Tools to enrich vulnerability assessment and adaptation planning for coastal communities in data-poor regions: Application to a case study in Madagascar
dc.contributor.author | Cochrane, KL | |
dc.contributor.author | Rakotondrazafy, H | |
dc.contributor.author | Aswani, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Chaigneau, T | |
dc.contributor.author | Downey-Breedt, N | |
dc.contributor.author | Lemahieu, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Paytan, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Pecl, G | |
dc.contributor.author | Plagányi, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Popova, E | |
dc.contributor.author | van Putten, EI | |
dc.contributor.author | Sauer, WHH | |
dc.contributor.author | Byfield, V | |
dc.contributor.author | Gasalla, MA | |
dc.contributor.author | van Gennip, SJ | |
dc.contributor.author | Malherbe, W | |
dc.contributor.author | Rabary, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Rabearisoa, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Ramaroson, N | |
dc.contributor.author | Randrianarimanana, V | |
dc.contributor.author | Scott, L | |
dc.contributor.author | Tsimanaoraty, PM | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-04T12:49:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-01-09 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | CSIRO (Australia) | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | FAPESP 2012/51873-1 (Brazil) | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | NRF (South Africa) | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Australian Research Council | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 5, article 505 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3389/fmars.2018.00505 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/35715 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Frontiers Media | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2019 Cochrane, Rakotondrazafy, Aswani, Chaigneau, Downey-Breedt, Lemahieu, Paytan, Pecl, Plagányi, Popova, van Putten, Sauer, Byfield, Gasalla, van Gennip, Malherbe, Rabary, Rabearisoa, Ramaroson, Randrianarimanana, Scott and Tsimanaoraty. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. | en_GB |
dc.subject | fishing communities | en_GB |
dc.subject | Madagascar | en_GB |
dc.subject | climate change | en_GB |
dc.subject | vulnerability assessment | en_GB |
dc.subject | adaptation | en_GB |
dc.title | Tools to enrich vulnerability assessment and adaptation planning for coastal communities in data-poor regions: Application to a case study in Madagascar | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2019-02-04T12:49:21Z | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from Frontiers Media via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Frontiers in Marine Science | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2018-12-17 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2019-01-09 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2019-02-04T12:45:30Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2019-02-04T12:49:25Z | |
refterms.panel | C | en_GB |
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