Vulnerability to Viability Global Partnership
Supporting Small-Scale Fisheries in their Transition from Vulnerability to Viability
WHO WE ARE
V2V is a transdisciplinary global partnership and knowledge network with members from Africa, Asia, Canada, and internationally. We aim to support small-scale fishers in transitioning from vulnerability to viability.
WHERE WE WORK
The V2V partnership brings people and organizations together across physical, cultural, and disciplinary boundaries through a shared interest in addressing global change impacts on small-scale fisheries. We are conducting transdisciplinary, community-engaged research in six Asian countries - Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, and Thailand - and six African countries - Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania.
WHAT WE DO
The V2V Global Partnership aims to identify the diverse factors and conditions contributing to the ‘vulnerability’ of SSF and engage collaboratively with small-scale fishing communities and other key NGOs, government, and university partners to enhance SSF viability.
WHAT'S NEW
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V2V Thematic Webinar: July 31, 2026
Strategies for the V2V Transition: The Japanese Experience of Umigyo
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Date: July 31, 2026 (Friday)
Time: 12:00 PM UTC to 1:15 PM UTC
8:00 AM EDT to 9:15 AM EDT
Speaker:
Yinji Li | Professor, School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University, Shizuoka, Japan.
V2V THEMATIC WEBINAR SERIES
V2V Thematic Webinar Series 2026–2027
Explore all upcoming thematic webinars in the 2026–2027 V2V Thematic Webinar Series, a flagship initiative of the Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Global Partnership for nearly six years. This special case study series highlights upcoming sessions that share experiences and outcomes from V2V transition research across Asia and Africa.
The Krushna Chandra Jena Chilika-V2V Annual Field School 2026
Learning Through Senses: Place-Based, Cross-Cultural and Experiential Education for Sustainable Futures
The Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Global Partnership is organizing the Krushna Chandra Jena Chilika-V2V Annual Field School on 1–8 August 2026 at Barkul, Chilika, Odisha, India, in collaboration with the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kharagpur, and NIRMAN Odisha. The field school is centered on the theme "Environmental Change and Governance: Learning Through Senses – Place-Based, Cross-Cultural and Experiential Education for Sustainable Futures."
The week-long programme aims to provide participants with a deeper understanding of sustainability, environmental change, and governance through experiential and place-based learning. It will include classroom sessions, field visits, village and community interactions, policy discussions, boat-based learning activities on Chilika Lake, cultural programmes, and workshops. The field school brings together graduate students, early-career researchers, practitioners, academicians, government officials, NGOs, and community members to learn from each other and explore practical approaches to addressing sustainability challenges.
V2V Partners
CONTACT US
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G3
v2vglobalpartnership@gmail.com
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V2V Global Partnership is supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada under its Partnership Grants Program