Klöck C. auteur aut IRD Meur-Ferec C. auteur aut IRD Dumas Pascal auteur aut IRD LeDuff M. auteur aut IRD Pineda J. P. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access Like many other islands in the Pacific and beyond, New Caledonia struggles with coastal erosion and marine flooding. How communities adapt to such erosion depends in part on media reporting. We therefore here examine coastal erosion in New Caledonia through an analysis of public discourse in Les Nouvelles Cal & eacute;doniennes, published between the years 2003 and 2024 in combination with information from 23 interviews with coastal management stakeholders conducted during fieldwork in New Caledonia in March 2024. We find an overall increase in attention to coastal erosion, yet that increase is not uniform across time and space but follows specific events and projects. While erosion is increasingly linked to climate change, it is often also discussed without specific reference to climate change, underlining the importance of studying discourse beyond certain terms. Finally, we find that New Caledonians do not seem overly concerned about coastal erosion, including because of a (potentially false) sense of security, and the dominance of other, political and economic, debates. specialized Coastal erosion coastal management New Caledonia media coverage climate change adaptation NOUVELLE CALEDONIE 021 20 3 [17 ] 2026 1752-4032 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010094346 10.1080/17524032.2025.2527654 1752-4032 [F B010094346] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010094346 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2025-08/010094346.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2025-08-27 2026-04-14 fdi:010094346 fre