When New Zealand military forces occupied Sa ¯moa in 1914, there were 12 recorded leprosy sufferers isolated in a leprosy station established by the Imperial German government in the village of Falefa. By 1918, the leprosy ...

Being resilient in the face of climate change seems especially important for island societies, which face the effects of rising temperatures, unpredictable rainfall, changing wind patterns and sea level rise. To date, most ...

By 2025, it is estimated that around 5 billion people, out of a total population of around 8 billion, will be living in countries experiencing water stress (using more than 20% of their available resources). Climate change ...

Scientific estimates suggest that the low-lying coral atolls of the Pacific will be especially affected by climate change. The vulnerability of atoll islands and atoll states results from a specific constellation of physical, ...

Although hydro-meteorological hazards such as floods, droughts and tropical cyclones afflict many regions of the world, their impact in terms of lives lost and livelihoods disrupted tends to be felt heavily in small, fragile ...

Climate Change Matters (CCM) is a newsletter that has a wide distribution and highlights SPREP climate change activities around the region. This month is of particular interest as CCM is showcasing the importance of ...

The impact of dust storms on human health has been well described in Asian and European countries. Several research studies have examined adverse health outcomes attributable to dust and dust storm events, including ...

Climate change is increasingly been called a ‘security’ problem, and there has been speculation that climate change may increase the risk of violent conflict. This paper integrates three disparate but well founded bodies ...