Description du projet
Étudier les inégalités sociales sous l’angle des facteurs de stress océaniques
Selon les Nations unies, l’inégalité est un défi majeur du XXIe siècle qui a des répercussions sur le bien-être des populations du monde entier. Les océans jouent un rôle important à cet égard, car ils fournissent de la nourriture, des emplois et des espaces de loisirs, entre autres choses essentielles. En mettant l’accent sur l’équité océanique, le projet EQUALSEA, financé par l’UE, fera la lumière sur la manière dont certains facteurs de stress océaniques, tels que le changement climatique et la perte de biodiversité, affectent les zones marines protégées et les communautés côtières, qui à leur tour influent sur la société dans son ensemble. Les travaux du projet analyseront la manière dont certains changements transformateurs peuvent être encouragés afin de faire face aux inégalités océaniques. Ils feront par ailleurs progresser la recherche dans ce domaine.
Objectif
Inequality is one of the key major social challenges of our time, with far-reaching ramifications for human well-being. Our oceans, which produce vital food, enable jobs and economic activities, and provide opportunities to shape cultures and identities of people, face unprecedented cumulative pressures from human activities and climate change due to industrialization of the seas. Although some researchers have explored ocean equity, significant gaps remain. Firstly, interdisciplinary approaches combining ecological and social sciences are fundamental to induce transformative changes towards ocean equality, but lacking. Secondly, there is a clear lack of data on different inequalities at seas for both small-scale and commercial fisheries. Thirdly, more than 4.3 billion people globally rely on fish as their major source of protein, but social, cultural and health factors which explain oceans inequalities remain largely unknown. Consequently, there is an urgent need for an interdisciplinary approach that addresses asymmetric social power relationships and concentration of capital assets and ownership of fishing rights focused on the most vulnerable groups. EQUALSEA will (a) develop a new transformative adaptation framework for ocean inequality, (b) identify multiple critical drivers which induce social tipping points dynamics and transformative changes across space and time, and (c) contribute to monitor progress towards ocean equity for local communities and top international organizations. To do this, I will combine modelling and simulation techniques and cross-case comparison to develop a typology of different inequalities tested in 20 MPAs and implemented for 3 in-depth case studies across Africa, Europe and Latin America. Together, the ontological framework and integration of modelling methods will significantly advance research on ocean inequality, developing the necessary tools to deliver sustainable impacts towards achieving equity for economies and societies.
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ERC-COG - Consolidator GrantInstitution d’accueil
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