Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – IPCC is an international effort to assess scientific, technical and socioeconomic information relevant to the adaptation to and mitigation of climate change.
IPCC Sixth Assessment Report: Climate Change 2022 – Working Group II Report – “Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability” – Chapter 15: Small Islands
US National Climate Assessment– The US National Climate Assessment is produced every four years and summarizes the impacts of climate change on the United States, now and in the future. Find links to the Hawaiʻi and Pacific Island chapters in recent reports below:
Pacific Islands Climate Storybook – details an extensive Climate Services Dialog process, with draft agendas, worksheets, and templates for users who wish to hold their own dialog workshop, and includes sector-specific Climate Stories that highlight the use of or need for climate services to increase community resilience to a changing climate.
PacificIslandsClimate.org (PIKO)– This website is a gateway to a broad range of information related to climate in the Pacific Islands. It includes summaries of programs, projects, and activities, as well as products and services.
Pacific Island ENSO Fact Sheets – These El Niño fact sheets for Hawaii and the Pacific Islands were created by the NOAA Hawaii and Pacific Islands ENSO Tiger Team and are available for download and distribution to policy makers, natural resource managers, community members, and interested stakeholders. For more information, please contact the Pacific Region Climate Officer of the Pacific ENSO Applications Climate Center (peac@noaa.gov).
Pacific ENSO Applications Climate Center (PEAC)– PEAC research and product development focuses on the impacts and long-term projections of the El Niño – Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climate cycle to support management activities in climate-sensitive sectors. For more information also see the PEAC web pageon this site.
Hawai‘i Climate Data Portal– The aim of the Hawai‘i Climate Data Portal is to provide streamlined access to high-quality reliable climate data and information for the State of Hawai‘i. This includes the production of both near-real-time monthly rainfall and daily temperature maps and a user-friendly tool to visualize and download them.
Rainfall Atlas of Hawai‘i – The Rainfall Atlas of Hawaiʻi is a set of maps showing the spatial patterns of rainfall for the major Hawaiian Islands. The interactive mapallows users to see the patterns of mean monthly and annual rainfall, zoom in on areas of interest, and click on a particular location to view the mean annual rainfall and a graph and table of mean monthly rainfall. Rainfall measurements taken at over 1,000 stations were used as the principal source of information in the development of the rainfall maps. The Rainfall Atlas of Hawaiʻi is produced by the Geography Department at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
NOAA/NCEI Pacific Region – NOAA/NCEI’s Pacific Region Climate Services deliver tools and information to communities and businesses to reduce climate risk and improve resiliency.
Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool (CREAT)– The EPA’s Climate Ready Water Utilities initiative offers CREAT to assist drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities in identifying climate change threats, assessing potential consequences, and evaluating adaptation options. Version 2.0 was released in January 2013.
The ND-GAIN Country Index – The GAIN Index, a project of the Global Adaption Initiative (GAIN), summarizes a country’s vulnerability to climate change and other global challenges in combination with its readiness to improve resilience. It aims to help governments, businesses and communities better prioritize investments for a more efficient response to the immediate global challenges ahead.
Drought Products and Tools
U.S. Drought Monitor– Tool monitors national drought and provides warning information. Pacific data is limited to Hawaiʻi, but U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands data is currently in trial.
Drought Impact Reporter– Tool enables local people to report drought impacts through the internet. The information is aggregated and may be investigated to ground-truth reports from the field. Reports will be taken from all U.S. Pacific Islands should information be sent.
Hawaiʻi Drought Monitor– Provides information on current drought situation in Hawaiʻi, as well as links to organizations and agencies participating in the Hawaiʻi Drought Council.
Hazard Decision Support Products and Tools
HAZUS – Tool originally developed by FEMA assesses building and structural risks from hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes to provide managers with information on average annualized losses and specific building vulnerabilities. In Hawaiʻi, the building inventories are being updated to include in this risk assessment model.
Hawaiʻi Wind Risk Maps– Martin & Chock, Inc. has developed wind risk maps that takes island topography into account in developing the model and risk maps.
Global Hazards Atlas– Tool developed by the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) to understand historic hazard occurrences and risks.
Roadmap for Adapting to Coastal Risk– This tool from the NOAA Coastal Services Center provides a participatory approach for assessing a community’s vulnerability to hazards―and for incorporating relevant data and information about hazards and climate into ongoing local planning and decision-making.
Hazard Mitigation Planning– Website links to guidance and tools developed to assist local governments in developing hazard mitigation plans.
Benefit-Cost Analysis Toolkit– Developed by FEMA, this tool must be used in preparing mitigation actions to demonstrate the overall benefits of implementing the project.
Hawaiʻi Tsunami Hazard Risk Tool– NOAA Pacific Services tool is beneficial for understanding coastal inundation and provides information to individuals to assess risks for their location and determine response and mitigation actions.
Pacific Risk Management ʻOhana (PRiMO)– A coalition of organizations that are committed to enhancing cooperation, coordination, and collaboration to strengthen and sustain hazard resilient communities.
Community Climate Monitoring Tools
Climate Witness – Toolkit developed by the WWF to enable communities to monitor climate change in ecosystems. The tool has been adapted for use in Pacific communities and has demonstrated successes in Fiji.
Resilient and sustainable Pacific Island communities using climate information to manage risks and support practical decision-making about climate variability and change.
Tools
Climate Information Products
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – IPCC is an international effort to assess scientific, technical and socioeconomic information relevant to the adaptation to and mitigation of climate change.
