Labaria, Elirozz Carlie and Reguera, Diana Fernandez de la and Poulain, Florence and Siar, Susana and Vasconcellos, Marcelo (2021) The risks and vulnerability of the sardine fisheries sector in the Republic of the Philippines to climate and other non-climate processes. Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), Rome, Italy. ISBN 978-92-5-135266-3
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Climate change is projected to impact the productivity, seasonality and distribution of fisheries resources, subsequently affecting aquatic food systems and livelihoods, and ultimately threatening food security. Archipelagic countries like the Republic of the Philippines, with vast fisheries resources, are already experiencing these impacts and stand to face even worse effects in the long term as the climate continues to warm. Under these circumstances, the sustainability of the sardine fishery – which is among the most economically important fisheries in the Philippines – is at risk. Anticipating the effects of climate change and taking appropriate action requires an understanding of the main climatic threats and risks to the fishery and related livelihoods, non-climate related stressors, and the vulnerabilities of marine ecosystems, fishers and fishing communities. It also involves the identification of potential, context-specific, and gender-responsive adaptation options that would mitigate these risks. This publication documents the proceedings of the national workshop “Risks and Vulnerability of the Sardine Fisheries Sector to Climate and other Non-Climate Processes” held in Quezon City, Republic of the Philippines, in September 2019, and attended by fisheries stakeholders from around the country (Chapter 1). It also presents the baseline reports compiled for the workshop by FAO’s NFI. These were on the biophysical status (Chapter 2) and socio-economic importance (Chapter 3) of the sardine fishery of the Republic of the Philippines, as well as the projected climate change impacts on the fishery (Chapter 4). The publication concludes with a discussion of the possible adaptation responses (Chapter 5) in line with the guidance from the FAO Adaptation Toolbox which categorizes action into (1) institutional adaptation; (2) livelihoods adaptation; and (3) risk reduction and management for resilience. The workshop conducted and the literature developed served as an exercise and starting point for the fisheries sector in the Republic of the Philippines and other stakeholders to improve the framing of climate-related risks to, and emerging trends in, fisheries livelihoods. They also provided an opportunity to deliberate on appropriate management responses and adaptation actions specifically for the sardine fishery. Lessons learned from this exercise may be beneficial in understanding and managing other types of fisheries threatened by climate change.
| Item Type: | Books |
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| Keywords: | Philippines, Sardine Fisheries, Climate Change, Livelihoods, Fisheries Resources, Food Security, Fishing Communities, Marine Ecosystems, Stakeholders, Adaptation, Mitigation |
| Subjects: | Disasters and Climate Change |
| Depositing User: | Kokila ICSF Krish |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2025 12:00 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2025 12:00 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/21121 |
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