Building adaptive policy in fisheries and fisher communities in face of climate change challenges

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24510057
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Environmental impact assessment/Environmental policy
• Research Institution: Sophia University
• Principal Investigator: McDonald Anne 上智大学, 地球環境学研究科, 教授 (80625012)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 海女さん / 入り会い / 適応策 / 気候変動 / 漁業権 / 適応力

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Effective climate change adaptation policy will need to be place-and context-specific, and builds on social-cultural contexts. Exploring potential adaptation policies for small-scale fishing communities through a study of ama divers is an aim of this report. 3 adaptive capacity potentials that could contribute to policy for small-scale fishers include: space-defined perceptions of resource availability, proximity to and level of connection with the ocean, and gender and cultural identity as leverages in resource management. Much of the adaptation potentials are linked to the unique sets of fisher ecological knowledge (FEK) the ama divers possess and could complement scientific knowledge towards holistic adaptive policy.

Free Research Field

環境創成学