WWF, World Wide Fund for Nature (2020) Urgent action needed for small-scale fishers to withstand the climate crisis says new WWF report. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Philippines.
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The climate crisis is having significant negative consequences for the majority of fish species caught by small-scale fishers, including some of the most commercially important species like sardines, anchovies and tuna. Many fish species remain vulnerable to losing their habitats and food sources. The livelihoods of millions of people and vulnerable communities are at risk if the small-scale fishing sector is not equipped to adequately adapt to the climate crisis, according to a new WWF report. The study examines the effects of the climate crisis to small-scale fisheries in developing countries combining scientific climate models with social science approaches that incorporate local ecological knowledge. The assessment focuses on the impacts of and potential adaptation strategies to climate change for small-scale fishers in mainland Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, South Africa and the Philippines. The report, by WWF, Agrocampus Ouest (France), University of British Columbia (Canada), Charles Darwin Foundation (Galapagos) and Instituto Nacional de Pesca (Ecuador), warns that communities in developing countries who depend heavily on fishing are severely threatened by the climate crisis, as fish biomass is expected to decrease by between 30 to 40% in some tropical regions by 2100.
| Item Type: | Documents |
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| Keywords: | Small-scale Fisheries, Climate Change, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Livelihoods, Vulnerability, Ecological Knowledge, Assessment, Adaptation Strategy, Livelihoods, impacts, vulnerability, fishing communities, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, South Africa, Philippines, Developing countries |
| Subjects: | Disasters and Climate Change |
| Depositing User: | Varsha V icsf |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Dec 2021 06:53 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Dec 2021 06:53 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/5929 |
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