The project Strengthening adaptive capacities to the impacts of climate change in resource-poor small-scale aquaculture and aquatic resources-dependent sectors in the south and south east Asian region also known as "Aquaclimate" aims to strengthen the adaptive capacities of rural farming communities to the impacts of climate change. This three-year project focuses on small-scale aquaculture and related sectors that are comprised largely of poor people who depend on aquatic resources for their livelihoods. The project is working in four countries: Vietnam, Philippines, India and Sri Lanka. The project will map farmers’ perceptions and attitudes towards prospective climate change impacts and their adaptive capacities to address these impacts. The project will develop future scenarios based on the current trends, assess the potential adaptive measures for different aquatic farming systems and prioritise better management practices, suggest codes of practice and improved methodologies for such systems.
Climate change will affect farming systems worldwide. It is expected that the impacts will be disproportionately felt by small-scale farmers who are already amongst the most poor and vulnerable members of society. Ecological changes, inundation of low-lying lands and saline intrusions into freshwater regions are likely to cause substantial dislocation of communities and disruption of farming systems. There is a need to forecast the likely effects of climate change on the aquaculture sector and to develop strategies to assist farmers and rural communities to adapt to the coming changes.
Contact
Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific
http://www.enaca.org
Irushine Wadage, Coordinator
Email: i.wedage@enaca.org
Dr Ambekar Eknath
Email: ambekar.eknath@enaca.org
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