Managing the risks from the water-related impacts of extreme weather and uncertain climate change on inland aquaculture in Northern Thailand

© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Climate change will have significant impacts on inland aquaculture. This article assesses the robustness of a set of potential adaptation strategies for Northern Thailand using a rule-based assessment mod...

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Main Authors: Louis Lebel, Phimphakan Lebel, Chanagun Chitmanat, Anuwat Uppanunchai, Chusit Apirumanekul
Format: Journal
Published: 2018
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http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/48531
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Institution: Chiang Mai University
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Summary:© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Climate change will have significant impacts on inland aquaculture. This article assesses the robustness of a set of potential adaptation strategies for Northern Thailand using a rule-based assessment model to synthesize information from secondary sources, fish farmers, officials and experts. The net benefits of different strategy types vary substantially with water demand and fish demand, as well as future climate. No-regret and low-regret strategies are worthwhile under a broad range of conditions, but may not be sufficient to maintain profitability as the negative impacts of climate change unfold. The main implication is that adaptation pathways must be flexible.