, 2014 : Obstacles to climate change adaptation decisions: A case study of sea-level rise and coastal protection measures in Kiribati . Sustainability Science 9 , 331 – 345 .Donner S.D., Webber S., 2014. Obstacles to climate change adaptation decisions: A case study of sea- level ri...
This report presents the results of the first nationally representative empirical study of relationships between household vulnerability, human mobility and climate change in the Pacific. Findings are based upon quantitative and qualitative fieldwork carried out in Kiribati during the early part of 2015 ...
Kiribati, the first country rising sea levels will swallow up as a result of climate change Nature Global warming is causing glaciers and ice sheets to melt. The average sea level has risen 3.2 mm/year since 1993. This is catastrophic for islands and coastal regions. Especially in places li...
Affordability and access to technology are important factors in improving hydrographic capabilities and addressing the impacts of climate change in Kiribati. The cost of technology, both hardware and software, can be a barrier for small island nations like Kiribati. However, initiatives...
In April 2002, the UK Climate Impacts ... P Hawkes,S Surendran,DR Mice - 《Water & Environment Journal》 被引量: 17发表: 2010年 Pacific: The impacts of sea-level rise on Pacific Islands. 1. A case study of low-lying islands, Tarawa, Kiribati Introduction: Abstract The shoreface ...
Pacific Island Countries are highly exposed to climate change. Most impact studies have focused on the most densely populated core areas where top-down gov
Focusing specifically on Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the climate change discourses of vulnerability and resiliency as they commonly operate are explored. A case study of Kiribati – a low-lying SIDS in the Pacific – is used to illustrate the complexities of climate change and the ...
The low-lying Pacific island nation ofKiribatiis one of the parts of the world most threatened byclimate changeand rising sea levels. Scientists say the islands could be uninhabitable within decades, and in recent years, some leaders there have begun planning for a worst-case scenario that could...
Such inter-territorial and confederal approaches to governance and policy – rather than federal, as in the case of the doomed West Indies Federation (Mawby, 2012)– and including climate change-related initiatives, may be critical for long-term survival because the ultimate solution to the ...
4 Crafting Certainty in Liquid Worlds: Encountering Climate Change in Kiribati The world is encountering a global threat: climate change. It is estimated that the average air temperature will raise 3.7 - 7.8 掳C by 2100. The possible impacts will vary, however, agriculture will be adversely affe...