The understanding of the impacts of climate change on fisheries is constantly increasing and can be organized around several main factors - ocean acidification, sea-level rise, higher water temperatures, deoxygenation, changes in ocean currents - although these factors are unequally known and hard to model in terms of scope - where they will occur and where they will be felt the most - and severity. For instance, although the impacts of acidification are not as well understood as the effects of the other impacts, and are more difficult to measure, it is likely that they are more severe and widespread, particularly on shell-forming species, invertebrates, and coral associated species and throughout any carbon-dependent ecological processes. This report aims to assess, to the extent possible, the potential impact of climate change on fisheries and the related well-being of coastal African countries. It focuses on how the observed and anticipated ecological impacts of climate change are likely to affect fish stocks and the fisheries that depend on them and highlights the coastal countries and regions in Africa that are most vulnerable to climate change. Based on these projections, the report further assesses subsequent socioeconomic impacts on coastal countries and communities. The report concludes with a discussion of lessons learned from the modeling results.
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Author
Lam,Vicky, De Fontaubert,Charlotte
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Document Date
2019/12/01
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Document Type
Report
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Report Number
145609
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Volume No
1
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Total Volume(s)
1
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Disclosure Date
2020/02/03
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Doc Name
Climate Change and Marine Fisheries in Africa : Assessing Vulnerability and Strengthening Adaptation Capacity
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Keywords
Fisheries; impact of climate change; ecological risk; adaptation capacity; German Agency for International Cooperation; estimate impact; marine fishery; geophysical fluid dynamic; life expectancy at birth; consequence of climate change; fishery sector; threat of climate change; response to climate change; patterns of climate change; global greenhouse gas emission; cost of climate change; effect of climate change; photo credit; marine species; number of fisher; economically active population; Rule of Law; ecological model; national poverty line; adult literacy rate; fishery management; national economy; employment in industry; control of corruption; exclusive economic zone; sea surface temperature; contribution of fishery; climate change scenario; living marine resource; ecological risk assessment; number of women; distribution of fish; cost of adaptation
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Lam,Vicky De Fontaubert,Charlotte
Climate Change and Marine Fisheries in Africa : Assessing Vulnerability and Strengthening Adaptation Capacity (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/280891580715878729/Climate-Change-and-Marine-Fisheries-in-Africa-Assessing-Vulnerability-and-Strengthening-Adaptation-Capacity