Some studies from the Pacific suggest that climate-migration linked to reduced habitability  can have particularly severe cultural implications in a small island context where community solidarity and cohesion linked to place-based identity are important aspects of adaptive capacity . In the Federated States of Micronesia, land is owned through the matrilineal system and hence puts women at the centre of decision- making. The deterioration and loss of land  not only can lead to economic deprivation but it also compromises cultural identities: 'Where land signifies political, social, and economic well-being, becoming bereft of land cuts off an important thread of people's sense of belonging'  particularly for Chuuk women. Land degradation and loss involves the 'interruption to the matrilineal transmission of land' , the loss of identities, relationships and their customary authority.
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