dc.contributor.author |
McNamara, Karen E. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Clissold, Rachel |
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dc.contributor.author |
Piggott-McKellar, Annah |
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dc.contributor.author |
Buggy, Lisa |
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dc.contributor.author |
Azfa, Aishath |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2024-01-23T06:59:19Z |
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dc.date.available |
2024-01-23T06:59:19Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2019 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
McNamara, K.E ; Clissold, R. ; Piggott-McKellar. A ; Buggy, L. ; Azfa, A. (2019). What is shaping vulnerability to climate change? : the case of Laamu Atoll, Maldives. Institute of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island 14(1), 81-100 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://saruna.mnu.edu.mv/jspui/handle/123456789/15279 |
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dc.description.abstract |
As climate change accelerates, it brings with it numerous challenges to society and
the natural world. Concepts such as vulnerability have emerged as a way of trying to understand
people’s risk, despite there being a range of variables that can influence vulnerability and
its temporal and spatial dimensions. Drawing from the well-known conceptualisation
of vulnerability as a function of exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity, this paper
seeks to understand what variables are influencing and shaping vulnerability in Laamu
Atoll, the Maldives, and produce a base of knowledge for future vulnerability reduction
initiatives. Household questionnaires (n=412) were used on Laamu Atoll to ascertain locals’
perceptions of vulnerability based on livelihood resources, financial security, and
climate-change experiences. Results show that peripherality, as a notion that describes the
disparities between ‘core’ and ‘peripheral’ islands, is a key factor shaping vulnerability
variables on Laamu Atoll. This has prompted an overarching recommendation for
peripherality to be considered as a key dimension of vulnerability to climate change and an
important consideration for existing and future human development and climate change
policy and practice in Small Island Developing States. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Institute of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island |
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dc.subject |
climate change, Maldives, peripherality, sea level rise, small islands, vulnerability |
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dc.title |
What is shaping vulnerability to climate change? : the case of Laamu Atoll, Maldives |
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dc.type |
Article |
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