Fisherwomen Stand Together to Oppose Karpowerships, Oil and Gas Developments

Recent media reports of support for Karpowerships and oil and gas developments highlight the division of opinion about these projects. It is those at ground level – in this case small-scale fishers and coastal communities – that will be most affected, say fisherwomen countrywide. Already worrying about gender-based violence issues plaguing them, amongst other things, they say it is unfair that they are now been forced to fight to protect their livelihoods too.