in Bouchet P., Le guyader H. & pascal O. (Eds), The Natural History of Santo. MNHN, Paris; IRD, Marseille; PNI, Paris. 572 p. (Patrimoines naturels; 70).
Orthoptera are world-wide distributed insects easily recognized by their enlarged hindlegs, adapted to jump, and by their forewings, which cover the dorsal and the lateral sides of the body. They include two infraorders, Caelifera (short- horned Orthoptera) and Ensifera (long-horned Orthoptera), subdivided into several major taxonomic groups.
in Bouchet P., Le guyader H. & pascal O. (Eds), The Natural History of Santo. MNHN, Paris; IRD, Marseille; PNI, Paris. 572 p. (Patrimoines naturels; 70).
The exploration of Santo surface freshwater habitats undertaken in 2006 revealed a second example of the colonisation of island freshwater habitats by a predominantly marine group: this time an isopod belonging to the basically marine family Sphaeromatidae. Isopods are a diverse group of crustaceans containing terrestrial forms, such as woodlice, as well as freshwater and marine forms. Some species are even parasitic on shrimp hosts and
exhibit highly modified body shapes.
Vanuatan ground beetle tribe Platynini has been revised recently by Liebherr as represented by 11 species, five of them recorded on Santo. We identified so far six species, three of which are new island records of described species and one — of apparently undescribed one. Twenty one species of anthribids from Saratsi Range and camp site have been sorted so far. The entire Vanuatu fauna is represented by nine species, and only five of them are known from
Santo.
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Vanuatu is warming and is expected to warm throughout the 21st century. Future rates of warming are clouded
by current models’ inability to simulate very localized changes but, warming is expected to be in the range of
0.7°C–2.9°C depending on the 21st century rate of global emissions.
• Natural variability between years, even decades, ensure short- and medium-term rainfall changes are difficult
to detect and project into the future. Further research is urgently required to develop models better suited to
modelling the future climate of Pacific Islands.
July 1999
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Vanuatu’s contribution to man-made global emissions of Greenhouse Gases (GHG)
is minute by international standards. Most emissions come from the combustion of
fuels for transport and electricity generation, with carbon dioxide the predominant
GHG emitted. Given the small proportion of the population with ready access to
transport and electric supplies, the importance of expanding these services for
economic and social development, and the dependence of Vanuatu on imported
July 2017. Granderson.
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There is increasing recognition of traditional knowledge as an important store of information and practices for
building adaptive capacity for climate change in the Pacific. However, empirical research and documentation of
how Pacific Islanders experience climate change, identify relevant adaptation options, and mobilize their
adaptive capacity, including traditional knowledge, remains limited. Given this context, indigenous islander
perspectives on traditional knowledge and its role in building their adaptive capacity are examined in this article.
Published Date: November 2007
Draft SOPAC Miscellaneous Report 648
Water has been high on the agenda at international sustainability forums for over a decade. During the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 the international community re-confirmed support for the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. By 2015:
To half the number of people without access to basic sanitation
To half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water.
Report - June 2006
A SEAFRAME gauge was installed in Port Vila, Vanuatu, in January 1993. It records sea level, air and water temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind speed and direction. It is one of an array designed to monitor changes in sea level and climate in the Pacific.
● This report summarises the findings to date, and places them in a regional and historical context.
Country Reports. Climate Variability, Extremes and Change in the Western Tropical Pacific: New Science and Updated Country Reports
Maximum and minimum air temperatures increased at Bauerfield Airport (Port Vila) from 1948–2011 as did November– April and May–October maximum temperatures at Aneityum. This is consistent with global warming.
• Annual and half-year rainfall trends show little change at Bauerfield Airport since 1907 and Aneityum since 1949. Extreme daily rainfall trends also show little change at Aneityum and Bauerfield Airport since 1945.
Chapter in Bouchet P., Le guyader H. & pascal O. (Eds), The Natural History of Santo. MNHN, Paris; IRD, Marseille; PNI, Paris. 572 p. (Patrimoines naturels; 70).