Given their geographical location, remoteness, small sizes, and economic sectors (e.g., tourism, fisheries and agriculture), the Pacific Islands Countries (PIC s) are extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.1 The major-ity of the PICs have densely populated coastlines and as such these areas are particularly vulnerable. Major urban cities and towns and many local communi-ties are dispersed along the coastlines and are exposed to the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation, including increasing sea temperatures, sea level rise, coral bleaching, tropical cyclones, storm surges, coastal inunda-tion, droughts, pollution, overfishing, and unsustainable development.2 Since the 1950s the number of natural disasters, such as tropical cyclones, storms,
Chand, P; Buliruarua, LA; Morris, C
Capacity-building for Coastal Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in the Pacific Islands
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