This paper deals with the dramatic environmental, social and cultural changes on the Trobriand Islands which I experienced during 16 long- and short-term fieldtrips from 1982 to 2012. I first report on the climate change I experienced there over the years and provide a survey about the demographic changes on the Trobriand Islands – highlighting the situation in Tauwema, my village of residence on Kaile’una Island. Finally I report on the social and cultural impact these dramatic changes have for the Trobriand Islanders and their culture
[[abstract]]Climate change always impact on islands severely, especially small islands with low elev...
Local perceptions of environmental and climate change, as well as associated adaptations made by loc...
This talk provides an inevitably subjective summing up of experiences I made during 30 years of fiel...
This talk deals with the dramatic environmental and social changes on the Trobriand Islands in Papua...
Ph.D. University of Hawaii at Manoa 2012.Includes bibliographical references.The Psychology of Clima...
Island societies are being disproportionately affected by climate change, a situation likely to cont...
Island societies are being disproportionately affected by climate change, a situation likely to cont...
There has been growing concern over the exposure of Torres Strait Islander communities to the impact...
The discourse of climate change is well accepted by Pacific Islands Nations, and there is a burgeoni...
The global media widely reports low-lying South Pacific islands as being rendered imminently uninhab...
Pacific Islanders have often been portrayed as ‘helpless victims’ in the popular media because they ...
Reading seasons and environments has been a long-held practice for Torres Strait Islanders through t...
Small islands have received growing attention in the context of climate change. Rising sea-levels, i...
Past and current impacts of climate change on three small islands, Ontong Java, Bellona and Tikopia,...
This talk provides an inevitably subjective summing up of experiences I made during 30 years of fiel...
[[abstract]]Climate change always impact on islands severely, especially small islands with low elev...
Local perceptions of environmental and climate change, as well as associated adaptations made by loc...
This talk provides an inevitably subjective summing up of experiences I made during 30 years of fiel...
This talk deals with the dramatic environmental and social changes on the Trobriand Islands in Papua...
Ph.D. University of Hawaii at Manoa 2012.Includes bibliographical references.The Psychology of Clima...
Island societies are being disproportionately affected by climate change, a situation likely to cont...
Island societies are being disproportionately affected by climate change, a situation likely to cont...
There has been growing concern over the exposure of Torres Strait Islander communities to the impact...
The discourse of climate change is well accepted by Pacific Islands Nations, and there is a burgeoni...
The global media widely reports low-lying South Pacific islands as being rendered imminently uninhab...
Pacific Islanders have often been portrayed as ‘helpless victims’ in the popular media because they ...
Reading seasons and environments has been a long-held practice for Torres Strait Islanders through t...
Small islands have received growing attention in the context of climate change. Rising sea-levels, i...
Past and current impacts of climate change on three small islands, Ontong Java, Bellona and Tikopia,...
This talk provides an inevitably subjective summing up of experiences I made during 30 years of fiel...
[[abstract]]Climate change always impact on islands severely, especially small islands with low elev...
Local perceptions of environmental and climate change, as well as associated adaptations made by loc...
This talk provides an inevitably subjective summing up of experiences I made during 30 years of fiel...