Assessing the Sensitivity of Small-Scale Fishery Groups to Climate Change in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

摘要: Climate change continues to pose threats fisheries and fishery-dependent communities globally. Vulnerability climate is a function of exposure, sensitivity, adaptive capacity. Sensitivity largely determined by the differences in socio-economic conditions among communities, conflicts over resources often exacerbate this sensitivity. This study aims understand factors affecting sensitivity change. The objectives are twofold: first, develop indicators determine how they affect second, compare two small-scale fishing groups (fishing camps villages). used twelve indicators, which categorized into two; community characteristics assets, conflicts. Results show that less sensitive than villages since have more varied livelihood sources, such as crop farming. allows for sources income. Both experience conflict with other lake users wildlife attacks, amplify their through reduction grounds damaging gear. It also shows both non-climate understanding can help increase findings allow formulation policy recommendations strengthen livelihoods fisheries.