Indigenous Pacific Approaches to Climate Change Pacific Island Countries /

This book explores how Pacific Island communities are responding to the challenges wrought by climate change-most notably fresh water accessibility, the growing threat of disease, and crop failure. The Pacific Island nations are not alone in facing these challenges, but their responses are unique in...

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Hlavní autor: Bryant-Tokalau, Jenny (Autor)
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Vydání:1st ed. 2018.
Edice:Palgrave Studies in Disaster Anthropology
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ISBN:9783319783994
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Obsah:
  • 1. Pacific Responses to and Knowledge of Climate Change
  • 2. Adaptation to Climate Change in the Pacific Islands: Theory, Dreams, Practice and Reality
  • 3. Handling Weather Disasters: The Resilience and Adaptive Capacity of Pacific Communities
  • 4. Urban Responses to Climate Change
  • 5. Pacific Islands Here, Now and in the Future of a Changed World.