Tag: Indigenous knowledge
Updated on November 11, 2024
by Laura Brewington
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Wehi, P.M., Kamelamela, K.L., Whyte K., Watene, K., Reo N. (2023). Contribution of Indigenous Peoples’ understandings and relational frameworks to invasive alien species management. People and Nature, 5(5), 1403-1414. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10508 Summary Mainstream management approaches often focus on the… Read More
Updated on October 27, 2023
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Islanders from across the Pacific Rim gather to share Indigenous Knowledge, climate adaptation practices From July 23-30, a diverse group of Pacific Islanders working on traditional forms of aquaculture and navigation across the Pacific Rim came together for… Read More
Updated on November 15, 2023
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The new Pacific Islands Climate Storybook details community experiences in addressing the impacts of a changing climate in Pacific Island countries. Originally published in 2015, the Storybook was made possible through the extraordinary efforts of numerous government agencies… Read More
Category: Blog, General, Media, News Tags: American Samoa, climate change, communities, early warning systems, Guam, Indigenous knowledge, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu
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 June 9, 2023
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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
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
Updated on June 9, 2023
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Can Network Analysis Strengthen Information Sharing in the Pacific? Pacific RISA recently launched a multi-year social network analysis project to examine how climate information spreads across different sectors and countries in the Pacific Islands region. Using the December… Read More
Updated on June 9, 2023
by pacrisa
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Waves of Change: climate change talk story series opens The University of Hawai‘i Center for Pacific Islands Studies will host a series of seminars and films to prompt discussion about climate change in Hawai‘i and other Pacific Islands,… Read More
Updated on June 9, 2023
by Laura Brewington
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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
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
Tag: Indigenous knowledge
Indigenous Peoples’ relational frameworks to invasive species management
Updated on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Wehi, P.M., Kamelamela, K.L., Whyte K., Watene, K., Reo N. (2023). Contribution of Indigenous Peoples’ understandings and relational frameworks to invasive alien species management. People and Nature, 5(5), 1403-1414. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10508 Summary Mainstream management approaches often focus on the… Read More
Category: Projects Tags: climate change, Indigenous knowledge, invasive species
2022 Palau Indigenous Knowledge Exchange
Updated on October 27, 2023 by pacrisa
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Islanders from across the Pacific Rim gather to share Indigenous Knowledge, climate adaptation practices From July 23-30, a diverse group of Pacific Islanders working on traditional forms of aquaculture and navigation across the Pacific Rim came together for… Read More
Category: Blog, General Tags: communities, food security, Indigenous knowledge, Palau
New Resource: The 2021 Pacific Islands Climate Storybook
Updated on November 15, 2023 by pacrisa
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The new Pacific Islands Climate Storybook details community experiences in addressing the impacts of a changing climate in Pacific Island countries. Originally published in 2015, the Storybook was made possible through the extraordinary efforts of numerous government agencies… Read More
Category: Blog, General, Media, News Tags: American Samoa, climate change, communities, early warning systems, Guam, Indigenous knowledge, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu
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
Republic of the Marshall Islands holds first National Climate Change and Health Dialog
Updated on June 9, 2023 by pacrisa
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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
Category: Blog, Media, News Tags: climate change, communities, health, Indigenous knowledge, law & policy, Marshall Islands
Puʿukohola Heiau
Updated on June 9, 2023 by Laura Brewington
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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
Category: General, News Tags: climate change, communities, Hawaii, Indigenous knowledge
Information Sharing in the Pacific
Updated on June 9, 2023 by pacrisa
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Can Network Analysis Strengthen Information Sharing in the Pacific? Pacific RISA recently launched a multi-year social network analysis project to examine how climate information spreads across different sectors and countries in the Pacific Islands region. Using the December… Read More
Category: General, Media, News Tags: communities, Indigenous knowledge, Pacific Islands, social networks
Waves of Change
Updated on June 9, 2023 by pacrisa
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Waves of Change: climate change talk story series opens The University of Hawai‘i Center for Pacific Islands Studies will host a series of seminars and films to prompt discussion about climate change in Hawai‘i and other Pacific Islands,… Read More
Category: Featured News, General, News Tags: communities, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Indigenous knowledge, South Pacific, Western Samoa
Pacific regional case studies now online
Updated on June 9, 2023 by Laura Brewington
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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
Category: General, News Tags: assessments, Climate adaptation, communities, Indigenous knowledge, PIRCA
Climate Change Poem
Updated on June 9, 2023 by Laura Brewington
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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
Category: Featured News, General, News Tags: climate change, Indigenous knowledge, Marshall Islands
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