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and disaster situations, humble reliance on God for support acknowledges that
the task of adaptation is so formidable that it transcends what is both scientifically
required and humanly possible to achieve.
These lessons learned are vital because they hold the keys to unlocking locally
meaningful climate change and faith-based adaptation approaches. Most importantly,
they may spawn more holistic anticipatory adaptation strategies where preparations
for the necessary changes can be made before they are needed. The benefits of
preparedness in relation to climate change are noted in the literature (Luetz 2008).
For the future, this chapter recommends the following further research:
1. Case study research to pilot the implementation of the ‘God-knot’ framework in
local Pacific Island settings;
2. A longitudinal study to evaluate the implementation of the ‘cord of three strands’
framework in affected communities over time.
Acknowledgements We want to acknowledge the people of Tonga, the government and churches.
Special thanks also goes to the University of the South Pacific (USP).
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assessment of climate change adaptation options. J Hydrol 518(Part A): 150–161
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P. H. Havea and A. De Ramon N’Yeurt
and disaster situations, humble reliance on God for support acknowledges that
the task of adaptation is so formidable that it transcends what is both scientifically
required and humanly possible to achieve.
These lessons learned are vital because they hold the keys to unlocking locally
meaningful climate change and faith-based adaptation approaches. Most importantly,
they may spawn more holistic anticipatory adaptation strategies where preparations
for the necessary changes can be made before they are needed. The benefits of
preparedness in relation to climate change are noted in the literature (Luetz 2008).
For the future, this chapter recommends the following further research:
1. Case study research to pilot the implementation of the ‘God-knot’ framework in
local Pacific Island settings;
2. A longitudinal study to evaluate the implementation of the ‘cord of three strands’
framework in affected communities over time.
Acknowledgements We want to acknowledge the people of Tonga, the government and churches.
Special thanks also goes to the University of the South Pacific (USP).
References
Bhatasara S, Nyamwanza A (2018) Sustainability: a missing dimension in climate change adaptation
discourse in Africa? J Integr Environ Sci 15(1):83–97
Bhave AG, Mishra A, Raghuwanshi NS (2014) A combined bottom-up and top-down approach for
assessment of climate change adaptation options. J Hydrol 518(Part A): 150–161
Bible Society of the South Pacific (1966) Koe Tohi Tapu Katoa (The Holy Bible in Tongan). Suva,
Fiji: The Bible Society in the South Pacific
Blok V, Gremmen HGJ, Wesselink R (2016) Dealing with the wicked problem of sustainability: the
role of individual virtuous competence. https://doi.org/10.5840/bpej201621737: Bus and Profes
Ethics J
Butler JRA, Wise RM, Skewes TD, Bohensky EL, Peterson N, Suadnya W, Yanuartati Y, Handayani
T, Habibi P, Puspadi K, Bou N, Vaghelo D, Rochester W (2015) Integrating top-down and
bottom-up adaptation planning to build adaptive capacity: a structured learning approach. Coastal
Management 43(4):346
Callison C (2017) Climate change communication and indigenous publics. In: Nisbet MC, Ho SS,
Markowitz E, O’Neill S, Schäfer MS, Thaker J (eds) The oxford encyclopedia of climate change
communication. Oxford University Press, UK
Clark VLP, Ivankova NV (2016) Mixed method research: A guide to the field. Sage, London, United
Kingdom
Connell J (2016) Last days in the carteret islands? climate change, livelihoods and migration on
coral atolls. Asia Pacific Viewpoint 57(1):3–15
Cortekar J, Bender S, Brune M, Groth M (2016) Why climate change adaptation in cities needs
customised and flexible climate services. Climate Services 4:42–51
Cox J, Finau G, Kant R, Tarai J, Titifanue J (2018) Disaster, divine judgment, and original sin:
christian interpretations of tropical cyclone winston and climate change in Fiji. University of
Hawai’i Press 30(2):380–410
Creswell JW, Plano Clark VL (2011) Designing and conducting mixed methods research (2nd ed.).
Los Angeles, United State of America, Sage