“…Similarly, coastal cities can benefit from community-based adaptation where there is weak infrastructure and few resources, as communities themselves can offer a diverse set of tools and solutions, such as supporting the mapping and enumeration of informal settlements and providing tailor-made coping strategies to respond to immediate and future risks (Mycoo & Donovan, 2017). It is increasingly recognised that coastal communities in SIDS tend to be aware of and employ effective strategies to cope with climate change impacts (Aswani & Lauer, 2014;Magee, Verdon-Kidd, Kiem, & Royle, 2016) while recognising the challenges of low-income and limited financial resources (Beyerl, Mieg, & Weber, 2018). It is well understood that the characteristics of poverty, such as low-income and poor infrastructure, can act as barriers to the uptake of effective adaptation measures (Klein et al, 2005;Schipper, 2007), even with the presence of development investments in CCA (Ayers & Huq, 2009).…”