SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS Table SM1: Summary of applied key search strings during the different phases of the literature review. Key search string Phase 1 ((“climate change” OR “global warming” OR “climate variability” OR “climate risk”) AND (“indigenous knowledge” OR “local knowledge” OR “traditional knowledge” OR “traditional ecological knowledge” OR “ILK” OR “TEK”) AND (“adapt*” OR “coping” OR “cope”)) WOS: 402; Scopus: approx.316 Phase 2 ((“climate change” OR “global warming” OR “climate variability" OR "climate risk" ) AND (“indigenous knowledge” OR “local knowledge” OR “traditional knowledge” OR “traditional ecological knowledge” OR “ILK” OR “TEK”) AND Topic ‘community-based adaptation’: ((fish*) OR (Aqua*)) AND (adapt*) AND ((Village) OR (communit*) OR (Hamlet) OR (municipal*)) [WOS: 421; Scopus: 383] Topic ‘livelihood diversification’: ((fish*) OR (Aqua*)) AND (adapt*) AND (diversif*) [WOS: 151; Scopus: 98] Topic ‘Local governance and conflict resolutions schemes’: ((fish*) OR(Aqua*)) AND (adapt*) AND ((co-manag*) OR (communit*) OR (collaborat*) OR (self*)) [WOS: 402; Scopus: 386] Topic ‘traditional crops and crop diversification’: ("traditional crop*" OR "indigenous crop*" OR "traditional food crop*" OR "indigenous food crop*" OR "traditional variet*" OR “indigenous variet*” OR "traditional crop variet*" OR “indigenous crop variet*” OR "crop diversit*" OR "agrobiodiversity" OR “multiple crop*” OR “intercrop*” OR “inter-crop*” OR “mixed crop*” OR “companion crop*” OR “relay crop*” OR “sequential crop*”)) [WOS: 422; Scopus: 390] Topic ‘traditional weather forecast’: ("indigenous knowledge" OR "local knowledge" OR "traditional knowledge" OR "traditional ecological knowledge" OR “ILK” OR “TEK”) AND ("climate forecast*" OR "weather forecast*" OR "weather predict*" OR "drought predict*" OR "flood predict*" OR "climate indicator*" OR "weather indicator*" OR "bioindicat*" OR "bio- indicator*"OR "cropping schedule" OR "seasonal calendar" OR "agricultur* calendar" OR "seasonal activit*")) [WOS: approx. 25; Scopus: approx. 26] 1 Topic ‘traditional soil and water management’: (("indigenous knowledge" OR "local knowledge" OR "traditional knowledge" OR "traditional ecological knowledge" OR "traditional" or "indigenous" or "ILK" or "TEK") AND ("water conservation" OR "water management" OR “water restor*” OR “soil conservat*” OR “soil restor*” OR "soil management" OR “mulch* OR “tillag* OR “zai” OR “zaï” OR “bun shift*”)))[WOS:approx. 125; Scopus: 15] Table SM2: List of the 98 articles Authors Year Title Journal Fisheries food systems Galappaththi, E.K., Ford, J., Bennett, E., 2019 Climate change and community fisheries in Journal of Berkes, F. the Arctic: A case study from Pangnirtung, Environmenta Canada. l Management Galappaththi, E.K., Ford, D.J., Bennett, 2020 Climate change and adaptation to social- Climatic E.M. ecological change: The case of Indigenous Change people and culture-based fisheries in Sri Lanka. 2021 Adapting to climate change in small-scale Environmenta Galappaththi, E.K., Ford, J., Bennett, E., fisheries: Insights from Indigenous l Science and Berkes communities in the global north and south Policy Galappaththi, E.K., Berkes, F., Ford, J. 2019 Climate change adaptation in coastal shrimp FAO aquaculture: a case from northwestern Sri Lanka Stephan Schott, James Qitsualik, Peter 2020 Operationalizing knowledge coevolution: Arctic Van Coeverden de Groot, Simon towards a sustainable fishery for Science Okpakok, Jacqueline M. Chapman, Nunavummiut Stephen Lougheed, and Virginia K. Walker Roux, M.J., Tallman, R.F., Martin, Z.A. 2019 Small-scale fisheries in Canada's Arctic: Marine Policy Combining science and fishers knowledge towards sustainable management