Socio-economic vulnerability due to climate change: Deriving indicators for fishing communities in Mumbai

Senapati, Sibananda; Gupta, Vijaya

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2016.11.023

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“…Senapati and Gupta note that sea level rise triggers heavy rainfall, floods and cyclones, damages the coastal property and infrastructure, decreases the availability of fish, fish migration and loss of fishing boat and nets [2]. These phenomena place a serious burden on the coastal communities.…”

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The Irony of Fishermen Life in Bontang Islands, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

2018

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Bontang Bay, East Kalimantan is strategically located and rich in marine resources. However, people live at the islands of Gusung and Malahing are generally poor. This paper observes the socio-economic condition of fishermen at the two small islands and their relation with industries. The data collection techniques consist of physical observation, informal interview, and document review . The gathered data is analysed qualitatively. Fishermen at Gusung and Malahing are adversely affected by the impacts of climate change. In addition they are trapped by collectors (middle men) for financing operational cost of fishing and supporting their life during draught season. Their area are vulnerable of being impacted by industries' activities such as oil spill, smoke stake and odor. It is required for industries located at the area to help alleviate fishermen poverty by initiating innovative CSR for creating self-reliance community.

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The Irony of Fishermen Life in Bontang Islands, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

2018

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“…For example, even with a service as straightforward as food provisioning, the presence of abundant fish stocks may be necessary, but not sufficient, to ensure food security. Social conditions, such as availability of fishing gear, food distribution networks, access to fishing grounds, and adaptive capacity of fishers may affect the extent to which fish are actually received as food throughout a community (Senapati and Gupta, 2017). In this conceptualization, the interaction between the state of the social system and ecological (biophysical) system determine the degree to which ecosystem services and related well-being are experienced.…”

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Improving Representation of Human Well-Being and Cultural Importance in Conceptualizing the West Hawai‘i Ecosystem

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Ecosystem-based management approaches are increasingly used to address the critical linkages between human and biophysical systems. Yet, many of the socialecological systems (SES) frameworks typically used in coastal and marine management neither represent the social and ecological aspects of the system in equal breadth or depth, nor do they adequately operationalize the social, or human, dimensions. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's West Hawai'i Integrated Ecosystem Assessment, a program grounded in ecosystem-based management, recognizes the importance of place-based human dimensions in coastal and marine resource management that speak to a fuller range of social and cultural dimensions of ecosystem-based management. Previous work with stakeholders in West Hawai'i revealed noteworthy SES dynamics and highlighted both the importance and lack of understanding of the links between ecosystem services and human well-being, particularly services that enhance and maintain active cultural connections to a place. While cultural ecosystem services and human well-being are often recognized as important elements of SES, there have been substantial barriers to fully representing them, likely due to perceived difficulties of measuring non-material benefits and values, many of which are socially constructed and subjective. This study examined SES frameworks related to cultural ecosystem services and human well-being to advance the representation and operationalization of these important concepts in coastal and marine management. We describe key insights and questions focused on: (1) points of inclusion for human dimensions in SES models, (2) culturally relevant domains of human well-being and related indicators, (3) the importance of place and its interaction with scale, and finally (4) the tension between a gestalt vs. discrete approach to modeling, assessing, and sustainably managing social-ecological systems.

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“…A study by Senapati and Gupta (2017) stated that a big portion of fishermen did not utilize fishing technologies such as a fish finder, Geographical Positioning System (GPS), and satellite phone, which decreased their adaptive capacity. The same study also noted that a big household help accommodate the fishermen's adaptive capacity due to a sharing of household income responsibilities.…”

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Factors Affecting Small-Scale Fishermen’s Adaptation Toward the Impacts of Climate Change: Reflections From Malaysian Fishers

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This study aims to examine the influence of individual differences on the small-scale fishermen’s climate change adaptation practices toward climate change. This is a descriptive correlational study on 400 small-scale fishermen living in four climate change–affected areas in Malaysia, which were selected based on a multistage cluster sampling. In conclusion, it was found that age, income, and fishing experience recorded a significant relationship with climate change adaptation practices, whereas their household size did not yield any relationship with the adaptation practices. Furthermore, a number of small-scale fishermen who use fisheries technologies, have alternative jobs, and possess higher education have recorded better climate change adaptation practices compared with nonusers, full-timers, and less educated fishermen. Several recommendations were made to assist the concerned parties in developing better adaptation strategies that are fitted to the fishermen’s needs, interests, and abilities.

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Socio-economic vulnerability due to climate change: Deriving indicators for fishing communities in Mumbai

Cited by 68 publications

References 31 publications

The Irony of Fishermen Life in Bontang Islands, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

The Irony of Fishermen Life in Bontang Islands, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Improving Representation of Human Well-Being and Cultural Importance in Conceptualizing the West Hawai‘i Ecosystem

Factors Affecting Small-Scale Fishermen’s Adaptation Toward the Impacts of Climate Change: Reflections From Malaysian Fishers

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