Migration, resource management and global change: Experiences from fishing communities in West and Central Africa

Jean-Calvin Njock and Lena Westlund

Marine Policy, 2010, vol. 34, issue 4, 752-760

Abstract: Migration constitutes one of the strategies that fishing communities often use in order to secure their livelihoods. This paper analyses the patterns of migration in West and Central Africa based on case studies from selected countries. It attempts to shed light on migration flows and the reasons behind mobility, and what the main challenges are with regard to integration of migrants in local communities. Migration in the light of global change is discussed as well as how the interests of residents and migrants can best be accommodated for mutual benefit in the context of resource management and poverty reduction. The experience of the Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Programme on migrants and co-management is referred to and the need for inclusive governance and social development approaches emphasised.

Keywords: Central; Africa; Co-management; Fisheries; governance; Global; change; Migration; West; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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