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Caring for Hawaii’s Coral Reefs

Coral reefs in Hawai’i are home to a spectacular biodiversity of plant and animal species (many endemic to the Hawaiian archipelago), support a deep-rooted culture of subsistence fishing, provide coastal protection, and are central to tourism and recreational… Read More

The Pacific RISA 2021 Annual Report

  The Pacific Research on Island Solutions for Adaptation (Pacific RISA) program supports Pacific island and coastal communities in adapting to the impacts of climate variability and change. The newly released Pacific RISA Annual Report covers the final… Read More

The RISA Sustained Assessment Specialist Network

Introducing a new resource on the NOAA RISA Sustained Assessment Specialist network! This 2-page, quick reference sheet provides information about sustained assessment and the current and recent specialists that serve RISA regions. The RISA Sustained Assessment Specialist Network… Read More

New Resource: The 2021 Pacific Islands Climate Storybook

The new Pacific Islands Climate Storybook details community experiences in addressing the impacts of a changing climate in Pacific Island countries. Originally published in 2015, the Storybook was made possible through the extraordinary efforts of numerous government agencies… Read More

Pacific RISA Announces New Partnership with ASU

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced a five-year, $6.36 million research grant that will launch the Pacific RISA program as a research center at Arizona State University within the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory. This… Read More

The IUCN World Conservation Congress: Resilience is in Our Nature

From September 3-11, 2021, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) hosted the World Conservation Congress (WCC) in Marseille, France. Held every four years, the WCC is the world’s largest conservation event and environmental decision-making forum,… Read More

Protecting Native Forests Saves Water for People and Ecosystems

Almost 99% of Hawaiʻi’s drinking water comes from water stored underground in aquifers across the islands, and groundwater supplies are impacted by changes in both land cover and climate. The NSF funded ‘Ike Wai (knowledge of water) Project… Read More

Explore the 2021 PIRCA Report for American Sāmoa

New Report: American Sāmoa Faces Health Threats, Stronger Storms, and Challenges for Coral Reefs from Climate Change HONOLULU (June 8, 2021) – Human health risks, stronger cyclones, coral reef death, and coastal flooding are among the major challenges… Read More

New Resource: SPREP’s State of the Environment and Conservation Report for the Pacific Islands

Last week the Secretariat of the Pacific Environment Programme (SPREP) went live with their new website and resources pages to accompany the 2020 State of Environment and Conservation Report for the Pacific Islands, which was featured at the… Read More

Addressing Compound Threats through Pacific Regional Cooperation

On March 25, the Pacific RISA was invited by the East-West Center and the Government of Japan to participate in a workshop on “Strengthening Resilience, Cooperation, and Partnership in the Pacific” in a panel focused on the impacts… Read More