Developing a social wellbeing approach for sustainable fisheries in South Asia
Lead Research Organisation:
Northumbria University
Department Name: Fac of Arts, Design and Social Sciences
Abstract
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Organisations
- Northumbria University (Lead Research Organisation)
- Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (Collaboration)
- University of Sheffield (Collaboration)
- National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM) India (Collaboration)
- Cardiff University (Collaboration)
- University of St Andrews (Collaboration)
- University of Dundee (Collaboration)
- University of Cape Town (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF EXETER (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
| Sarah Coulthard (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Coulthard S
(2012)
Can We Be Both Resilient and Well, and What Choices Do People Have? Incorporating Agency into the Resilience Debate from a Fisheries Perspective.
in Ecology and Society
Coulthard S
(2019)
Tackling alcoholism and domestic violence in fisheries-A new opportunity to improve well-being for the most vulnerable people in global fisheries
in Fish and Fisheries
COULTHARD S
(2017)
Exploring 'islandness' and the impacts of nature conservation through the lens of wellbeing
in Environmental Conservation
Coulthard S
(2015)
Waving or Drowning: An Exploration of Adaptive Strategies Amongst Fishing Households and Implications for Wellbeing Outcomes
in Sociologia Ruralis
Coulthard S
(2015)
Exploring wellbeing in fishing communities (South Asia), Methods handbook
Coulthard S
(2012)
What does the debate around social wellbeing have to offer sustainable fisheries?
in Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
Coulthard, S
(2015)
Exploring wellbeing in fishing communities (South Asia), Methods handbook,
Daw T
(2016)
Elasticity in ecosystem services: exploring the variable relationship between ecosystems and human well-being
in Ecology and Society
| Description | Key findings This study has demonstrated the applicability and value of a three-dimensional wellbeing approach to the study of social wellbeing in the context of South Asian fisheries. The research adopted the following definition of wellbeing as "a state of being with others, which arises where human needs are met, where one can act meaningfully (through relations with others) to pursue one's goals, and where one can enjoy a satisfactory quality of life" (from McGregor 2007). This framing of wellbeing around 3-dimensions - basic needs, social relations, and subjective reflections on important life domains - facilitated new understanding of the way that wellbeing is experienced in South Asian fishing communities. First, the approach illuminated the nature of harms experienced by people, through the assessment of basic human needs as being objectively met or unmet, which provided a powerful baseline 'threshold' by which to assess social impact. Second, the importance of social relationships in shaping people's achievement of wellbeing was revealed by the 'Governance Relationship Assessment', a distinctive tool developed by the project to elicit significant relationships in a person's life, and self-reported satisfaction with those relationships. For example, data from both the Sri Lankan and Indian studies exposed the impacts of fisher-trader relations on wellbeing, the pros and cons of boat tying practices (where fishers make trade agreements with particular buyers in return for advance loans), and the implications of livelihood lock-in, all of which can affect decisions about how people fish and their capacity to diversify from fisheries. Third, data on subjective wellbeing - based on people's satisfaction levels with self-nominated criteria deemed as important for 'living well' - revealed new insight into what matters most to men and women in a South Asian fisheries context. The importance of good family relations and the destructive effect of (fishermen's) alcoholism, particularly on women, in fishing communities was highlighted here, a problem that has received little attention from the fisheries literature to date. Combining these 3-dimensions (basic needs, relational and subjective) gives a holistic assessment of wellbeing that combines objective and subjective criteria with emphasis on the social. This enables a deeper understanding of how the pursuit of wellbeing can drive human behaviour and influence decisions people make about how they interact with marine resources. As such, the project contributes to ongoing efforts to clarify interactions between human wellbeing and ecosystem services (the benefits people derive from ecosystems) in the context of sustainable fisheries and marine conservation. The research also highlights how the achievement of different wellbeing domains can involve difficult negotiations or 'trade-offs', where satisfaction in one aspect of wellbeing can result in wellbeing failure in another domain. The use of wellbeing methods to illuminate how different parts of wellbeing are negotiated, and critical trade-offs that people make, can point decision-makers (at the individual and management level) to explore how to expand choices people have to live a life that they have reason to value (following Sen's Human Development Approach). Drawing from these findings, and the clear importance of 'expanding choices' for improved wellbeing in the