Climate & Agriculture in the Pacific Islands
Subtitle: future perspectives
Contributors: William Aalbersberg (Editor); Patrick D. Nunn (Editor); Asesela D. Ravuvu (Editor)
Publisher: Institute of Pacific Studies
Published: December 1, 1993
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9789820200838
Subjects: Nature / Weather; Technology / Agriculture & Animal Husbandry; Agriculture; Agriculture & Animal Husbandry; Australia/Oceania - South Pacific; Climate; Effect of climate on; Human beings; Islands of the Pacific; Nature; Weather
Description: "A majority of Pacific Islanders rely on subsistence farming and fishing for survival. These sectors are also major foreign currency earners in a number of countries. In cultural terms, the very existence of Pacific peoples is inseparable from the land. Although the risks to the physical survival of many Pacific Islands as a result of sea-level rise have been widely publicised, it is agriculture and marine and terrestial ecosystems that are likely to be affected greatest in the next century. Adverse effects on these systems will probadly render many areas uninhabitable long before they are totally inundated, if they ever are. This small volume aims to increase grass-roots awareness, to help Pacific populations cope with changes and make the necessary sacrifices to counter negative impacts of climate change." --Back cover.