School of Climate Change and Blue Economy Social Work (BLU) / Sustainable Livelihoods in Coastal Communities
Sustainable Livelihoods in Coastal Communities
Course Seven builds directly on the blue economy literacy of Course Four and the honest viability assessment discipline it instilled, training learners to design and support locally credible, sustainable livelihood diversification processes for coastal and riverine communities facing declining tradi
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Learning objectives
88. Explain the concept of sustainable livelihoods and the assets (natural, financial, human, social, physical) that underpin them.
89. Apply a community-vetted process for identifying and assessing livelihood diversification opportunities.
90. Design a basic livelihoods diversification pilot plan appropriate to a specific community's assets and constraints.
91. Identify and address common causes of livelihood intervention failure, including lack of market access, inadequate skills transfer, and low community trust.
92. Apply a gender-responsive lens to livelihood diversification planning.