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Rise in global population has urged the increasing demand for food, especially protein. Aquaculture production is crucial for food security in the face of current increase in population. Climate change has significantly reduced the production and increased the instability in the sector, however, small-scale fisheries and aquaculture have contributed little to the causes of climate change but will be amongst the first sectors to be affected the most. A number of changes already evident can be attributed to climate change such as drastic change in weather condition, reduction in water levels, changes in hydrological regimes of inland water, heavy windstorm, excessive sunshine, increased incidence of flooding and drought. The effects of these changes have resulted in changes in ocean fish productivity, fish disease infestation and reduction of production from inland and aquaculture systems. In order to achieve food security and fisheries development goal, adapting climate smart fisheries and aquaculture approaches are the need of the hour to combat climate related changes. It may help to increase the resilience and adaptive capacity of communities and ecosystems.

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Exploring CSFA approaches and its implications.pdf