Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Prelude: Climate Change and the Perspective of the Fish IX
4. 1 Introduction: Pacific Climate Cultures 1
5. 2 “Prophecy from the Past”: Climate Change Discourse, Song Culture and Emotions in Kiribati 21
6. 3 Woosh–Cyclones as Culturalnatural Whirls: The Receptions of Climate Change in the Cook Islands 34
7. 4 Crafting Certainty in Liquid Worlds: Encountering Climate Change in Kiribati 45
8. 5 A Tsunami from the Mountains: Interpreting the Nadi Flood 60
9. 6 Nothing There Atoll? “Farewell to the Carteret Islands” 73
10. 7 Weathering Climate Change in Samoa: Cultural Resources for Resilience 88
11. 8 Reflections on Climate Change by Contemporary Artists in Papua New Guinea 106
12. 9 Lessons from Lomani Gau Project, Fiji: A Local Community’s Response to Climate Change 121
13. 10 Papua New Guinea’s Response to Climate Change: Challenges and Ways Forward 139
14. Afterword 155
15. Bibliography 160
16. List of Figures 176
17. List of Tables 177
18. Index 178