| Project/Area Number |
15K00662
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Environmental policy and social systems
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| Research Institution | Sophia University |
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Principal Investigator |
McDonald Anne 上智大学, 地球環境学研究科, 教授 (80625012)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Keywords | ama free divers / FEK / resource management / climate change / adaptive capacity / artisanal fisheries / adaptive policy |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Towards developing adaptation policies that enhance adaptive capacities of small-scale fisheries communities where women are resource managers, this research posits that
Increased understanding of fisher ecological knowledge (FEK) data sets could reduce climate-related risks and vulnerabilities, enhance resource management, thus contributing to more integrative holistic approaches to adaptation policy. Based on interviews with female ama divers in 7 prefectures, FEK sets regarding a warming ocean and changing marine environment are in line with conventional scientific knowledge (CSK). Identification of adaptation activities needs contributes to further understanding of context and place. Of the 11 adaptation activities identified by ama divers, 2 were perceived as effective, 7 as having limited effectiveness and thus in need of more government and expert support to increase efficacy, and 2 as currently non-existent but in need.
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
Beyond the narrow focus of building adaptive capacities in fisheries, this study could contribute to building narratives of climate change to enhance climate literacy and encourage action in civil society, and in doing so facilitate and build adaptive capacities and community resilience initiatives.
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