Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
SPREP PROE/Australian AID
Publication Year:
2012
Publication Place
New Caledonia
Physical Description:
52p. 29cm
Call Number
551.6 BOE
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
37893
Legacy PEIN ID:
77905
General Notes
3 copies|Also available online
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Climate Change in the Pacific Island
Abstract
This report is primarily directed to analysing the legal aspects of ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change. It sketches the impacts of climate change in the Pacific Island countries, recognizing that climate change directly impacts ecosystems, which provide for the needs of people as well as for the maintenance of the natural environment. It takes as a given that ecosystem-based adaptation can provide cost-effective strategies for reducing vulnerability to climate change impacts and enhancing ecosystem resilience, thereby maintaining ecosystem services and sustainable livelihoods. The report is written in light of the research reports completed by SPREP and Conservation International for this project (SPREP and Conservation International 2011). An essential aspect of the legal analysis is an examination of the way in which environmental governance operates in Pacific Island countries. The analysis is directed both to current formal legal systems as well as to customary mechanisms at the community level, exploring both potential barriers as well as the possibilities in the national legislation for achieving the aims of ecosystembased adaptation strategies.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
SPREP PROE/Australian AID
Publication Year:
2012
Publication Place
New Caledonia
Physical Description:
52p. 29cm
Call Number
551.6 BOE
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
37893
Legacy PEIN ID:
77905
General Notes
3 copies|Also available online
Record Created: 18-Feb-2012
Record Modified: 23-Sep-2022