Taking stock of community-based climate-change adaptation projects in the Pacific

2013 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 398-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Elizabeth McNamara
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Pacific

scholarly journals Integrating community based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation: examples from the Pacific

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Gero ◽  
K. Méheux ◽  
D. Dominey-Howes
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Aid Effectiveness ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Pacific

Abstract. It is acknowledged by academics and development practitioners alike that many common strategies addressing community based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation duplicate each other. Thus, there is a strong push to integrate the two fields to enhance aid effectiveness and reduce confusion for communities. Examples of community based disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) projects are presented to highlight some of the ways these issues are tackled in the Pacific. Various approaches are employed but all aim to reduce the vulnerability and enhance the resilience of local communities to the impacts of climate change and disasters. By focusing on three case studies, elements of best practice are drawn out to illustrate how DRR and CCA can be integrated for enhanced aid effectiveness, and also look at ways in which these two often overlapping fields can be better coordinated in ongoing and future projects. Projects that address vulnerability holistically, and target the overall needs and capacity of the community are found to be effective in enhancing the resilience of communities. By strategically developing a multi-stakeholder and multi-sector approach, community projects are likely to encapsulate a range of experience and skills that will benefit the community. Furthermore, by incorporating local knowledge, communities are far more likely to be engaged and actively participate in the project. From selected case studies, commonly occurring best practice methods to integrate DRR and CCA are identified and discussed and recommendations on how to overcome the common challenges also presented.

Promoting Peace Through Climate Change Adaptation

2019 ◽  
pp. 462-488
Author(s):  
Peni Hausia Havea
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Island Region ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Impact

Climate change has affected people's peace in the form of impact on livelihoods, health, and/or well-being. Most of these peace impacts, however, are felt significantly by people who are living in the low-lying communities in the Pacific, who are within and/or close to the Ring of Fire. This chapter is based on a study of peace and climate change adaptation that was conducted in the Pacific island region in 2016. It took place in five communities in Suva, Fiji: Vatuwaqa, Raiwaqa, Raiwai, Samabula, and Toorak. It highlights the impact of climate change on peace, and then it indicated how peace can be promoted in the form of climate change adaptation for these communities. Based on the results of this research, the author recommends that peace should be incorporated into the Pacific islands national adaptation plan.

Spirituality and attitudes towards Nature in the Pacific Islands: insights for enabling climate-change adaptation

2016 ◽  
Vol 136 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 477-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick D. Nunn ◽  
Kate Mulgrew ◽  
Bridie Scott-Parker ◽  
Donald W. Hine ◽  
Anthony D. G. Marks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
The Pacific
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