A Qualitative Examination of Harbour Development Projects as a Way of Adapting to Climate Change. Rodrigo, N., Mannakkara, S., Newport, C., & Mankelow, C. In Pal, S. C., Chatterjee, U., Saha, A., & Ruidas, D., editors, Climate Change: Conflict and Resilience in the Age of Anthropocene, pages 355–381. Springer Nature Switzerland, Cham, 2025. ![A Qualitative Examination of Harbour Development Projects as a Way of Adapting to Climate Change [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper doi abstract bibtex The Cook Islands in the South Pacific Ocean is a country subject to frequent and severe weather events. Harbours in the Cook Islands are considered a way of securing food, fuel, other supplies, and services. The two main harbours in Rarotonga and Mangaia underwent upgrades to climate-proof and modernise the harbours to fit current times and market demands. The chapter presents a qualitative examination of the projects to understand the effects they’ve had on the local community. The study compares outcomes in the hope that its findings would assist in planning infrastructure projects with better climate adaptive capacity. The data was collected through 27 interviews and two focus groups that involved key informant participants who planned the projects and harbor users, for a holistic approach. As a part of triangulation, transect walks and participatory mapping exercises complemented and confirmed the findings. Grounded Theory analysis of data collected led to five impact types that included effects on health and well-being, community, natural environment, culture and heritage, and economy. Data analysis further revealed that residents had not been aware that these projects were intended to limit climate change impacts. With little prior knowledge of project intentions, the residents felt that the projects have not been entirely successful in mitigating climate change impacts. Additionally, the upgrades have resulted in unanticipated disruptions to ways of generational living. It is anticipated that a more deliberate engagement of local communities and the use of local knowledge would make harbour projects more acceptable and beneficial to the resident population.
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abstract = {The Cook Islands in the South Pacific Ocean is a country subject to frequent and severe weather events. Harbours in the Cook Islands are considered a way of securing food, fuel, other supplies, and services. The two main harbours in Rarotonga and Mangaia underwent upgrades to climate-proof and modernise the harbours to fit current times and market demands. The chapter presents a qualitative examination of the projects to understand the effects they’ve had on the local community. The study compares outcomes in the hope that its findings would assist in planning infrastructure projects with better climate adaptive capacity. The data was collected through 27 interviews and two focus groups that involved key informant participants who planned the projects and harbor users, for a holistic approach. As a part of triangulation, transect walks and participatory mapping exercises complemented and confirmed the findings. Grounded Theory analysis of data collected led to five impact types that included effects on health and well-being, community, natural environment, culture and heritage, and economy. Data analysis further revealed that residents had not been aware that these projects were intended to limit climate change impacts. With little prior knowledge of project intentions, the residents felt that the projects have not been entirely successful in mitigating climate change impacts. Additionally, the upgrades have resulted in unanticipated disruptions to ways of generational living. It is anticipated that a more deliberate engagement of local communities and the use of local knowledge would make harbour projects more acceptable and beneficial to the resident population.},
language = {en},
urldate = {2025-04-30},
booktitle = {Climate {Change}: {Conflict} and {Resilience} in the {Age} of {Anthropocene}},
publisher = {Springer Nature Switzerland},
author = {Rodrigo, Niransha and Mannakkara, Sandeeka and Newport, Christina and Mankelow, Cody},
editor = {Pal, Subodh Chandra and Chatterjee, Uday and Saha, Asish and Ruidas, Dipankar},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1007/978-3-031-85359-3_15},
keywords = {Climate change adaptation, Community outcomes, Harbours, Pacific island nations, Ports, Project outcomes},
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