Evaluation of small-scale fishers’ perceptions on climate change and their coping strategies: Insights from Lake Malawi

Evaluation of small-scale fishers’ perceptions on climate change and their coping strategies: Insights from Lake Malawi [1]

The effects of climate change have negatively affected Malawi’s agricultural production. In this context, fisheries have been providing alternative livelihoods. However, there is a knowledge gap around the responses of small-scale fishers to climate-related changes. Therefore, a study was conducted on the Western shores of Lake Malawi between August 2015 and April 2016. The study evaluated the perceived effects of climate change on small-scale fishers and their coping strategies by employing a wide range of methods for data collection and analysis. The study used explorative surveys, household surveys, focus group discussions and key informant interviews to collect data. The study randomly sampled 112 household heads who owned either fishing gear or a fishing vessel or both.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date:

30/04/2018

Author(s): Moses Majid Limuwa [3], Bishal Kumar Sitaula [4], Friday Njaya & et al [5]

Source: Climate [6]

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1-23

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