Lavoie, Anna, Lee, Jean, Sparks, Kim, 2019 Engaging with Women's Knowledge in Fisheries Hoseth, Gayla, Wise, Sarah Bristol Bay Fisheries through Oral History and Participatory Ethnography 2 Berkes, Fikret 2021 Toward a new social contract: community- e-book based resource management and small-scale fisheries Bronen, Robin, Pollock, Denise, 2020 Usteq: integrating indigenous knowledge and Polar Overbeck, Jacquelyn, Stevens, Susan social and physical sciences to coproduce Geography Natali, Maio, Chris knowledge and support community-based adaptation International Journal of Applying traditional knowledge to resilience Disaster Risk Chen, Tzu-Ling, Cheng, Hung-Wen 2020 in coastal rural villages Reduction Barua, P., & Rahman, S. H. 2019 Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable IUP Journal Value Chain Approach to Climate Change of Knowledge Adaptation in the Fisheries Sector of Coastal Management Bangladesh Basel, Britt Goby, Gillian Johnson, 2020 Community-based adaptation to climate Marine Johanna change in villages of Western Province, Pollution Solomon Islands Bulletin van der Ploeg, Jan Sukulu, Meshach 2020 Sinking Islands, Drowned Logic; Climate Sustainability Govan, Hugh Minter, Tessa Eriksson, Change and Community-Based Adaptation Hampus Discourses in Solomon Islands Sowman, Merle 2020 Participatory and rapid vulnerability Environmenta assessments to support adaptation planning in l small-scale fishing communities of the Development Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem Salas S., Huchim-Lara O., Guevara-Cruz 2019 Cooperation, Competition, and Attitude Springer C., Chin W. Toward Risk of Small-Scale Fishers as Nature 2019 Adaptive Strategies: The Case of Yucatán, Mexico Diamir de Scally & Brent Doberstein 2021 Local knowledge in climate change adaptation in the Cook Climate and Islands Development Springer Pearson, Jasmine McNamara, Karen E. iTaukei Ways of Knowing and Managing International Nunn, Patrick D. 2020 Mangroves for Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Publishing Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril, 2020 Systematic literature review on adaptation Journal of Ahmad, Nobaya, Samsuddin, Samsul towards climate change impacts among Cleaner Farid, Samah, Asnarulkhadi Abu, indigenous people in the Asia Pacific regions Production Hamdan, Mas Ernawati 3 2019 Climate change and community fisheries in Journal of Galappaththi, E.K., Ford, J., Bennett, E., the Arctic: A case study from Pangnirtung, Environmenta Berkes, F. Canada. l Management Pinsky, ML, Fenichel, E, Fogarty, M, et Fish and fisheries in hot water: What is Population al. 2021 happening and how do we adapt? Ecology Potential adaptation strategies for climate Oyebola, O.O., Efitre, J., Musinguzi, L. change impact among flood-prone fish Environ Dev et al. 2021 farmers in climate hotspot Uganda Sustain Adaptive Capacity Level Shapes Social Frontiers in Martins, Ivan Machado Gasalla, Maria Vulnerability to Climate Change of Fishing Marine A. 2020 Communities in the South Brazil Bight Science Vulnerability of fisherfolks and their Environment, Utete, Beaven Phiri, Crispen Mlambo, perceptions towards climate change and its Development Sibonani S. Muboko, Never Fregene, impacts on their livelihoods in a peri-urban and Bernadette T. 2019 lake system in Zimbabwe Sustainability IOP Conference Series: Earth Understanding and adaptation to climate and Mulyasari, G. Irham, Waluyati, L. R. change of fishermen in the northern coastal of Environmenta Suryantini, A. 2021 Central Java, Indonesia l Science Islam MA, Shamsuzzoha M, Assessment on Aust. J. Eng. Rasheduzzaman M, Ghosh RC, and climate change adaptation: a study on coastal Innov. Faisal M. 2019 area of Khulna district in