Climate Change Heightens Pacific Islands’ Vulnerability

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Cyclone Pam’s devastation in Vanuatu is a tragic reminder of the acute development challenges the remote Pacific islands nations face and the need for resolute support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and other partners to help them better withstand economic shocks, natural disasters, and climate change.

 

Indeed, geographical isolation, small populations, and paucity of resources—as well as extreme vulnerability to climate change—call for a very different approach to development in the Pacific, says the newly released Independent Evaluation study, ADB Support to Small Pacific Island Countries.