We start with the real threat before our eyes, Aminah is already deft at weaving nets. The skill of his hands proves that he has been doing this work for a long time as a worker knitting fishing nets.
If there is a lot that needs to be repaired, he can work on it for two days, or even more. His wages are relatively standard, 40 – 50 thousand for each net he repairs.
adbmi.org – That afternoon Aminah got a job repairing the nets of a resident near her house who had just returned from fishing. Aminah was asked to re-knit the damaged nets.
The causes of damage to fishing nets vary, some are caused by the nets getting caught in coral reefs, shipwrecks, being stuck in mud or having a catch capacity that is too large.
Aminah has had the skill of knitting nets for a long time, even from generation to generation. His late parents were also coastal fishermen who taught him how to repair nets.
Aminah herself is a resident of Poton Bako Hamlet, Jerowaru Village, Jerowaru District, East Lombok Regency. She is a housewife who works as a casual laborer who lives off work calls from her neighbors.
The tools used to repair the nets are quite simple, such as taping, nylon rope, scissors and coban. And Aminah uses these tools as a source of livelihood.
He does not set rates, he accepts whatever money is given to him. "Sometimes 40 - 50 thousand per net are repaired," he explained to the author, June 3 2024.
One net to be repaired can take more than a day, and it is not uncommon for him to repair it in up to two days. Depends on how big or small the damage to the nets is. With an income of 40 – 50 thousand, he supports one child and one grandchild.
"It's also called uncertain work, sometimes there is, sometimes there isn't," explained Aminah.
Apart from that, Aminah fills her days by looking for shellfish and catching fish when the sea water recedes.
Aminah: Trash is a Real Threat Before Our Eyes
One of the threats to the coastal residents of Poton Bako Hamlet, Jerowaru Village, is abrasion. The wave-blocking embankment that had been built also broke. In fact, it has only been repaired for several years.
Every year, sea water often poses a real threat to coastal communities on the south coast of Lombok Island. People have no other choice and cannot do much.
Every 7 months sea water rises and floods the residential areas of Poton Bako hamlet. This was stated by Zaenal, one of the local residents.
Residents who live from fish caught in the sea cannot do much. If they move, their livelihood will be lost.
ADBMI Foundation and the Resilience Development Initiative or RDI are trying to conduct research along the coastline of Jerowaru subdistrict, East Lombok district.
This research aims to develop modeling of human mobility due to environmental events and slow-moving climate change in vulnerable areas in Indonesia and to identify the main socio-economic determinants of affected households' climate adaptation strategies, including migration.
Another aim is to clarify whether and how the nature of slow climate events and socioeconomic determinants influence choices about human mobility, including migration strategies.
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