Not all IKLK and other knowledge are necessarily helpful and IKLK can lead to maladaptation . Elders from the Chuuk State , for instance, assign blame for changeable weather patterns, destructive typhoons and loss of biodiversity to people's failure to maintain and employ their IKLK. Fatalism  is still reported as a major cultural barrier to adaptation. In Maldives, fatalism decreases direct adaptation action and influences perceptions of climate risks  while indigenous communities in St. Vincent do not prepare for hurricanes or climatic shocks for the same reason . In Oceania, Christianity and the church play an important role in how issues, such as climate change, are communicated and thought about , including the Noah and flood story used as a justification that there is no need to worry about SLR . New emerging forms of eco-theology , however, situate climate change as part of environmental stewardship  making churches active partners in caring for the environment.
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