Capacity-Building Around Indigenous and Local Knowledge (ILK) Systems for Effective Climate Adaptation in the Low-Lying Coasts and Small Islands

Disaster-risk, climate change challenges and strategies in small islands in Bird’s Head Papua

“…Several interconnected studies were conducted on small islands located off the coast of Papua, including Fiji, Vanuatu, and Solomon Islands, as well as various islands that are part of SIDS (Small Islands Developing States). The issues discussed relate to the way forward for small island communities to adapt their way of life to a future environment affected by climate change [11,12]; changes in forest and land use [13,14]; causes of changes in future ecosystems, biodiversity, and maximum fishing potential [15,16]; renewable energy [17,18]; sea level rise [19,20]; integrated policy integration for the sustainability of small islands: a landscape scale planning approach [21,22]; small islands that depend on tourism, inclusive growth, and the blue economy [23,24]; local ecological knowledge of indigenous communities regarding climate change adaptation [25,26]; vulnerability of coastal communities' livelihoods [27,28]; downscaling climate models [29,30]; waste management [31,32]; social and cultural [33,34]; climate vulnerability assessment [35,36]; and adaptive capacity [37,38].…”