Observed climate changes in Pacific island countries (PICs) are causing detrimental effects
on the health of communities. Increased frequency and intensity of cyclones, more extremely …

Background: Between 2010 and 2012, the World Health Organization Division of Pacific
Technical Support led a regional climate change and health vulnerability assessment and …

Background Climate induced changes in water-related infectious disease (WRID)
transmission are a growing public health concern. The effects of climate on disease vary …

Leptospirosis is an important zoonotic disease in the Pacific Islands. In Fiji, two successive
cyclones and severe flooding in 2012 resulted in outbreaks with 576 reported cases and 7 …

Climate change has been recognized as one of the most critical and controversial issues
facing the world in the twenty-first century. It is predicted to lead to adverse and irreversible …

Environmental justice, human rights, and peace are inextricably linked. Peace and
sustainable development are not possible without equity and justice. Millions are being …

Regression models are the standard approaches used in infectious disease epidemiology,
but have limited ability to represent causality or complexity. We explore Bayesian networks …

Background Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease prevalent throughout the world, but with
particularly high burden in Oceania (including the Pacific Island Countries and Territories) …

Small islands are referred to as climate change hotspots. Here, the detrimental effects of sea-
level rise, rising heat, and fluctuating weather patterns are now being felt, highlighting the …

Pacific Islander communities need to maintain traditional knowledge and practice about their
water systems, despite the ongoing legacy of colonial impact, in order to adapt to climate …