context of South Asian fisheries, the project produced co-authored policy briefings for each study in Sri Lanka and India. These give an overview of key wellbeing achievements and threats, and discuss practical measures that might support people's negotiations of difficult trade-offs in a way that enhances choice so as to improve social wellbeing, for example, investment in alcoholism awareness campaigns in fishing communities. We also explicitly link pathways to enhanced social wellbeing with sustainable fisheries management, locating the research findings within existing marine governance frameworks. Project partners in Sri Lanka and India have played a key role in taking forward the research findings through policy and community workshops conducted within the project period, and through future planned activities post project. More broadly, the methodology developed by the project is being promoted through an online methods manual (available shortly online). This provides detailed guidance for the replication of methods developed by the project, case study illustrations using real data, and critical evaluation of the limitations of the approach. |
| Exploitation Route | Research outputs could be used by the main actors and institutions involved in fisheries governance in South Asia, in particular, civil society led campaigns in the Gulf of Mannar, India. Outputs may also be used by new projects in the region which draw from the methods developed here. |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Communities and Social Services/Policy,Environment |
| Description | The research continues to be used at two levels. First, at a conceptual level, wellbeing has been increasingly engaged with by a growing range of coastal and fisheries practitioners and policy makers, both within the study countries - India and Sri Lanka, and further afield. For example, India's first National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM), which was involved in the dissemination of the project's research findings, recently adopted the term 'wellbeing' in their mission statement: "We strive to promote sustainable coasts through increased partnerships, conservation promotion, scientific research and knowledge management, for the benefit and wellbeing of current and future generations" (see http://www.ncscm.res.in/). The NCSCM continues to develop its new Social Sciences department, where capacity to conduct research in wellbeing has been supported by WellFish activities (e.g. training workshops). Secondly, there is considerable and growing interest in the 3D wellbeing methodology, as further developed and trialed by the WellFish project, and published online in the open access methods handbook. In Sri Lanka, K.Sandaruwan, one of the Sri Lanka based researchers (formerly employed by Wellfish) has used his new position within NARA (the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency) to disseminate information about wellbeing methodology, and to continue to collect further data on wellbeing in coastal communities, over a much wider geographical range (funded by NARA). The specific findings of the project were summarized in two national policy briefs (India and Sri Lanka), and these continue to be drawn upon and referred to by the project partners in Sri Lanka and India, in their continuing work on improving wellbeing in coastal communities. Partnerships developed over the project lifespan have continued to flourish, and project partner institutions have capacity to conduct wellbeing research (following their involvement in wellfish). This is demonstrable by the successful role played by Ruhuna University (Sri Lanka) in 2 subsequent wellbeing focused projects (ESRC-DFID funded, led by Chris Bene; Dutch NWO-WOTRO funded, led by Maarten Bavinck), which has led to further wellbeing research in other parts of Sri Lanka, including the North. The University of Amsterdam recently held a 3 week training programme in Jaffna university teaching wellbeing methods, as developed by the Wellfish project (I act as an advisor, and former partner, to the Dutch-funded project). In India, the new partnership with NCSCM, India's first national centre for coastal management, led to my participation in a special plenary event as part of the 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP11), Hyderabad, India, and subsequent contribution to a publication by the centre. Beyond the research area of India and Sri Lanka, and following a number of presentations and invited talks, the research has broadened its geographical scope for impact. I have been participating since 2014, in a working group established by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of Washington, on Human Wellbeing and Ecosystem Based Management (EBM), which explores different approaches to the measurement of wellbeing. Within the UK, an invited talk at Dundee University to an audience of coastal policy makers and practitioners, led to my inclusion in a subsequently funded Scottish Universities Insights Initiative 'Flourishing coasts and productive seas', which will explore (in part) the use of wellbeing in Scotland's new Marine plan and Blue Growth agenda (2015-2016). Most recently, I have held several discussions with the International Pole and Line Foundation (London base) about using the wellbeing methods manual, in collaboration with South Asia wellfish partners, to monitor the impact of sustainable