Adaptation to climate change related to marine and land-based natural resources : Coping with climate change in the Pacific island region (CCCPIR)

Abstract

Coastal communities in the Pacific are without doubt some of the most vulnerable to climate change effects in the world. The limited land area in some countries and low profile of atolls (many only 3m above sea level at high tide) exacerbate the vulnerability of these locations, and the governments and people of these countries have limited capacities and resources to cope at all levels.