Open AccessEnvironmentally Induced Alternative Livelihood Strategies among the Artisanal Fishers of the Kainji Lake Basin, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Saviour Aletor
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
water and environmental sustainability
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2710-3404
DOI - 10.52293/wes.1.1.17
Subject(s) - livelihood , fishing , poverty , artisanal fishing , geography , yield (engineering) , business , resource (disambiguation) , fishery , natural resource economics , environmental resource management , socioeconomics , environmental planning , economic growth , environmental science , economics , agriculture , computer network , materials science , archaeology , computer science , metallurgy , biology
Living in poverty-driven communities suffering from food insecurity that is escalated as a result of sub-standard exploitation, fishery resources, and other environmental challenges, small-scale Nigerian artisanal fishers have dominated the fisheries sub-sector. Sadly, environmental changes have reduced Kainji Lake's inflow levels from 393,369m/cu3 in 1994 to 307,231m/cu3 in 2011, accordingly reducing the fish yield by 24025 metric tons in the same period, which has put innumerable Nigerian beneficiaries livelihood at serious risk. The study aimed to devise and propose an adaptive strategy model using the concept of sustainable livelihoods approach. This study mainly depended on distributing questionnaires among thirty fishing communities as the data collection method and provided supplementary data from officials. The results indicated that a set of four livelihood activities yields optimum outcomes. This paper also discusses its implications.