fishing practices in the Maldives. With regards to further research, and future impact of those projects, the methodology developed by wellfish has been directly adopted by a large ESPA funded grant (where I also act as Co-Investigator) 'Sustainable poverty alleviation from coastal ecosystem services' (SPACES), which explores new opportunities for maximizing the contribution of marine ecosystem services to human wellbeing in coastal Kenya and Mozambique (£1,200000: 2013-2016). In addition, the methods manual was also shared with Dr Derek Johnson, University of Manitoba for use in the global 'Too Big to Ignore' research project, Easkey Britton (PhD student supervised by Sarah Coulthard, based at Ulster University) and Carole White (PhD student based at University of East Anglia). This resulted in a much greater reach and uptake of wellfish methods across a range of projects around the world. Furthermore, many colleagues have contributed their experiences gained / adaptations recommended, following their use of the methods and hence appear as co-authors to the manual. I am currently working on a new initiative with Prof. Allister MCGregor and Nicky Pouw (University of Amsterdam) to produce a new, and more generic, wellbeing toolkit, that makes reference to research beyond South Asia and fisheries. During 2014, I successfully led a collaborative bid to the Overseas Development Institute, London, for a short term piece of consultancy on the application of wellbeing methodology to assess development impact and progress, in collaboration with Allister McGregor (IDS) and Laura Camfield (UEA). The outcome of this has been a co-authored ODI publication (McGregor, Coulthard and Camfield 2015) and subsequent research bid to the Gates Foundation, in partnership with Oxfam UK and others. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2014 |
| Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Education,Environment,Government, Democracy and Justice |
| Impact Types | Policy & public services |
| Description | ESPA Synthesis programme |
| Amount | £200,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2016 |
| End | 03/2017 |
| Description | NERC-ESRC-DfID |
| Amount | £2,000,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NE/K010484/1 |
| Organisation | Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2013 |
| End | 05/2016 |
| Description | Overseas Development Agency -open bid for consultancy work |
| Amount | £40,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Overseas Development Institute (ODI) |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2013 |
| End | 05/2014 |
| Description | British Council Newton Travel grant |
| Organisation | University of Cape Town |
| Country | South Africa |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | In Sept-Nov 2016 COULTHARD facilitated an 8-week visit from Dr Mbatha, University of Cape Town, South Africa (a collaborator in the Sri Lankan methods wellfish workshop) by partnering in a British Council Newton Fund travel grant. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Submission of bid to British Council |
| Impact | Inclusion of Dr Mbatha in Northumbria University led research bid. Capacity building of Dr Mbatha in research and teaching. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Continuation and new collaboration with the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, India (based at Anna University, Chennai) |
| Organisation | National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM) India |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The WellFish project workshops facilitated dialogue between the newly established NCSCM and coastal actors with an interest in resolving the Gulf of Mannar biosphere reserve conflict, bridging scientific concerns (NCSCM) around the sustainability of marine resources with activism efforts campaigning for better access to resources to protect livelihoods (NGOs such as Dhakshin Foundation and the ICSF). This resulted in a jointly agreed and co-authored policy briefing document, whic is currently still in draft form but which we hope will be disseminated by NCSCM. Furthermore, following a discussion of further research within the newly established Social sciences department within NCSCM, it is hoped that NCSCM will play a stronger role in providing a platform for debate and conflict resolution in the Gulf of Mannar region, supported by recommendations made in the policy brief |
| Collaborator Contribution | Co-authorship of a policy briefing paper |
| Impact | Draft policy briefing paper |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Overseas Development Institute |
| Organisation | Overseas Development Institute (ODI) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | A short term piece of consultancy on the application of wellbeing methodology to assess development impact and progress, in collaboration with Allister McGregor (IDS) and Laura Camfield (UEA). The outcome of this has been a co-authored ODI publication (McGregor, Coulthard and Camfield 2015) and subsequent research bid to the Gates Foundation, in partnership with Oxfam UK and others. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Co-authored ODI publication and research proposal. |
| Impact | McGregor, J A, Coulthard, S and L. Camfield (2015) Measuring what Matters - The Role of Wellbeing Methods in Development Policy and Practice. Project note for the Overseas Development Institute. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | SPACES research |
