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Food Security and Climate Change in the Pacific: Rethinking the Options

 Food security  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Climate Change  Social conditions  Social Development  Forestry  Agriculture  Livestock  Impacts  Resilience  Crops  Fisheries  Climate  Meteorology and Weather  Weather

The Pacific developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are a diverse array of countries with widely varying topographies, cultures and economies, fragile natural resource environments, and prosperity, stability, and security that can be compromised by the impacts and consequences of climate change. The Pacific island governments view climate change as a priority issue, especially in terms of its potential impacts on food security, and need clear directions in addressing both issues.

Climate Change in the Pacific: Scientific Assessment and New Research

 Climate Change  Food security  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Cyclone  Disaster Risk Management  Oceans  Natural Resources and the Environment  Climate change science  Flood  Social conditions  Social Development  Islands  Impacts  Resilience  Climate  Meteorology and Weather

Climate Change in the Pacific is a rigorously researched, peer-reviewed scientific assessment of the climate of the western Pacific region. Building on the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, this two volume publication represents a comprehensive resource on the climate of the Pacific.

Food Security Preliminary Report 2016

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Food security

 

Comparing to the October Food Security PDM there was an increase percentage of respondent have said "Yes" they have gone to sleep at night hungry because there was no food. –referring to question 8 and 9

In addition a question was asked around if women who are pregnant or breast feeding have to go to bed without food because there is not enough food. There was an increase total 0f 60% respondents who have said "Yes". –referring to question 10

Findings: Comments around how they access food:

Economic Valuation Of Mangrove Ecosystem Services In Vanuatu: Case Study of Crab Bay (Malekula Is.) and Eratap (Efate Is.) Final Report

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Forestry  Economics and Finance  Economics  Natural Resources and the Environment  Coastal zone  Ecology and ecosystems  Natural resource management

Impacts of Projected Climate Change on Mangrove Ecosystems and Community Livelihoods in Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa

 Climate Change  Climate projections  Natural Resources and the Environment  Coastal zone  Conservation  Degradation  Ecology and ecosystems  Vegetation  Social Development  Social conditions

The first of the overall MESCAL project’s four outcomes is to produce national baseline information about climate change scenarios, use and values of mangroves and associated ecosystem.

This review aims to identify recent climate change projections (particularly sea level) and assess their likely impacts on mangroves and associated ecosystems and community livelihoods for the five MESCAL pilot countries.

The Management of Coastal Carbon Sinks in Vanuatu: Realising the Potential - scoping and feasability study

 Climate Change  Carbon  Carbon sequestration  Government, law and administration  Policy and planning  Natural Resources and the Environment  Coastal zone  Conservation  Natural resource management  Vegetation

This report explores the opportunities that recognising blue carbon could bring to Vanuatu. Commissioned by the Government of Vanuatu from the Commonwealth Secretariat, it sets out the opportunities, supportive arguments, and issues and potential barriers around incorporating blue carbon as part of their overall climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy.