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  • Balancing climate, culture, and community: Fiji's relocation challenge

    Nithin Coca Naomi Mihara Walter Gerard

    March 11, 2021 |

    Devex |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Fiji, Korolevu, Vanua Levu

    After a river in Fiji continued to flood, an entire village relocated uphill 2 kilometers away. About two-thirds of the residents participated in this voluntary relocation, which proved effective when a strong cyclone hit the island. Government policies are making it easier for villages to relocate due to climate change; in fact, four have done so already. Balancing the people’s cultural connection to the land and the need to move can be tricky, but as people continue to be displaced, their responses could help inform other coastal communities around the world.

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