Pacific climate research
Papers, briefs and reports from across the PCCIL network.
Mental Health Impacts Associated with Exposure to Climate- Sensitive Hazards in Pacific Island Countries: A Scoping Review
Pacific Island Countries (PICs) face some of the most severe health risks from climate change, with associated mental health impacts that remain under-recognized. This scoping review synthesizes peer-reviewed literature published by February 2025 to examine the mental health consequences of…
Health risks of climate change in the 21 Pacific Island states and noted gaps in scientific evidence: A scoping review
The Pacific Islands, a group of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), are thought to be particularly vulnerable to the consequences of climate change, highlighting the critical need for holistically assessing risks, especially those relevant to the health and wellbeing of…
Adapting Coastal Cities and Territories to Sea Level Rise in the Pacific – Challenges and Leading Practices
Pacific Island Countries and Territories are facing rapidly changing ocean and coastal conditions due to climate change, and are particularly vulnerable to sea level rise (SLR). As elsewhere in the world, Pacific coastal cities concentrate population and valuable assets including…
Traditional knowledge for climate resilience in the Pacific Islands
This paper reviews the nature of extant Pacific TK for copingwith climate change, something that includes TK for anticipating climate change (including climate variability and climate extremes) as well as ancillaryTK associated with food and water security, traditional ecological knowledge,…
A study of private sector engagement in climate change mitigation and adaptation activities within pacific Small Island Developing States
A study into private sector engagement in climate change mitigation and adaptation action across Pacific Small Island Developing States, that was conducted as part of the work implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program under the Green…
Incorporating blue carbon into climate change mitigation policies: Multi-level governance challenges for carbon credits and NDCs
International expectations push countries conserving blue carbon ecosystems (like mangroves and seagrasses) to integrate them into NDCs or carbon markets. However, implementation in SIDS and coastal nations remains limited. Using Fiji's case, we show multilevel governance misalignments, data gaps, funding