Climate Resilient Islands Program (CRI)

Background Summary

Climate change is rapidly transforming life in the Pacific. While Pacific people have adapted to environmental variation for thousands of years, the scale and speed of climate change today present unique challenges to resilience at the community level, especially the adaptation to more intense natural hazards.

Climate Resilient Islands is a New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade initiative, implemented by Live & Learn with funding from the New Zealand Government.

Goal

Climate Resilient Islands is working with rural communities in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu and Tuvalu to strengthen community resilience to the impacts of climate change through nature-based approaches.

• The programme has three interconnected outcome areas:
  • Protection, restoration and maintenance of ecosystems (Ecological Resilience
  • Climate resilient food systems (Food Security & Livelihood)
  • Strengthened preparedness to intensified natural hazards (Disaster Risk Reduction)

Sites:

CRI Base: Nawailevu, Kavula, Banikea, Naibulu, Vitina, Naiqaqi, Laucala, Valeni, Dreketi,Yaudigi,.

CRI+: Galoa, Nasarowaqa, Lutukina, Nakalou.