Climate change adaptation planning in remote contexts: insights from community-based natural resource management and rural development initiatives in the Pacific Islands

Daniela Medina Hidalgo; Patrick Nunn; Harriot Beazley; Joji Sivo Sovinasalevu; Joeli Veitayaki

doi:10.1080/17565529.2020.1867046

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Climate change adaptation planning in remote contexts: insights from community-based natural resource management and rural development initiatives in the Pacific Islands

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Climate change adaptation planning in remote contexts: insights from community-based natural resource management and rural development initiatives in the Pacific Islands

Daniela Medina Hidalgo, Patrick Nunn, Harriot Beazley, Joji Sivo Sovinasalevu and Joeli Veitayaki

Climate and Development, Vol.13(10), pp.909-921

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2020.1867046

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Adaptation

climate change

community

Fiji

development

planning

Planned climate change adaptation initiatives are being developed with both external and endogenous resources at an increasing rate, especially in developing countries. As climate change continues to pose risks to vulnerable communities, there is a growing need to identify lessons learned in the process of planning and implementing climate change adaptation strategies. This is even more pressing for communities in remote contexts where access to resources and support services is limited. This study used thematic analysis to identify key insights from a 20-year old community-based resource management and development initiative on a remote island in Fiji. Four themes emerged relating to: perceptions of environmental change, links between conservation initiatives and people’s livelihoods, balance between external support and community-driven efforts, and the continuity of initiatives. Whilst acknowledging that every community in the Pacific has unique capacities for dealing with climate change, the four identified themes are considered applicable to other subsistence-dominated peripheral communities within Fiji, the Pacific Islands region and beyond. This has the potential to improve planning processes and ensure both continuity and efficacy of efforts towards supporting sustainable livelihoods in communities already experiencing the impacts of climate change.

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Title: Climate change adaptation planning in remote contexts: insights from community-based natural resource management and rural development initiatives in the Pacific Islands
Authors: Daniela Medina Hidalgo (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sustainability Research Cluster
Patrick Nunn (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sustainability Research Cluster
Harriot Beazley (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sustainability Research Cluster
Joji Sivo Sovinasalevu (Author) - University of the South Pacific
Joeli Veitayaki (Author) - University of the South Pacific
Publication details: Climate and Development, Vol.13(10), pp.909-921
Publisher: Earthscan Ltd.
Date published: 2021
DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2020.1867046
ISSN: 1756-5537; 1756-5529
Copyright note: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Climate and Development on 2021, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/17565529.2020.1867046
Organisation Unit: Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99500607802621
Output Type: Journal article