TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the preferences of rural communities for adaptation to 21st-century sea-level rise
T2 - A case study from the Samoan islands
AU - Crichton, Richard Nathan
AU - Esteban, Miguel
AU - Onuki, Motoharu
N1 - Funding Information:
A part of the present work was performed as a part of activities of The Research Institute of Sustainable Future Society, Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University. The authors would like to thank the Japanese Ministry of Education, Monbukagakusho, for the scholarship support, without which this work would not have been possible. The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Frontier Science and the Graduate Program in Sustainability Science - Global Leadership Program, for financial and administrative support that contributed to the realization of this research. The authors also acknowledge the collaboration and valuable contribution of the Government of Samoa, through the Ministry of Women, Communities and Social Development, The Office of the Pulenuu, Fepuleai Law Firm, and the communities of Satoalepai, Fagamalo, and Lelepa, in making this research possible. Finally, the authors would also like to thank the three anonymous reviewers for their constructive and insightful comments.
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PY - 2020/1
Y1 - 2020/1
N2 - This paper explores the perceived adaptation preference of rural island communities in addressing future climate change risks, particularly those concerning sea-level rise. The research explores the role of culture and local politics, and differences among various age and gender groups within the community regarding preferred adaptation pathways for coping with the impacts of future sea-level rise. A participatory action approach, in the form of a community workshop, was employed, which separated participants into community identified groupings. Differences in community groups' adaptation preferences emerged, though the range of adaptation measures considered were limited, probably due to the participants’ limited exposure to adaptation mechanisms in their immediate surroundings. Overall, the communities surveyed tended to be conservative, especially in their attitudes towards western adaptation solutions developed in non-island contexts.
AB - This paper explores the perceived adaptation preference of rural island communities in addressing future climate change risks, particularly those concerning sea-level rise. The research explores the role of culture and local politics, and differences among various age and gender groups within the community regarding preferred adaptation pathways for coping with the impacts of future sea-level rise. A participatory action approach, in the form of a community workshop, was employed, which separated participants into community identified groupings. Differences in community groups' adaptation preferences emerged, though the range of adaptation measures considered were limited, probably due to the participants’ limited exposure to adaptation mechanisms in their immediate surroundings. Overall, the communities surveyed tended to be conservative, especially in their attitudes towards western adaptation solutions developed in non-island contexts.
KW - Climate change adaptation
KW - Gender
KW - Indigenous culture
KW - Samoa
KW - Sea-level rise
KW - Youth
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U2 - 10.1016/j.crm.2020.100254
DO - 10.1016/j.crm.2020.100254
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85097410635
SN - 2212-0963
VL - 30
JO - Climate Risk Management
JF - Climate Risk Management
M1 - 100254
ER -
