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Doubly dispossessed by accumulation: Egyptian fishing communities between enclosed lakes and a rising sea

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  • Andreas Malm
  • Shora Esmailian

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In a corner of the Egyptian revolutionary drama, the fisherfolk of the northern Nile Delta have begun to organise. They suffer an indicative predicament. The two great lagoons of Borullus and Manzala have largely been enclosed by fish farms as the Mubarak regime sought to expand Egypt's aquaculture industry. On the other hand, the sea is threatening to submerge the ground on which the very same fishing communities are based. How can we understand the pinch in which they find themselves? This article questions the sustainability of the Egyptian aquaculture miracle, examines the likely impacts of sea level rise on the communities north of Borullus and Manzala, and seeks to conceptualise the dialectic between the two processes. While the fisherfolk prepare to fight against the encroaching farms, however, there is little on the horizon in the way of struggle against the other, perhaps even more dangerous side of the squeeze. [Doublement dépossédés par l'accumulation: les communautés des pêcheurs égyptiens entre les lacs fermés et une mer montante.] Dans un coin du drame révolutionnaire égyptien, la communauté des pêcheurs dans le Nord du Delta du Nil a commencé à s'organiser. Elle souffre d'une situation à titre indicatif. Les deux grandes lagunes de Borullus et de Manzala ont été en grande partie entourées par les exploitations piscicoles, comme le régime de Moubarak a cherché à élargir l'industrie de l'aquaculture égyptienne. D'autre part, la mer menace de submerger le terrain sur lequel ces mêmes communautés de pêche sont établies. Comment pouvons-nous comprendre le malaise dans lequel ils se trouvent? Cet article évoque la question du miracle de la durabilité de l'aquaculture égyptienne, examine les effets probables de l'élévation du niveau de la mer au nord des communautés de Borullus et de Manzala, et cherche à établir un concept dialectique entre les deux processus. Alors que les pêcheurs se préparent à lutter contre les exploitations agricoles contrariantes, il ya cependant peu de marge à l'horizon sur la façon de lutter contre l'autre -- peut-être même le plus dangereux -- côté de la compression. Mots-clés : L'Egypte; les communautés de pêche; l'élévation du niveau de la mer; l'aquaculture; l'accumulation par dépossession; la révolution

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  • Andreas Malm & Shora Esmailian, 2012. "Doubly dispossessed by accumulation: Egyptian fishing communities between enclosed lakes and a rising sea," Review of African Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(133), pages 408-426, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:revape:v:39:y:2012:i:133:p:408-426
    DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2012.710838
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    1. Bailey, Gino & Ariza, Eduard & Casellas, Antònia, 2022. "Coevolutionary decoupling in artisanal fisher communities: A temporal perspective from Chile," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 197(C).

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