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<p>This research conducted a comparative study of 29 small-scale fisheries social–ecological systems (SSF SES) affected by global change, aiming to identify vulnerabilities and transition pathways from vulnerability to viability using the I-ADApT (Assessment based on Description and Responses and Appraisal for a Typology) framework. Multiple factor and hierarchical clustering analyses were used to develop a typology of cases, resulting in five clusters based on shared characteristics: vulnerabilities, governance challenges, responses to vulnerabilities, and appraisal of those responses. This typology effectively simplified the complexity of SSF SES data. The primary stressors contributing to vulnerabilities were water quality degradation, especially eutrophication, climate-related environmental changes, alterations in freshwater flows, and habitat loss. Key factors influencing vulnerability included the dynamic effects of global change at various levels, governance systems, management measures, social power dynamics, and livelihood diversification opportunities. The evaluation of past responses to global change issues indicated that both short- and long-term measures were only partially effective. The findings emphasize the importance of timely evaluation of past responses, establishing networks and institutions with diverse social power, prioritizing input control measures over output control, promoting livelihood diversification alongside sustainable strategies, and developing governance systems tailored to local contexts to transition SSF from vulnerability to viability. The additional contribution of this research&#xa0;is the expansion of the use of the I-ADApT framework as a decision-support tool.</p>

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Exploring the impacts of global change on small-scale fisheries: expanding the use of I-ADApT as a decision support tool

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    2025年3月15日

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  • Bhabishya Khaniya,
  • Prateep Kumar Nayak,
  • Alida Bundy

摘要

This research conducted a comparative study of 29 small-scale fisheries social–ecological systems (SSF SES) affected by global change, aiming to identify vulnerabilities and transition pathways from vulnerability to viability using the I-ADApT (Assessment based on Description and Responses and Appraisal for a Typology) framework. Multiple factor and hierarchical clustering analyses were used to develop a typology of cases, resulting in five clusters based on shared characteristics: vulnerabilities, governance challenges, responses to vulnerabilities, and appraisal of those responses. This typology effectively simplified the complexity of SSF SES data. The primary stressors contributing to vulnerabilities were water quality degradation, especially eutrophication, climate-related environmental changes, alterations in freshwater flows, and habitat loss. Key factors influencing vulnerability included the dynamic effects of global change at various levels, governance systems, management measures, social power dynamics, and livelihood diversification opportunities. The evaluation of past responses to global change issues indicated that both short- and long-term measures were only partially effective. The findings emphasize the importance of timely evaluation of past responses, establishing networks and institutions with diverse social power, prioritizing input control measures over output control, promoting livelihood diversification alongside sustainable strategies, and developing governance systems tailored to local contexts to transition SSF from vulnerability to viability. The additional contribution of this research is the expansion of the use of the I-ADApT framework as a decision-support tool.