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Climate research on big ocean islands

Nature Climate Change volume 14, pages 671–676 (2024)Cite this article

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Small island states and territories are often seen as particularly vulnerable to climate change, which affects the shape of the land, its ecosystems and the resources that people depend on. Nature Climate Change asked a selection of scientists from different island states and territories to discuss the role that climate science and action has in supporting island communities.

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  1. Pacific Community Centre for Ocean Science (PCCOS), Pacific Community, Nouméa, New Caledonia

    Jerome Aucan

  2. Ameer Ebrahim Consulting, Mahe, Seychelles

    Ameer Ebrahim

  3. The University of the South Pacific, Port Vila, Vanuatu

    Krishna Kumar Kotra

  4. National University of Samoa, Apia, Samoa

    Anita Latai-Niusulu

  5. Centro Nacional de Biodiversidad, La Habana, Cuba

    Carlos A. Mancina

  6. The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

    Michelle Mycoo

  7. Maldives National University, Malé, Maldives

    Mariyam Nashath

  8. The University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica

    Tannecia Stephenson

  9. The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji

    Sarina Theys

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Correspondence to Jerome Aucan, Ameer Ebrahim, Krishna Kumar Kotra, Anita Latai-Niusulu, Carlos A. Mancina, Michelle Mycoo, Mariyam Nashath, Tannecia Stephenson or Sarina Theys.

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Aucan, J., Ebrahim, A., Kotra, K.K. et al. Climate research on big ocean islands. Nat. Clim. Chang. 14, 671–676 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02053-8

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