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Tag: climate change

When Climate Change and Invasive Species Interact

The Pacific RISA has partnered with the Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center, the US Fish & Wildlife Service, the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species, and the Hawaii Invasive Species Council to form a working group on… 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

Hawaii Support for Fossil Fuel Company Climate Change Responsibility Ranked Highest Among U.S. States

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ja-Rei Wang, jwang@ucsusa.org, 202-331-6943 Nearly Seven in Ten Hawai’i Residents Think Fossil Fuel Companies Should Pay For Global Warming Damages, According to New Poll Hawaii Support for Fossil Fuel Company Climate Change Responsibility Ranked… Read More

New technologies at the 25th annual Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference

This summer, the Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance hosted the 25th annual Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference in Honolulu. Each year this conference brings together a diverse group of policy makers, scientists, natural resource managers, and students from throughout the Hawaiian and… Read More

Pacific RISA at the 2018 Pacific Climate Change Conference

This February, Pacific RISA researchers Laura Brewington, Victoria Keener, and Juno Fitzpatrick traveled to Wellington, New Zealand to attend the second Pacific Climate Change Conference. The conference, hosted by Victoria University of Wellington and SPREP, brought together a… Read More

Pacific RISA 2016-2017 Newsletter now available!

Read about Pacific RISA research and activities from 2016 and 2017 HERE. Our Phase 3 projects aim to assess the impact of predicted climate variability and change throughout Hawai‘i and the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands, link and communicate mid-range projections… Read More

Save the Date! Pacific RISA at the World Conservation Congress

Come learn about natural resource management and climate change at the International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress! On September 3 at 3:30pm, we’ll be hosting a Pavilion event that’s free and open to the public,… Read More

Pacific Islands Climate Outlook Forum

Pacific Islands Climate Outlook Forum focuses on strong El Niño event and regional impacts to the freshwater sector The Pacific RISA participated in the first session of the Pacific Islands Climate Outlook Forum (PICOF-1) that was held from… Read More

Puʿukohola Heiau

Local knowledge of climate and winds contributes to building of a Visitor Center at  Puʿukohola Heiau National Historic Site Na makani paio lua o Kawaihae. The two conflicting winds of Kawaihae: the mumuku wind from the uplands, and… 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