Climate Change Adaptation in Pacific Countries

1. Front Matter

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2. Implementing Climate Change Adaptation in Rural Areas and Communities

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Implementing Climate Change Adaptation Interventions in Remote Outer Islands of the Pacific Island Region

      • Gillian Cambers, Pasha Carruthers, Titilia Rabuatoka, Sanivalati Tubuna, Juliana Ungaro

      Pages 3-18

   3. Customary Land and Climate Change Induced Relocation—A Case Study of Vunidogoloa Village, Vanua Levu, Fiji

      • Dhrishna Charan, Manpreet Kaur, Priyatma Singh

      Pages 19-33

   4. Climate Change and Migration in the Maldives: Some Lessons for Policy Makers

      • Johannes Luetz

      Pages 35-69

3. Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Hazards

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71

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   2. Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events: The Mental Health Impact

      • David N. Sattler

      Pages 73-85

   3. Preparing for Better Livelihoods, Health and Well-Being—A Key to Climate Change Adaptation

      • Peni Hausia Havea, Sarah L. Hemstock, Helene Jacot Des Combes

      Pages 87-99

   4. Climate-Friendly Adaptation Strategies for the Displaced Atoll Population in Yap

      • Murukesan V. Krishnapillai

      Pages 101-117

   5. Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in Vanuatu: The Art and Practice of Building Resilience to Hazards

      • Astrid Vachette

      Pages 119-136

   6. Response of Marginopora vertebralis (Foraminifera) from Laucala Bay, Fiji, to Changing Ocean pH

      • Roselyn Naidu, Pamela Hallock, Jonathan Erez, Matakite Maata

      Pages 137-150

   7. The Role and Capacity of Government in a Climate Crisis: Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu

      • Johanna Nalau, J. Handmer, Malcolm Dalesa

      Pages 151-161

   8. Response and Adaptation to Climate Change in the South China Sea and Coral Sea

      • Rongshuo Cai, Haixia Guo, Di Fu, Xiuhua Yan, Hongjian Tan

      Pages 163-176

   9. Drought Modelling Based on Artificial Intelligence and Neural Network Algorithms: A Case Study in Queensland, Australia

      • Kavina Dayal, Ravinesh Deo, Armando A. Apan

      Pages 177-198

   10. Adapting Climate Change Projections to Pacific Maritime Supply Chains

       • Jack Dyer

       Pages 199-223

   11. Climate Change Adaptation in Pacific Countries: Fostering Resilience Through Gender Equality

       • Cecilia Aipira, Allanah Kidd, Kate Morioka

       Pages 225-239

   12. Urban Resilience to Climate-Related Disasters: Emerging Lessons from Resilience Policy and Practice in Coastal Tourism Cities

       • Elnaz Torabi, Aysin Dedekorkut-Howes, Michael Howes

       Pages 241-254

   13. Coastal Erosion Monitoring on Ouvea Island (New Caledonia): Involving the Local Community in Climate Change Adaptation

       • M. Le Duff, P. Dumas, O. Cohen, M. Allenbach

       Pages 255-268

4. Information, Communication, Education and Training on Climate Change

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Towards a Mega-Pacific Islands Education Curriculum for Climate Adaptation Blending Traditional Knowledge in Modern Curriculum

      • Mohamed Walid

      Pages 271-285

This book showcases vital lessons learned from research, field projects and best practice examples with regard to climate change adaptation in countries throughout the Pacific region, a part of the planet that is particularly vulnerable to and affected by climate change.The book's primary goals are to document the wealth of experiences in the region available today, to encourage cross-sector interactions among the various stakeholders in the region, and to help transfer results to other countries and regions. Accordingly, it gathers a set of papers presented at a symposium on climate change adaptation held in Fiji in July 2016, focusing on "Fostering Resilience and Improving the Quality of Life". In these contributions, local and international experts present a variety of initiatives showing how Pacific countries are coping with the many problems associated with climate change, including initiatives in education and awareness work taking place across the region, operational aspects and their implications for policy-making, and challenges in urban and rural areas.

• Climate Change
• Pacific Islands
• Climate Policy
• Environmental Mitigation
• Adaptation Approaches
• climate change impacts

• Faculty of Life Sciences, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany

  Walter Leal Filho

Professor Walter Leal (BSc, PhD, DSc, DPhil, DL, DLitt, DEd) is a Senior Professor and Head of the Research and Transfer Centre "Applications of Life Sciences" at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany and at Manchester Metropolitan University. He has in excess of 250 publications to his credit, among which ground-breaking books such as "Handbook of Climate Change Management" and others. He teaches on information, education, communication on climate change at various European universities. He has over 20 years of research experience and has a particular interest on the connections between climate and human behavior.

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