Abstract
Disasters and climate-related events, including tropical storms, droughts, coastal erosion, and ocean acidification, threaten small island nations. Given the urgency of reducing disaster risks and the effects of climate change on vulnerable populations, this reflection essay pursues three objectives. First, it highlights the role of anthropology, ethnography, and multi-sited research in exploring disaster impacts, climate crises, and public policy in island communities. It then highlights national planning and inter-regional activities to build awareness of various risk reduction efforts by island nations and multi-governmental organizations. This article concludes with discussion prompts to engage researchers, scholars, students, and practitioners studying and working in small island nations. Due to the growing interest in climate equity and justice, this paper argues that anthropologists can offer valuable methodologies and approaches to develop transdisciplinary and nuanced insights into researching disaster risk reduction efforts and climate policy networks in and across island nations.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2024
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13070348
Funding Information
This research received no external funding.
Repository Citation
Felima, Crystal A., "Small Island Risks: Research Reflections for Disaster Anthropologists and Climate Ethnographers" (2024). UK CARES Faculty Publications. 6.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ukcares_facpub/6
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Notes/Citation Information
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