Bangladesh Technol. Melissa Nursey-Bray, R. Palmer, T. F. Old ways for new days: Australian Local Smith & P. Rist 2019 Indigenous peoples and climate change Environment Understandings, Practices and Human- Environment Relationships—A Meta- Ethnographic Analysis of Local and Indigenous Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies in Selected Pacific von Seggern, Janne 2021 Island States Sustainability Analyzing adaptation strategies to climate change followed by the farming community Journal of of the Indian Sunderbans using Analytical Coastal Dutta, S., Maiti, S., Garai, S. et al. 2020 Hierarchy Process Conservation Whitney, C. K., A. Frid, B. K. Edgar, J. “Like the plains people losing the buffalo”: Walkus, P. Siwallace, I. L. Siwallace, perceptions of climate change impacts, Ecology and and N. C. Ban 2020 fisheries management, and adaptation actions Society 4 by Indigenous peoples in coastal British Columbia, Canada. Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Samah, Mirror-mirror on the wall, what climate Journal of Asnarulkhadi Abu Samsuddin, Samsul change adaptation strategies are practiced by Cleaner Farid Ali, Zuraina 2019 the Asian's fishermen of all? Production Schlingmann, Anna Graham, Sonia Current Benyei, Petra Corbera, Esteve Martinez Opinion in Sanesteban, Irene Marelle, Andrea Global patterns of adaptation to climate Environmenta Soleymani-Fard, Ramin Reyes-García, change by Indigenous Peoples and local l Victoria 2021 communities. A systematic review Sustainability A Systematic Review of the Deployment of Indigenous Knowledge Systems towards Climate Change Adaptation in Developing Mbah, Marcellus Ajaps, Sandra World Contexts: Implications for Climate Molthan-Hill, Petra 2021 Change Education Sustainability Millin, Amanda 2020 Indigenous Aquaculture: A Tool to Support UC San Food Security. Diego: Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation. Gianelli, Ignacio Ortega, Leonardo 2021 Harnessing scientific and local knowledge to Global Pittman, Jeremy Vasconcellos, Marcelo face climate change in small-scale fisheries Environmenta Defeo, Omar l Change Casagrande, Alana Salvatore, Rita 2021 Artisanal mollusc fisheries co-management in Journal of Rover, Oscar José Chiodo, Emilio Brazil and Italy: Institutional innovations to Environmenta Fantini, Andrea address environmental crisis l Management Tilley, Alexander Hunnam, Kimberley J. Mills, David J. Steenbergen, Dirk J. Govan, Hugh Alonso-oblacion, Enrique Roscher, Matthew Pereira, Mario Rodrigues, Pedro Amador, Teresa Evaluating the Fit of Co-management for Frontiers in Duarte, Agustinha Gomes, Mario Cohen, Small-Scale Fisheries Governance in Timor- Marine Philippa J. Fujita, Rod 2019 Leste Science Better fisheries management can help reduce conflict, improve food security, and increase economic productivity in the face of climate Burden, Merrick Fujita, Rod 2019 change Marine Policy 5 International Journal of Adaptive co-management in the Vietnamese Water Tran, Thong Anh Pittock, JamesTuan, Mekong Delta: examining the interface Resources Le Anh 2019 between flood management and adaptation Development Adaptive Capacity Level Shapes Social Frontiers in Martins, Ivan Machado Gasalla, Maria Vulnerability to Climate Change of Fishing Marine A. 2020 Communities in the South Brazil Bight Science Fisheries co-management in hilsa shad Islam, Mohammad Mahmudul sanctuaries of Bangladesh: Early experiences Nahiduzzaman, Md Wahab, Md Abdul 2020 and implementation challenges Marine Policy Stephan Schott, James Qitsualik, 2020 Operationalizing knowledge coevolution: Arctic PeterVan Coeverden de root, Simon towards a sustainable fishery for Science Okpakok, Jacqueline M. 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