By adopting an integrated and participatory action research approach, this project explores how rural communities living in disaster-prone river basins of Cambodia and Fiji respond to increasing incidences of floods, droughts and cyclones under the influence of climate change and other risk factors, such as hydroelectric power development, forest conversion and environmental degradation. Particular emphasis is placed on risk perceptions and adaptive strategies of individuals, families and social groups with regard to regular and catastrophic floods and other hazards and how the livelihoods of vulnerable groups are affected by climate-induced disasters. Our research approach integrates the food, water and energy security nexus with the rural livelihood framework. The aims of the project are to (1) identify the spatial extent and dynamics of climate-induced hazards as a result of multiple risk factors; (2) determine the various factors that can enhance resilience and adaptive capacities of disaster-affected communities in a changing environment, and (3) provide examples of successful community-based hazard management and climate change adaptation that can serve as best-practice models for other disaster-affected communities in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Project publications
Vulnerabilities shape risk perception and influence adaptive strategies to hydro-meteorological hazards: A case study of Indo-Fijian farming communities
“Listening to the Sounds of the Water”: Bringing Together Local Knowledge and Biophysical Data to Understand Climate-Related Hazard Dynamics
Planned relocation as a contentious strategy of climate change adaptation in Fiji
Embodying resilience: Narrating gendered experiences of disasters in Fiji
A participatory approach to understanding the impact of multiple natural hazards in communities along the Ba River, Fiji
Participatory GIS and community-based adaptation to climate change and environmental hazards: A Cambodian case study
Climate-induced disasters in the Asia-Pacific region – from response and recovery to adaptation
Integrated and participatory action research for enhanced resilience to climate change: Capturing community perception and narratives of climate adaptation for informing policy
Climate change impacts and disaster resilience among micro businesses in the tourism and hospitality sector: The case of Kratie, Cambodia
Climate change adaptation in disaster-prone communities in Cambodia and Fiji
Climate adaptation strategies in Fiji: The role of social norms and cultural values — Policy Brief 8
Weathering the Storm: How iTaukei Fijian women experience vulnerability and resilience to disaster — Policy Brief 6
Adapting in Tough Times: Strategies and Barriers of Fijian Small Businesses in Building Disaster Resilience — Policy Brief 10
Impacts of Climate Change on Small Businesses in Kratie Town, Kratie Province, Cambodia — Policy Brief 5
Drought forecasting through statistical models using standardised precipitation index: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis
Disaster Preparedness and the Abeyance of Agency: Christian Responses to Tropical Cyclone Winston in Fiji
Climate Change Adaptation: Inside the Flood-prone Communities in Kratie Province, Cambodia — Policy Brief 2
Seasonal Livelihoods and Adaptation Strategies for an Uncertain Environmental Future: Results from Participatory Approaches in Prek Prasop District, Kratie Province, Cambodia — Policy Brief 3
Explorations in Forecasting Hydrological Indices: An Application in Fiji
Project Final Report: Climate change adaptation in post-disaster recovery processes: Flood-affected communities in Cambodia and Fiji
Temporal Dimensions of the Impacts of Environmental Change along the Lower Mekong River, Cambodia
