Climate Change Risk Management in Coastal Fishing Villages of Malappuram District, Kerala, India (original) (raw)

2021, Climate Change Risk Management in Coastal Fishing Villages of Malappuram District, Kerala, India

Fishing villages are located near to the shore as required for their profession and their livelihoods. The fishermen villages face enormous challenges by natural calamities including climate change. Increase of sea surface temperature, sea level rise, ocean acidification, heavy rainfall, extreme events like storms, erosion, flooding, salt water intrusion, cyclones, El Nino and drought are the important climate change indicators that impose threats to the sustainable livelihood of fishing communities. To develop specialised adaptation solutions and to build resilience capacity among coastal fishing communities against climate change impacts, examination of local level livelihood capitals and its vulnerability are essential. In this study, ISO 31000 (2009) "Risk management guidelines" management framework and processes were applied in Malapuram district of Kerala State India to identify, analyse, evaluate and treat the climate change risks to create resilient fishing community. This research output shall support local level planning of fishing villages and to take action for climate change risk management. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors concerned and do not necessarily represent the views of the organisations that they are attached.