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Dr Anita Latai-Niusulu talking with community members for research on the impact of climate change on Pacific Island countries.
November 22, 2019
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While the rest of the world is struggling to adapt to climate change, Samoan villages are already facing the challenge. The village of Aopo has moved their entire community further inland as a response to cyclones and extreme weather. In new research, on the impact of climate change on Pacific Island countries, residents noted awareness of hotter days and longer dry spells, and have seen intensive deforestation, cyclone devastation and forest fires. 

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