National Adaptation Programmes of Action
Year of publication
2008
Specific thematic area
Disaster preparedness, management and/or response
Sector of governance
Disaster
Type of human mobility
Displacement, Relocation
Characteristics of human mobility
Cross-border, Internal
Type of environmental driver
Landslide, Sea-level rise, Storm surge
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Both
Sub-region
Melanesia
Region
Melanesia
Macro-region
Oceania
Relevant GCM objective
- GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available
Climate change and sea level rise is likely to displace a number of communities and/or villages.
P. 40
Securing land becomes a critical issue when considering relocation and resettlements schemes throughout the country. There have been previous activities of relocation within and outside of the country, believed to have been the result of disasters, population pressures and probably climate change in a very minimal scale.
P. 40
Relocation of communities in atolls and low lying areas prone to storm surge, to higher grounds and promote building on stilts.
P. 40