This chapter describes a coastal hazards planning project in Samoa which reduces the vulnerability of coastal communities and strengthens institutional and community capability to adapt to and manage climate-related disasters. Key elements included respect for fa’a Samoa and fa’a matai, culturally appropriate processes and plans and integration of planning and disaster management frameworks.
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Poutasi, N., Daly, M., Kohlhase, J., & Nelson, F. (2014). Coastal hazards planning: The 2009 tsunami and lessons learned for climate change adaptation in Samoa. In Adapting to Climate Change: Lessons from Natural Hazards Planning (pp. 315–338). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8631-7_13
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