Small Islands
presented by Cleo Baldoumas and Ian Nolon
Authors/ Speakers
Stacy-Ann Robinson
Daniel Gilfillan
Nikita Perumal
Case Study Authors/Speakers
Stacy-Ann Robinson
Daniel Gilfillan
Australian National University Profile
Nikita Perumal
Readings:
Robinson, SA., Gilfillan, D. Regional organisations and climate change adaptation in small island developing states. Reg Environ Change 17, 989–1004 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-016-0991-6 (pdf for class)
Perumal, Nikita. (2018). “The place where I live is where I belong”: Community perspectives on climate change and climate-related migration in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. Island Studies Journal. 13. 10.24043/isj.50. (pdf for class)
Our presentation in class!
and the notes from our speakers from Small Island Big Song
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10qWDxP44mK6bsHrYKXVAZpjmlLATho--jM1EvQXsU5c/edit
Actors & Agencies in the Case Study
Robinson:
Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC)*
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)*
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)*
Carribean Community (and Common Market) (CARICOM)
Global Climate Change Alliance: Pacific Small Island States (GCCA:PSIS)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Programme (PACC)
Special Programme for Adaptation to Climate Change: Implementation of Adaptation Measures in Coastal Zones (SPACC)
(* = organisation assessed by FAROCCCA in this study)
Perumal:
Vanuatu's Ministry of Climate Change
National Advisory Board for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction (NAB)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
German development organization GIZ
local Vanuatu NGO's
Australia's Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commision (HREOC)
National Disaster Management Office (NDMO)
Governments and residents of surrounding Pacific island countries
Other Media and Content
We created this handout to compare the national adaptation programs of various Small Island Nations.
Map of Vanuatu and its capital city, Port Vila
Related Research & Resources
IPCC: https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/WGIIAR5-Chap29_FINAL.pdf
UNDP: https://www.undp.org/blog/how-can-small-islands-reimagine-tourism-green-recovery