CRI Programme
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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Marapa Island, like many islands in the world, has its own legendary stories, which were known to the Marau Are’are speaking people long before the explorers came to Solomon Islands. This story was told by…
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Sam Chanel took little more than a pen and notebook to help him identify the countless plants growing throughout the Vunausi Community Conservation Area (CCA). An expert botanist, Sam knows many of the 1600 confirmed…
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What does resilience mean in the community of Funafuti on the main islet of Tuvalu? Community members were asked to discuss, describe and draw symbols of resilience that resonate with their community, as part of…
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When designing the Climate Resilient Islands (CRI) Programme Live & Learn wanted to develop a process communities could use to plan resilience actions that sat within the flow of complexity (without falling into the trap…
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Community Resilience Profiles are the result of partner communities thinking about and mapping their ecosystems and resilience. The profiles contain general information on Tuvalu’s ecosystems and livelihoods, and forecasts on food security and disaster response,…
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The Climate Resilient Islands programme is working with 65 rural communities in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu to strengthen community resilience to climate change through nature-based approaches. To achieve this,…
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As part of the Climate Resilient Islands programme, communities in Fiji have taken part in the Indigenous Knowledge Leadership Programme (IKLP), which provides an opportunity for communities to identify, revive and collectively strengthen traditional cultural…
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Communities that participate in the Climate Resilient Islands Programme across Tuvalu are facing a range of disasters and challenges to their resilience. But many actions are being taken to prepare for disaster and strengthen their…
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