Assessment of coastal vulnerability and resilience to sea-level rise and climate change - Case study : Upolu Island, Western Samoa - Phase I : Concepts and approach

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South Pacific Regional Environment Programme Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability and Resilience to Sea-Le\'el Rise and 'Upolu Island, Samoa Phase I: Concepts and Approach Elisara-Lauiu, r.M. u..." ... J for en'ironmcllIoil and l n)Vcrsily of Wa,hlO Zeabnd Con$ultant "'" Wesu:mSAmOI Cole, R.G. K. C.,Jn'ultam �':,11"' __ ''1'11111 /''''-1", . .,1;'', i.clgh Marine of A\J4'ldal1d r',lh r I () E I.. C New Zealand' Japan by [n'lTOIImtlll Agent) Go\emment 0( Jap;ln (EAJ! Ap'J, S:unoa \ilJCh 1993 FOREWORD '.n,1 In ::;';'ull, ano t" and Jt'v,·lui"llf'nt, Ihr ',HI,-dl; 1110.,­rrllnnlln aud Inr .':UII' tor In lili!,'rl Innt1 a:c.! In addll,nJ. ellnlr F"I,.al1' 10 ,\;I.plr. ha:h tirl.'s tr' I"n.', dAd qQ" ,·\iH,nCF·. Th. J"d HU1"1." ,II 11 10 Ihl' dhcl\ of rilld hH(' Lnr IH:lHill acliull Jlra ":'1 drl·,·li;l'ing tullll'\' 't'.l f,rl '1'1,. lid' j, to ,,,utrililile '" th,· M h,ifid ,lnd Tin-tirU II! afn,r\'1' ... lhl-pI In.' and .. as out b) the F.I" " nnl((,ta I (oOPl'rdl in" 1.'IIII'lfIlL'; In rnl 1111, \.,Ilh 1',If' tn I!nnron.cnt I'r I Kr ,'Ill' I SrRt.I';. W,. HI' "'I)' ,'"ll'lul hi Inr (,oun.,'r.1 "I ",llL 1I:;,.,,,t ,nl"nrl,ltlon. lir. WiCDHI fn'ironlt·ntal LllllperallDD Lelltcr 0 Ii C (, J DI.'1J') Sm,ll, Acknowledgments Ana Maria d'Aubm and John Hay an: gntefully admo ... CUI'" lheir subslantial C'OtIuibuuOl'ls to Ihis report_ 11m ,,",oold rIO! been without the and coopel'Dnon of the Samoa.. "I and inlCTnKucnal li):cncics baso.! wilhin Western !iam(l;O. Ihe G ...... emment of WCHem Samoa Dep:ltTllllllt of nnd Sun'CY_ The. effons of lhe mcmbe1'$, unfonunJ.tc ly 100 nlmlcruus IU men110n by name, of lhc:le Igcncie.. lUt at:knowledged The 10tlO .... '"& p'rwH1c on cMlter of RtlJer C'.omfnnh (Government of Western Samoa. DcpiiItment uf Uinds OlI1d EII'-ironmenl). John Campbell .nd (la,in Kenny of W;uJ.:am. Ke .... Zealarod), RIchard Kenching\oo D:vricr Reef ParI. Authority. USA) The SPREP pmiessional and suppon staff = thanked for their unfailing in usi5tinll the p.op:! tea",. e'pec,ally ChaJapan "'nJu .... lhe Sf'REP Climate Change Officer. Ill;s Wh.1 f"ntkd hy the Agel\() of Japan (EN). and by the Japannc En'-Irumnental Centre (OC.CO .... ho tue tXllh £!lllefuUy now :'113/"\"lIa and Carn Kay 3f\" Ihanked f(IT lheir ami IUPport in IIw: prep:nlioo of tim document. the project team .... 00111 like 10 many people of Western Samoa who provided input 3/ld assistance during fidtl. Contents or Report I , -.......... . 2.1. ] ............ . Summat) .F'rup.' Aims 'Iallonal. reg.onal and inll:mWonal project (UI1IEAt ...... An In!ru..lu..""Iilln w We.tcrn liS Coasul Znne and Coost:ll Zone M:uugemem 3.1 ...... An iutrOdoctoon 10 Samoa .... l1v: (oosal UJne or Weslem Samoa (:0\n.anfT:\rn(wor\: in WCf\(TI1 Sam) .. Development of an Apprupmllc Fr.lmeWOfio: for lilt I 2 , , , \3 01 &#x-,,r;S·)and (1imate Owgc Impacts in