TY  - JA
AU  - Asugeni,R.
AU  - Redman-MacLaren,M.
AU  - Asugeni,J.
AU  - Esau,T.
AU  - Timothy,F.
AU  - Massey,P.
AU  - MacLaren,D.
TI  - A community builds a “bridge”: an example of community-led adaptation to sea-level rise in East Kwaio, Solomon Islands
SN  - 1756-5529
PY  - 2019///
CY  - United Kingdom
PB  - Taylor and Francis
KW  - AGROVOC
KW  - Sea level
KW  - Climate change
KW  - Adaptation
KW  - Gender
KW  - Solomon Islands
N1  - Peer review
N2  - Sea-level rise is negatively impacting many Pacific Islands Countries and Territories. In Solomon Islands, sea-level rise is particularly acute due to current movements, the geography of low-lying islands, and the physical structure and locations of villages on the islands. In East Kwaio, Solomon Islands a community-based response to rising sea-levels has meant that men and women from two villages have worked together to independently fund and build a raised walkway, and build seawalls in areas that are regularly inundated. This article describes community-based action, including the processes involved in building the walkway (“bridge”) and seawalls, and reports a community discussion with women about the impact of sea-level rise. Changes resulting from the bridge and seawalls, along with recommendations for future action, are reported. Local responses to local concerns underpin this community-based adaptation to sea-level rise in Solomon Islands
DO  - https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2017.1411239
T2  - Climate and Development
ER  -