Authors
Yvonne Underhill-Sem, Tammy Tabe, Karlyn Tekulu, Ulamila Vakalalabure-Wragg and Bronwyn Hayward
Abstract
Indigenous mechanisms of participatory processes and recognition of the importance of relationships including kinship ties and local environments over time are essential for effective adaptation and social protection frameworks, which build the resilience of Pacific Island communities to climate change impacts in an equitable and sustainable manner. This chapter considers the way the compounding and cascading risks associated with the climate crisis are challenging these crucial relationships including at the household level, in local environments and among the wider Pacific diaspora. Discussion also considered the social protection needs in predominantly young and gendered Pacific community contexts. The discussion challenges and widens the dominant focus in climate adaptation literature on human security as financial investment, to consider the importance of actions that strengthen relationships within and between communities and places.
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