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Technical studyAquaculture Adaptation Framework for Climate Change (Aqua-Adapt)
A tool to support the development and implementation of strategies to improve aquaculture’s resilience to climate change
2025Also available in:
No results found.Aquaculture’s vulnerability to climate change demands urgent, practical adaptation strategies. Strengthening the sector’s resilience requires coordinated efforts across multiple levels, from farms and communities to research systems and governance. Studies have highlighted the need for more climate-resilient practices and clearer guidance on identifying effective technologies and innovations. To address this, FAO developed the Aquaculture Adaptation Framework for Climate Change (Aqua-Adapt). This tool supports the design and implementation of strategies to enhance resilience. Two case studies – on salmon and mussel farming – helped refine the framework by testing adaptation technologies and improving its practical relevance. Aqua-Adapt is based on definitions from the IPCC’s Fifth and Sixth Assessment Reports and focuses on reducing risks while creating new opportunities. It outlines a six-step process involving stakeholder participation and evidence-based planning. The first step is to establish the unit of adaptation, which may range from individual farmers to the minimum geographical and/or geopolitical unit of adaptation. The second step is to identify and choose the most appropriate climate projection pathways and models. The third step is to perform a risk and vulnerability assessment on the defined unit. The fourth step is to design an adaptation work plan to reduce the identified exposure and sensitivity and increase adaptive capacity in the adaptation unit. The fifth step involves implementing the strategy in accordance with the work plan. The sixth involves conducting ongoing monitoring and evaluation to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the implemented measures, costs, and/or technical difficulties. Aqua-Adapt provides a structured and flexible approach to support climate adaptation in aquaculture, enabling stakeholders to make informed decisions that reduce risk and enhance long-term resilience. -
Technical reportAdaptation strategies of the aquaculture sector to the impacts of climate change 2017
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No results found.The need for adaptation in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and the associated challenges are expected to increase with climate change. This has been stated with a very high degree of confidence by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in its Fifth Assessment Report (IPCC AR5). The Report also refers to the complexity of adaptation in the description of nine constraining factors, and laying down ten overlapping approaches for managing the risks of climate change through adaptation. T his document reviews the numerous options for aquaculture described in sector literature; it identifies key research areas that would improve the sector’s capacity to adapt to climate change impacts and inform policy on adaptation. The document ends with a set of suggestions for assessing potential adaptation measures and implementing them. These are built around two pillars: a sustainable livelihood framework, and an ecosystems approach to aquaculture management, supported by risk assessment an d management along the value chain and a feasibility assessment. The capacity of the main stakeholders to apply these concepts-sustainable livelihoods analysis, risk assessment and management, feasibility assessments (including cost-benefit anal -
ProceedingsProceedings of the EIFAAC symposium on inland fisheries and aquaculture: advances in technology, stock assessment and citizen science in an era of climate change
Killarney, Ireland, 20–21 June 2022
2023Also available in:
No results found.The international symposium on “Inland Fisheries and aquaculture: advances in technology, stock assessment and citizen science in an era of climate change” was organized in conjunction with the thirty-first session of the European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission in Killarney, Ireland on 20–21 June 2022. The symposium was organized by Inland Fisheries Ireland and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. The symposium was attended by 105 participants from 14 countries. The main documentation comprised six invited papers and 35 experience papers and 15 posters. The symposium had five major themes, which were: (i) Inland fish stock assessment, (ii) Developments in freshwater fish monitoring technologies with an emphasis on non-destructive methods, (iii) The problems and challenges of climate change and its impacts on inland aquatic resources and fisheries, (iv) Citizen science, and (v) Aquaculture - traditional freshwater systems vs recirculation systems. The symposium provided valuable networking opportunities for the participating scientists, especially young scientists could share their research findings. Many promising studies and innovative technologies and methodologies were presented. This Occasional Paper in conjunction with a special issue of Fisheries Management and Ecology represents the proceedings of the symposium. The thirty-first session of EIFAAC, held in Killarney from 22 to 24 June 2022, discussed and endorsed the conclusions and recommendations from the symposium.
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