Fostering Resilience Among Artisanal Fishers in Peniche (Portugal): An Exploratory Study

Viegas, Vanda; Azeiteiro, Ulisses Miranda; Alvés, Fátima

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-39880-8_19

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“…Higher education institutions (HEIs) must be able to support the long-term enactment of global and local climate change policies (by research, education and knowledge transfer missions) (Leal Filho, 2010). HEIs also have a critical and crucial role in climate change adaptation providing professional multidisciplinary and intersectoral skills to face this Global Change and Societal Challenge (Morgado et al, 2017;Santos et al, 2016;Leal Filho, 2010), participate in the local community (education, research and pilot projects to build their resilience) (Leal Filho et al, 2016;Viegas et al, 2016) and enable indigenous communities to access clean technology to mitigate the effect of climate change (Leal Filho et al, 2016;Setti et al, 2016;Yoko and Audrey, 2015).…”

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University students’ perceptions of climate change: the case study of the University of the South Pacific-Fiji Islands

Prasad

Mkumbachi²

2021

IJCCSM

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Purpose Higher education plays a vital role in educating citizens about climate change and promoting pro-environment behavior. Based on this statement, this study aims to analyze and evaluate students’ perception of climate change at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji. The study aims to understand the main ideas and concepts of climate change by analyzing information habits and individual opinions on the causes of climate change as perceived by the students of two student organizations aimed at environmental protection. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative approach was used to gather data on students’ perceptions and information habits toward climate change. The data were collected through a questionnaire to characterize students from the socio-demography and their perceptions, information habits and knowledge relating to climate change. This paper uses the case study method to examine students’ climate change perceptions at two different student organizations at the same university. The research study involved a focus group technique. Two focus groups at the University of the South Pacific were administered. The focus groups’ selection in this study took into account the aims and objectives of the students’ organization toward climate change awareness, adaptation, mitigation and environment protection. Findings The focus groups participants believe that climate change is a serious problem in the South Pacific region. Results suggest significant differences in climate change perception at the two students’ organizations chosen for this study. Students at the Econesian society nicknamed climate change as a nuclear weapon for the South Pacific responsible for changes in the habitat, coral bleaching, lifestyle changes, mother of all other environmental problems and the introduction of invasive species into Fiji. Students at Wantok Moana-related climate change to drastic weather changes, lack of fish feed and additional toxins in the sea. The results also showed that students at the Econesian society have a better understanding of climate change than the students of Wantok Moana. Practical implications This paper provides an insight into how students of Small Islands Developing States view climate change and the factors affecting their opinions. It also shows how climate change perception varies within the same university. This implies the need to integrate climate change into the higher education curriculum and more research on this topic. Originality/value This paper is the first to compare and contrast university students’ climate change perception in Fiji. The results make an essential contribution to the extant climate change literature by identifying and categorizing climate change perception and the factors that shape students’ perception of climate change from the university students’ perspective in Fiji.

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University students’ perceptions of climate change: the case study of the University of the South Pacific-Fiji Islands

Prasad

Mkumbachi²

2021

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“…Globally, extreme events have been stimulating or forcing the displacement of populations. The rising sea level that has led to the destruction of cultivated fields and to the reduction of fish availability for large populations, for example, has forced local populations to change their practices (Viegas et al, 2016) or caused displacement as well as forced or voluntary migration (Carraro, 2015;Wilbanks et al, 2007). No region in the world is immune to the consequences of climate change.…”

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Climate change and health: An analysis of causal relations on the spread of vector-borne diseases in Brazil

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Spielmann

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Journal of Cleaner Production

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a b s t r a c tThe increases in greenhouse gas concentrations caused by anthropogenic activities such as industrial emissions, transport and burning of forests and other resources, recorded over the past decades, are known to have an impact on the global environment. In particular, this paper reviews the evidence that climate change has an impact on human health as a whole and on the spread of vector-borne diseases in particular. It offers an analysis of previous research on the connections between climate change and health, with a case study from Brazil, and lists some areas which may guide future policy-making.

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“…The memory-based FEK has been adopted to recall past environmental conditions by devising indicators of the habitat’s pristine status, defined as historical baselines (McQuatters-Gollop et al 2019 ). FEK has played a complementary role to traditional science systems by detecting a variety of long-term changes in: ecosystems’ structure (Viegas et al 2016 ); fish catches (Beaudreau and Levin 2014 ; Coll et al 2014 ; Martins et al 2018 ) and benthic diversity (Bastari et al 2017 ); and by providing information on species’ ecology and behaviour (Gaspare et al 2015 ). The qualitative approach of FEK has improved fisheries management (Novacek and Cleland 2001 ; Barclay et al 2017 ; McQuatters-Gollop et al 2019 ) and has enabled scientists to enhance sampling and formulate new hypotheses for research (Silvano and Valbo-Jørgensen 2008 ).…”

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Fishers’ knowledge detects ecological decay in the Mediterranean Sea

Veneroni

Fernandes

2021

Ambio

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The Northern Adriatic Sea (NAS) is one of the most overexploited marine ecosystems in Europe. Given the gaps in scientific knowledge regarding the NAS, this study sought Fishers’ Ecological Knowledge (FEK) to determine NAS’ historical baselines for conservation. By interviewing 53 fishers in three ports of northern Italy, estimates of the catch rates of four commercial demersal species were generated over a 60-year period, and perceptions of target and non-target species’ diversity and benthic diversity were analysed in three groups of fishers (i.e. novices, experienced and veterans). Results showed a significant decline in perceived abundance of sole (Solea solea), common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) and mantis shrimp (Squilla mantis), and evidence was found of a Shifting Baseline Syndrome (SBS) among novices. Given FEK’s ability to complement scientific knowledge, fishers’ participation in marine management policies and intergenerational communication should be enhanced, to improve the status of marine ecosystems and hinder SBS.

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Fostering Resilience Among Artisanal Fishers in Peniche (Portugal): An Exploratory Study

Cited by 9 publications

References 19 publications

University students’ perceptions of climate change: the case study of the University of the South Pacific-Fiji Islands

University students’ perceptions of climate change: the case study of the University of the South Pacific-Fiji Islands

Climate change and health: An analysis of causal relations on the spread of vector-borne diseases in Brazil

Fishers’ knowledge detects ecological decay in the Mediterranean Sea

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