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Bolstering resilience in the coconut kingdom: improving adaptive capacity to climate change in Vanuatu
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posted on 2023-06-08, 23:27 authored by Noah Richmond, Benjamin SovacoolBenjamin SovacoolThis communication discusses climate change adaptation efforts underway in Vanuatu. In particular, it uncovers why community-based approaches to adaptation are more likely to bear fruit than ones driven from the top-down at the national level. The authors make this claim based on early evidence that small-scale projects (a) support community ownership over adaptation, (b) provide ongoing technical learning lessons (c) relieve pressure from capacity constraints at national administrative bodies, and (d) expedite implementation by avoiding cumbersome multilateral procedures. The first section discusses its research methods and presents important characteristics of the Vanuatu economy, people and geography. The communication then moves on to discuss Vanuatu’s vulnerability to the effects of climate change. It specifically investigates on-going efforts to adapt to natural climatic hazards in Vanuatu. Early evidence and analysis reveals lessons salient for energy and climate policy.
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Energy PolicyISSN
0301-4215Publisher
PergamonExternal DOI
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50Page range
843-848Department affiliated with
- SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications
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2016-01-07Usage metrics
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