In this article published on The Conversation, Maya LECLERCQ, a postdoctoral researcher in anthropology, and Catherine SABINOT, an ethnoecologist and anthropologist at the Institute of Research and Development (IRD) and a member of the CLIPSSA project, show how, in the Pacific islands, responses to climate change are increasingly based on an articulation between scientific knowledge and local knowledge.

Using concrete examples, this article reviews the work carried out within the CLIPSSA project (Pacific Climate, Local Knowledge and Adaptation Strategies), which aims to better understand climate impacts at the local level and to co-develop adaptation strategies with the affected populations.

A valuable insight into the challenges of adaptation, the role of local communities, and the role of research in the Pacific.

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