Geographic and occupational mobility of small-scale fishers of Lake Malawi: an exploratory study of water, sanitation, and hygiene access, Malawi

The livelihood of small-scale fishers on the world's freshwater lakes cuts across the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, which covers water and sanitation, and SDG 8 on economic growth. The aim of this study was to examine the nature and extent of fishers' mobility patterns and access t...

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Autores principales:	Rochelle H. Holm, Tikhala Chakalamba, Bwighane Ngasama, Fanuel Kapute
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Publicado:	IWA Publishing 2021
Materias:	fisher lake malawi migration occupation sanitation water River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General) TC401-506
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c2931eb3628e4c7284ed82f1433cea922021-11-05T20:18:08ZGeographic and occupational mobility of small-scale fishers of Lake Malawi: an exploratory study of water, sanitation, and hygiene access, Malawi1366-70171996-975910.2166/wp.2021.058https://doaj.org/article/c2931eb3628e4c7284ed82f1433cea922021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://wp.iwaponline.com/content/23/4/897https://doaj.org/toc/1366-7017https://doaj.org/toc/1996-9759The livelihood of small-scale fishers on the world's freshwater lakes cuts across the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, which covers water and sanitation, and SDG 8 on economic growth. The aim of this study was to examine the nature and extent of fishers' mobility patterns and access to improved sanitation facilities, safe drinking water, and handwashing practices while at work and home for two fishing camps in Malawi. The study used key informant interviews, questionnaires, water quality testing, and an observational checklist, followed by interviews on fishers' occupational migration. Many fishers (85%; 51/60) live and work in fishing camps with their families. Most fishers only went on day trips, but 8% of their working days were away from the fishing camps. Only eight fishers had safe (0 cfu/100 ml) drinking water at home. Most fishers reported drinking (97%) from and going to the toilet (92%) in the lake during fishing. Historical trends in cholera cases did not correlate with higher periods of migratory behavior of fishers observed in this study. Improving the livelihoods of small-scale fishers requires attention to their culture, the economics of the industry, and geographic criteria while at work and within fishing communities along the shores of Lake Malawi. HIGHLIGHTS Examination of small-scale fishers’ occupational mobility and access to improved sanitation facilities, safe drinking water, and handwashing.; Most fishers went on day trips year-round.; Fishing communities lacked universal access to water, sanitation, and hygiene.; Public health models need to consider cultural, economic, and geographic criteria of fishers.;Rochelle H. HolmTikhala ChakalambaBwighane NgasamaFanuel KaputeIWA Publishingarticlefisherlake malawimigrationoccupationsanitationwaterRiver, lake, and water-supply engineering (General)TC401-506ENWater Policy, Vol 23, Iss 4, Pp 897-911 (2021)
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spellingShingle	fisher lake malawi migration occupation sanitation water River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General) TC401-506 Rochelle H. Holm Tikhala Chakalamba Bwighane Ngasama Fanuel Kapute Geographic and occupational mobility of small-scale fishers of Lake Malawi: an exploratory study of water, sanitation, and hygiene access, Malawi
description	The livelihood of small-scale fishers on the world's freshwater lakes cuts across the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, which covers water and sanitation, and SDG 8 on economic growth. The aim of this study was to examine the nature and extent of fishers' mobility patterns and access to improved sanitation facilities, safe drinking water, and handwashing practices while at work and home for two fishing camps in Malawi. The study used key informant interviews, questionnaires, water quality testing, and an observational checklist, followed by interviews on fishers' occupational migration. Many fishers (85%; 51/60) live and work in fishing camps with their families. Most fishers only went on day trips, but 8% of their working days were away from the fishing camps. Only eight fishers had safe (0 cfu/100 ml) drinking water at home. Most fishers reported drinking (97%) from and going to the toilet (92%) in the lake during fishing. Historical trends in cholera cases did not correlate with higher periods of migratory behavior of fishers observed in this study. Improving the livelihoods of small-scale fishers requires attention to their culture, the economics of the industry, and geographic criteria while at work and within fishing communities along the shores of Lake Malawi. HIGHLIGHTS Examination of small-scale fishers’ occupational mobility and access to improved sanitation facilities, safe drinking water, and handwashing.; Most fishers went on day trips year-round.; Fishing communities lacked universal access to water, sanitation, and hygiene.; Public health models need to consider cultural, economic, and geographic criteria of fishers.;
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author	Rochelle H. Holm Tikhala Chakalamba Bwighane Ngasama Fanuel Kapute
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author_sort	Rochelle H. Holm
title	Geographic and occupational mobility of small-scale fishers of Lake Malawi: an exploratory study of water, sanitation, and hygiene access, Malawi
title_short	Geographic and occupational mobility of small-scale fishers of Lake Malawi: an exploratory study of water, sanitation, and hygiene access, Malawi
title_full	Geographic and occupational mobility of small-scale fishers of Lake Malawi: an exploratory study of water, sanitation, and hygiene access, Malawi
title_fullStr	Geographic and occupational mobility of small-scale fishers of Lake Malawi: an exploratory study of water, sanitation, and hygiene access, Malawi
title_full_unstemmed	Geographic and occupational mobility of small-scale fishers of Lake Malawi: an exploratory study of water, sanitation, and hygiene access, Malawi
title_sort	geographic and occupational mobility of small-scale fishers of lake malawi: an exploratory study of water, sanitation, and hygiene access, malawi
publisher	IWA Publishing
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/c2931eb3628e4c7284ed82f1433cea92
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Geographic and occupational mobility of small-scale fishers of Lake Malawi: an exploratory study of water, sanitation, and hygiene access, Malawi

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