Climate change adaptation is vital for Pacific…
Climate change adaptation is vital for Pacific SIDS. Long-term effects, including the increasing frequency and severity of extreme events such as high rainfall, droughts, tropical cyclones, and storm surges are affecting the people in this region. Coupled with non-climate drivers, such as inappropriate land use, overexploitation of resources, increasing urbanization and population increase, development in the region is increasingly undermined. For the low lying atolls, the likely economic disruption from climate change pressures could be catastrophic and potentially lead to population relocation and therefore social and cultural disruption and disproportion. Failure to reduce vulnerability may result in loss of future risk management opportunities when impacts may be greater and options fewer.
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Call Number: [EL]
Physical Description: 136 p.
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Publisher | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
Modified | 15 February 2022 |
Release Date | 15 April 2009 |
Source URL | https://library.sprep.org/content/pacific-adaptation-climate-change-pims-2162 |
Identifier | VL-35644 |
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location | Pacific Region |
Relevant Countries | Pacific Region |
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Contact Name | SPREP Records and Archives Officer |
Contact Email | [email protected] |