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Pacific RISA News and Updates

NEW: Sign up to receive Pacific RISA newsletters and updates via email We are pleased to invite you to join the new Pacific RISA)mailing list. You can subscribe to our newsletter to receive periodic updates about the state… Read More

Pacific regional case studies now online

Pacific regional case studies are online Climate Change and Pacific Islands: Indicators and Impacts, the report of the Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA), is currently in publication, expected to be released late Fall 2012. As part of… Read More

Maui Stream Flows

Court rules on Maui stream flows In August 2012, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court ruled to vacate a 2010 decision made by the state Commission on Water Resource Management that impacts stream flows in Nā Wai ʻEhā, or the… Read More

Pacific Islands Climate Forum

The Pacific Islands Climate Forum, presented by the Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA), will be held on Monday, December 10, 2012, 9 am – 12 pm, at the Hawai’i Imin Conference Center on the University of Hawai’i… Read More

Yale Climate Change Study

Yale study: Climate change in the American mind Yale University’s Project on Climate Change Communication has released a new study on October 18, 2012, titled “Climate Change in the American Mind: Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes in… Read More

Climate Change Poem

Marshall Islander Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner Presents Poem on Climate Change Marshall Islander Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner’s poem “Tell Them” has recently been receiving increased attention online. The poem represents a unique viewpoint on the effects of climate change, from the perspective… Read More

Climate Forecast Success Story

PVT landfill prepared for the storms A blue ribbon panel will meet to discuss future landfill options on Oahu. In the meantime, the state is still investigating last month’s medical waste spill at Waimanalo Gulch. One key question… Read More

Pacific Biodiversity Targets

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Press Release: Nature Conservation (reprinted with permission) 11/11/10 18,000 people from around the world gathered recently in Nagoya, Japan at the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on… Read More

PaCIS Water and Climate Dialogues

RISA Project Assistant Attends PaCIS Water and Climate Dialogue in Guam and American Samoa Pacific RISA Project Assistant Rachel Miller participated in two dialogues conducted by the Pacific Climate Information System (PaCIS) in Guam and American Samoa in… Read More

New Regional Plan to Conserve Pacific Wetlands

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Press Release: Nature Conservation (reprinted with permission) 9/1/2010 A new draft three-year action plan has been developed outlining activities, responsibilities and targets that seek to promote and strengthen the wise… Read More