Political Geography: Fiji / Topic: Resilience

Author:: Tara R. Gingerich
Publication Date:: 08-2017
Content Type:: Research Paper
Institution:: Oxfam Publishing
Abstract:: his case study draws on fieldwork in two communities in Fiji that participated in the 2002-05 Capacity Building to Enable the Development of Adaptation Measures in Pacific Island Countries (CBDAMPIC) project, one of the first adaptation projects in the Pacific that attempted to work at this community scale to build resilience to the longer-term impacts of climate change. In both communities, the project served as a catalyst for more resilient development, improving both absorptive and adaptive capacity with respect to water shortages. It provided an example of how addressing a locally defined problem can energize a community to take action to improve resilience. A key factor in these communities’ resilience is their existing social capital. The project also points to the significance of building on previous and ongoing processes and initiatives.
Topic:: Development, Water, Infrastructure, Sustainability, and Resilience
Political Geography:: Fiji and Oceania

Author:: Tara R. Gingerich and Riccardo Vitale
Publication Date:: 08-2017
Content Type:: Research Paper
Institution:: Oxfam Publishing
Abstract:: What can we learn about resilience by examining completed resilience, disaster risk reduction, and climate change adaptation projects? Oxfam conducted three such case studies in Bolivia, Colombia, and Fiji, looking at the conditions required for successful resilient development as well as issues around timing and duration. This synthesis report presents a summary of the three projects and distills the findings that were common to our analysis of them as well as a related climate change adaptation project in Vanuatu.
Topic:: Climate Change, Indigenous, Resilience, and Community
Political Geography:: Colombia, South America, Bolivia, Fiji, and Oceania

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