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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

Ecological Security in the Pacific

The Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated the strong linkages between ecological health and human health. When ecosystems are disturbed – through activities like deforestation or pollution, for example – the services they provide like clean water, healthy food, and… Read More

Climate and Coronavirus Resources

Featured image of an empty Waikiki Beach by local photographer Tommy Pierucki (@tommypierucki) The Pacific RISA team continues to work remotely, and team members can best be reached by email (see contacts listed HERE). We continue to collaborate… Read More

Republic of the Marshall Islands holds first National Climate Change and Health Dialog

On January 30-31, 2020, Pacific RISA and NOAA International Research and Applications Project Principal Investigator Laura Brewington of the East-West Center led the first national Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Climate Change and Health Dialog in Majuro…. Read More

Learning from Success in Climate-Informed Decision-Making: Case Studies Across Three U.S. Regions

Learning from Success in Climate-Informed Decision-Making:  Case Studies Across Three U.S. Regions What motivates some organizations and managers to apply climate information when making decisions? And, what helps them to do this effectively? These questions guided a project… Read More

Freshwater and Drought in American Sāmoa

Pacific RISA Research Fellow Laura Brewington and Project Assistant Krista Jaspers recently attended the “Preserving Freshwater Resources and Minimizing the Impacts of Drought” workshop in Pago Pago, American Samoa. The workshop was held on July 17 and 18,… Read More

Freshwater and Drought in RMI

Preserving freshwater resources and minimizing the impacts of drought in the Republic of the Marshall Islands Pacific RISA research assistant Duncan McIntosh recently attended the “Pacific Islands Climate Services Dialog: Preserving Freshwater Resources and Minimizing the Impacts of… Read More

Third US National Climate Assessment

Coral loss, water supplies, increased temperatures  top Hawai‘i and Pacific Region Concerns in  3rd U.S. National Climate Assessment HONOLULU (May 6th, 2014) – Among major climate change concerns and challenges already being felt in Hawai‘i and the U.S.-Affiliated… Read More

Invasive Species in Hawai‘i

Invasive species removal in the Ko‘olau Mountains, Hawai‘i This November, East-West Center Fellows and Pacific RISA researchers Victoria Keener (third from top right) and Laura Brewington (bottom, right) worked with the Ko‘olau Mountains Watershed Partnership on Oahu Island… Read More

Social Network Analysis

Pacific RISA’s Network Analysis at the 2013 American Psychological Association Convention The American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest professional and scientific organization of psychologists in the United States made up of more than 134,000 members. The most… Read More