Pacific countries are being urged to invest in indigenous as well as contemporary science to help efforts to curb the negative impacts of climate change.
Speaking on the release of the latest study on climate induced migration of tuna, a senior climate advisor with the Pacific community Coral Pasisi says having detailed scientific information is crucial for the Pacific climate change struggle but it is important to also draw on the wealth of indigenous knowledge.
The study - Warming Waters Threaten Tuna-Dependent Economies in the Pacific - found that, if global warming continues unabated, within 30 years the tuna catch will likely decline by 20 percent in the waters of Pacific countries.
The research was carried out by Conservation International and a consortium of technical agencies.
In this final installment of our panel series on this topic we are joined by experts from some of the organisations who took part in the study. Here they are again introducing themselves.
Tuna transshipment picked up in Majuro last month, but is still far off its average of the past five years Photo: RNZ Pacific / Giff Johnson
