these ... -
State of the Coral Triangle Reports
(2014)Type: ReportThese publications, consisting of a Regional State of the Coral Triangle report with six corresponding country-level State of the Coral Triangle reports, identify key issues that decision makers must address if sustainable ... -
Aquaculture Adaptation to Climate Change in Vietnam's Mekong Delta
(2016)Type: Book ChapterMost of the aquaculture production in South-east Asia occurs in the floodplains and coastal areas that are highly exposed and vulnerable to climate change impacts and sea-level rise (SLR). This chapter presents an example ... -
CGIAR Research Program on climate change, agriculture and food security
(2014)Type: BriefClimate change is an unprecedented threat to the food security of hundreds of millions of people. Climate change affects agriculture and food security, and likewise, agriculture and natural resource management affect the ... -
Exploratory analysis of resource demand and the environmental footprint of future aquaculture development using Life Cycle Assessment
(2014)Type: Working PaperIncreases in fish demand in the coming decades are projected to be largely met by growth of aquaculture. However, increased aquaculture production is linked to higher demand for natural resources and energy as well as ... -
Climate change and pacific island food systems
(2016)Type: BookClimate change in Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) is projected to have significant impacts, including rising sea-levels, more violent tropical cyclones and droughts. Fish stocks in the tropical regions of ... -
Including GHG emissions from mangrove forests LULUC in LCA: a case study on shrimp farming in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleMangrove forests have been recognized as important regulators of greenhouse gases (GHGs), yet the resulting land use and land-use change (LULUC) emissions have rarely been accounted for in life cycle assessment (LCA) ... -
Can community-based adaptation increase resilience
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleA central claim of community-based adaptation (CBA) is that it increases resilience. Yet, the concept of resilience is treated inconsistently in CBA, obscuring discussion of the limitations and benefits of resilience ... -
The Landscape of leadership in environmental governance: a Case study from Solomon Islands
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleSustainability 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 ... -
The Impact of aquatic salinization on fish habitats and poor communities in a changing climate: Evidence from southwest coastal Bangladesh
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleFisheries 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 ... -
Vertical agriculture: Suspended horticulture in towers
(2015)Type: BriefThe 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 ... -
A framework for understanding climate change impacts on coral reef social-ecological systems
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleCorals and coral-associated species are highly vulnerable to the emerging effects of global climate change. The widespread degradation of coral reefs, which will be accelerated by climate change, jeopardizes the goods and ... -
Vertical agriculture: Homestead horticulture suspended in sacks
(2015)Type: BriefSuspending horticulture in sacks above the ground can result in higher levels of productivity for vegetables when the challenges of unfertile or saline soil, flooding, waterlogging, and land and water constraints are ...
