 Climate change presents a genuinely existential threat. There is no more important problem. Island nation states like Kiribati, they are very exposed to climate change risks. And for them that's not just a loss of property, it's a loss of culture and it's a loss of identity. We've dramatically changed Earth's climate as a result of greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels for energy and also deforestation. And we're also seeing profound changes in the ocean chemistry and in ocean sea levels. Climate change will impact the biodiversity in our oceans in ways that we really don't fully understand yet because we're facing an uncertain future. So in addition to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, we also now have to think about how we're going to adapt. So our eco-adapt project is looking at adaptation options for communities living in the coastal zone in small island developing states in the Pacific. Climate change will affect people across many islands in the Pacific by changing the conditions that they have come to expect. It's affecting coastal inundation. It's affecting the coral reefs and its ability to provide food for people. We start with the focus on understanding their relationship with natural systems and then we try and make sure that anything that we recommend is an appropriate balance between what that community needs and what's needed to sustain the natural environment around them. I like to say climate change has become everyone's business. Our research is remarkable in our attempt to have a genuinely integrated multidisciplinary approach. We need microeconomists. We need coastal engineers. We need our marine ecologists. We need planners. We need social scientists to gain a holistic understanding of the problem and the possible solutions. What inspires me about working on the eco-adapt project is the ability to work with other experts and see how the whole system might face challenges due to climate change. Well, unfortunately, it's a growth business. But it's not too late because the root cause are these greenhouse gas emissions and it's well within our ability to stop them.