Benefits of ecosystem-based approaches for climate change in least developed countries
The EcoAdapt project aims to identify appropriate adaptation interventions in the coastal zone of Pacific island states and territories in the face of rapidly changing climate and ongoing capital-intensive developments.
In particular, we are investigating the advantages and limitations of:
- ecosystem-based approaches
- soft-engineering approaches that use natural processes
- hard-engineered solutions
Coastal adaptations need to be evaluated in terms of their impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity, the extent to which they disrupt natural processes, and the benefits they provide for the sustainable livelihoods of local communities, among other things.
Combating climate change in the Pacific
Climate change is presenting an existential threat in the Pacific; with island nation states not only a loss of property, but a loss of culture and identity. The EcoAdapt project identifies ecosystem-based approaches for climate change adaptation in the coastal zone of Pacific island states and territories in the face of a rapidly changing climate.
NEW PUBLICATION IN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
On 14 Feb 2021 the EcoAdapt team's article - Evaluating coral reef ecosystem services outcomes from climate change adaptation strategies using integrative system dynamics - was published online in Journal of Environmental Management.
EcoAdapt activities
The EcoAdapt project is now coming to the end of its fourth year and the research team has again increased both engagement with stakeholders and research outputs. Read more about the latest activities of the EcoAdapt team in the 2019-2020 Annual Report.
The project researchers
The EcoAdapt team is multidisciplinary. It includes researchers from the Griffith Centre for Coastal Management, Griffith School of Engineering, Griffith School of Business, Griffith School of Environment, Australian Rivers Institute and the Griffith Institute for Tourism.