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LIVELIHOOD CHANGES OF FISHERMAN COMMUNITY DRIVEN BY CLIMATE CHANGE: A CASE STUDY IN SEMARANG COASTAL REGION, CENTRAL JAVA, INDONESIA
Corresponding Author(s) : Choiru Amin
Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews,
Vol. 7 No. 3 (2019): May
Abstract
Purpose of Study: Climate change has triggered sea level rise so as to increase the height of tidal inundation (rob)in coastal areas. Fishermen face the highest risk since their livelihoods and settlement are directly adjacent to the sea in compared with other communities. This paper describes how fishermen living in the flood-prone areas can survive from the flood triggered by climate change. The house renovation certainly requires a lot of funds thus encouraging the fishermen to seek alternative sources to obtain higher income. Most of the fishermen in coastal Semarang change their livelihood from fishing to cultivating green mussels. They utilize the coastal areas inundated by the tidal flood to cultivate green mussels.
Methodology: The approach used in this study was qualitative with the case study method. Sample cases were selected using snowball sampling. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with informants.
Results: The results showed that fishermen living on the coast of Semarang have to face tidal floods with an increasingly high inundation by an average of 1 m/10 years. The increasing height of tidal flood from year to year has forced the fishermen to renovate their houses raising the building approximately every 10 years. The renovation certainly requires a lot of funds thus encouraging the fishermen to seek alternative sources to obtain higher income. Most of the fishermen in coastal Semarang change their livelihood from fishing to cultivating green mussel. They utilize the coastal areas inundated by the tidal flood to cultivate green mussels.
Implications/Applications: However, green mussel cultivation successfully gains higher income as well as-as more sus- tainable than fishing. Statistically, it is evidenced by the capability of the fishermen in renovating their houses from pre- venting them inundated by the tidal flood.
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- Alwasilah, A. C. (2012). Pokoknya Kualitatif: Dasar-Dasar Merancang dan Melakukan Penelitian Kualitatif. Jakarta. Pustaka Jaya.
- Amin, C., Sukamdi, and Rijanta (2019). Modeling (Im) mobility: the decision to stay in disaster prone area amongs fishermen community Semarang. E3S Web of Conferences. volume 76, page 03012. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/2019 7603012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20197603012
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- Marfai, M. A., King, L., Sartohadi, J., Sudrajat, S., Budiani, S. R., and Yulianto, F. (2008). The impact of tidal flooding on a coastal community in Semarang, Indonesia. Environmentalist. 28(3):237–248. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-007-9134 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-007-9134-4
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Alwasilah, A. C. (2012). Pokoknya Kualitatif: Dasar-Dasar Merancang dan Melakukan Penelitian Kualitatif. Jakarta. Pustaka Jaya.
Amin, C., Sukamdi, and Rijanta (2019). Modeling (Im) mobility: the decision to stay in disaster prone area amongs fishermen community Semarang. E3S Web of Conferences. volume 76, page 03012. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/2019 7603012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20197603012
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Marfai, M. A. and King, L. (2008). Coastal flood management in Semarang. Indonesia. Environmental Geology, 55(7):1507–1518. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00254-007-1101-3. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00254-007-1101-3
Marfai, M. A., King, L., Sartohadi, J., Sudrajat, S., Budiani, S. R., and Yulianto, F. (2008). The impact of tidal flooding on a coastal community in Semarang, Indonesia. Environmentalist. 28(3):237–248. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-007-9134 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-007-9134-4
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Marwasta, D. and Priyono, K. (2007). Analisis Karakteristik Permukiman Desa-Desa Pesisir di Kabupaten Kulonprogo.
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McGranahan, G., Balk, D., and Anderson, B. (2007). The rising tide: assessing the risks of climate change and human settlements in low elevation coastal zones. Environment and Urbanization, 19(1):17–37. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956247 807076960. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0956247807076960
Nicholls, R. J., Hoozemans, F. M. J., and Marchand, M. (1999). Increasing flood risk and wetland losses due to global sea-level rise: Regional and global analyses. Global Environmental Change, 9(SUPPL). https://doi.org/10.1016/S0959-37 80(99)00019-9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0959-3780(99)00019-9
Nurlambang, T. (2011). Public Policy Matters on Climate Change and Migration in Indonesia; the Case of Jakarta City Jakarta: Center for Applied Geography Research, The University of Indonesia.
Snoussi, M., Ouchani, T., and Niazi, S. (2008). Vulnerability assessment of the impact of sea-level rise and flooding on the Moroccan coast: The case of the Mediterranean eastern zone. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 77(2):206–213. https: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2007.09.024
//doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2007.09.024.
Suhelmi, I. R. (2013). Pemetaan Kapasitas Adaptif Wilayah Pesisir Semarang dalam Menghadapi Genangan Akibat Ke- naikan Muka Air Laut dan Perubahan Iklim. Forum Geografi, 27(1):81–92.