A Review of Climate Change Assignment 2022

Running head: A REVIEW OF CLIMATE CHANGE
A Review of Climate Change
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Table of Contents
Keywords:........................................................................................................................................2
Literature Review:...........................................................................................................................2
Climate Change in South Pacific Island Countries:....................................................................2
Literature Review of the Articles:...............................................................................................3
Research Gap:..................................................................................................................................9
Research Questions:.......................................................................................................................10
Research Outcomes:......................................................................................................................11
Research Methodology:.................................................................................................................11
Resources Required for the Project:..............................................................................................13
Risks in the Execution:..................................................................................................................14
Flow Chart and Project Time Management Plan:..........................................................................15
Flow Chart:................................................................................................................................15
Project Time Management Plan:...............................................................................................16
References:....................................................................................................................................17

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Keywords:
Climate change, water insecurity, island countries, health issues, policies, UNICEF, children,
article, objectives, environment.
Literature Review:
Climate Change in South Pacific Island Countries:
One of the most vital and growing risk to the health of the human comes from climate
change. This threat imposes different impacts that are projected for diverse regions. Nowadays
the investigators have reported that Pacific island countries like Tonga, Fiji, Kiribati and more
were the most threatened by the climate-change related health issues, all because their area of
residence was located in such a geographic, socioeconomic and demographic characteristics
which was vulnerable to climate change impacts. Due to this climate change issue, most of the
countries around the world have faced troubles with water and food security along with some
health impacts that had direct connection with the climate change practices. The island countries
of South Pacific area also faced risk in health which was termed really high in terms of the levels
of the non-communicable diseases that included obesity, hypertension, obesity and such more.
The population of these Island countries were facing death due to the emergence of these
diseases; the reason of growth in the rate of mortality was found to be simple, these residents
preferred high-calorie food that was imported from other countries and there was negligible
endeavour to grow local foods in the area (Merila & Hendry, 2014). The reliance that these
populations had on imported foods would prove to be fatal at some point of time since any
change in the climate could alter the rainfall or even local food supply and even water insecurity.

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There have been ample instances of empirical documents that have successfully brought out the
causes and consequences of climate change practice in the area of South Pacific Island countries
like Fiji, Kiribati and more.
Literature Review of the Articles:
According to the article ‘A Review of Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation Practices and
Policies, And Relevant Institutions in Fiji’ the author highlighted the most vital climate change
risks that Fiji was threatened with which are mostly cyclones and floods (Chaudhury, 2015). The
articles talked about the republic of Fiji which is a small and low-lying island country of the
South Pacific faces many threats that pose a direct change on the livelihoods of the population in
a negative manner. The government of Fiji has come to know the danger of the climate change
which is why a number of policy implementation is seen to be going on, not only in the island
nation itself, but also across the world through UNFCCC; the government is very serious about
the implementation and development of policies that would help in minimizing the affect that
climate change has on the whole world. The article then shifts towards the explanation of the
diverse impact that climate change has on the different sector of the country of Fiji. The change
in the climate not only affects the health of the population, but also the agriculture, tourism and
even the urban development.
The cyclone that hit the country back in 2003 caused a huge loss in the production of the
crops; the threat of flooding was always hovering over the residents. Even the rivers Rewa and
Wainibuka were flooded such that it damaged around 70% of the crops production (Henriques &
Richardson, 2013). It is evident that loss in the production of crops will automatically lead to
food insecurity across the nation. Apart from the food insecurity, water insecurity poses a huge
danger in the nation of Fiji considering the fact that most of the population there are residents