Tammy Tabe

Dr. Tammy Tabe serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pacific Islands Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, holding a PhD from the University of Bergen (2016). Her academic journey includes a BA and Postgraduate Diploma from the University of the South Pacific and an MA from the University of Hawaiʻi, Manoa.

Her educational background:

• BA and Postgraduate Diploma, University of the South Pacific
• MA, University of Hawaiʻi, Manoa
• PhD, University of Bergen (2016)

Dr. Tabe's research integrates cultural anthropology with urgent Pacific Island challenges, examining climate adaptation through ecosystem-based approaches, marine protected area impacts, and gender dynamics. Her work critically addresses colonial displacement legacies, climate migration frameworks, and Pacific relational diplomacy, with fieldwork emphasizing community resilience in Oceania's vulnerable coastal and island communities.

Her recent publications (2021-2023) reveal a cohesive research trajectory centered on climate justice in Pacific Small Island Developing States. Key themes include non-economic loss quantification, gendered resilience strategies in Indigenous Fijian contexts, and water security adaptation in the Solomon Islands, demonstrating interdisciplinary methodology bridging environmental science, policy analysis, and anthropological fieldwork.

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