Currenti, R, Pearce, T, Salabogi, T et al. (5 more authors) (2019) Adaptation to Climate Change in an Interior Pacific Island Village: a Case Study of Nawairuku, Ra, Fiji. Human Ecology, 47 (1). pp. 65-80. ISSN 0300-7839
Abstract
We examine how residents of Nawairuku, an interior village in Ra, Fiji, are experiencing and responding to recent social and ecological changes. An analysis of data collected using semi-structured interviews with 27 households reveals that household adaptability – the ability or capacity to adapt to the impacts of climatic variations – depends on access to livelihood assets. All households have access to social capital through familial networks, which lessens the burden of extreme weather events, namely cyclones and flooding. Households with access to tangible assets such as land and the equipment and resources to utilize it, together with intangible assets like motivation and knowledge are better positioned to adapt their agricultural practices to changing climatic conditions. Households headed by a capable individual were also better positioned to adapt. We conclude that remoteness promotes self-sufficiency and initiative, and access to livelihood assets influences household capacity to adapt.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2019. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Human Ecology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Agriculture; Disaster; Livelihoods; Natural hazard; Climate change; Vulnerability; Fiji; Pacific Islands region |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 03 Apr 2019 11:13 |
Last Modified: | 14 Jan 2020 01:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s10745-019-0049-8 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:144394 |