Open AccessUnderstanding and adaptation to climate change of fishermen in the northern coastal of Central Java, Indonesia
Author(s) -
Gita Mulyasari,
Irham,
Lestari Rahayu Waluyati,
Any Suryantini
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/724/1/012094
Subject(s) - climate change , fishing , geography , java , adaptation (eye) , effects of global warming , environmental resource management , global warming , environmental science , fishery , oceanography , computer science , psychology , geology , neuroscience , biology , programming language
The negative effects of climate change forcing coastal communities to adapt. Fishermen’s understanding of climate change is very important because it shapes the fishermen’s readiness to adapt. This research explores fishermen’s understanding of climate change, fishermen’s adaptation in response to the perceived impacts of climate change, and the relationship between fishermen’s understanding and climate change adaptation. A survey by interviewing randomly selected 120 fishermen was conducted on the northern coastal of Central Java from March to June 2018. The results showed that fishermen had a good understanding of climate change. Most fishermen prefer to looking for detailed information about climate change, change fishing ground, and fishing time adjustment. There is a positive correlation between fishermen’s understanding of the sea-level rise and adaptation to climate change. This is because the northern coastal of Central Java is prone to tidal disasters due to rising sea levels.