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dc.contributor.authorSannadurgappa, D.
dc.contributor.authorAbitha, R.
dc.contributor.authorSukumaran, S.
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-29T06:30:17Z
dc.date.available2011-09-29T06:30:17Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationInterdisciplinary Environmental Review, vol.12(4); 2011; 283-297
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3925
dc.description.abstractThe vulnerability of five states in India national economies to potential climate change impacts on their capture fisheries using an indicator-based approach were compared. The states: Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Andhrapradesh, Kerala and Maharashtra were identified as most vulnerable. This vulnerability was due to the combined effect of predicted warming, the relative importance of fisheries to national economies and diets, and limited societal capacity to adapt to potential impacts and opportunities. Many vulnerable states were also among the country’s least developed states whose inhabitants are among the poorest and twice as reliant on fish, which provides 32% of dietary protein compared to 12% in less vulnerable states. These states also produce 25% of the country’s fish exports and are in greatest need of adaptation planning to maintain or enhance the contribution that fisheries can make to poverty reduction. Reducing fish mortality in the majority of fisheries, which are currently fully exploited or overexploited, is the principal feasible means of reducing the impacts of climate change.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInderscience Enterprises
dc.rightsAn edited version of this paper was published by Inderscience Enterprises. This paper is for R & D purpose and Copyright [2011] Inderscience Enterprises.
dc.subjectfisheries
dc.subjectfishermen
dc.subjectvulnerability
dc.subjectclimatic changes
dc.titleVulnerability of freshwater fisheries and impacts of climate change in south Indian states economies
dc.typeJournal Article


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