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Updated on November 15, 2023
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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
Updated on June 9, 2023
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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
Updated on August 9, 2024
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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
Updated on June 9, 2023
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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
Updated on November 15, 2023
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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
Updated on October 27, 2023
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Climate Change Brings Challenges for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands—Read the 2021 Assessment Stronger typhoons, threats to coral reefs, and human health risks are among the major challenges detailed in a new report on climate change… Read More
Updated on August 9, 2024
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Hotter weather, risks to freshwater supplies, coral reef death, and stronger typhoons are among the major challenges detailed in a new report on climate change in Guam. Threatened resources include high-value coastal infrastructure and the millions of dollars… Read More
Updated on August 9, 2024
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Higher temperatures, stronger typhoons, coral reef loss, and coastal flooding are among the major challenges detailed in a new report by the Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) on climate change in the Republic of Palau. Threatened resources… Read More
Updated on October 27, 2023
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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
Updated on November 15, 2023
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Climate justice and racial justice are inexorably linked. In the United States and globally, the burden of environmental risks and climate impacts have fallen disproportionately on Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities. Ignoring past and present racial… Read More
Tag: climate change
The IUCN World Conservation Congress: Resilience is in Our Nature
Updated on November 15, 2023 by pacrisa
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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
Category: Blog, General, Media, News Tags: adaptation, climate change, Hawaii, IUCN, Pacific Islands
Protecting Native Forests Saves Water for People and Ecosystems
Updated on June 9, 2023 by pacrisa
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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
Category: Blog, General, Media, News Tags: climate change, communities, conservation, forests, Freshwater resources, Indigenous knowledge
Explore the 2021 PIRCA Report for American Sāmoa
Updated on August 9, 2024 by pacrisa
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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
Category: Blog, General, Media, News Tags: American Samoa, assessments, Climate adaptation, climate change, coral, PIRCA
New Resource: SPREP’s State of the Environment and Conservation Report for the Pacific Islands
Updated on June 9, 2023 by pacrisa
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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
Category: Blog, General, News Tags: biodiversity, climate change, conservation, ecological security, SPREP
Addressing Compound Threats through Pacific Regional Cooperation
Updated on November 15, 2023 by pacrisa
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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
Category: Blog, General, News Tags: climate change, Pacific Islands, Pacific RISA
Explore the 2021 PIRCA Report for CNMI
Updated on October 27, 2023 by pacrisa
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Climate Change Brings Challenges for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands—Read the 2021 Assessment Stronger typhoons, threats to coral reefs, and human health risks are among the major challenges detailed in a new report on climate change… Read More
Category: Blog, General, News Tags: Climate adaptation, climate change, CNMI, coral, PIRCA
Explore the 2020 PIRCA Report for Guam
Updated on August 9, 2024 by pacrisa
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Hotter weather, risks to freshwater supplies, coral reef death, and stronger typhoons are among the major challenges detailed in a new report on climate change in Guam. Threatened resources include high-value coastal infrastructure and the millions of dollars… Read More
Category: Blog, General, News Tags: Climate adaptation, climate change, Guam, PIRCA, wildfire
Explore the 2020 PIRCA Report for the Republic of Palau
Updated on August 9, 2024 by pacrisa
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Higher temperatures, stronger typhoons, coral reef loss, and coastal flooding are among the major challenges detailed in a new report by the Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) on climate change in the Republic of Palau. Threatened resources… Read More
Category: General, News Tags: climate change, Palau, PIRCA, sea-level rise
Ecological Security in the Pacific
Updated on October 27, 2023 by pacrisa
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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
Category: Blog, General, Media, News Tags: climate change, ecological security, invasive species, Pacific Islands
Climate and Social Justice: Resources
Updated on November 15, 2023 by pacrisa
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Climate justice and racial justice are inexorably linked. In the United States and globally, the burden of environmental risks and climate impacts have fallen disproportionately on Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities. Ignoring past and present racial… Read More
Category: Blog, Features, General, News Tags: climate change, climate justice
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