Fijian fishing industry building resilience by empowering women

The climate change challenges that the Fijian fishing sector is facing are acute, and are being faced by building capacity in the industry and empowering women in the sector.

The climate change challenges that the Fijian fishing sector is facing are acute, and are being faced by building capacity in the industry and empowering women in the sector. This is signposting the way that other countries can face these challenges.

Watch a TED talk here on Rethinking Fisheries Management to Include Women. Sangeeta Mangubhai speaks as Director of the World Conservation Society’s Fiji Country Program, Sangeeta’s work with fisherwomen and their communities has yielded insights into the traditional management systems that impact subsistence and commercial fisheries, and the rich body of knowledge these women have about the ocean.