Adaptive capacity in General Santos is fairly low. Among the
respondents, 85% are unaware of the impacts of climate change
in their livelihood, 92% have no sources of climate change-related
information, and 77% have no adaptive strategies. Additionally,
approximately 55% ofthe entire income ofthe community is generated
from tuna fisheries, indicating high dependence on the sector
andthushigher vulnerability.However,the currentdevelopmentin
agriculture (i.e., production of pineapple, durian, etc.) has increased
in General Santos,thereby relieving the pressure on the tuna industry
caused by fishing activity and climate change to some extent.