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Assessing the Alternative Livelihood Options for Climate Change Vulnerable Coastal Fishing Villages in Kerala, India

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Relation http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/13682/
http://www.journalijecc.com/index.php/IJECC/article/view/30108
10.9734/IJECC/2019/v9i430108
 
Title Assessing the Alternative Livelihood Options for
Climate Change Vulnerable Coastal Fishing Villages
in Kerala, India
 
Creator Shyam, S Salim
Joseph, Lina
Elizabeth James, Harsha
Shinu, A M
Athira, N R
Rosey Xavier, Smitha
 
Subject Fisheries Economics
Climate Change
 
Description Fisheries and allied sectors provide means of livelihood to millions of people around the world. In
India more than 14.5 million individuals depend on fisheries for their livelihood, with Gujarat, Tamil
Nadu and Kerala being the main three marine fish producing states of the country. The social and
economic contribution of fisheries as a sector cannot be ignored or go unnoticed. Similarly the
impact of climate change on fisheries and its resultant impact on the livelihood of fisheries
dependent communities cannot be ignored. To address these pertinent issues, we first need to
understand the impact of climate change on fisheries and the need of alternative livelihood options
from the perspective of the direct stakeholders i.e. fishermen. This study is an endeavour to look at
the need of Alternative livelihood options (ALOs) because of climate change among the coastal
communities in Poonthura and Elamkunnapuzha villages of Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulum
respectively. Among the 222 marine fishing villages of Kerala, Poonthura and Elamkunnapuzha
are the major fishing villages from the South West hotspot locales of India. The examination investigated different socioeconomic aspects, for example, fishing activity, basic household data,
economic as well as historic and cultural dependence on fishing, employment and occupational
structure, income distribution and assets, physical capital, financial capital, social capital, and
exposure and awareness of the fishermen families to climate change by interviewing 1259
fishermen from Poonthura and Elamkunnapuzha. The study conducted in the most climate change
vulnerable marine hotspots of Kerala (Elamkunnapuzha and Poonthura) explains the problems and
prospects of the inhabitants in the sector and the importance of Alternative Livelihood Options
(ALOs) in climate change adaptation.
 
Date 2019
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/13682/1/International%20Journal%20of%20Environment%20and%20Climate%20Change_2019_Shyam%20Salim_Assessing%20the%20Alternative%20Livelihood%20Options.pdf
Shyam, S Salim and Joseph, Lina and Elizabeth James, Harsha and Shinu, A M and Athira, N R and Rosey Xavier, Smitha (2019) Assessing the Alternative Livelihood Options for Climate Change Vulnerable Coastal Fishing Villages in Kerala, India. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change (Previously known as British Journal of Environment & Climate Change), 9 (4). pp. 204-216. ISSN 2231–4784