Climate Resilient Islands

A beach framed with trees

Creating space to build strong connections

8 November 2024

The Climate Resilient Islands programme aims to build resilience to help communities overcome the challenges of climate change into the future, and to implement the most localised, effective resilient actions possible, CRI teams must first…

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Making the land of tomorrow through ecological literacy

8 November 2024

In Tongan communities, Indigenous knowledge takes many forms and plays numerous roles in everyday life. For Houma resident Anamafi Kula, it is about working with her local environment to enable the community to be self-reliant.…

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Women weaving pandanus leaves

Prospering through ancient practices

8 November 2024

For many generations the people of Talihau have lived with fishing and agriculture as their central livelihood activities, working with the beautiful ecosystems they live among. Crops like taro and yams grow well in the…

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A man teaching others during an IKLP workshop

Taking action using Indigenous approaches

8 November 2024

In communities across New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, there are two types of Indigenous knowledge. One of these is a spiritual, sacred knowledge that has been held by these communities for countless years. The…

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Naiqaqi’s future leaders look to the past

8 November 2024

Life is busy for a young person in Naiqaqi. From working jobs in larger towns, tending to farms, family commitments and sports participation, they have many responsibilities filling up their days as they contribute to…

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We cannot let this knowledge slip away: Naliut community shares their Kastom

11 October 2024

The community of Naliut in Papua New Guinea is embracing traditional knowledge and community spirit. Recently they hosted a workshop as part of the Climate Resilient Islands Indigenous Knowledge Leadership Programme (IKLP). This proved to…

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Indigenous knowledge is alive and well in New Ireland

10 October 2024

Preserving and sharing Indigenous Knowledge helps foster environmental stewardship and community resilience. In New Ireland Province, in Papua New Guinea, the Climate Resilient Islands (CRI) team is implementing the Indigenous Knowledge Leadership Programme (IKLP). This…

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A river flowing towards a beach with trees and grass growing around it

A village among the streams

6 September 2024

The village of Himau is located on the coast of New Ireland Province among an intricate system of freshwater streams that flow from an underground spring in highlands close to the community. This system of…

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Ecosystems and the elements within: Traditional knowledge in Solomon Islands

26 July 2024

For generations, the people of Poposa and Puatanarau have sustainably managed the ecosystems they live among, with their long-held traditional knowledge teaching them to take plants, food and other resources from the forests, mangroves and…

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