DevNet2024 Conference: Integrated Approaches to Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainability in the Pacific Region

Renata Varea; Salafai Ah-Tong; Alapati Ainuu; Josephine Ogeuta; Sarai Toleagoa; Rebecca Thomas; Eseta Drova

From 4 to 6 December 2024, the University of Otago held the DevNet 2024 Conference in Ōtepoti Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand. As a part of the broader conversation on global development, APN hosted a session titled “Integrated Approaches to Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainability in the Pacific Region.” The event featured expert-led sessions that discussed Pacific health systems, decolonisation of relationship building, and community management practices, among others.

Six presentations were showcased from the project team “Moving to remain in place: Micro-mobilities and circular migration as adaptive strategies to gendered climate risks in Fiji and Samoa” (CRRP2023-02MY-Neef). Their topics ranged from reimagining research methods for the Pacific context to understanding micro-mobilities and youth participation in producing climate knowledge.

Recommended citation

1. Ah-Tong, S. F. (2024). Adapting to Climate Change: Evaluating Research Methodologies in Pacific Communities. Presentation at the DevNet2024 Conference “Shifting Landscapes of Development: Future Possibilities of Change”, held at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 4-6 December.

2. Ainuu, A. (2024). Understanding Adaptive Capacity from a Samoan Perspective. Presentation at the DevNet2024 Conference “Shifting Landscapes of Development: Future Possibilities of Change”, held at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 4-6 December.

3. Ogeuta, J. V. (2024). Sa’anapu – a Village on the Edge: Appropriate Methods to Examining Cultural Heritage and Preservation amid Climate Change in Samoa and the Pacific Region. Presentation at the DevNet2024 Conference “Shifting Landscapes of Development: Future Possibilities of Change”, held at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 4-6 December.

4. Toleagoa, S. (2024). Knowledge Production Spaces for Youth: Exploring ways to express youth knowledge in climate change research. Presentation at the DevNet2024 Conference “Shifting Landscapes of Development: Future Possibilities of Change”, held at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 4-6 December.

5. Thomas, R. (2024). Climate Mobilities in Fiji through the Lens of Participatory Visual Methods (PVMs) and Pacific Research Methodologies (PRMs). Presentation at the DevNet2024 Conference “Shifting Landscapes of Development: Future Possibilities of Change”, held at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 4-6 December.

6.Varea, R., & Drova, E. (2024). Unpacking Micro-Mobilities and Circular Migration Amidst Climate Induced Loss & Damage in Fiji: Case studies of Galoa & Yadua Village. Presentation at the DevNet2024 Conference “Shifting Landscapes of Development: Future Possibilities of Change”, held at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 4-6 December.

Authors

Year of publication: 2024

Project

Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research

Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research

DevNet2024 Conference: Integrated Approaches to Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainability in the Pacific Region

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