US National Climate Assessment – The US National Climate Assessment is produced every four years and summarizes the impacts of climate change on the United States, now and in the future. Find links to the Hawaiʻi and Pacific Island chapters in recent reports below:
Pacific Islands Climate Storybook – details an extensive Climate Services Dialog process, with draft agendas, worksheets, and templates for users who wish to hold their own dialog workshop, and includes sector-specific Climate Stories that highlight the use of or need for climate services to increase community resilience to a changing climate.
PacificIslandsClimate.org (PIKO) – This website is a gateway to a broad range of information related to climate in the Pacific Islands. It includes summaries of programs, projects, and activities, as well as products and services.
Pacific Island ENSO Fact Sheets – These El Niño fact sheets for Hawaii and the Pacific Islands were created by the NOAA Hawaii and Pacific Islands ENSO Tiger Team and are available for download and distribution to policy makers, natural resource managers, community members, and interested stakeholders. For more information, please contact the Pacific Region Climate Officer of the Pacific ENSO Applications Climate Center (peac@noaa.gov).
Pacific ENSO Applications Climate Center (PEAC) – PEAC research and product development focuses on the impacts and long-term projections of the El Niño – Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climate cycle to support management activities in climate-sensitive sectors. For more information also see the PEAC web page on this site.
Hawai‘i Climate Data Portal – The aim of the Hawai‘i Climate Data Portal is to provide streamlined access to high-quality reliable climate data and information for the State of Hawai‘i. This includes the production of both near-real-time monthly rainfall and daily temperature maps and a user-friendly tool to visualize and download them.
Rainfall Atlas of Hawai‘i – The Rainfall Atlas of Hawaiʻi is a set of maps showing the spatial patterns of rainfall for the major Hawaiian Islands. The interactive map allows users to see the patterns of mean monthly and annual rainfall, zoom in on areas of interest, and click on a particular location to view the mean annual rainfall and a graph and table of mean monthly rainfall. Rainfall measurements taken at over 1,000 stations were used as the principal source of information in the development of the rainfall maps. The Rainfall Atlas of Hawaiʻi is produced by the Geography Department at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management – Information and links to coastal management climate issues and information.
NOAA/NCEI Pacific Region – NOAA/NCEI’s Pacific Region Climate Services deliver tools and information to communities and businesses to reduce climate risk and improve resiliency.
Pacific Islands Integrated Ocean Observing System (Pac-IOOS) – PacIOOS is one of eleven regional observing programs in the U.S. that are supporting the emergence of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) under the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP).
Climate Adaptation Tools
Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool (CREAT) – The EPA’s Climate Ready Water Utilities initiative offers CREAT to assist drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities in identifying climate change threats, assessing potential consequences, and evaluating adaptation options. Version 2.0 was released in January 2013.
Preparing for Climate Change: A Guide for Local, Regional, and State Governments is an adaptation planning tool developed by the Climate Impacts Group (a Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments program) in the Pacific Northwest to help governments begin to develop adaptation measures.
Adapting to Climate Variability and Change: A Guidance Manual for Development Planning – Developed by the US Agency for International Development, this tool provides a framework and guidance for assessing climate risks and developing adaptation measures.
The ND-GAIN Country Index – The GAIN Index, a project of the Global Adaption Initiative (GAIN), summarizes a country’s vulnerability to climate change and other global challenges in combination with its readiness to improve resilience. It aims to help governments, businesses and communities better prioritize investments for a more efficient response to the immediate global challenges ahead.
Drought Products and Tools
U.S. Drought Monitor – Tool monitors national drought and provides warning information. Pacific data is limited to Hawaiʻi, but U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands data is currently in trial.
Drought Impact Reporter – Tool enables local people to report drought impacts through the internet. The information is aggregated and may be investigated to ground-truth reports from the field. Reports will be taken from all U.S. Pacific Islands should information be sent.
Hawaiʻi Drought Monitor – Provides information on current drought situation in Hawaiʻi, as well as links to organizations and agencies participating in the Hawaiʻi Drought Council.
Hazard Decision Support Products and Tools
HAZUS – Tool originally developed by FEMA assesses building and structural risks from hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes to provide managers with information on average annualized losses and specific building vulnerabilities. In Hawaiʻi, the building inventories are being updated to include in this risk assessment model.
Hawaiʻi Wind Risk Maps – Martin & Chock, Inc. has developed wind risk maps that takes island topography into account in developing the model and risk maps.
Global Hazards Atlas – Tool developed by the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) to understand historic hazard occurrences and risks.
Roadmap for Adapting to Coastal Risk – This tool from the NOAA Coastal Services Center provides a participatory approach for assessing a community’s vulnerability to hazards―and for incorporating relevant data and information about hazards and climate into ongoing local planning and decision-making.
Hazard Mitigation Planning – Website links to guidance and tools developed to assist local governments in developing hazard mitigation plans.
Benefit-Cost Analysis Toolkit – Developed by FEMA, this tool must be used in preparing mitigation actions to demonstrate the overall benefits of implementing the project.
Hawaiʻi Tsunami Hazard Risk Tool – NOAA Pacific Services tool is beneficial for understanding coastal inundation and provides information to individuals to assess risks for their location and determine response and mitigation actions.
Pacific Risk Management ʻOhana (PRiMO) – A coalition of organizations that are committed to enhancing cooperation, coordination, and collaboration to strengthen and sustain hazard resilient communities.
Community Climate Monitoring Tools
Climate Witness – Toolkit developed by the WWF to enable communities to monitor climate change in ecosystems. The tool has been adapted for use in Pacific communities and has demonstrated successes in Fiji.
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Resilient and sustainable Pacific Island communities using climate information to manage risks and support practical decision-making about climate variability and change.
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