Pacific islands

How can climate finance work better for Small Island Developing States?

Perspective / Record figures of global climate finance hide a less impressive reality when looking at specific regions, especially Small Island Developing States.

Variation in perception of environmental change in nine Solomon Islands communities: implications for securing fairness in community-based adaptation

Journal article / This article uses empirical research to highlight the need for mixed approaches to analyse perceptions of environmental change in different communities

Analysis shows how climate finance to Pacific Islands varies across countries

Feature / In 2010–2014, a total of US$748 million in official development assistance focused on responding to climate change flowed to the 15 nations, mainly bilaterally.

Climate finance in the Pacific: An overview of flows to the region’s Small Island Developing States

SEI working paper / Analysis of climate finance flows to Pacific Island states in 2010–2014 and recent data on flows from multilateral climate funds.

Climate change adaptation and the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF): Qualitative insights from policy implementation in the Asia-Pacific

Journal article

Mistra Geopolitics

Project / This project aims to critically examine how the dynamics of geopolitics, human security and global environmental change interrelate.

Can community-based adaptation increase resilience?

Journal article

Q&A: Frank Thomalla on disaster risk in the Asia Pacific region

Feature

Increasing vulnerability to the impacts of natural hazards and extreme events

Other publication / This report chapter examines the factors that are driving disaster risk in the Asia and Pacific region.