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Go Fish! : the Vezo Fisher Folk and Sustainable Livelihood

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Author

  • Ulrike Deppert

Summary, in English

This Master thesis deals with the environmental and economical sustainability of and their effects on the livelihood strategies of the Vezo fisher folk in Saint Augustin, Toliara region, Madagascar. By using the Sustainable Livelihood theory and adopting the different forms of capital (human, social, physical, natural and economic) in the Analytical Framework the income activities of the fisher folk are analysed and explained. The conflict between environmental and economical sustainability is the underlying base and the mutual interdependence is discussed, in regard to the Vezo livelihood strategies and the general debate.

Fieldwork in Saint Augustin enabled the data collection. Qualitative methods were used. The findings are discouraging: there is no environmental or economic sustainability among the livelihood strategies adopted by the Vezo fisher folk. The lack of alternatives hinders the Vezo from changing strategies even though the forms of capital are many. These livelihood capital all revolve around fish, which is the main obstacle for changes within the Vezo livelihood.

Department/s

  • LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

Publishing year

2008

Language

English

Document type

Student publication for Master's degree (two years)

Topic

  • Social Sciences

Keywords

  • economic sustainability
  • strategies
  • Fisher folk
  • Madagascar
  • environmental sustainability

Supervisor

  • Ellen Hillbom