Indigenous Pacific Approaches to Climate Change Pacific Island Countries
This book explores how Pacific Island communities are responding to the challenges wrought by climate change—most notably fresh water accessibility, the growing threat of disease, and crop failure. The Pacific Island nations are not alone in facing these challenges, but their responses are unique in...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Pivot
2018, 2018
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2018 |
| Series: | Palgrave Studies in Disaster Anthropology
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Pacific Responses to and Knowledge of Climate Change
- 2. Adaptation to Climate Change in the Pacific Islands: Theory, Dreams, Practice and Reality
- 3. Handling Weather Disasters: The Resilience and Adaptive Capacity of Pacific Communities
- 4. Urban Responses to Climate Change
- 5. Pacific Islands Here, Now and in the Future of a Changed World