Climate Variability and Small-Scale Fisheries in Kenya: Characterization of Current Socio-Economic Conditions of Artisanal Fishing Communities in Ungwana Bay and the Lower Tana Delta

Mumini Dzoga, Mulala Danny Simatele, Mulala Danny Simatele, Cosmas Munga and Mumini Dzoga
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Mulala Danny Simatele: Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Wits, South Africa
Mulala Danny Simatele: Centre in Water Research and Development (CiWaRD), Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Wits, South Africa
Mumini Dzoga: Department of Environment and Health Sciences, Marine and Fisheries Programme, Technical University of Mombasa, Kenya

International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, 2019, vol. 17, issue 5, 147-153

Abstract: Small-scale coastal fishing communities in the tropics have varied responses to climate variability constraints. These responses are often part of the different ways in which communities build adaptive capacity and resilience against internal and external stresses in their bid to reduce the impacts of prevailing and projected weather conditions. It is widely accepted that small-scale coastal fishing communities depend on fisheries resources for their livelihood. If these resources are increasingly becoming scarce as a result of climate variability pressure, a natural question to ask revolves around the ability of these fishing communities to employ alternative livelihood strategies.

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Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2019.17.555971

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