The Pacific RISA 2023-2024 Annual Report is LIVE! This year, our third year of Phase IV funding, we accelerated research, outreach, and policy implementation with outcomes across all aspects of the program: engaged with Native Hawaiian and frontline… Read More
Announcing the Pacific RISA 2023-2024 Annual Report
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Posted on October 23, 2024 by pacrisa
The Pacific RISA 2023-2024 Annual Report is LIVE! This year, our third year of Phase IV funding, we accelerated research, outreach, and policy implementation with outcomes across all aspects of the program: engaged with Native Hawaiian and frontline… Read More
Climate Change and Endangered Species Conservation in the Wai‘anae Mountains
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Posted on September 19, 2024 by pacrisa
The Pacific RISA Team recently took a field day to volunteer with the Army Natural Resources Program on Oʻahu (ANRPO) in the Wai‘anae Mountains, where we got to see firsthand what it takes to manage and restore some… Read More
Palau Climate Services and Coordination Workshop
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Posted on March 18, 2024 by Laura Brewington
As part of Pacific RISA’s UNEP CIS-Pac5 research program on climate information and early warning systems, the team convened a Sector-based Climate Services and Coordination Workshop in Koror, Palau from February 26 to March 1, 2024. The workshop… Read More
Invasive Species Threaten US Climate Change Resilience
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Posted on February 8, 2024 by Laura Brewington
Invasive species are a significant threat to climate-preparedness and resilience, according to a new white paper prepared for the US Department of the Interior by the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC). The paper, Invasive Species Threaten the Success… Read More
Fifth US National Climate Assessment Release
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Posted on November 14, 2023 by pacrisa
Pacific Confronting Growing Climate Change Impacts, Official US Assessment Finds Adapted from the East-West Center Press Release at: https://www.eastwestcenter.org/news/news-release/pacific-confronting-growing-climate-change-impacts-official-us-assessment-finds Among the findings of the Fifth US National Climate Assessment, released by the White House, are that climate change… Read More
“Te Ara Moana” – International Ocean Science, Policy and Law Conference, Mo’orea
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Posted on October 27, 2023 by pacrisa
In September 2023, PI Dr. Victoria Keener and Project Specialist Chelsey Bryson traveled to Mo’orea, French Polynesia to attend the semi-annual International Ocean Science, Policy and Law Conference. The conference was organized by the Jon Van Dyke Institute… Read More
Announcing Pacific RISA’s Latest Annual Report
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Posted on September 29, 2023 by Laura Brewington
Covering all of our accomplishments from June 2022 to May 2023, this year’s Annual Report demonstrates through research, engagement, and impact how we continue to be a leading and trusted program for island climate adaptation solutions. It is… Read More
Understanding the Maui Fires
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Posted on August 17, 2023 by pacrisa
Understanding the Maui Fires: Resources Our hearts go out to our families, friends, colleagues, and all those affected by the devastating fires on Maui. As this tragedy continues to unfold, the Pacific RISA team is committed to supporting… Read More
The Center for Community Energy and Environmental Justice (CCEEJ) Launches in the US-EPA Region 9!
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Posted on July 31, 2023 by pacrisa
Pacific RISA is excited to announce that we are an official member of the newly launched Center for Community Energy and Environmental Justice (CCEEJ), one of 16 US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance… Read More
Natural Capital-Informed Decision Making on Kauai
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Posted on July 28, 2023 by pacrisa
In May of 2023, as part of the Pacific RISA project to use natural capital-informed decision making to guide ecosystem-based climate (EBA) adaptation, PI Dr. Kirsten Oleson led her team on a scoping trip to the island of… Read More
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