PERALIHAN MATA PENCAHARIAN SEBAGAI BENTUK ADAPTASI (Studi Kasus: Desa Batu Belubang, Bangka)

Bangka island as a whole has undergone a significant change related thereto. Group of fishermen coastal<br />communities are the most vulnerable to changing weather and coastal environment. In the village of Batu<br />Belubang, frequent extreme weather phenomena of the cyclone and the rapid change of weather, had forced the<br />population to adapt to climate change. The livelihoods of fishermen who rely heavily on natural conditions cause<br />the dependence on weather patterns and ocean activities.<br />This research uses qualitative analysis with the positivistic approach. The method of data collection is done with<br />the interview focused and observational field to see the real conditions and survey agencies to obtain<br />preliminary data regarding the level of climate change that occurred in the region. The analysis is done by<br />assessing the linkages/relationship of the destructive effects of climate change on livelihoods of fishermen.<br />From the analysis carried out, the main reason for the occurrence of the transition is economic livelihood. This<br />transition is triggered by vulnerability due to climate change and the existence of externalities, namely a<br />deterioration of Tin prices and the pepper in the international market in 1990 which was then backed up by<br />policy changes after regional autonomy in 2001. The welfare obtained from short-term floating mines have huge<br />consequences for the coastal environmental damage that would lead to a condition in which a new vulnerability.<br />Key words : the transition of livelihood, adaptation, fisherma