A new book, “Vulnerability of Tropical Pacific Fisheries and Aquaculture to Climate Change,” claims there will be winners and losers from climate change, and the way Pacific governments react and adapt will be vital.
The book is published by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, and was launched at the Conference of the Pacific Community in Noumea by James Batley, Deputy Director General of the Australian Agency for International Development.
Heads of government, ministers and ambassadors from 22 Pacific Island countries and territories and Australia, France, New Zealand and the U.S. were in Noumea to discuss the impact of climate change on food and drinking water — one of the most critical issues facing the Pacific region today.
Dr. Johann Bell, principal fisheries scientist with SPC’s Strategic Engagement, Policy and Planning Facility and one of the book’s three editors, says the losers will include those who continue to depend on coral reef fisheries.
PDF and e-book editions are available for download at http://www.spc.int/climate-change/fisheries/assessment/e-book/
