PORT VILA, Vanuatu (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – From investigating where turtle eggs are buried to how many mangoes are growing in a season, scientists on this southwest Pacific Island are evaluating the accuracy of traditional means of forecasting weather, with the aim of incorporating the most effective ideas into planning to help island communities better prepare for the impacts of climate change and more severe natural disasters.
The project, which looks at indigenous climate wisdom, aims to find ways to better prepare families to confront more extreme weather in a region where vast distances between islands and a lack of modern communications can make building resilience by other means difficult.
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Source: Thomas Reuters Foundation