Socio-economic vulnerability due to climate change: Deriving indicators for fishing communities in Mumbai |
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| Institution: | 1. Chandragupt Institute of Management, Mithapur, Patna-800001, Bihar, India;2. National Institute of Industrial Engineering (N ITIE), Vihar Lake Road, Mumbai-400087, Maharashtra, India;1. ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, India;2. ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, India;1. School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Wits, P/B 3, 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa;2. Centre in Water Research and Development (CiWaRD), School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Wits, P/B 3, 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa;3. Department of Environment and Health Sciences, Marine and Fisheries Programme, Technical University of Mombasa, P.O. Box 90420-80100, Mombasa, Kenya;1. College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China;2. Key Laboratory of Sustainable Exploitation of Oceanic Fisheries Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China;3. National Engineering Research Center for Oceanic Fisheries, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China;4. School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences, University of Washington, Box 355020, Seattle, WA 98195, USA;5. School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA;1. School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, 350 Commercial Street, Portland, ME 04101, USA;2. School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, 200 Libby Hall, Orono, ME 04469, USA;3. Department of Anthropology, University of Maine, 236A South Stevens Hall, Orono, ME 04469, USA |
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| Abstract: | This paper assessed the socio-economic implications of climate change and vulnerability of fishing communities known as “Koli” living in Mumbai, India. The vulnerability indicators are derived from sustainable livelihood literature and use of multi-criteria analyses and are validated with expert opinions. A survey of two hundred fishermen from five fishing villages in Mumbai was conducted to collect data. The results demonstrate that vulnerability perpetuates due to physical and financial resource constraints among the fishing community. Fishermen from Madh and Worli villages are observed to be more vulnerable and less adaptive due to their inability to use efficient mechanized boats and advanced fishing implements, such as fish finders and GPS (Global Positioning System). The divergence in the vulnerability scores among fishing villages is attributed to the coping strategies, resource availability, knowledge and the benefit derived from the local government. Fishermen have been observing the negative impacts of climate change on their fishing livelihoods. Adaptation strategies to maximize fish catch are observed in such practices as targeting different species and fishing intensively for several days. However, these practices are leading to an imbalance in the common resource pool and biased resource sharing among different groups of fishermen. |
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| Keywords: | Climate change Vulnerability Sustainable livelihood Analytic hierarchy process Fishing communities Mumbai |
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