This project is a pilot study on the human dimensions of global change with a focus on the social and policy implications of community relocation as a response to climate variability and climate change. The project includes a synthesis of existing research on post-disaster relocation in PICs, field work in a relocated community and the conduct of a workshop bringing together a small group of relevant academics and PIC policy makers. The outputs of the workshop will be a preliminary report of relocation as an adaptation to climate variability in PICs and the development of a proposal for a comprehensive project on this issue. In addition, other outcomes of the project will be the training of personnel from one PIC in applied human dimensions research and the provision of interim policy advice to SPREP which will be entering phase II of its PICCAP activities.