Factors affecting small-scale fishermen's adaptation toward the impacts of climate change: reflections from Malaysian fishers
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 sel...
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| author | Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Hamzah, Azimi Abu Samah, Bahaman |
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| description | 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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| spelling | upm-227082020-03-05T06:38:18Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22708/ Factors affecting small-scale fishermen's adaptation toward the impacts of climate change: reflections from Malaysian fishers Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Hamzah, Azimi Abu Samah, Bahaman 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. SAGE Publications 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22708/1/22708.pdf 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 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2158244019864204 10.1177/2158244019864204 |
| spellingShingle | Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Hamzah, Azimi Abu Samah, Bahaman Factors affecting small-scale fishermen's adaptation toward the impacts of climate change: reflections from Malaysian fishers |
| title | Factors affecting small-scale fishermen's adaptation toward the impacts of climate change: reflections from Malaysian fishers |
| title_full | Factors affecting small-scale fishermen's adaptation toward the impacts of climate change: reflections from Malaysian fishers |
| title_fullStr | Factors affecting small-scale fishermen's adaptation toward the impacts of climate change: reflections from Malaysian fishers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors affecting small-scale fishermen's adaptation toward the impacts of climate change: reflections from Malaysian fishers |
| title_short | Factors affecting small-scale fishermen's adaptation toward the impacts of climate change: reflections from Malaysian fishers |
| title_sort | factors affecting small-scale fishermen's adaptation toward the impacts of climate change: reflections from malaysian fishers |
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