Consequences of calamities and their management: The case of COVID-19 pandemic and flooding on inland capture fisheries in Kenya.

ABSTRACT: During the period February to June 2020, heavy rainfall caused increases in levels and flooding in many lakes in East Africa. This coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic. These calamities affected ecosystems and livelihoods, especially of fishers who depend on fisheries as their only source of livelihood. This study examined the effects of COVID-19 and flooding on the major inland capture fisheries in Kenya to illustrate the effect of such calamities on vulnerable communities to guide interventions. Socioeconomic data were collected across the fish value chains during the peak of COVID-19 pandemic and flooding in Kenya from May to early June 2020. The measures put in place to contain COVID-19 pandemic notably dusk to dawn curfew (66%) and lock-downs (28%) in major cities that act as main fis

SUBMITTER: Aura CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7492077 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature