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Comparing perceived effects of climate-related environmental change and adaptation strategies for the Pacific small island state of Tuvalu, Samoa, and Tonga

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dc.contributor.author Beyerl, Katharina
dc.contributor.author Mieg, Harald A
dc.contributor.author Weber, Eberhard
dc.date.accessioned 2021-11-30T21:51:08Z
dc.date.available 2021-11-30T21:51:08Z
dc.date.issued 2018
dc.identifier.uri ${sadil.baseUrl}/handle/123456789/784
dc.description p. 25-44 : tables and graphs en_US
dc.description.abstract Inhabitants of Pacific small island states are facing multiple socio-ecological pressures, with climate change being one of the most prominent. Nevertheless, the agency of local stakeholders in decisions on how to adapt to climate-related environmental change has been largely underappreciated in the climate change sciences as well as in policy decisions. We, therefore, conducted a survey study in Tuvalu, Samoa, and Tonga, asking specifically how residents perceive their situation regarding climate-related challenges, what adaptation strategies they have devised and implemented, and what they expect of governmental and nongovernmental organisations in these efforts. In contrast to the common perception that Pacific small island states are primarily threatened by rising sea levels, residents’ perceptions indicate that drought, cyclones and other flood-related problems pose a far more imminent danger. Our results suggest that further research on those perceived environmental changes is advisable to provide reliable data for scientific models and policy decisions en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Institute of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Article in Island Studies Journal;Volume 13 Number 1
dc.subject Climate change adaptation en_US
dc.subject Environmental change en_US
dc.subject Pacific small island states en_US
dc.subject Samoa en_US
dc.subject Tonga en_US
dc.subject Tuvalu en_US
dc.title Comparing perceived effects of climate-related environmental change and adaptation strategies for the Pacific small island state of Tuvalu, Samoa, and Tonga en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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