Climate Resilient Islands

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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 presents unique challenges to resilience at the community level, especially the adaptation to more intense natural hazards.

Climate Resilient Islands is working with rural communities in Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Tuvalu and PNG 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
Climate resilient food systems
Strengthened preparedness to intensified natural hazards

Communities engaged in the programme determine priorities and plans for strengthened resilience through pathways such as:

Intergenerational Indigenous knowledge sharing
Payments for ecosystems services (PES) models
Protected marine and conservation areas
Restoration and strengthening of Indigenous resilient local food systems
Access to small grant to strengthen or establish community livelihoods

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.

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Climate Resilient IslandsStories

A woman taking pandanus leaves out of a large pot of boiling water

The women weaving climate resilience

People having a discussion outside a village home

Climate resilience through community connections

A village community enjoying a meal together

How coming together can create change in Dreketi

Beach and mangroves at sunrise

Maintaining the Naiqaqi they know: Indigenous knowledge in climate resilience

A man drawing a map

Finding where we are on the map

A man and a woman holding an image of a red canoe, their resilience symbol

A voyage into the unknown: Adapting to a changing world

A river bend with trees on either side

The Big Picture: Connections in a complex system

Hands holding freshwater mussels in the water

Coconuts, crabs and butterflies: Building resilience in Fiji

Volcanic eruption from above

When Tonga went quiet

Climate Resilient IslandsResources

Community Resilience Images in Fiji

Jake Watson / 10 March 2023

Community Resilience Images in Vanuatu

Disaster Preparedness in Fijian CRI Communities

Community Priority Values and Assets in Vanuatu

Community Priority Values and Assets in Fiji

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🎉💚Celebrating women in Tuvalu!🙌💚On International Womens Day, Live & Learn Tuvalu held an event, with support from the Australian High Commission Tuvalu., to showcase the importance of women in increasing food security through participation in agriculture.In Tuvalu, the Atoll Food Futures is making a big impact on women. and responsibility for managing the production and sale of food is bringing financial empowerment, autonomy and improved health outcomes for women across Tuvalu.Using tools and techniques like @biofilta Foodcubes, locally made solar driers, composting practices and more, Tuvaluan communities are empowering women while increasing their food security. Wonderful to see this great work on display!🎉The Atoll Food Futures Project is an Australian Aid initiative implemented by Live & Learn Environmental Education on behalf of the Australian Government @dfat#AFF #AFFproject #AtollFoodFutures #DFAT #livelearn #FoodResilience #PacificFutures

🎉🌴Wonderful to see Australian Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong visiting Kiribati last month🙌🙌Among other stops, Senator Wong met with Live & Learn Environmental Education Kiribati staff in Betio, one of the sites for the Atoll Food Futures project, which is made possible by the Australian Government. This project is doing a huge amount to improve food security and nutrition in Kiribati, as well as Fiji and Tuvalu.Well done to the Kiribati team for welcoming Senator Wong - its very exciting to have had such a special visitor!The Atoll Food Futures Project is an Australian Aid initiative implemented by Live & Learn Environmental Education on behalf of the Australian Government @dfat#AFF #AFFproject #AtollFoodFutures #DFAT #livelearn #FoodResilience #pacificfutures
📷credit to Senator Penny Wongs office

🎉☀️Solar panels have arrived in PNG!☀️🎉Schneider Electrical have donated solar panels and electrical systems for 5 schools and 2 health care centres in New Ireland Province.These systems are designed to provide a range of electrical applications for the locations - lighting, computers and printers for schools and capacity for critical health care equipment. This reliable and renewable source of power will bring big benefits to the people of New Ireland - very exciting to see them being installed!A big thanks to Schneider Electrical 🙌🙌

🙌💚Amazing to see Live & Learn teams across our whole network celebrating the women who lead, create and implement so much of our work 💚🙌Womens inclusion, leadership and equality are central to so much of what we do at Live & Learn. From water programs to food security, climate resilience and more, women are essential to creating a better, more sustainable world.Thank you to all the women leaders, staff members, volunteers, project partners and community members who are doing this work and making this world possible💚🌏#Women #genderequity #inclusion #equality #IWD #resilience

🌴💚Gender equity and inclusion is at the heart of much of Live & Learn’s work – and our food programs are no exception.🥬🍅Women are the backbone of food systems in places across the world. They’re heavily involved in food production and have unique traditional knowledge of farming and culinary practices. However, women often remain particularly vulnerable to food insecurity.Increasing the agency of women in food production is essential to building stronger food resilience - especially in the face of climate change.The Atoll Food Futures project is helping achieve this. By bringing innovative agricultural practices to disadvantaged communities who are often short in arable land while focusing on social inclusion, communities in Kiribati, Tuvalu and Fiji are working towards greater resilience and food security.Women are heavily involved, with the AFF project understanding the importance of their work managing household and community food and the subsequent need for better training and resource provision.Amplifying women’s involvement in and control over food production and management is essential to building better food resilience across the Pacific, and indeed, the world. Through AFF, Live & Learn teams in Kiribati, Tuvalu and Fiji are helping to achieve this – that’s something we’ll be celebrating this International Women’s Day.The Atoll Food Futures Project is an Australian Aid initiative implemented by Live & Learn Environmental Education on behalf of the Australian Government @dfat.#AFF #AFFproject #AtollFoodFutures #DFAT #livelearn #FoodResilience #PacificFutures #IWD #InternationalWomensDay

🌴🌱Its the Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry!🌱🌴This week is all about climate change, circular green economies, transforming agriculture and forestry, science and technology and much more.Live & Learn will also be making an appearance tomorrow at one of the weeks side events. Poni and Ralph, from Live & Learns Fiji and Kiribati teams respectively, will be discussing their experience in the Atoll Food Futures program, talking about how climate-smart agriculture can help strengthen food security.🌴Youre invited to come along!🌴
WHAT: Adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture Practices to Improve Food Security in Kiribati
WHEN: 2:30-4:30pm AEDT (3:30-5:30pm Fiji Standard Time)
WHERE: http://bit.ly/3IIgacNWe hope to see you there!#Agriculture #Forestry #FoodSecurity #AtollFoodFutures #Fiji #Kiribati #PWAF

❗️State of Emergency declared across much of Vanuatu!❗️Vanuatu is currently facing significant challenges. The damage of Tropical Cyclone Judy earlier this week was still being dealt with when a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck 10km off the coast as the country was bracing for TC Kevin.Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau has declared a state of emergency for islands most affected by TC Judy.Alerts have also been issued by the National Disaster Management Office, with:
🔴Red alerts for Sanma, Melampa and Penama
🟡Yellow alert for Torba and Shefa💚💚All our love and support is with Live & Learn Vanuatu and people across the country who are affected by the current disasters. Our thoughts are with you and we are all hoping that you remain safe 💚💚More information👉https://bit.ly/3YgPXrm
Follow the Vanuatu NDMO for updates👉https://www.facebook.com/ndmo.gov.vu

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