The Pacific Ocean Climate Crisis Assessment project (POCCA) conducted an interdisciplinary, and evidence-based research study of the diverse range of impacts, community experiences, adaptation strategies, community innovations and Indigenous knowledge systems relating to climate change in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs). The PICTs covered in the study are Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
Led by the University of Canterbury and the University of the South Pacific, it was a rare case of interdisciplinary and trans-national collaboration between the largest group of Pacific Island experts ever assembled for a research project, in the areas of physical science, social science and Indigenous knowledge. It showcased the depth and breadth of Pacific Island-based and Pacific diaspora expertise drawn from universities, research institutions, government agencies and community groups from across the Pacific, New Zealand, Australia, United States and beyond. The project was funded by Aotearoa New Zealand’s International Development Cooperation Programme, administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
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Ratuva, Steven, Awnesh Singh, Bronwyn Hayward, Viliamu Iese, Joeli Veitayaki, Christina La’ala’ai-Tausa, Hilda Waqa-Sakiti, et al.
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