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discussions). A thematic map was used to
assist with visualising the relationship
between themes with a focus on the relationship between the themes and its meaning.
The key themes acknowledged that the climate is changing and that this will and is affecting the community in various ways. The
business-as-usual scenario will only further
aggravate the climate change situation in the
future. Currently, youth are not adequately prepared to face the challenges that climate change
is predicted to unleash on small island communities and will not be protected if measures are
not taken to prepare communities to adapt to
climate change. This situation needs to change
to enable youth empowerment and better
adaptation.
Fig. 3.3 NVIVO cloud interview visualisation of word frequency from FGDs with youth
Climate
change
Community
impacts
Youth
preparedness
Adaptation
Youth
empowerment
Change
enablers
Fig. 3.4 Themes
evolving from the
thematic analysis of data
from interviews and
focus group discussions
3 Implementation of the Conceptual Framework for Youth Adaption in Climate Change on SIDS