Kapacitetsuppbyggnad för ökad mångfald och utveckling av vattenbruket: Ökad livsmedelssäkerhet genom förbättrad produktivitet, motståndskraft

About this project

The effects of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture are already being felt as a result of sea level rise and ocean acidification, as well as extreme weather events. A significant number of people in SE Asia – where populations are growing rapidly - rely on seafood as their principal source of protein and essential micronutrients, thus requiring urgent solutions to ensure its continued availability in the diet of the 655 million people living in the region. Yet some of the aquaculture technologies and practices currently in use in SE Asia have alarmed policy-makers who are concerned not only about environmental sustainability, but because some of the farming methods and species being farmed are in fact detrimental to low income sectors of the population.Indeed, the desire for high return on investment often encourages cultivation of species that are in demand by wealthier urban/foreign populations, but are largely unaffordable by the rural populations directly involved in their production. Innovation in production methods, and developing local supply chains for sustainable feed inputs, are urgently needed to an alleviate nutritional deficiencies among seafood-dependent populations whose livelihoods are jeopardized by climate change. In this project, we aim to build adaptive capacity for small-scale farmers by enabling them to use affordable and sustainable local resources to culture species that are nutritionally and culturally suited for their own needs.

Published by

Sweden · Government

Countries

Cambodia

Sectors

Fishery researchIII.1.c. Fishing

Funded by

Sweden

Passes funds through

The Swedish Research Council

Published by Sweden to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 26 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: SE-0-SE-29-2018-05932_3.

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