This paper investigates the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Winston (2016) on rural Indo-Fijians and their response to the devastation. Studies have previously examined how rural communities in Pacific Island countries respond to severe climatic events, arguing that traditional knowledge of the climate, together with indigenous techniques, contribute substantially to recovery from a disaster. Strong communal bonds have also been identified as an influencing factor. Disaster risk reduction frameworks often assume the availability of such knowledge and capital. Yet, little research has been done on how minority groups with limited access to such knowledge and capital cope with disaster-related damage. The current study shows that rural Indo-Fijians responded to the consequences of Tropical Cyclone Winston differently to indigenous Fijians, owing to relatively limited access to traditional awareness of the climate, communal labour sharing, and intra- and/or inter-community networks. The findings point to the necessity to implement a more inclusive disaster risk reduction framework.

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少数群体对严重气候事件的反应：2016 年热带气旋温斯顿后印度-斐济农村地区的案例研究

本文调查了热带气旋温斯顿（2016 年）对印度-斐济农村地区的影响及其对破坏的反应。此前的研究调查了太平洋岛国的农村社区如何应对严重的气候事件，认为传统的气候知识以及本土技术对灾难恢复做出了重大贡献。强大的社区纽带也被确定为一个影响因素。减少灾害风险框架通常假设此类知识和资本的可用性。然而，很少有关于获取此类知识和资本的少数群体如何应对与灾害相关的损害的研究。目前的研究表明，印度裔斐济农村人对热带气旋温斯顿的后果与土著斐济人的反应不同，由于获得传统气候意识、社区劳动力共享以及社区内部和/或社区间网络的机会相对有限。调查结果表明有必要实施更具包容性的减少灾害风险框架。