Psychological adaptation to climate change risks among adolescents and young adults in the Pacific
A large proportion of the global burden of disease attributable to climate change is borne by children and young adults. In this project, our international team of collaborators investigates how exposure to climate risks affects developmental and wellbeing outcomes among young people in Fiji and the Solomon Islands using expertise from psychology, human geography and early years education. The project aims to understand how resilient and vulnerable groups of young people in the Pacific are experiencing climate change and explore avenues for policy interventions to enhance their capacity for adaptation.
Project Team
University of Nottingham, UK
Principal Investigator
University of New England, Australia
Co-Investigator
University of the South Pacific, Fiji
Co-Investigator
Solomon Islands National University, Solomon Islands
Co-Investigator
University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
Co-Investigator
Ms Roselyn Kumar
University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
Research Assistant