Adaptation Actions
- (x) Remove Crops are infested/infected by pests and disease filter Crops are infested/infected by pests and disease
- (x) Remove Crops become waterlogged and rot in ground filter Crops become waterlogged and rot in ground
- (x) Remove Erosion of coastal forest areas filter Erosion of coastal forest areas
- (x) Remove Water in storage reservoirs is hot filter Water in storage reservoirs is hot
- (x) Remove Animal feed is unavailable or productivity is reduced filter Animal feed is unavailable or productivity is reduced
- (x) Remove Animals overheat inside their enclosures filter Animals overheat inside their enclosures
- (x) Remove Heat Stresson humans filter Heat Stresson humans
- (x) Remove Underground wells are contaminated filter Underground wells are contaminated
- (x) Remove Animals and their enclosures are exposed to climate extremes filter Animals and their enclosures are exposed to climate extremes
- (x) Remove Loss of endemic species filter Loss of endemic species
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163 - Utilize appropriate building materials for livestock enclosres that can withstand climtic extremes
241 - Use pesticides against taro beetle and other insects
242 - Encourage existing Cultural practices that prevent pests & diseases
243 - Utilize and strengthen regional networks that have experience with locally appropriate pest and disease controls
244 - Prune excess kumala leaves to control rat damage
245 - Intercrop multiple plants to control the spread of species-specific pests and diseases
246 - Treat banana nematode infestations by allowing infested roots to aerate and dry before replanting
247 - Control rat damage on tuber roots by mixing coconut with leaf of glyricidia (which acts as a rat poison)
248 - Mix concoctions of plants to create natural pesticides
249 - Prune excess leaves of kumala and other crops to control rat damage
250 - Harvest island cabbages regularly to reduce the number of insects that accumulate around plants
251 - Remove diseased or pest-affected branches or plants
252 - To prevent whitefly infestation, select island cabbage plants that are not as leafy
253 - Ensure that imported planting materials (from other islands/locations) are pest and disease free
254 - Use fire ashes to prevent insect damage on island cabbage: A. Sprinkle ashes on affected leaves, the leaves will die and the new shoots will be insect free B. Mix ashes with soil before planting island cabbage, acts as an infestation prevention C. Surround the cabbage stems by a ring of ashes
255 - Cover fruit bunches (bananas, guava etc) with plastic bags to prevent insect attacks
256 - Physically remove or kill caterpillars or other pests that are found within the garden
257 - Plant around times of the year that insects are less likely to outbreak or damage crops
258 - Weed grass and maintain gardens to remove plants that could harbor pests and diseases
259 - Use grafting techniques resilient varieties