15 The tourism sector is increasingly a major source of cash-based livelihoods across small islands. Despite the high vulnerability and sensitivity of island tourism to climate change at a national scale , there is evidence from the South Pacific that local tourism operators' adaptive capacity is high due to sociocultural factors. In Samoa, adaptive capacity consists of accommodation providers' social networks, resources, past experiences and understanding of environmental conditions, and remittances as a form of informal insurance . The adaptive capacity of Tongan tour operators is strengthened by high awareness of climate change, strong social networks and remittances as well as perceived high resilience against climate change .
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