Author: Louis Lebel
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Robust strategies rarely fail
Extreme weather events and unusual seasons already have significant impacts on the profitability of aquaculture. We cannot be sure exactly how climate will change nor how demand for farmed fish and water will change. For this reason the aquaculture development strategies that are launched today by farmers, companies or governments need to be as robust…
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An uncertain future for Thai Universities
University planners need to think decades ahead when devising long-term strategies for how to develop human resources and facilities. Scenario planning tools can help identify merits and limitations in particular strategies under key uncertainties. Dr. Louis Lebel and Dr. Phimphakan Lebel from USER worked with Dr. Ora-orn Poocharoen and Jameekorn Aumnatphook from the Chiang Mai University…
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Sustainable consumption in Kyoto
Dr. Louis and Phimphakan Lebel participated in a workshop on Sustainable Consumption in Asia hosted by the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature in Kyoto, Japan. Our main contribution and interest was in how people tried to understand and influence value-chains, for example, related to aquaculture products.The event was an activity of the Future Earth…
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