Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Programme (PACC)
Publication Year:
2013
Publication Place
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Physical Description:
2p. : col. ill. ; Electronic document
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
39153
Legacy PEIN ID:
79180
General Notes
Available Online
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Climate Change Adaptation - Solomon Islands
Information Pamphlet
Coastal Zone Management
PACC
Vulnerability
Adaptive Capacity
Abstract
Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Improving the ability of isolated low-lying island communities to address food production and food security issues induced by climate change The Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) project is supporting the integration of climate change risks into policy frameworks and the implementation of community-based adaptation measures in 14 countries throughout the Pacific. These actions are intended to increase resilience in three key development sectors: water resource management, coastal zone management, and food production and food security. In the Solomon Islands, a country made up of hundreds of coral atolls and small volcanic islands stretching approximately 1,600 km across the Pacific Ocean, the PACC SI project is focusing on enhancing food production and increasing food security. Issues The Solomon Islandsâ climate is tropical with heavy rainfall, trade winds, tropical cyclones, storms, and hurricanes. More than 80% of Solomon Islanders live in rural
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Programme (PACC)
Publication Year:
2013
Publication Place
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Physical Description:
2p. : col. ill. ; Electronic document
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
39153
Legacy PEIN ID:
79180
General Notes
Available Online
Record Created: 21-Aug-2013
Record Modified: 20-Sep-2022