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Title: | Population Distribution in the Pacific Islands, Proximity to Coastal Areas, and Risks | Contributor(s): | Kumar, Lalit (author)![]() |
Publication Date: | 2020-02-01 | DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-030-32878-8_8 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/30050 | Abstract: | Pacific island countries (PICs) are highly susceptible to sea-level rise and extreme events due to their size, location, and isolated nature. Populations in PICs are generally concentrated along the coast due to transportation ease, reliance on tourism for income, and livelihoods tied to marine resources. A majority of PICs are low-lying islands and with populations distributed mainly along the coastal regions leaves them more vulnerable to climatic impacts. A detailed analysis of the exposure of populations of 12 PICs to climate change-related hazards revealed that approximately 54% of the population lives within 500 m of the coastline. In particular, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, and Tuvalu are identified to be extremely vulnerable. They have the highest proportion of population living within close proximity of the coast, with 68.8%, 74.3%, and 64.9% of the population living within 200 m of the coast for Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, and Tuvalu, respectively. The implications of these results emphasise the importance of prioritising the populations of the small islands of the Pacific for future adaptation to coastal hazards. | Publication Type: | Book Chapter | Source of Publication: | Climate Change and Impacts in the Pacific, p. 295-322 | Publisher: | Springer | Place of Publication: | Cham, Switzerland | ISBN: | 9783030328788 9783030328771 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 040104 Climate Change Processes | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 370201 Climate change processes | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 960309 Effects of Climate Change and Variability on the South Pacific (excl. Australia and New Zealand) (excl. Social Impacts) 960303 Climate Change Models |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 190506 Effects of climate change on the South Pacific (excl. Australia and New Zealand) (excl. social impacts) 190501 Climate change models |
HERDC Category Description: | B1 Chapter in a Scholarly Book | Series Name: | Springer Climate | Editor: | Editor(s): Lalit Kumar |
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Appears in Collections: | Book Chapter School of Environmental and Rural Science |
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