| Organisation | University of Exeter |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Co-Investigator: Sustainable poverty alleviation from coastal ecosystem services (SPACES): Investigating elasticities, feedbacks and tradeoffs. Funder: NERC-ESRC-DfID (Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation ESPA) programme. Consortium grant led by University of Exeter and Stockholm Resilience Centre. £2,000,000. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Research leads |
| Impact | Daw, T.M., Coulthard, S and W.W.L Cheung (2015 In press) Evaluating taboo tradeoffs in ecosystems services and human wellbeing. PNAS Multi-disciplinary (Environment, Social Sciences, International Development) |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Scottish Universtities Insight Initiative - Flourishing coasts |
| Organisation | University of Dundee |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Co-applicant in a funded Scottish Universities Insights Initiative 'Flourishing coasts and productive seas', which will explore (in part) the use of wellbeing in Scotland's new Marine plan and Blue Growth agenda (2015-2016). I will contribute a workshop on wellbeing methods and attend the 3 workshops (funded). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Management of the project and payment of travel expenses |
| Impact | Invited talk given in April 2015 and at the 2nd workshop in November 2015. Development of new contacts and networks, some of whom are now involved in a current ESRC bid (under development). |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Scottish Universtities Insight Initiative - Flourishing coasts |
| Organisation | University of St Andrews |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Co-applicant in a funded Scottish Universities Insights Initiative 'Flourishing coasts and productive seas', which will explore (in part) the use of wellbeing in Scotland's new Marine plan and Blue Growth agenda (2015-2016). I will contribute a workshop on wellbeing methods and attend the 3 workshops (funded). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Management of the project and payment of travel expenses |
| Impact | Invited talk given in April 2015 and at the 2nd workshop in November 2015. Development of new contacts and networks, some of whom are now involved in a current ESRC bid (under development). |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | UK Flourishing Coasts bid |
| Organisation | Cardiff University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | New collaboration to adopt methods developed in the WellFish project in a UK-based project exploring wellbeing in coastal communities across England, Scotland and Wales |
| Collaborator Contribution | Proposal under review |
| Impact | Submission of ESRC grant, and buy in from local councils/ research partners. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | UK Flourishing Coasts bid |
| Organisation | University of Sheffield |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | New collaboration to adopt methods developed in the WellFish project in a UK-based project exploring wellbeing in coastal communities across England, Scotland and Wales |
| Collaborator Contribution | Proposal under review |
| Impact | Submission of ESRC grant, and buy in from local councils/ research partners. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | UK Flourishing Coasts bid |
| Organisation | University of St Andrews |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | New collaboration to adopt methods developed in the WellFish project in a UK-based project exploring wellbeing in coastal communities across England, Scotland and Wales |
| Collaborator Contribution | Proposal under review |
| Impact | Submission of ESRC grant, and buy in from local councils/ research partners. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Dissemination workshop (5) - Sri Lanka |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Participants in your research and patient groups |
| Results and Impact | Dissemination workshop (verification of findings) - Sri Lanka (conducted in Sinhala by S. Coulthard, Prof. Oscar Amarasinghe, N. Paranamana, K, Sandaruwan and 2 facilitators from Ruhuna University) 63 participants - Rekewa lagoon residents/ research participants (including some locally based fisheries cooperative managers) Participants expressed an interest to use the methods developed in future research in Sri Lankan fisheries |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Invite public lecture at the Zoological Society, London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 8th November 2011. ZSL Science and Conservation public event: 'Shallow seas' - Zoological Society of London, London. Title: Reconciling poverty alleviation with marine conservation in the developing world: can a focus on human wellbeing help motivate sustainable resource governance? The talk sparked many questions about the trade offs between marine conservation and human wellbeing Further discussions about potential collaboration with the ZSL, and requests for more information |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Invited plenary talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | I was invited to give a plenary talk at the World Fisheries Congress, Thailand 2010. titled: 