I just want to be myself: Rethinking Pacific climate change adaptation
Climate change is now being presented as the biggest future threat to humanity. Many people living in the Pacific Islands are experiencing this threat through the extreme negative impacts of climate change without largely having produced the human-induced causes. The Fijian Government has brought th...
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ftvictoriauwfig:oai:figshare.com:article/20388864 2023-05-15T13:35:14+02:00 I just want to be myself: Rethinking Pacific climate change adaptation Walker, Janie 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.26686/wgtn.20388864 https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/I_just_want_to_be_myself_Rethinking_Pacific_climate_change_adaptation/20388864 unknown doi:10.26686/wgtn.20388864 https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/I_just_want_to_be_myself_Rethinking_Pacific_climate_change_adaptation/20388864 Author Retains Copyright Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified Climate change adaptation Pacific development Indigenous methodology Community based adaptation Ecosystem based adaptation Pacific aid Modern epistemology Responses to climate change Pacific epistemology Rural development Fiji Impacts of climate change Pacific climate change adaptation Adaptive capacity Local development Community development Community-adaptation School: School of Geography Environment and Earth Sciences Unit: Antarctic Research Centre 059999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified 959999 Cultural Understanding not elsewhere classified Degree Discipline: Development Studies Degree Level: Masters Degree Name: Master of Development Studies Text Thesis 2019 ftvictoriauwfig https://doi.org/10.26686/wgtn.20388864 2022-08-03T23:07:35Z Climate change is now being presented as the biggest future threat to humanity. Many people living in the Pacific Islands are experiencing this threat through the extreme negative impacts of climate change without largely having produced the human-induced causes. The Fijian Government has brought this Pacific narrative to global attention and seeks to utilise additional funding and resources to support Fijians affected by climate change. The 2010 Cancun Adaptation Framework mandates that adapting to the impacts of climate change must now receive the same priority as mitigating the rate of long-term global warming. One mechanism for delivering climate change adaptation in the Pacific is the mainstreaming of climate change adaptation into the Fiji Government’s current concentration for progress in development. Responses to this concentration for progress are mixed: some consider that this strategy has and will deliver good results for Fijians, and some feel this strategy is incongruous with a Pacific way of thinking. The ability to adapt to the impacts of climate change depend on the nature and level of development. This thesis contributes to discussion on the linkages between adaptation and development by exploring the question, ‘To what extent do local community concerns, with regard to climate, inform adaptation policy and outcomes in Eastern Fiji?’ The findings from five months of cross-context research in Fiji indicate that there is room for improvement in adaptation policy and outcomes so that the best features of the Pacific can be protected. A journey through Pacific ways of knowing and doing may offer guidance in how adaptation can be adjusted. Thesis Antarc* Antarctic Open Access Victoria University of Wellington / Te Herenga Waka Antarctic Pacific |
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Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified Climate change adaptation Pacific development Indigenous methodology Community based adaptation Ecosystem based adaptation Pacific aid Modern epistemology Responses to climate change Pacific epistemology Rural development Fiji Impacts of climate change Pacific climate change adaptation Adaptive capacity Local development Community development Community-adaptation School: School of Geography Environment and Earth Sciences Unit: Antarctic Research Centre 059999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified 959999 Cultural Understanding not elsewhere classified Degree Discipline: Development Studies Degree Level: Masters Degree Name: Master of Development Studies |
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Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified Climate change adaptation Pacific development Indigenous methodology Community based adaptation Ecosystem based adaptation Pacific aid Modern epistemology Responses to climate change Pacific epistemology Rural development Fiji Impacts of climate change Pacific climate change adaptation Adaptive capacity Local development Community development Community-adaptation School: School of Geography Environment and Earth Sciences Unit: Antarctic Research Centre 059999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified 959999 Cultural Understanding not elsewhere classified Degree Discipline: Development Studies Degree Level: Masters Degree Name: Master of Development Studies Walker, Janie I just want to be myself: Rethinking Pacific climate change adaptation |
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Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified Climate change adaptation Pacific development Indigenous methodology Community based adaptation Ecosystem based adaptation Pacific aid Modern epistemology Responses to climate change Pacific epistemology Rural development Fiji Impacts of climate change Pacific climate change adaptation Adaptive capacity Local development Community development Community-adaptation School: School of Geography Environment and Earth Sciences Unit: Antarctic Research Centre 059999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified 959999 Cultural Understanding not elsewhere classified Degree Discipline: Development Studies Degree Level: Masters Degree Name: Master of Development Studies |
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Climate change is now being presented as the biggest future threat to humanity. Many people living in the Pacific Islands are experiencing this threat through the extreme negative impacts of climate change without largely having produced the human-induced causes. The Fijian Government has brought this Pacific narrative to global attention and seeks to utilise additional funding and resources to support Fijians affected by climate change. The 2010 Cancun Adaptation Framework mandates that adapting to the impacts of climate change must now receive the same priority as mitigating the rate of long-term global warming. One mechanism for delivering climate change adaptation in the Pacific is the mainstreaming of climate change adaptation into the Fiji Government’s current concentration for progress in development. Responses to this concentration for progress are mixed: some consider that this strategy has and will deliver good results for Fijians, and some feel this strategy is incongruous with a Pacific way of thinking. The ability to adapt to the impacts of climate change depend on the nature and level of development. This thesis contributes to discussion on the linkages between adaptation and development by exploring the question, ‘To what extent do local community concerns, with regard to climate, inform adaptation policy and outcomes in Eastern Fiji?’ The findings from five months of cross-context research in Fiji indicate that there is room for improvement in adaptation policy and outcomes so that the best features of the Pacific can be protected. A journey through Pacific ways of knowing and doing may offer guidance in how adaptation can be adjusted. |
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