Fishing and fish farming communities are vulnerable to disasters. This relates to a variety of factors including their location and the characteristics of the type of livelihood activities associated with fishing and fish farming, and also include high exposure to natural disasters. The world is witnessing an increasing frequency and magnitude of natural disasters with events of hydrometeorological origin constituting the large majority (see Box 3). There is also high confidence that climate changewill increase the frequency and intensity of weather-related natural disasters. Despite the growing understanding and acceptance of the importance of disaster risk reduction and increased disaster response capacities, disasters and in particular the management and reduction of risk continue to pose a global challenge.
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