Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Tangata Whenua Maori can enhance effective adaptation through the passing down of knowledge about climate change planning that promotes collective action and mutual support across the region . Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Tangata Whenua Māori institutions, knowledge and values enable self-determination and create opportunities to develop adaptation responses to climate change. Actively upholding the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Maori interests under the Treaty of Waitangi at all levels of government enables intergenerational approaches for effective adaptation. 
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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