CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems - FISH

Overview: FP2-1.002 - Tradeoffs between sustainability, resilience, food security and wellbeing understood

FP2-1.001 - FP2-1.003


Leader: Philippa Jane Cohen, WorldFish - WorldFish
Coleader: Edward (Eddie) H. Allison, University of Washington, College of the Environment, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs - UW - Environment - SMEA

Team members: 3
Partner organizations: 3

Budget 2026
USD : 0

Outputs: 1

  Activity/Product Description
    
Sustaining and increasing the contribution of coastal resources to poverty reduction and food and nutrition security has eluded centralised and economically framed forms of fisheries management. The dispersed nature of SSF populations and resources points to decentralised approaches that build security for fishers in existing tenure systems – yet there remains only case-specific evidence that community-based and co-management leads to equitable and measurable improvements in fisheries systems sufficient to secure food and nutrition benefits, and improve human well-being (alleviate poverty) more broadly. Similarly, there is very limited evidence that livelihood development initiatives applied within SSF and SSF communities have led to lasting improvements to incomes, well-being or poverty reduction. And localised improvements are not able to be sustained within or through broader social and environmental change. The challenge we seek to address in coastal fisheries systems is to build on strengths (while recognising limitations) of local governance and livelihood systems to enhance, at scales beyond local, equity and adaptive capacity, environmental sustainability and ultimately to reduce poverty and improve food security.
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Code Type Output Name Leader Co-leader Deliverables Commodity View
FP2-1.002.001 Trade-offs between sustainability, resilience, food security and wellbeing understood Philippa Jane Cohen Edward (Eddie) H. Allison 18 Fish
  Training
    
Training Type Title Subject From To
Individual Degree Australia PhD on Understanding Social Dimensions of Tilapia Aquaculture in rural Solomon Islands Understanding Social Dimensions of Tilapia Aquaculture in rural Solomon Islands 2018-05-01 2020-12-18
Individual Degree Australia PhD on Macro and micro level determinants of the contribution of fish to food and nutrition security in a small island context Macro and micro level determinants of the contribution of fish to food and nutrition security in a small island context 2019-02-01 2021-12-31
Individual Degree Timor-Leste PhD on The temporal dynamics of coral reef-dependent small-scale fisheries as part of diversified coastal livelihoods The temporal dynamics of coral reef-dependent small-scale fisheries as part of diversified coastal livelihoods 2017-03-23 2021-02-28
Individual Degree Australia, Timor-Leste PhD on Optimising the Timor-Leste sardine fishery for enhanced food security and livelihoods Optimising the Timor-Leste sardine fishery for enhanced food security and livelihoods 2017-07-01 2020-12-31
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