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Factors affecting small-scale fishermen's adaptation toward the impacts of climate change: reflections from Malaysian fishers


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Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi and Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril and Hamzah, Azimi and Abu Samah, Bahaman (2019) Factors affecting small-scale fishermen's adaptation toward the impacts of climate change: reflections from Malaysian fishers. SAGE Open, 9 (3). pp. 1-11. ISSN 2158-2440

Abstract

This study aims to examine the influence of individual differences on the small-scale fishermen’s climate change adaptation practices toward climate change. This is a descriptive correlational study on 400 small-scale fishermen living in four climate change–affected areas in Malaysia, which were selected based on a multistage cluster sampling. In conclusion, it was found that age, income, and fishing experience recorded a significant relationship with climate change adaptation practices, whereas their household size did not yield any relationship with the adaptation practices. Furthermore, a number of small-scale fishermen who use fisheries technologies, have alternative jobs, and possess higher education have recorded better climate change adaptation practices compared with nonusers, full-timers, and less educated fishermen. Several recommendations were made to assist the concerned parties in developing better adaptation strategies that are fitted to the fishermen’s needs, interests, and abilities.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Human Ecology
Institute for Social Science Studies
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244019864204
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Keywords: Climate change adaptation; Rural development; Individual factors; Small-scale fishermen; Community development
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 05 Mar 2020 06:38
Last Modified: 05 Mar 2020 06:38
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22708
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