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Oil and fisheries in Ghana: prospects for a socio-ecological compact
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2016Fisheries play a crucial role in supporting livelihoods and food security in Ghana. While there is a sizable industrial fishing fleet, more than two-thirds of Ghana’s total marine fish catch is accounted for by artisanal fishers.DocumentThailand's seafood slaves: human trafficking, slavery and murder in Kantang’s fishing industry
Environmental Justice Foundation, 2016The Thai seafood industry employs more than 800,000 people, while seafood exports are valued at $6 billion. Slavery, ‘pirate’ fishing and other serious crimes continue to plague Thailand’s seafood sector highlighting the shortcomings in private sector initiatives and government controls.DocumentChronic poverty in the Southwest coastal belt of Bangladesh
Solidarités International, 2013Where the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh was once a prosperous agricultural hub, today it is anDocumentSmall-scale fisheries: assessing their contribution to rural livelihoods in developing countries
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2006The contributions of small-scale fisheries are often interlinked and interdependent. This paper provides a critical overview of the contribution of small-scale fisheries to the livelihoods of rural populations in developing countries.DocumentSafety at sea for small-scale fisheries in developing countries: safety for fishermen: the way forward
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2010Fishing is probably the most dangerous occupation in the world. The objective of this report is to disseminate the knowledge gained from a FAO project to help countries towards improving safety for fishermen.The paper presents examples from the project activities in West Africa and South Asia, and finds that:DocumentTechnologies for climate change adaptation: agriculture sector
United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2011The agriculture sector faces the challenge of providing adequate food to a growing world population. There is limited scope to expand arable land, and unpredictable weather, floods, and other disastrous events make food production even more challenging. This guidebook provides information on 22 technologies and options for adapting to climate change in the agriculture sector.DocumentGender and natural resource management: livelihoods, mobility and interventions
International Development Research Centre, 2008This book examines the gender dimensions of natural resource exploitation and management, with a focus on Asia. It explores the uneasy negotiations between theory, policy, and practice that are often evident within the realm of gender, environment, and natural resource management.DocumentSpecial evaluation study on small-scale freshwater rural aquaculture development for poverty reduction
Operations Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank, 2004Linking aquaculture development approaches to viable livelihood opportunities for the rural poor remains a challenge. The poor face many constraints to participation in aquaculture, primarily due to a lack of access to capital and resources, vulnerability, and aversion to risks.DocumentEffects of climate change on the sustainability of capture and enhancement fisheries important to the poor: analysis of the vulnerability and adaptability of fisherfolk living in poverty
Fisheries Management Science Programme, UK, 2004Although the majority of the world’s fisherfolk live in areas susceptible to the impacts of climate change, relationships between the physical impacts of climate change and the livelihood vulnerability of poor fishing communities have seldom been investigated.DocumentFire use, peatland transformation and local livelihoods
Center for International Forestry Research, 2001The biodiversity and carbon sequestration value of tropical peatlands is damaged by logging, burning, drainage and other activities. In many cases this may also damage local livelihood benefits such as fisheries support.