Tools to Enrich Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Planning for Coastal Communities in Data-Poor Regions: Application to a Case Study in Madagascar
Here we describe an interdisciplinary and multi-country initiative to develop rapid, participatory methods to assess the vulnerability of coastal communities and facilitate adaptation to climate change in data-poor regions. The methods were applied in Madagascar as a case study. The initiative cente...
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| author | K. L. Cochrane H. Rakotondrazafy S. Aswani S. Aswani T. Chaigneau N. Downey-Breedt A. Lemahieu A. Paytan G. Pecl E. Plagányi E. Popova E. I. van Putten Warwick H. H. Sauer V. Byfield Maria A. Gasalla Maria A. Gasalla Simon J. van Gennip W. Malherbe Andriantsilavo Rabary Ando Rabearisoa N. Ramaroson V. Randrianarimanana L. Scott P. M. Tsimanaoraty |
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| description | Here we describe an interdisciplinary and multi-country initiative to develop rapid, participatory methods to assess the vulnerability of coastal communities and facilitate adaptation to climate change in data-poor regions. The methods were applied in Madagascar as a case study. The initiative centered on an exploratory research exercise in two communities in the south-west of Madagascar, a workshop held in Antananarivo in June 2016, combined with a component on communicating ocean science and climate change to stakeholders. It utilized innovative and rapid approaches to combine global and local skills and information on adaptation and resilience building, taking cognizance of national policies, and was based on the principles of a holistic, integrated and participatory approach. This paper summarizes the activities undertaken and assesses how effective they were in achieving the project goals, as well as presenting examples of the outputs obtained. The activities demonstrated the value of using existing high resolution global climate models for provision of information on future trends, and of including a traits-based ecological risk assessment as a standard component of vulnerability assessments. User-friendly qualitative modeling activities helped to consolidate holistic, integrated understanding of selected fisheries. The value of assessing the importance and resilience of supply chains and taking the local management measures and institutions into account were validated. The outcomes of the initiative reinforced the principle that the cumulative ecological and social impacts of individual stressors and drivers on marine-dependent communities must be addressed, including climate-change related stressors. Assessments of vulnerability and adaptation planning should be forward-looking and consider likely changes in the future. They must also be done with participation by local experts and stakeholders to ensure knowledge exchange, local capacity-building and ownership and that outputs are rooted in the local realities, are accepted as being legitimate, and reinforce and complement relevant legal frameworks and laws. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b5f6fdd1898432fa9f2328df330de942022-12-21T18:29:24ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Marine Science2296-77452019-01-01510.3389/fmars.2018.00505409731Tools to Enrich Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Planning for Coastal Communities in Data-Poor Regions: Application to a Case Study in MadagascarK. L. Cochrane0H. Rakotondrazafy1S. Aswani2S. Aswani3T. Chaigneau4N. Downey-Breedt5A. Lemahieu6A. Paytan7G. Pecl8E. Plagányi9E. Popova10E. I. van Putten11Warwick H. H. Sauer12V. Byfield13Maria A. Gasalla14Maria A. Gasalla15Simon J. van Gennip16W. Malherbe17Andriantsilavo Rabary18Ando Rabearisoa19N. Ramaroson20V. Randrianarimanana21L. Scott22P. M. Tsimanaoraty23Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South AfricaWWF Madagascar, Antananarivo, MadagascarDepartment of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South AfricaDepartment of Anthropology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South AfricaCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United KingdomDepartment of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South AfricaDepartment of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South AfricaInstitute of Marine Sciences, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Department of Ocean Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesCentre for Marine Socioecology, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, AustraliaCentre for Marine Socioecology, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, TAS, AustraliaNational Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United KingdomCentre for Marine Socioecology, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, TAS, AustraliaDepartment of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South AfricaNational Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United KingdomFisheries Ecosystems Laboratory (LabPesq), Oceanographic Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil0Institute of Advanced Studies, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilNational Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United KingdomDepartment of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa1Secrétariat d’Etat chargé de la Mer, Antananarivo, Madagascar2Conservation International, Antananarivo, Madagascar3Bureau National de Coordination des Changements Climatiques, Antananarivo, Madagascar1Secrétariat d’Etat chargé de la Mer, Antananarivo, MadagascarDepartment of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa4Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines, Toliara, MadagascarHere we describe an interdisciplinary and multi-country initiative to develop rapid, participatory methods to assess the vulnerability of coastal communities and facilitate adaptation to climate change in data-poor regions. The methods were applied in Madagascar as a case study. The initiative centered on an exploratory research exercise in two communities in the south-west of Madagascar, a workshop held in Antananarivo in June 2016, combined with a component on communicating ocean science and climate change to stakeholders. It utilized innovative and rapid approaches to combine global and local skills and information on adaptation and resilience building, taking cognizance of national policies, and was based on the principles of a holistic, integrated and participatory approach. This paper summarizes the activities undertaken and assesses how effective they were in achieving the project goals, as well as presenting examples of the outputs obtained. The activities demonstrated the value of using existing high resolution global climate models for provision of information on future trends, and of including a traits-based ecological risk assessment as a standard component of vulnerability assessments. User-friendly qualitative modeling activities helped to consolidate holistic, integrated understanding of selected fisheries. The value of assessing the importance and resilience of supply chains and taking the local management measures and institutions into account were validated. The outcomes of the initiative reinforced the principle that the cumulative ecological and social impacts of individual stressors and drivers on marine-dependent communities must be addressed, including climate-change related stressors. Assessments of vulnerability and adaptation planning should be forward-looking and consider likely changes in the future. They must also be done with participation by local experts and stakeholders to ensure knowledge exchange, local capacity-building and ownership and that outputs are rooted in the local realities, are accepted as being legitimate, and reinforce and complement relevant legal frameworks and laws.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00505/fullfishing communitiesMadagascarclimate changevulnerability assessmentadaptation |
| spellingShingle | K. L. Cochrane H. Rakotondrazafy S. Aswani S. Aswani T. Chaigneau N. Downey-Breedt A. Lemahieu A. Paytan G. Pecl E. Plagányi E. Popova E. I. van Putten Warwick H. H. Sauer V. Byfield Maria A. Gasalla Maria A. Gasalla Simon J. van Gennip W. Malherbe Andriantsilavo Rabary Ando Rabearisoa N. Ramaroson V. Randrianarimanana L. Scott P. M. Tsimanaoraty Tools to Enrich Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Planning for Coastal Communities in Data-Poor Regions: Application to a Case Study in Madagascar Frontiers in Marine Science fishing communities Madagascar climate change vulnerability assessment adaptation |
| title | Tools to Enrich Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Planning for Coastal Communities in Data-Poor Regions: Application to a Case Study in Madagascar |
| title_full | Tools to Enrich Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Planning for Coastal Communities in Data-Poor Regions: Application to a Case Study in Madagascar |
| title_fullStr | Tools to Enrich Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Planning for Coastal Communities in Data-Poor Regions: Application to a Case Study in Madagascar |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tools to Enrich Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Planning for Coastal Communities in Data-Poor Regions: Application to a Case Study in Madagascar |
| title_short | Tools to Enrich Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Planning for Coastal Communities in Data-Poor Regions: Application to a Case Study in Madagascar |
| title_sort | tools to enrich vulnerability assessment and adaptation planning for coastal communities in data poor regions application to a case study in madagascar |
| topic | fishing communities Madagascar climate change vulnerability assessment adaptation |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00505/full |
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