In the Pacific Island region, marine resources make vital contributions to food security, livelihoods and economic development. Climate change is expected to have profound effects on the status and distribution of coastal and oceanic habitats, the fish and invertebrates they support and, as a result...
South Pacific IslandsClimate change poses a significant threat to humanity by intensifying multiple hazards. South Pacific Island countries (SPICs) are affected and face a dire challenge to survival. Sea level rise is reducing the already limited land for human and animal habitation. Tropical ...
ENSO7,8 and the warm pool (Supplementary Note 5), has prompted the regional organizations assisting Pacific SIDS to manage their tuna resources, the Pacific Community, Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency and WCPFC, to support modelling of the effects of climate change on tuna biomass9,10,11...
These changes to fish stocks, and subsequent impacts on fish production, have substantial implications for the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In this Review, we synthesize the effects of climate change on tropical marine fisheries, highlighting the socio-economic impacts to both tropical and ...
Two major impacts of climate change on biodiversity were most often studied: the impact of extreme weather events ENSO and La Niña, (Section 3.1) and effects of climate variability not caused by extreme weather events (Section 3.2). 3. Results 3.1. Responses to ENSO and La Niña events ...
5 Ways Climate Change Will Affect You: Health Risks More people will likely be exposed to the effects of climate change in the next century, with potentially catastrophic implications for human health. More on Climate Change Water May Erase These Pacific Islands but Not the Culture More on Clima...
There can be few locations in the world that are more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change than the low-lying atoll island nations of the Pacific (Fig. 1). Even at current mean sea levels, vulnerability to extreme sea levels is large. For instance, in 1972, Cyclone Bebe caused gr...
CANBERRA, June 13 (Xinhua) -- More than 2 million Australians live in areas with a high-risk of exposure to the effects of climate change, a report has found. The latest annual Global Peace Index, released by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), revealed that 2.4 million Australia...
As the global effects of climate change become increasingly evident and urgent, it is clear that the impact on small islands is going to be particularly severe. These island countries are especially vulnerable to rising sea levels, hurricanes and cyclones, frequent droughts, and the disruption of...
Although small islands bear the least responsibility for climate change, we stand to lose the most as a result of its effects, owing partly to our small size and fragile economies. In addition, our populations, critical infrastructure, and key economic assets are highly exposed to extreme weather...