Poverty and Small-scale Fisheries in West Africa

This book arises from case studies and two back-to-back workshops held in Cotonou, Benin in November 2001. They were the combination of much experience and knowledge gathered in the West Africa region and were brought about to explore the concept of poverty, especially how it is a part of the life o...

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Other Authors: Neiland, Arthur E. (Editor), Béné, Christophe (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2004, 2004
Edition:1st ed. 2004
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The nature and causes of poverty: an overview
  • 3. The Sustainable Livelihoods Approach: the importance of policies, institutions and process
  • 4. Some poverty approaches and their applications to Senegal
  • 5. Poverty in small-scale fisheries: A review and some further thoughts
  • 6. The challenge of managing small-scale fisheries with reference to poverty alleviation
  • 7. Poverty profiles of artisanal fishers: methods based on the SLA model
  • 8. The sustainable livelihoods approach and the improvement of the living conditions of fishing communities: relevance, applicability and applications
  • 9. Fisheries co-management and poverty alleviation in the context of the Sustainable Livelihood Approach; a case study in the fishing communities of Aby Lagoon in Côte d’Ivoire
  • 10. Socio-economic impacts of different fisheries management strategies at the local level
  • 11. Fisheries development, poverty alleviation and small-scale fisheries: a review of policy and performance in developing countries since 1950
  • 12. Fisheries management, poverty alleviation and the implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
  • 13. The work of the Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Programme (SFLP) in West Africa
  • 14. Poverty in coastal fishing communities