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Wairiu, Morgan

Ha'apio, Michael Otoara#Gonzalez, Ricardo#Morrison, Keith

Transformation of rural communities: lessons from a local self-initiative for building resilience in the Solomon Islands

ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

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"Solomon Islands is vulnerable to negative impacts from climate change, where people's livelihoods and their well-being are threatened, especially the viability of isolated communities. Realising the increasing risks from climate change on communities, government, in partnership with aid-donor partners, has invested millions of dollars in climate change projects, through mitigation and adaptation strategies. As a form of adaptation, the government invests in programmes aimed at increasing the adaptive capacity of the vulnerable communities through landscape and seascape projects across the rural communities. Focusing on the ""transformation concept"" as a long-term adaptation strategy and enlargement of climate engineering and ecological resilience concepts, the paper discusses why building resilience from transformation of rural communities, as well as from landscape and seascape projects, would benefit communities and relevant authorities. This paper describes the findings of a study on two rural villages, Keigold and Mondo, from Ranogha Islands, Western Province, in Solomon Islands, where 80% of households decided to relocate from their old village ""Mondo"" to their new home ""Keigold"" after an earthquake in 2007, as part of a self-initiative. The reallocation process can be seen as a case of pro-active community transformation that provides valuable lessons to other rural communities that may be forced to move due to impacts from natural catastrophes, including those explained by climate change risks. Lessons from this experience suggest that policy-makers and non-government organisations should consider and empower local transformation initiatives as a way to building long-term adaptation to climate change."

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The authors would sincerely thank the Director of Research office, University of the South Pacific (6 F004) for funding this study.

Los autores agradecen sinceramente a la Oficina del Director de Investigación de la Universidad del Pacífico Sur (6 F004) por financiar este estudio.

10.1080/13549839.2017.1420640

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Adaptation# climate change# extreme events# resilience# rural communities# transformation

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2017.1420640

Green & Sustainable Science & Technology# Environmental Studies# Geography# Regional & Urban Planning# Urban Studies

Adaptación# cambio climático# eventos extremos# resiliencia# comunidades rurales# transformación

Ciencias Ambientales (Aspectos Sociales)

Geografía Cultural y Económica

Urbanismo

WOS:000431180200006

Transformation of rural communities: lessons from a local self-initiative for building resilience in the Solomon Islands

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ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

LOCAL ENVIRONMENT

Ciencia y tecnología verdes y sostenibles# Estudios Ambientales# Geografía# Planificación Regional y Urbana# Estudios Urbanos

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University of the South Pacific 6 F004

The authors would sincerely thank the Director of Research office, University of the South Pacific (6 F004) for funding this study.

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