Sustainability Of Small-scale Fishing Communities In Jaffna Peninsula Of Sri Lanka: A Multidimensional Analysis On Vulnerability

Transboundary fishing between India and Sri Lanka is one of many issues that leads to vulnerabilities (classified as domains and drivers of vulnerability in the present study) in the human and natural environments of small-scale fishing (SSF) communities in Sri Lanka. Therefore, this qualitative stu...

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Main Author: Gunaratne, Mahinda Senevi
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2023
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/60530/1/MAHINDA%20SENEVI%20GUNARATNE%20-%20TESIS24.pdf
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description Transboundary fishing between India and Sri Lanka is one of many issues that leads to vulnerabilities (classified as domains and drivers of vulnerability in the present study) in the human and natural environments of small-scale fishing (SSF) communities in Sri Lanka. Therefore, this qualitative study aims to (i) identify the factors that contribute to the vulnerability of SSF communities in the Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka, (ii) analyse how vulnerabilities impact SSF communities in the Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka, and (iii) devise intervention strategies that mitigate vulnerabilities and promote sustainability within SSF communities in Sri Lanka. A total of 25 respondents were involved in this study, including leaders of fisheries cooperative societies and other stakeholders in the SSF sector in the Jaffna peninsula. Primary data was collected through key informant interviews and focus group discussions and analysed following reflexive thematic analysis using ATLAS.ti software. The data analysis first identified multidimensional vulnerabilities deduced into 15 vulnerability drivers in five domains. The analysis found a new vulnerability domain in the Sri Lanka-specific context, i.e., the impacts of civil war and post-war torments. Analysis of the second objective suggests that all identified vulnerability drivers critically challenge the economic, environmental, and social sustainability of the SSF communities
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spelling usm.eprints-605302024-05-03T09:03:36Z http://eprints.usm.my/60530/ Sustainability Of Small-scale Fishing Communities In Jaffna Peninsula Of Sri Lanka: A Multidimensional Analysis On Vulnerability Gunaratne, Mahinda Senevi H1-99 Social sciences (General) Transboundary fishing between India and Sri Lanka is one of many issues that leads to vulnerabilities (classified as domains and drivers of vulnerability in the present study) in the human and natural environments of small-scale fishing (SSF) communities in Sri Lanka. Therefore, this qualitative study aims to (i) identify the factors that contribute to the vulnerability of SSF communities in the Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka, (ii) analyse how vulnerabilities impact SSF communities in the Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka, and (iii) devise intervention strategies that mitigate vulnerabilities and promote sustainability within SSF communities in Sri Lanka. A total of 25 respondents were involved in this study, including leaders of fisheries cooperative societies and other stakeholders in the SSF sector in the Jaffna peninsula. Primary data was collected through key informant interviews and focus group discussions and analysed following reflexive thematic analysis using ATLAS.ti software. The data analysis first identified multidimensional vulnerabilities deduced into 15 vulnerability drivers in five domains. The analysis found a new vulnerability domain in the Sri Lanka-specific context, i.e., the impacts of civil war and post-war torments. Analysis of the second objective suggests that all identified vulnerability drivers critically challenge the economic, environmental, and social sustainability of the SSF communities 2023-09 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/60530/1/MAHINDA%20SENEVI%20GUNARATNE%20-%20TESIS24.pdf Gunaratne, Mahinda Senevi (2023) Sustainability Of Small-scale Fishing Communities In Jaffna Peninsula Of Sri Lanka: A Multidimensional Analysis On Vulnerability. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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Sustainability Of Small-scale Fishing Communities In Jaffna Peninsula Of Sri Lanka: A Multidimensional Analysis On Vulnerability
title Sustainability Of Small-scale Fishing Communities In Jaffna Peninsula Of Sri Lanka: A Multidimensional Analysis On Vulnerability
title_full Sustainability Of Small-scale Fishing Communities In Jaffna Peninsula Of Sri Lanka: A Multidimensional Analysis On Vulnerability
title_fullStr Sustainability Of Small-scale Fishing Communities In Jaffna Peninsula Of Sri Lanka: A Multidimensional Analysis On Vulnerability
title_full_unstemmed Sustainability Of Small-scale Fishing Communities In Jaffna Peninsula Of Sri Lanka: A Multidimensional Analysis On Vulnerability
title_short Sustainability Of Small-scale Fishing Communities In Jaffna Peninsula Of Sri Lanka: A Multidimensional Analysis On Vulnerability
title_sort sustainability of small scale fishing communities in jaffna peninsula of sri lanka a multidimensional analysis on vulnerability
topic H1-99 Social sciences (General)
url http://eprints.usm.my/60530/1/MAHINDA%20SENEVI%20GUNARATNE%20-%20TESIS24.pdf
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