Small island developing states: natural disaster vulnerability and global change

Pelling, Mark; Uitto, Juha I.

doi:10.1016/s1464-2867(01)00018-3

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“…However, our survey registered a loss of traditional ecological and environmental knowledge about which respondents expressed concern, often contextualized within broader changes to society associated with globalization and the spread of new technologies, analogous with the effects of modernization on indigenous responses to disaster in the Pacific Islands (Pelling and Uitto 2001). Similar situations documented on other Pacific Islands have led to a progressive "erosion of resilience" in many communities (Campbell 2009).…”

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Value of traditional oral narratives in building climate-change resilience: insights from rural communities in Fiji

Janif¹,

Nunn²,

Geraghty³

et al. 2016

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ABSTRACT. In the interests of improving engagement with Pacific Island communities to enable development of effective and sustainable adaptation strategies to climate change, we looked at how traditional oral narratives in rural/peripheral Fiji communities might be used to inform such strategies. Interviews were undertaken and observations made in 27 communities; because the custodians of traditional knowledge were targeted, most interviewees were 70-79 years old.The view that oral traditions, particularly those referring to environmental history and the observations/precursors of environmental change, were endangered was widespread and regretted. Interviewees' personal experiences of extreme events (natural disasters) were commonplace but no narratives of historical (unwitnessed by interviewees) events were found. In contrast, experiences of previous village relocations attributable (mainly) to environmental change were recorded in five communities while awareness of environmentally driven migration was more common. Questions about climate change elicited views dominated by religious/fatalist beliefs but included some more pragmatic ones; the confusion of climate change with climate variability, which is part of traditional knowledge, was widespread.The erosion of traditional environmental knowledge in the survey communities over recent decades has been severe and is likely to continue apace, which will reduce community self-sufficiency and resilience. Ways of conserving such knowledge and incorporating it into adaptation planning for Pacific Island communities in rural/peripheral locations should be explored.

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Value of traditional oral narratives in building climate-change resilience: insights from rural communities in Fiji

Janif¹,

Nunn²,

Geraghty³

et al. 2016

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“…This could indicate the need for a joint effort among islands within the same region to develop a regional SEA system, as recommended by Alshuwaikhat (2005), for developing countries. C development of mechanisms for exchange of information, including technology, innovation and methods, which differs from Kelman et al (2015), and Pelling and Uitto (2001). However, further results and findings support the idea that cooperation networks are paramount for these territories while establishing an SEA system.…”

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“…Bass and Dalal-Clayton, 1995;Crossley and Sprague, 2014;Fernandes et al, 2015;Griffith and Oderson, 2011;Kelman et al, 2015;Kerr, 2005;Pelling and Uitto, 2001;Polido et al, 2014;van der Velde et al, 2007;Zubair et al, 2011. 2. Enhancement of small islands SEA This set of questions introduced issues considered as priority areas for small islands by international community.…”

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“…They emphasize the role of stakeholders (namely local knowledge and cultural settings), and policy-makers in disseminating advice and guidance on impact assessment among all stakeholders. Furthermore, different authors identified that for small islands it is important to have a strong network within the regional context, overall, in linking the different small islands through knowledge, experiences and cultural specificities (Kelman et al, 2015;Pelling and Uitto, 2001). …”

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Exploring experts' views and perspectives on the enhancement of Strategic Environmental Assessment in European small islands

Polido

João

Ramos

2016

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

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This version is available at https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/55926/ Strathprints is designed to allow users to access the research output of the University of Strathclyde. Unless otherwise explicitly stated on the manuscript, Copyright © and Moral Rights for the papers on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. Please check the manuscript for details of any other licences that may have been applied. You may not engage in further distribution of the material for any profitmaking activities or any commercial gain. You may freely distribute both the url (https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/) and the content of this paper for research or private study, educational, or not-for-profit purposes without prior permission or charge. HighlightsExplored the views and perspectives of European small islands experts.Showed the need for cooperation networks while developing SEA in these territories.Encouraged the development of specific guidelines as opposed to more legal frameworks.Highlighted SEA capability for the enhancement of small island sustainability. HighlightsExplored the views and perspectives of European small islands experts.Showed the need for cooperation networks while developing SEA in these territories.Encouraged the development of specific guidelines as opposed to more legal frameworks.Highlighted SEA capability for the enhancement of small island sustainability. AbstractSmall islands have the attention of the international community because they are territories with unique features, and a pressing need for the enhancement of sustainability. Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) has characteristics that may promote the development and improvement of sustainability in these territories: (i) changing the mind-set, and the decision-making and institutional paradigm, (ii) facilitating cooperation and coordination between different stakeholders, and (iii) providing a framework for good governance and community empowerment. The scientific literature suggests that there may be a need for context-specific SEA in these territories. However, SEA studies often do not incorporate local contextual information, including intuitive knowledge and sense of place. Therefore, there is a possible gap between what is found in the literature and what local communities think, including different stakeholders and experts. Hence, the main goal of this research was to gain an insight into the views and perspectives of small islands SEA experts about issues related to SEA in European small islands, including context-specific approaches, as well as the contribution of SEA for sustainability in these territories. To achieve the research aim, exploratory research using a questionnaire-based survey was designed, aimed at experts on SEA in European small islands. Findings showed regional cooperation networks may have a fundamental role when developing SEA-specific approaches in these territories. This is because SEA-specific approaches encourage a joint effort among islands within one region to i...

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“…One of the main reasons for this uncertainty is not being able to validate the effectiveness of the indicators in representing determinants of adaptive capacity, as indeed the whole objective of indicators is to capture intangible processes. Some indicators assess their validity through correlations with past disaster data (Brooks et al, 2005;Easter, 1999;Pelling, Uitto, 2001;Etter et al, 2011). But this method is less than ideal as it too is working across timescales, linking current vulnerability to past events (Fig.…”

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The Sectoral Adaptive Capacity Index of Hungarian Road Transport

Szendrő

Csete

Török

2014

Period. Polytech. Soc. Man. Sci.

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Small island developing states: natural disaster vulnerability and global change

Cited by 339 publications

References 25 publications

Value of traditional oral narratives in building climate-change resilience: insights from rural communities in Fiji

Value of traditional oral narratives in building climate-change resilience: insights from rural communities in Fiji

Exploring experts' views and perspectives on the enhancement of Strategic Environmental Assessment in European small islands

The Sectoral Adaptive Capacity Index of Hungarian Road Transport

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