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Book (series)Assessing climate change vulnerability in fisheries and aquaculture: Available methodologies and their relevance for the sector 2015
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No results found.From relatively limited and narrow uses two decades ago, the concept of vulnerability has emerged as a key dimension of the development debate. The many interpretations of vulnerability and its many scales (e.g. individual, community, ecosystem, countries, continents) and fields of application have led to a wide array of propositions regarding ways and means by which vulnerability could be studied, characterised, understood, and acted upon. This multiplication of approaches and methodologies of assessment has enabled new insights into the causes and consequences of vulnerability, but has also caused some confusion amongst practitioners and has led to the voicing of a need for clarification and guidance on how to best approach the study of vulnerability. This document provides an overview of vulnerability assessment concepts and methodologies. It sheds light on the different vulnerability assessment methodologies that have been developed, and on how these are conditioned by the discipli nary traditions from which they have emerged. It also analyses how these methodologies have been applied in the context of fisheries and aquaculture, with illustrative examples of their application. A series of practical steps to assess vulnerability in the fisheries and aquaculture sector is proposed to support climate change specialists working with fisheries and aquaculture dependent communities, as well as fisheries and aquaculture practitioners wishing to incorporate adaptation planning int o the sector’s management and development. -
Book (series)Vulnerability assessment methodologies: an annotated bibliography for climate change and the fisheries and aquaculture sector 2013
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No results found.This paper presents a comprehensive annotated bibliography of the most contemporary and seminal vulnerability methodologies over the last decade, focusing particularly on vulnerability to climate change in the fisheries and aquaculture sector. The bibliography was developed as a background paper for an international expert workshop in Namibia in 2013 on climate change vulnerability methodologies, coordinated by the FAO. A significant degree of confusion and debate surrounds vulnerability assessm ents and the methods through which vulnerability should be measured in order to provide an accurate assessment that can feed into effective polices and strategies for adaptation and vulnerability reduction. A clear and structured approach is presented in the annotated bibliography by dividing the paper into seven main sections; reviews, frameworks, drivers of change, scale, fishery and farming ecosystem, species and vessel segment, and special considerations. A comprehensive range of vulnerabili ty methodologies were incorporated in the annotated bibliography, crossing a multitude of scales, approaches and disciplines. The paper identifies a number of important connections and links between the vulnerability literature, which was developed through the use of 33 sub-sections and by cross referencing throughout the bibliography, further assisting in the clarification of vulnerability methodologies. -
Book (series)BCC-FAO Regional Workshop on Assessing Climate Change Vulnerability in Fisheries and Aquaculture 2013
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No results found.The purpose of the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem Regional Workshop on Assessing Climate Change Vulnerability in Fisheries and Aquaculture was to present an initial review of the bio-physical and biological implications of climate variability and change on the region’s fisheries; review the latest stages in research on and application of climate variability and change vulnerability methodologies and discuss their appropriateness to the region's adaptation planning needs; identify key el ements of vulnerability for the region, including climate-related drivers of change and adaptive capacities along the entire fisheries and aquaculture value chains. Making the link between expert advice and practical use of vulnerability methodologies from around the globe with fisheries representatives from the region set the scene for fruitful discussions on how to develop vulnerability frameworks appropriate to the region, making the best use of existing information and evaluating means to co llect needed information, particularly concerning social and economic vulnerability of the region’s fisheries and aquaculture.
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