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കാലാവസ്ഥ വ്യതിയാനവും കടൽവിഭവങ്ങളുടെ ശോഷണവും കേരളത്തിലെ പരമ്പരാഗത മത്സ്യത്തൊഴിൽ സമുദായങ്ങളെ ദുരിതത്തിലാഴ്ത്തുമ്പോൾ കൃത്യമായ കാലാവസ്ഥാ പ്രവചനം അവർക്കു ലഭിക്കുക എന്നത് സുപ്രധാനമാണ്. ഇതിനായി പല മേഖലകളിൽ ഉള്ള ഗവേഷകർ മത്സ്യത്തൊഴിലാളികളോടൊപ്പം ഒത്തുചേർന്നപ്പോൾ ഉടലെടുത്തത് നൂതനമായ സാങ്കേതിക ഇടപെടലുകളും സങ്കീർണ്ണമായ സാമൂഹിക ഉൾക്കാഴ്ചകളും ആണ്.
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Kerala’s fishing communities are beseiged by long-standing social marginalisation, ongoing climate change, and the recent pandemic. The women of these communities, who are predominantly engaged in fish vending, voice the multiple challenges they face.
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For two years now, a group of social scientists, physical geographers, atmospheric and marine scientists, and communications and media experts have been working closely with artisanal fishers in three villages near Thiruvananthapuram, to find effective ways to make the livelihoods of these fishing communities more secure and sustainable by improving safety at sea. In this episode, we speak with Dr Johnson Jament who is part of this team, to understand more about why this is an issue that deserves attention, and affects wider society.
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Working closely with Kerala’s fishers, the Forecasing with Fishers team developed the localised weather forecasts that they need to survive. But how can artisanal fishers use this technology when they are often under-resourced or far at sea? Members of the ‘Forecasting with Fishers’ project team write about the process through which they developed tools for fishers in Kerala to effectively access and understand weather forecasts.
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Drawing our attention to a largely unexplored, and incredibly vast, archive of Travancorean history, Dr. Vysakh A. S. presents a few intriguing snippets from Uma Maheshwari’s book on the eponymous archive, Mathilakom Records.
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How can we re-imagine urban planning to be non-disruptive, to promote environmental conservation and to preserve the humanity of our streets and walkways? Taking us through the undulating and thronging landscape of the city of Thiruvananthapuram, Thomas Oommen and Rajshree Rajmohan propose a solution that is both innovative and grounded in the realities of everyday life.
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