38 research outputs found
Organizational initiatives for addressing climate change challenge -Winter School on Impact of Climate Change on Indian Marine Fisheries held at CMFRI, Cochin 18.1.2008 to 7.2.2008
Climate change, resulting from global warming, has been moving to the main stream administrative
and political initiatives in the last two decades. To address humanityтАЩs biggest test, several organisations,
institutions, panels, networks, universities and non-governmental organisations have turned the spotlight on
the man made problem of climate change
Critical Thinking
Women are the foundation of society and breeders and
teachers of the next generation. We comprise half of the
population of the world, and thus should be equals in every
step with men. In order to do so, logical, analytical
thinking (devoid of emotional drivers and personal
pride) is crucial for a society to function healthily. To
incline women to realize the benefits being more curious
and analytical about the decisions that is made for them by
men in their lives. If women remain as a mass of silent
sufferers instead of individual thinkers who challenge status quo, then lack of societal
respect for and protection of womenтАЩs personal decision-making in regard to
unwanted pregnancies, style of dress, a their right to choose their partners, etc. will
continue. Here lies the relevance of critical thinking that will allow them to become
the experts in all fields
Climate change impacts : Implications on marine resources and resource users
The warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now
evident from observations of increases in global average air
and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and
ice, and rising global mean sea level. The EarthтАЩs average
surface temperature has risen by 0.76┬░ C since 1850. Most of
the warming that has occurred over the last 50 years is very
likely to have been caused by human activities. In its Fourth
Assessment Report projects that, without further action to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the global average surface
temperature is likely to rise by a further 1.8-4.0┬░C this century,
and by up to 6.4┬░C in the worst case scenario. Even the lower
end of this range would take the temperature increase since
pre-industrial times above 2┬░C тАУ the threshold beyond which
irreversible and possibly catastrophic changes become far
more likely
Know Your Warming Planet-ClimEd Series:1
This instructional material "Know Your Warming Planet" has been developed as a
part of the Belmont funded project titled "Global Understanding and Learning for
Local solutions: Reducing Vulnerability of marine dependent coastal
communities" as a means to create awareness and impart climate change
knowledge across the target populace
Puducherry mangroves under sewage pollution threat need conservation
Indian mangroves have a rich diversity
of soil-dwelling organisms which include
micro, meio and macro forms. Mangrove
ecosystem provides an ideal nursery and
breeding ground for most of the marine
and brackish water fish and shellfish.
India has only 2.66% of the worldтАЩs mangroves1,
covering an estimated area of
4827 sq. km. The present study area lies
within the margins of lat. 11┬░90тА▓107тА│тАУ
11┬░90тА▓703тА│N and long. 79┬░80тА▓547тА│тАУ
79┬░81тА▓851тА│E. Mangrove exists as fringing
vegetation over 168 ha distributed
along the sides of Ariankuppam estuary,
which empties into the Bay of Bengal
(Coromandal coast) at Veerampatinam
on the southeastern coast of Indi
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This instructional material "Know Your Warming Planet" has been developed as a
part of the Belmont funded project titled "Global Understanding and Learning for
Local solutions: Reducing Vulnerability of marine dependent coastal
communities" as a means to create awareness and impart climate change
knowledge across the target populace
Appraisal of the socio-economic status of fishers among the different sectors in Kerala, south-west coast of India
The present study assessed the levels of literacy, health, income and livelihood security of fisher households across different fisheries sectors in Kerala. Primary data collected across 567 households during January to December, 2011were used for the study. The general trend in Kerala shows that majority of the fisherfolk were of the age group 36-55, with a small family norm and high literacy rate. The marine capture sector has the highest annual income in comparison with other sectors but registered higher indebtedness. While the highest income from non-fishery activity was from labour┬а followed by business, other sectors and agriculture. The study revealed that the fishers spend their major share of income towards food expenditure. Inspite of the income from various sources, majority of the households are swamped with debts which make them to rely on private money lenders for sustaining their living standards. The study is a cross sectoral analysis of the fisher households in Kerala and provides a base for implementing developmental plans for the betterment of the fishing community
El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) impact on tuna fisheries in Indian Ocean
El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is an important driver of interannual variations in climate and ecosystem
productivity in tropical regions. However, detailed information about this important phenomenon of the Indian
Ocean is scarce. Consequently, the objective of this study is to improve understanding of the impact of warm event
El Nino and cool event La Nina on annual tuna landings from the Indian Ocean from 1980 to 2010. In this study,
maximum tuna landings were recorded during a weak El Nino year (1456054 t in 2006) and during a weak La Nina
year (1243562 t in 2000), although the lowest tuna catch was followed during the strong El Nino year (1204119 t in
2009) and during a strong La Nina year (706546 t in 1988). Validation of predicted tuna landings and SST were
showing a significant positive correlation (p < 0.01) was observed all the major tuna species except Southern Bluefin
Tuna. Whereas the other relationships such as sea level pressure, Wind actions; Zonal Wind (U), Meridonial Wind (V),
and Scalar Wind (W) are less well-defined. In contrast with principal component analysis we find that Principal
Components 1 explains 75.5% of the total variance and suggest that sea surface temperature plays a major role
in determining tuna availability in the region especially during warm event El Nino years; landings in Indian Ocean
tend to be optimum SST 25 to 26┬░C in ENSO event. Our results confirm the ENSO impact on climate, tuna abundance
and production in the Indian Ocean. However, among the oceanic variables SST explained the highest deviance in
generalized additive models and therefore considered the best habitat predictor in the Indian Ocean followed by
sea level pressure and Winds (U, V, W)