Coastal communities of the Pacific islands face increased risks due to climate change, and Australian and Fijian researchers studied the case of a small Fiji village to see how the community is adapting.
The researchers visited the village of Nagigi, which has a population of about 630 inhabitants, and the neighboring settlement of Bia-I-Cake, which houses about 60 people, to talk with them about what they were seeing in their communities and how they were adapting.
According to the researchers, community members expressed concern about the decline in fish stocks and the increased risk of flooding and cyclones.
The researchers explain that community members are organizing to build local aquaculture and regulate fishing practices in the area, while some have managed to use government support and land belonging to their community to rebuild their homes farther from the coast.
