Living with Rising Seas: Pacific Leading Practices for Adaptation, Resilience, and Future Planning
Webinar
This webinar is part of the Coastal Adaptation Webinar Series
Sea level rise presents one of the most profound and enduring challenges facing Pacific Island Countries and Territories. It affects not only physical landscapes, but also livelihoods, food security, cultural heritage, legal boundaries, and long-term habitability. Pacific communities are already navigating these impacts through locally grounded adaptation practices, policy innovation, and regional collaboration.
Spotlighting the Pacific regional chapter of the Leading Practices framework developed by PEERS, this webinar will tackle how sea level rise is being understood, governed, and addressed across the region. The session will elevate Pacific voices and practical examples, while connecting community realities with policy, planning, and regional leadership. It will also draw out key practice-oriented insights and lived experiences that are transferable across contexts.
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The webinar features an esteemed panel of speakers from the Pacific Islands:
Mr David Hiba Hiriasia: the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management, and Meteorology of the Solomon Islands
Mr Amena Yauvoi: the Director, Biodiversity Conservation and Fiji Office; with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Ms Leba Gaunavinaka: the Climate Change Adaptation Specialist for Fiji Ministry Climate Change and Environment
Mr John Strickland: the Director of Emergency Management and head of the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) of the Cook Islands
Ms Lavenia Naivalu: Fiji’s first female mata-ni-tikina of Nacula District in the Yasawa Islands, serving within Fiji’s traditional governance system spanning 1,193 villages nationwide
Dr Richard Crichton: a Lecturer at the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Samoa