'Can we be both resilient and well? The centrality of agency in building resilient small-scale fisheries'. There was significant interest in the concept of wellbeing and many meetings were held after the talk. My talk stimulate interest in wellbeing from several colleagues, which contributed to the approach being used in subsequent research grants |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | Invited presentation and working group member for the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, USA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I gave an invited talk on 6th January 2014 titled 'Measuring social wellbeing' and have since participated in co-authored articles and continued discussion on measures of wellbeing, as part of the NOAA coordinated working group Stimulated greater interest in the 3D wellbeing approach, and invitations to co-author publications |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Invited speaker at specially convened panel (by NCSCM) at the UN Convention on Biodiversity, Hyderabad, India 2012 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The discussion by the panel (which included the Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan, the Minister of Environment & Forests),raised the challenge of balancing livelihood provision with nature conservation in the context of global committments to biodiversty protection. Contribution to a publication led by the NCSCM (available on their website). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Invited talk (International Rescue Committee (IRC)) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 4th April 2013, Senate House, London. International Rescue Committee (IRC) Research, Evaluation and Learning Symposium 'Beyond Economics'. Invited presentation joint with Laura Camfield (UEA) Title: From harm to home: How can wellbeing measures capture the relational and perceptual dimensions of wellbeing, as well as the objective? We gave a joint presentation which stimulated questions and further requests for information about wellbeing measures. Further collaboration with Laura Camfield - a leading expert in wellbeing methodology |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Invited talk - UEA/IDS International Workshop on Mixed Methods Research in Poverty and Vulnerability: |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | after my talk 'Measuring wellbeing - some data from South Asian fishing communities', there were several questions about the methodology used, and further interest about new applications Contribution of a book chapter to a volume which arose out of the workshop McGregor, J A., Coulthard, S and L. Camfield (2015) In press. Competing Interpretations: Human Wellbeing and the Use of Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Development Policy and Practice, In Camfield L and K. Roelen (Editors) (2015) Mixed Methods Research in Poverty and Vulnerability. Palgrave MacMillan. London |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Invited talk at University of Dundee to coastal policy makers and planners |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Over forty delegates attended a one day symposium on marine spatial planning on 28 April, organised by Deborah Peel. Participants came from a range of backgrounds, including central government, local authorities, Scottish Natural Heritage, the Crown Estate, and NGOs, such as Scottish Environment LINK and PAS. The aim of the event was to find ways to 'talk' across marine science, social science and lay communities at different scales - international, national, regional and local and to explore the emerging concept of marine spatial planning. The purpose was to exchange knowledge with respect to the marine and land/sea interface from different scientific and practice-based perspectives, raise awareness of different research projects, and to explore the practical implications of implementing Scotland's first National Marine Plan. I discussed a 'wellbeing approach' and its potential contribution to Scotland's Blue growth agenda and new Marine Plan. After my talk, I was invited to collaborate in a research proposal with the symposium organizer (Deborah Peel), which was subsequently funded. As a result, I will be running a 1 day workshop event (on wellbeing methodology) and participate in the 12 months programme 'Flourishing Communities and Productive Seas - Scotland's first National Marine Plan' funded by Scottish Universities Insight Institute. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.scottishinsight.ac.uk/Programmes/Programmes20152016/FlourishingCommunitiesandProductiveSe... |
| Description | Invited talk to the Valuing Nature Network, Zoological Society, London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | December 2012: Valuing Nature Network workshop on 'Conservation and human wellbeing: Integrating local voices into natural resource management', hosted at the Zoological Society, London. Title: An assessment of wellbeing in fishing-dependent communities in developing countries - what potential for improved governance of marine resources? Talk delivered and made available online: http://www.zsl.org/science/events/conservation-and-human-wellbeing,650,EV.html Further discussion about potential collaboration with the VNN network. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Participation in the flourishing coasts initiative - Scotland |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Invited to participate in 3 funded workshops (Scottish Universities Insight Institute) in Scotland between 2015-2016, to discuss and reflect on wellbeing (as one of 3 approaches) and its relevance to marine spatial planning in Scotland, and the new Scotland Marine Bill. This led to the development of new partnerships, which now form the base of a forthcoming ESRC bid. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015,2016 |
