Climate change adaptation strategies for small-scale Hilsa fishers in the coastal area of Bangladesh: social, economic, and ecological perspectives
This study examines social, economic, and ecological adaptation strategies for small-scale Hilsa fishers in Bangladesh’s coastal areas in response to the impacts of climate change. The Hilsa fishery and the communities dependent on it are vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, making i...
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| author | Mohammad Mojibul Hoque Mozumder Petra Schneider Mohammad Mahmudul Islam Dibash Deb Mehedi Hasan Md. Abdulla Monzer As-Ad Ujjaman Nur |
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| description | This study examines social, economic, and ecological adaptation strategies for small-scale Hilsa fishers in Bangladesh’s coastal areas in response to the impacts of climate change. The Hilsa fishery and the communities dependent on it are vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, making it imperative to adopt mechanisms to cope with its consequences. Using a mixed-method approach, including in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and a review of secondary resources, this study explores adaptation policies, relevant factors, and aspects of the Hilsa fishing community’s response to climate change. The study finds that climate change poses a significant threat to biodiversity, potentially leading to changes in fish migration systems and declining fish stocks. The Hilsa fishers perceive that addressing climate change requires policies that combat poverty, preserve or restore biodiversity, and enhance ecosystem services simultaneously. The study identifies social adaptation strategies such as risk reduction, social relationships, and participation in adaptation planning. Economic adaptation strategies include alternative livelihood development, aquaculture, and access to credit. The study also suggests that effective ecological adaptation actions include developing climate change knowledge and fishers’ local ecological knowledge, establishing more effective sanctuaries, and developing networks among protected areas. The study concludes that formal adaptation policies should consider fishers’ interests and practices for adaptation, including their knowledge of social, economic, and ecological issues, to address the impacts of climate change on small-scale fishers and their communities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e653b9cf89d749768259f075e2fcad402023-08-11T23:06:14ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Marine Science2296-77452023-07-011010.3389/fmars.2023.11518751151875Climate change adaptation strategies for small-scale Hilsa fishers in the coastal area of Bangladesh: social, economic, and ecological perspectivesMohammad Mojibul Hoque Mozumder0Petra Schneider1Mohammad Mahmudul Islam2Dibash Deb3Mehedi Hasan4Md. Abdulla Monzer5As-Ad Ujjaman Nur6Fisheries and Environmental Management Group, Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandDepartment for Water, Environment, Civil Engineering and Safety, University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal, Magdeburg, GermanyDepartment of Coastal and Marine Fisheries, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, BangladeshDepartment of Oceanography, Faculty of Marine Sciences and Fisheries, University of Chittagong, Chattogram, BangladeshDepartment of Oceanography, Faculty of Marine Sciences and Fisheries, University of Chittagong, Chattogram, BangladeshDepartment of Fisheries, Faculty of Marine Sciences and Fisheries, University of Chittagong, Chattogram, BangladeshDepartment of Fisheries and Marine Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Sonapur, BangladeshThis study examines social, economic, and ecological adaptation strategies for small-scale Hilsa fishers in Bangladesh’s coastal areas in response to the impacts of climate change. The Hilsa fishery and the communities dependent on it are vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, making it imperative to adopt mechanisms to cope with its consequences. Using a mixed-method approach, including in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and a review of secondary resources, this study explores adaptation policies, relevant factors, and aspects of the Hilsa fishing community’s response to climate change. The study finds that climate change poses a significant threat to biodiversity, potentially leading to changes in fish migration systems and declining fish stocks. The Hilsa fishers perceive that addressing climate change requires policies that combat poverty, preserve or restore biodiversity, and enhance ecosystem services simultaneously. The study identifies social adaptation strategies such as risk reduction, social relationships, and participation in adaptation planning. Economic adaptation strategies include alternative livelihood development, aquaculture, and access to credit. The study also suggests that effective ecological adaptation actions include developing climate change knowledge and fishers’ local ecological knowledge, establishing more effective sanctuaries, and developing networks among protected areas. The study concludes that formal adaptation policies should consider fishers’ interests and practices for adaptation, including their knowledge of social, economic, and ecological issues, to address the impacts of climate change on small-scale fishers and their communities.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1151875/fulladaptationalternative livelihood developmentclimate changecoastal areaecological knowledgesmall-scale fishery |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Mojibul Hoque Mozumder Petra Schneider Mohammad Mahmudul Islam Dibash Deb Mehedi Hasan Md. Abdulla Monzer As-Ad Ujjaman Nur Climate change adaptation strategies for small-scale Hilsa fishers in the coastal area of Bangladesh: social, economic, and ecological perspectives Frontiers in Marine Science adaptation alternative livelihood development climate change coastal area ecological knowledge small-scale fishery |
| title | Climate change adaptation strategies for small-scale Hilsa fishers in the coastal area of Bangladesh: social, economic, and ecological perspectives |
| title_full | Climate change adaptation strategies for small-scale Hilsa fishers in the coastal area of Bangladesh: social, economic, and ecological perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Climate change adaptation strategies for small-scale Hilsa fishers in the coastal area of Bangladesh: social, economic, and ecological perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Climate change adaptation strategies for small-scale Hilsa fishers in the coastal area of Bangladesh: social, economic, and ecological perspectives |
| title_short | Climate change adaptation strategies for small-scale Hilsa fishers in the coastal area of Bangladesh: social, economic, and ecological perspectives |
| title_sort | climate change adaptation strategies for small scale hilsa fishers in the coastal area of bangladesh social economic and ecological perspectives |
| topic | adaptation alternative livelihood development climate change coastal area ecological knowledge small-scale fishery |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1151875/full |
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