Small-scale fisheries sustain the livelihood and well-being of hundreds of millions of people globally. However, climate change threatens the existence of small-scale fishers (SSF). The harms caused by the changing climate adversely impact not only the economic aspects of the life of these fishers but also their cultural lives, which can lead to deteriorating individual and communal well-being. Using the concept of cultural ecosystem services, which emphasizes the intertwining of nature and culture, this study applied participatory mapping, photovoice, and focus group discussions with members of SSF communities living on a small island in Indonesia to understand how climate change alters the culture of their communities. Climate change was perceived to cause direct and indirect impacts on the cultural lives of these communities. Climate change directly threatens the sense of historical continuity as it was seen to cause damages to sacred coastal sites used for praying and burial. The indirect harms to culture caused by climate change mainly arose from the difficulties in performing traditional livelihood practices, which relied on local ecological knowledge. These practices were perceived to be crucial in maintaining a sense of collective identities and ensuring social cohesion. Crucially, our study participants acknowledged that the adaptation measures the communities had performed, mainly in terms of shifting fishing grounds, may not reduce the risk of future migration. Overall, these findings act as a preliminary indication on how climate change can affect the cultural lives of SSF communities living in the Global South.

小规模渔业维持着全球数亿人的生计和福祉。然而，气候变化威胁着小规模渔民（SSF）的生存。气候变化造成的危害不仅对这些渔民生活的经济方面产生不利影响，而且对他们的文化生活产生不利影响，从而导致个人和社区福祉恶化。本研究利用文化生态系统服务的概念，强调自然与文化的交织，应用参与式测绘、照片语音以及与居住在印度尼西亚小岛上的 SSF 社区成员进行焦点小组讨论，以了解气候变化如何改变印度尼西亚的文化。他们的社区。人们认为气候变化对这些社区的文化生活造成直接和间接的影响。气候变化直接威胁到历史的连续性，因为它被视为对用于祈祷和埋葬的沿海圣地造成损害。气候变化对文化造成的间接损害主要源于依赖当地生态知识的传统生计实践的困难。这些做法被认为对于维持集体认同感和确保社会凝聚力至关重要。至关重要的是，我们的研究参与者承认，社区所采取的适应措施（主要是转移渔场）可能不会降低未来迁徙的风险。总体而言，这些发现初步表明了气候变化如何影响生活在南半球的 SSF 社区的文化生活。