In Kiribati, communities often use different timescales to evaluate the need for adaptation. I-Kiribati culture's core concept of time is short term and medium term , which should be considered in adaptation policy and planning processes especially at the household and community level . Key stakeholders, especially community leaders, should be included and empowered to help design and sustain adaptation . Focusing on values-as-relations  could diversify the values considered in adaptation decision-making processes . Indeed, those Pacific islands with a more island- centric approach to climate adaptation tend to have overall more successful adaptation policies in place .
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