| URL | http://www.scottishinsight.ac.uk/Programmes/Programmes20152016/FlourishingCommunitiesandProductiveSe... |
| Description | Public Film screening: Shifting undercurrents |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | workshop facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Film screening, ICSF documentary 'Shifting undercurrents' - a documentary which depicts the livelihood-conservation conflict faced by women seaweed collectors in the Gulf of Mannar (study area). With the premission of the film makers, this was screened in the Indian fishing village of Chinnapalam in April 2012 (Public event); and also at subsequent conferences including MARE People and the Sea conference 2013; and the Too Big To Ignore Conference, Hyderabad, December 2013. An appreciation from research participants as to the broader context of their conflict with the marine park. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Research dissemination workshops (3) - India |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Participants in your research and patient groups |
| Results and Impact | Workshop 3 - Local dissemination of results to fisher participants involved in research (verification of findings and recommendations) (conducted in Tamil by S Coulthard, R Manimohan and 4 facilitators from NCSCM) 27th September 2013 - Hotel Queen Palace, Rameshwaram, India. 25 participants. Research participants appreciated the opportunity to verify and discuss the key results from the research, and the further opportunity of having these discussions with key scientists and policy influence from the NCSCM, Chennai. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Research dissemination_policy workshop (4) - India |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Workshop 4 -One day high level regional policy forum, hosted by the National Centre for Coastal Management, Anna University - India (a partner in the project), which facilitated debate on the curernt conflict in the Gulf of Mannaer, and next steps for conflict resolution and plausible policy change. The ICSF documentary 'Shifting undercurernts' was also screened as part of the workshop. 30th September 2013 20 participants: Participants included members of the Fisheries Trade Union, Ramnad district, Wildlife Warden, Gulf of Mannar National Park, Alagappa University, Ramnad, Fisheries Training and Research Centre, Thanjavur, Fisheris college of research, Tuticorin, Centre for Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Madras Institute for Development Studies, International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF), NSCSM staff. The attendees made concrete plans for future work in the area, and supported the drafting of a joint policy briefing paper, supported by the NCSCM, Chennai |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.ncscm.res.in/cms/events/archived_events.php |
| Description | Workshop 1: Methods development and training |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | workshop facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Methods development and training in Year 1 of the project. (12 participants) Participants included the Sri Lanka research team (3), colleagues from Ruhuna University, and additional expertise from IDS (Chris Bene) and Nicky Pouw (University of Amsterdam), and PhD student Easkey Britton (Ulster University)]. This was immediately followed by a 3 week methods trailing period in the field (Rekewa lagoon) with the PI and the Sri Lanka research team (L.Sandaruwan, N.Panaramana and D. Koralgama). The research methods developed at this workshop have also been integrated by workshop participants into 3 further projects (two of which are ESRC funded) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Workshop 2: Methods development and training |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | workshop facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | A second methods workshop was held in India, as it was difficult to arrange for travel to Sri Lanka by the India team, and there was opportunity to expand the audience through the newly established NCSCM Included 18 participants from Anna University, National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM) [from 3 different states: Tamil Nadu, Orissa, and Gujarat], Madras Institute for Development Studies, prospective India-based researchers (the selection of researchers had not yet been finalized), Dhakshin Foundation (NGO), ICSF (International Collecting in Support of Fish Workers), and the Sri Lanka based research team (who commenced research in June 2011). This was followed in April 2012 by a 3 week period of methods trailing in the field at Rameshwaram with the PI and India based research team (R Manimohan and M. Manimohan). Research methods have since been integrated by workshop participants into one further project based in India (Dutch funded) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |